Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy

Categories may be listed for speedy renaming or speedy merging if they meet one or more of the criteria specified below. They must be tagged with {{subst:cfr-speedy|New name}} so that users of the categories are aware of the proposal. A request may be processed 48 hours after it was listed if there are no objections. This delay allows other editors to review the request to ensure that it meets the criteria for speedy deletion, renaming, or merging, and to raise objections to the proposed change.

Categories that qualify for speedy deletion (per Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion, e.g. "patent nonsense", "recreation", categories that have been empty for four days) can be tagged with the regular speedy tags, such as {{db|reason}}, and no delay is required to process these. Renaming under C2E can also be processed instantly as it is a variation on G7.

Contested requests become stale, and can be un-tagged and de-listed, after 7 days of inactivity. Optionally, if the discussion may be useful for future reference, it may be copied to the category talk page, with a section heading and {{moved discussion from|[[WP:CFDS]]|2=~~~~}}. If the nominator wants to continue the process, s/he needs to submit the request as a regular CfD in accordance with the instructions there.

Speedy criteria

The category-specific criteria for speedy deletion, renaming, or merging are strictly limited to:

"WP:SPEEDY" redirects here. For the guideline discussing when to end deletion debates early as "keep", see Wikipedia:Speedy keep. For the list of current candidates for speedy deletion, see Category:Candidates for speedy deletion. For the speedy renaming of categories, see Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Speedy. For speedy moves, see Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests.

"WP:SD" redirects here. For the shortcut directory, see Wikipedia:Shortcut directory. For information on short descriptions, see Wikipedia:Short description. For WikiProject South Dakota, see Wikipedia:WikiProject South Dakota.

The criteria for speedy deletion (CSD) specify the only cases in which administrators have broad consensus to bypass deletion discussion, at their discretion, and immediately delete Wikipedia pages or media. Because deletion is reversible only by administrators, other deletions occur only after discussion, unless they are proposed deletions. Speedy deletion is intended to reduce the time spent on deletion discussions for pages or media with no practical chance of surviving discussion. Anyone can request speedy deletion by adding one of the speedy deletion templates, but only administrators may actually delete.

Before nominating a page for speedy deletion, consider whether it could be improved, reduced to a stub, merged or redirected elsewhere, reverted to a better previous revision, or handled in some other way (see Wikipedia:Deletion policy § Alternatives to deletion). A page is eligible for speedy deletion only if all of its history is also eligible. Users nominating a page for speedy deletion should specify which criterion/criteria the page meets, and should notify the page creator and any major contributors. If a page needs to be removed from Wikipedia for privacy reasons (e.g. non-public personal information, a child disclosing their age, possible libel), request oversight instead.

For most speedy deletion criteria, the creator of a page may not remove the deletion tag from it; only an editor who is not the creator of a page may do so. A creator who disagrees with the speedy deletion should instead click on the Contest this speedy deletion button that appears inside of the speedy deletion tag. This button links to the discussion page with a pre-formatted area for the creator to explain why the page should not be deleted. If an editor other than the creator removes a speedy deletion tag in good faith, it should be taken as a sign that the deletion is controversial and another deletion process should be used. The creator of a page may remove a speedy deletion tag only if the criterion in question is G6, G7, G8, G13, G14, C1, C4 or U1.

Administrators should take care not to speedily delete pages or media except in the most obvious cases. If a page has survived its most recent deletion discussion, it should not be speedily deleted except for newly discovered copyright violations and pages that meet specific uncontroversial criteria; these criteria are noted below. Contributors sometimes create pages over several edits, so administrators should avoid deleting a page that appears incomplete too soon after its creation.

Besides speedy deletion, there are the following methods of deletion:

• Wikipedia:Deletion discussions (AfD, CfD, FfD, MfD, RfD, TfD), the normal method of carrying out deletion.
• Wikipedia:Proposed deletions, for nominating articles and files for uncontroversial deletion.
• Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people, for articles on living persons without sources.

