Wikipedia:Proposed deletion

See Category:Proposed deletion for the listing of all articles currently proposed for deletion. An automated summary table can be found at WP:PRODSUM.

Proposed deletion is a process used for nominating pages for uncontroversial deletion, and deleting such pages after 7 days if no objections are raised. It is a way to suggest deletions that no editor would disagree with, and should not be used to side-step AfD discussion for articles that an editor may wish to keep. Its purpose is to reduce the load on the Articles for deletion process, for cases where articles are uncontestably deletable, yet fail to meet the criteria for speedy deletion.

There are three steps:

1. An article or disambiguation page is nominated when an editor carefully reviews the article and adds the {{prod}} tag.
2. If any person objects to the deletion (usually by removing the {{prod}} tag), the proposal is aborted and may not be re-proposed (Note: there is an exception for tags placed on unreferenced biographies of living persons, please see below.)
3. The article is first checked and then deleted by an administrator 7 days after nomination. It may be undeleted upon request.

Nominating

Before nomination:

1. Consider your reasons for deletion and the alternatives to deletion.
2. Review the article's history to confirm that it has not been recently vandalized.
3. Confirm that the article is eligible for proposed deletion by checking that it has:
   • not previously been proposed for deletion.
   • not been undeleted.
   • not been and is not being discussed at AfD.
4. Note that only articles, lists, and disambiguation pages may be deleted using the Proposed deletion process.

Nomination:

1. Add the {{subst:prod|concern= reason for proposed deletion}} to the top of the main article page to nominate the article, and provide a clear and non-generic reason.
2. Provide an edit summary that clearly indicates that the article has been proposed for deletion. Do not mark the edit as minor.
3. Consider adding the article to your watchlist.
4. Consider notifying the article's creator or significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion by adding the {{subst:PRODWarning|Name of Article‎}} tag to their talk page.

To second a proposed deletion:

1. Consider adding a {{Prod-2}} tag to indicate your opinion.
2. Consider adding or modifying an {{Oldprodfull}} tag on the article's talk page.

Objecting

To object to and therefore permanently prevent a proposed deletion, remove the {{prod}} tag from the article. You are encouraged to also:

1. Explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion, either in the edit summary or on the talk page.
2. Consider notifying the editors involved in the PROD by placing a {{Deprod}} tag on their user talk page.
3. Add or modify an {{Oldprodfull}} tag on the article's talk page, to prevent renomination under Proposed deletion. It will then be listed at Category:Past Proposed Deletion Candidates for easy tracking.
4. Consider improving the article to address the concerns raised.

If anyone, including the article creator, removes a {{prod}} tag from an article, do not replace it, even if the tag was apparently removed in bad faith. This excludes removals that are clearly not an objection to deletion, such as page blanking or obvious vandalism. If you still believe that the article needs to be deleted, or that the article should be deleted but with discussion, list it on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion.

If the article is a biography of a living person listed in Category:All unreferenced BLPs, then the {{prod}} tag may not be removed until the article is properly referenced. Such articles will be deleted after seven days if references have not been added.

If the article has already been deleted, please follow the Deletion review process. If undeleted, add the {{Oldprod}} tag to the Discussion page. Any deletion via this process which is taken to deletion review is implicitly a contested deletion, and the article should therefore be immediately restored by any administrator without discussion.

Deleting

Before deletion, administrators should check the article, its history, and deletion log to confirm that:

1. The {{prod}} tag has been in place continuously for at least 7 days
2. No objections have been raised on the talk page.
3. The article is eligible for proposed deletion: never previously proposed for deletion, never undeleted, and never discussed at AfD.

If you decide to delete the article, provide an informative deletion reason, such as that given by the nominator or editor who clarified the nominator's reason – not just "expired prod". Once the article is deleted, the reason for the {{prod}} can only be seen by administrators. If you are using an automated script, make sure it leaves an adequate message. To ensure independent judgment, an article should not be deleted by the same person who added the {{prod}} tag.

If you decide not to delete the article, consider editing it to deal with the concerns raised, or nominating the article for deletion on AfD. You should document that it has been contested with an {{Oldprodfull}} on the article's Talk page.

See also

• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Proposed Deletion Patrolling – WikiProject to ensure articles are correctly PRODed and de-PRODed
• Category:Proposed deletion
• Template:Prod-2 – Indicates that you second the proposed deletion, and populates Category:Proposed deletion-endorsed
• Template:Oldprodfull – Documents a previously attempted proposed deletion
• Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines to cite in deletion debates