Nomenclature

Letter-number abbreviations (G12, A3...) are often used to refer to these criteria, and are given in each section. For example, "CSD G12" refers to criterion 12 under general (copyright infringement) and "CSD U1" refers to criterion 1 under user (user request). Some in-between numbers are skipped, as abbreviations denoting obsolete criteria remain unused. These abbreviations can be confusing to new editors or anyone else unfamiliar with this page; in many situations a plain-English explanation of why a specific page was or should be deleted is preferable.

Requesting speedy deletion

Immediately following each criterion below is a list of templates used to mark pages or media files for speedy deletion under the criterion being used. To alert administrators to the nomination, place the relevant speedy deletion template at the top of the page or media file you are nominating (but see § Pages that need to be tagged in a special manner below). Please be sure to supply an edit summary that mentions that the page is being nominated for speedy deletion. All of the speedy deletion templates are named as Db-X with Db standing for 'delete because'. A list of the Db-X templates can be found at Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Deletion templates.

If a page falls under more than one of the criteria, instead of adding multiple tags it is possible to add a single {{Db-multiple}} tag to cover them all. For example, if an article seems both to be blatantly promotional (G11) and also to fail to indicate the significance of its subject (A7) then the tag {{Db-multiple|G11|A7}} can be used to indicate both of these concerns. The article can then be speedily deleted if an administrator assesses it and decides that either or both of the criteria apply.

There is a strong consensus that the creators and major contributors of pages and media files should be warned of a speedy deletion nomination (or of the deletion if not informed before). All speedy deletion templates (using criteria other than U1, G5, G6, G7, and G8) thus contain in their body a pre-formatted, suggested warning template to notify the relevant party or parties of the nomination for speedy deletion under the criterion used. You can copy and paste such warnings to the talk pages of the creators and major contributors, choose from others listed at Category:CSD warning templates, or place the unified warning template, {{subst:CSD-warn|csd|Page name}}, which allows you to tailor your warning under any particular criterion by replacing csd with the associated criterion abbreviation (e.g. g4, a7).

Use common sense when applying a speedy deletion request to a page: review the page history to make sure that all earlier revisions of the page meet the speedy deletion criterion, because a single editor can replace an article with material that appears to cause the page to meet one or more of the criteria.

Pages that need to be tagged in a special manner

Some pages either cannot or should not be tagged for speedy deletion in the normal manner:

• Pages that you cannot edit (e.g., due to protection), or JSON pages: place the template on the corresponding Talk page instead, along with an explanation of which page to delete.
• Template: pages: place the template within a noinclude tag, like this: <noinclude>{{Db-x}}</noinclude>
• Module: pages (except for /doc pages): place the template with Module:Module wikitext, like this: require('Module:Module wikitext')._addText('{{Db-x}}')
• CSS (including sanitized CSS) or JavaScript pages: place the template in a comment, like this: /* {{Db-x}} */

Pages that have survived deletion discussions

For general principles of how deletion processes interact, see Wikipedia:Deletion policy § Process interaction.

As an exception to the norm that a page surviving its most recent deletion discussion means that it should not be speedily deleted, the following criteria apply also to those pages, with or without any specified limitations:

• § G5. Creations by banned or blocked users, or in violation of general sanctions – subject to the strict condition that the XfD participants were unaware that the page would have met this criterion
• § G6. Technical deletions – only if the deletion is temporary, or if no actual content will be removed
• § G8. Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page
• § G9. Office actions
• § G12. Unambiguous copyright infringement
• § G13. Abandoned drafts and Articles for creation submissions – if 6 months have passed since the deletion discussion and any subsequent human edits
• § F8. Files available as identical copies on Wikimedia Commons – if the image did not exist on Commons at the time of the FfD
• § F9. Unambiguous copyright infringement
• § U1. User request

These criteria may only be used in such cases when no controversy exists; in the event of a dispute, start a new deletion discussion. However, newly discovered copyright violations should be tagged for G12 if the violation existed in all previous revisions of the article. G5 may be also used at discretion, subject to meeting the criterion outlined above.

General

These apply to every type of page with exclusions listed for specific criteria, and so apply to articles, drafts, redirects, user pages, talk pages, files, etc. Read the specifics for each criterion to see where and how they apply.

G1. Patent nonsense

Further information: Wikipedia:Patent nonsense

This applies to pages consisting entirely of incoherent text or gibberish with no meaningful content or history. It does not cover poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, implausible theories, vandalism, hoaxes, fictional material, coherent non-English material, or poorly translated material. In short, if it is understandable, G1 does not apply. It also does not apply to pages in the user namespace.

• {{Db-g1}}, {{Db-nonsense}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as nonsense pages (0)

G2. Test pages

This applies to pages created to test editing or other Wikipedia functions. It applies to subpages of the Wikipedia Sandbox created as tests, but does not apply to the Sandbox itself, pages in the user namespace, or valid but unused or duplicate templates.

• {{Db-g2}}, {{Db-test}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as test pages (0)

G3. Pure vandalism and blatant hoaxes

Further information: Wikipedia:Vandalism and Wikipedia:Do not create hoaxes

This applies to pages that are blatant and obvious misinformation, blatant hoaxes (including files intended to misinform), and redirects created by cleanup from page-move vandalism. Articles about notable hoaxes are acceptable if it is clear that they are describing a hoax.

• {{Db-g3}}, {{Db-vandalism}} – for vandalism
• {{Db-hoax}} – for hoaxes
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as vandalism (0), Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as hoaxes (0)

G4. Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion

This applies to sufficiently identical copies, having any title, of a page deleted via its most recent deletion discussion. It excludes pages that are not substantially identical to the deleted version, and pages to which the reason for the deletion no longer applies. It excludes pages in userspace and draftspace where the content was converted to a draft for explicit improvement (but not simply to circumvent Wikipedia's deletion policy). This criterion also does not cover content undeleted via a deletion review, or that was only deleted via proposed deletion (including deletion discussions closed as "soft delete") or speedy deletion.

• {{Db-g4}}, {{Db-repost}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as pages previously deleted via deletion discussion (0)

G5. Creations by banned or blocked users, or in violation of general sanctions

Further information: WP:BANREVERT

This applies to pages created by banned or blocked users in violation of their ban or block, as well as pages created in violation of general sanctions, and that have no substantial edits by others not subject to the ban or sanctions.

• To qualify for a ban- or block-based speedy deletion, the edit or page must have been made while the user was actually banned or blocked. A page created before the ban or block was imposed or after it was lifted will not qualify under this criterion.
• For topic-banned editors, the page must be a violation of the user's specific ban, and must not include contributions legitimately about some other topic.
• For general sanctions, the page must have been created in violation of creation restrictions, such as the extended confirmed restriction, and the remedies must specifically permit deletion as an enforcement measure.
• When a blocked or banned person uses an alternate account (sockpuppet) to avoid a restriction, any pages created via the sock account after the earliest block or ban of any of that person's accounts qualify for G5 (if not substantially edited by others); this is the most common case for applying G5.
• G5 should not be applied to transcluded templates or populated categories unless they have been transcluded or populated entirely by the banned or blocked user; these edits need to be reverted before deletion.
• {{Db-g5|name of banned user}}, {{Db-banned|name of banned user}}, {{Db-gs|contentious topic code}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as having been created by blocked or banned users (0), Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as having been created in violation of general sanctions (0)

G6. Technical deletions

See also: Wikipedia:What G6 is not

This is for uncontroversial maintenance, including:

• Deleting redirects or other pages which prevent page moves. Administrators should be aware of the proper procedures where a redirect or page holding up a page move has a non-trivial page history. An administrator who deletes a page that is blocking a move should ensure that the move is completed after deleting it.
• Deleting pages unambiguously created in error or in the incorrect namespace, or redirects created by moving away from a title that was obviously unintended.
• Deleting templates orphaned as the result of a consensus at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.

• {{Db-g6|rationale=reason}} – If none of the special tags below applies, this tag should be used with a reason specified in the |rationale= parameter.
• {{Db-copypaste|page to be moved}} – for cut-and-paste page moves that need to be temporarily deleted to make room for a clean page move.
• {{Db-move|page to be moved|reason}} – for pages that are currently holding up a non-controversial or consensual page move.
• {{Db-moved}} – for pages that were holding up a page move, until they were moved out of the way by a page mover.
• {{Db-afc-move|Draft:page to be moved}} – for pages that are currently holding up a non-controversial or consensual page move as a result of an Articles for creation (AFC) review, typically for articles in draft space.
• {{Db-xfd|fullvotepage=link to closed deletion discussion}} – for pages where a consensus to delete has been previously reached via deletion discussion, but which were not deleted.
• {{Db-error}} – for pages obviously created in error.
• Category:Candidates for technical speedy deletion (0)

G7. Author requests deletion

If requested in good faith and provided that the only substantial content of the page was added by its author. For redirects created as a result of a page move, the mover must also have been the only substantive contributor to the pages before the move. If the sole author blanks a page other than a userspace page, a category page, or any type of talk page, this can be taken as a deletion request. If an author requests deletion of a page currently undergoing a deletion discussion, the closing admin may interpret that request as agreement with the deletion rationale.

• {{Db-g7}}, {{Db-author}}, {{Db-blanked}}, {{Db-self}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion by user (0) (same category as U1)

G8. Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page

Examples include, but are not limited to:

• Talk pages with no corresponding subject page
• Subpages with no parent page
• TimedText pages without a corresponding file (or when the file has been moved to Commons)
• Redirects to target pages that never existed or were deleted
• Editnotices of non-existent or unsalted deleted pages

This criterion excludes any page that is useful to Wikipedia, and in particular:

• Deletion discussions that are not logged elsewhere
• User talk pages
• Talk page archives (except article talk page archives where the corresponding article and main talk page have been deleted and the page is not otherwise useful to Wikipedia – check for page-moves and merges before using G8 on article-talk-page-archives; the parent article might still exist under a different name)
• Redirects that were broken as a result of a page move or retargeting (these should instead be retargeted to their target's new name), except where R2 speedy deletion would then immediately apply if they were fixed (e.g., redirects to articles that have been draftified)
• Plausible redirects that can be changed to valid targets
• User subpages
• Talk pages for files that exist on Wikimedia Commons
• Pages that should be moved to a different location

Exceptions may be sign-posted with the template {{G8-exempt}}.

• {{Db-g8}} – for cases not covered by any of the special tags below
• {{Db-redirnone}} – for pages that redirect to nonexistent/deleted pages, or pages currently flagged for speedy deletion
• {{Db-subpage}} – for subpages of nonexistent/deleted pages, or pages currently flagged for speedy deletion
• {{Db-talk}} – for talk pages of nonexistent/deleted pages, or pages currently flagged for speedy deletion
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as dependent on a non-existent page (0), Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as broken redirects (0)

G9. Office actions

Main page: Wikipedia:Office actions

In exceptional circumstances, the Wikimedia Foundation office reserves the right to speedy-delete a page. Deletions of this type must not be reversed without permission from the Foundation.

G10. Pages that disparage, threaten, intimidate, or harass their subject or some other entity, and serve no other purpose

Main page: Wikipedia:Attack page

Examples of "attack pages" may include: libel, legal threats, material intended purely to harass or intimidate a person, or biographical material about a living person that is entirely negative in tone and unsourced. These pages should be speedily deleted when there is no neutral version in the page history to revert to. Both the page title and page content may be taken into account in assessing an attack. Articles about living people deleted under this criterion should not be restored or recreated by any editor until the biographical article standards are met. Other pages violating the Biographies of living persons policy might be eligible for deletion under the conditions stipulated at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons § Summary deletion, creation prevention, and courtesy blanking, although in most cases a deletion discussion should be initiated instead.

Redirects from plausible search terms are not eligible under this criterion. For example, a term used on the target page to refer to its subject is often a plausible redirect – see Wikipedia:RNEUTRAL.

• {{Db-g10}}, {{Db-attack}}, {{Db-attackorg}}, {{Db-personal attack}}
• {{Db-negublp}} – for articles about living persons that are unsourced, entirely negative in tone, and have no neutral version to revert to
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as attack pages (0)

G11. Unambiguous advertising or promotion

Main page: Wikipedia:Spam

This applies to pages that are exclusively promotional and would need to be fundamentally rewritten to serve as encyclopedia articles, rather than advertisements. If a subject is notable and the content could plausibly be replaced with text written from a neutral point of view, this is preferable to deletion. Note: Any article that describes its subject from a neutral point of view does not qualify for this criterion. However, "promotion" does not necessarily mean commercial promotion: anything can be promoted, including a person, a non-commercial organization, a point of view, etc.

• {{Db-g11}}, {{Db-promo}}, {{Db-spam}}
• {{Db-spamuser}} – for userpages used only for publicity and promotion, with a username that promotes or implies affiliation with the entity being promoted
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as spam (1)

G12. Unambiguous copyright infringement

Main page: Wikipedia:Copyright violations

This applies to text pages that contain copyrighted material with no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a compatible free license, where there is no non-infringing content on the page worth saving. Only if the history is unsalvageably corrupted should it be deleted in its entirety; earlier versions without infringement should be retained. For equivocal cases that do not meet speedy deletion criteria (such as where there is a dubious assertion of permission, where free-content edits overlie the infringement, or where there is only partial infringement or close paraphrasing), the article or the appropriate section should be blanked with {{subst:Copyvio|url=insert URL here}}, and the page should be listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. Please consult Wikipedia:Copyright violations for other instructions. Public-domain and other free content, such as a Wikipedia mirror, do not fall under this criterion, nor is mere lack of attribution of such works a reason for speedy deletion. For images and media, see the equivalent criterion in the "Files" section here, which has more specific instructions.

• {{Db-g12|url=source URL}}, {{Db-copyvio|url=source URL}}

Note: If other criteria apply in addition to G12, the template {{Db-multiple}} should be used instead, so we do not waste time seeking copyright permission after deleting the page.

• {{Db-multiple|g12|url=source URL|other criteria}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as copyright violations (0) (same category as F9)

G13. Abandoned drafts and Articles for creation submissions

Further information: Wikipedia:Articles for creation

This applies to any pages that have not been edited by a human in six months found in:

1. Draft namespace,
2. Userspace with an {{AFC submission}} template
3. Userspace with no content except the article wizard placeholder text.

Redirects are exempt from G13 deletion. Adding a CSD template to a page does not reset the six-month clock, but removing a CSD template does. Pages deleted under G13 may be restored upon request by following the procedure at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion/G13.

• {{Db-g13}}, {{Db-afc}}, {{db-blankdraft}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as abandoned drafts or AfC submissions (0)

G14. Unnecessary disambiguation pages

This applies to the following disambiguation pages and redirects:

• Disambiguation pages that have titles ending in "(disambiguation)" but disambiguate only one extant Wikipedia page.
• Regardless of title, disambiguation pages that disambiguate zero extant Wikipedia pages.
• A redirect that ends in "(disambiguation)" but does not redirect to a disambiguation page or a page that performs a disambiguation-like function (such as set index articles or lists).

If a disambiguation page links to only one article and does not end in (disambiguation), it should be changed to a redirect, unless it is more appropriate to move the linked page to the title currently used for the disambiguation page.

• {{Db-g14}}, {{Db-disambig}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unnecessary disambiguation pages (0)

Articles

These criteria apply only to pages in the article (main) namespace. They do not apply to redirects. For any articles that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Articles for deletion or Wikipedia:Proposed deletion.

A1. No context

This applies to articles lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. Example: "He is a funny man with a red car. He makes people laugh." It applies only to very short articles. Note that context is different from content, treated in A3. This excludes coherent non-English material, and poorly translated material. If any information in the title or on the page, including links, allows an editor, possibly with the aid of a web search, to find further information on the subject in an attempt to expand or edit it, A1 is not appropriate. Do not tag under this criterion in the first few minutes after a new article is created.

• {{Db-a1}}, {{Db-nocontext}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as lacking context (0)

A2. Foreign-language articles that exist on another Wikimedia project

This applies to articles not written in English that have essentially the same content as an article on another Wikimedia project. If the article is not the same as an article on another project, use the template {{Not English}} instead, and list the page at Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English for review and possible translation.

• {{Db-a2}}, {{Db-foreign}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as existing on foreign Wikimedia projects (0)

A3. No content

This applies to articles consisting only of external links, category tags or "See also" sections, a rephrasing of the title, attempts to correspond with the person or group named by its title, questions that should have been asked at a noticeboard, chat-like comments, template tags, or images. This may also apply to articles consisting entirely of the framework of the Article wizard with no additional content, or no content at all. However, a very short article may be a valid stub if it has context, in which case it is not eligible for deletion under this criterion. Similarly, this criterion does not cover a page having only an infobox, unless its contents also meet another speedy deletion criterion. This criterion excludes poor writing, coherent non-English material, and poorly translated material. Do not tag under this criterion in the first few minutes after a new article is created.

• {{Db-a3}}, {{Db-nocontent}}, {{Db-contact}}
• {{Db-empty}} – context-specific version: calls {{Db-c1}} for categories, and {{Db-a3}} everywhere else.
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as empty articles (0)

A7. No indication of importance (people, animals, organizations, web content, events)

Further information: Wikipedia:Credible claim of significance

This applies to any article about a real person, individual animal, commercial or non-commercial organization, web content, or organized event that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant, with the exception of educational institutions. This is distinct from verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. This criterion applies only to articles about the listed subjects; in particular, it does not apply to articles about albums (these may be covered by CSD A9), products, books, films, TV programs, software, or other creative works, nor to entire species of animals. The criterion does apply if the claim of significance or importance given is not credible, and any article with a blatantly false claim may be submitted for speedy deletion as a hoax instead. If the claim's credibility is unclear, you can improve the article yourself, propose deletion, or list the article at articles for deletion.

The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify on Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

• {{Db-a7}}
• {{Db-person}} – for people
• {{Db-band}} – for bands
• {{Db-club}} – for clubs, societies and groups
• {{Db-inc}} – for commercial and non-commercial organizations
• {{Db-web}} – for web content
• {{Db-animal}} – for individual animals
• {{Db-event}} – for events
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as importance or significance not asserted (0) (same as A9)

A9. No indication of importance (musical recordings)

Further information: Wikipedia:Credible claim of significance

This applies to any article about a musical recording or list of musical recordings where none of the contributing recording artists has an article and that does not indicate why its subject is important or significant (both conditions must be met). This is distinct from questions of verifiability and reliability of sources, and is a lower standard than notability. This criterion does not apply to other forms of creative media, products, or any other types of articles.

The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify on Wikipedia's notability guidelines.

• {{Db-a9}}, {{Db-album}}, {{Db-song}}, {{Db-discog}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as importance or significance not asserted (0) (same as A7)

A10. Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic

This applies to any recently created article with no relevant page history that duplicates an existing English Wikipedia article, and that does not expand upon, detail or improve information within any existing article(s) on the subject, and where the title is not a plausible redirect. This does not include split pages or any article that expands or reorganizes an existing one or that contains referenced, mergeable material. It also does not include disambiguation pages.

• {{Db-a10|article=Existing article title}}, {{Db-same|article=Existing article title}}

The title chosen for the vast majority of duplicate articles will be a plausible misspelling of, or alternative name for, the existing article, and a redirect should be created instead of deletion. This criterion should, accordingly, only be used rarely, and only for pages whose titles are not plausible redirects.

• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as duplicate articles (2)

A11. Obviously invented

Main page: Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day

Further information: Wikipedia:Credible claim of significance

This applies to any article that plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone the creator personally knows, and does not credibly indicate why its subject is important or significant. The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not qualify under Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Note: This is not intended for hoaxes (see CSD G3).

• {{Db-a11}}, {{Db-invented}}, {{Db-madeup}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as obviously invented (0)

Redirects

These criteria apply to redirects, including soft redirects, in any namespace, with exclusions listed for specific criteria. For any redirects that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion.

R2. Cross-namespace redirects

This applies to redirects (apart from shortcuts) from the main namespace to any other namespace except the Category:, Template:, Wikipedia:, Help: and Portal: namespaces.

See also Wikipedia:Cross-namespace redirects, Category:Cross-namespace redirects, and MOS:LINKSTYLE.

• {{Db-r2}}, {{Db-rediruser}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as inappropriate cross-namespace redirects (0)

R3. Recently created, implausible typos

This applies to recently created redirects from implausible typos or misnomers. However, redirects from common misspellings or misnomers are generally useful, as are some redirects in other languages. This criterion does not apply to redirects created as a result of a page move, unless nothing was at the title until recently. It also does not apply to articles and stubs that have been converted into redirects, including redirects created by merges, or to redirects ending with "(disambiguation)" that point to a disambiguation page.

• {{Db-r3}}, {{Db-redirtypo}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as implausible redirects (0)

R4. File namespace redirects with names that match Wikimedia Commons pages

This applies to redirects in the "File:" namespace with the same name as a file or redirect at Wikimedia Commons, provided the redirect on Wikipedia has no file links (unless the links are obviously intended for the file or redirect at Wikimedia Commons).

• {{Db-r4}}, {{Db-redircom}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as file redirects shadowing Wikimedia Commons files (0)

Other issues with redirects

• For redirects to deleted or non-existent pages, see G8.
• For redirects that end in "(disambiguation)", see G14.
• For redirects without a space before a parenthetical disambiguation, see X3.
• For redirects that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion.

Redirect pages that have useful page history should never be speedily deleted. In some cases it may be possible to make a useful redirect by changing the target instead of deleting it. Redirects that do not work because of software limitations, such as redirects to special pages or to pages on other wikis, may be converted to soft redirects if they have a non-trivial history or other valid uses.

For reversal of redirects, use {{Db-move}}, a special case of {{Db-g6}}.

Files

These apply to files, images, and other media.

Note: These criteria formerly began with I (e.g. I1, I6, I9) but have since been replaced with F, without the actual criteria being changed. This was because the file namespace was formerly known as the image namespace.

For any images and other media that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Proposed deletion or Wikipedia:Files for discussion.

F1. Redundant

This applies to unused duplicates or lower-quality/resolution copies of another Wikipedia file having the same file format. This excludes images in the Wikimedia Commons; for these, see criterion F8.

• {{Db-f1|replacement file name.ext}}, {{Db-redundantfile|replacement file name.ext}}, {{Isd|replacement file name.ext}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as redundant files (0)

F2. Corrupt, missing, or empty file

This applies to files that are corrupt, missing, empty, or that contain superfluous and blatant non-metadata information. This also applies to file description pages that lack a corresponding file or correspond to Commons files and do not include information that is specific to English Wikipedia (like {{FeaturedPicture}}).

• {{Db-f2}}, {{Db-nofile}}, {{Db-fpcfail}}
• {{Db-imagepage}} – for file description pages with no corresponding file
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as missing files (0)

F3. Improper license

This criterion is used to flag media licensed as "for non-commercial use only" (including non-commercial Creative Commons licenses), "no derivative use", "for Wikipedia use only" or "used with permission". These may be deleted, unless they comply with the limited standards for the use of non-free content. Files uploaded after 1 August 2021 licensed under versions of the GFDL earlier than 1.3, without allowing for later versions or other licenses, may be deleted.

• {{Db-f3}}, {{Db-noncom}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as files with unacceptable licenses (0)

F4. Lack of licensing information

This applies to media files lacking the necessary licensing information to verify copyright status after being identified as such for seven days. Administrators should check the upload summary, file information page, and the image itself for a source before deleting under this criterion.

• {{subst:Di-no source}}, {{subst:Nsd}} – no source
• {{subst:Di-no license}}, {{subst:Nld}} – no license
• {{subst:Di-no source no license}}, {{subst:Nsdnld}} – neither source nor license
• {{subst:Di-dw no source}}, {{subst:Dw-nsd}} – derivative work with no source for the incorporated work
• {{subst:Di-dw no license}}, {{subst:Dw-nld}} – derivative work with no license for the incorporated work
• {{subst:Di-dw no source no license}}, {{subst:Dw-nsdnld}} – derivative work with neither source nor license for the incorporated work
• Category:Wikipedia files with unknown source, Category:Wikipedia files with unknown copyright status

F5. Orphaned non-free use files

This applies to images and other media that are not under a free license or in the public domain and that are not used in any article. These may be deleted after being identified as such for more than seven days or immediately if the image's only use was on a deleted article and it is very unlikely to have any use on any other valid article. This includes previous revisions of the image or files overwritten by copyright violations. Reasonable exceptions may be made for images uploaded for an upcoming article.

• {{Db-f5}} – for immediate F5 deletions
• {{subst:Di-orphaned non-free use}}, {{subst:Orfud}} – for files
• {{subst:Orphaned non-free revisions}}, {{subst:Orfurrev}} – for revisions only
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as orphaned non-free use files (0)

F6. Missing non-free use rationale

This applies to non-free files claiming fair use but without a use rationale. These may be deleted after being identified as such for seven days. The boilerplate copyright tags setting out fair use criteria does not constitute a rationale. This criterion does not apply to situations where a use rationale is provided but is disputed.

• {{Di-no non-free use rationale}}, {{subst:Nrd}} – no non-free use rationale
• {{Di-missing article links}} – missing non-free use rationale for one or more articles
• Category:All Wikipedia files with no non-free use rationale (5)

F7. Invalid fair-use claim

2. Non-free images or media from a press agency or photo agency (e.g. Associated Press, Getty Images), where the file itself is not the subject of sourced commentary, are considered an invalid claim of fair use and fail the strict requirements of Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria, and may be deleted immediately.
3. Non-free images or media that have been identified as being replaceable by a free image and tagged with {{Rnfu}} may be deleted after Two days, if no justification is given for the claim of irreplaceability. If the replaceability is disputed, the nominator should not be the one deleting the image.
4. Invalid fair-use claims tagged with {{Dnfu}} may be deleted seven days after they are tagged, if a full and valid fair-use use rationale is not added.

• {{Db-f7}}, {{Db-badfairuse}} – for immediate F7 deletions
• {{subst:Di-replaceable non-free use}}, {{subst:Rnfu}} – replaceable with free images
• {{subst:Di-disputed non-free use rationale}}, {{subst:Dnfu}} – disputed non-free use rationales
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as files with clearly invalid fair-use claims (0)

F8. Files available as identical copies on Wikimedia Commons

Provided the following conditions are met:

• The Commons version is in the same file format and is of the same or higher quality/resolution.
• The file's license and source status is beyond reasonable doubt, and the license is undoubtedly accepted at Commons. To avoid deletion at Commons, please ensure the Commons page description has all of the following:
  • Name and date of death of the creator of the artistic work represented by the file, or else clear evidence that a free license was given. If anonymous, ensure the page description provides evidence that establishes the anonymous status.
  • Country where the artistic work represented by the file was situated, or where it was first published.
  • Date when the artistic work represented by the file was created or first published, depending on the copyright law of the origin country.
  • All file revisions that meet the first condition have been transferred to Commons as revisions of the Commons copy and properly marked as such.
• The file is not marked as {{Do not move to Commons}} or as {{Keep local}}.
• All information on the image description page is present on the Commons image description page, including the complete upload history with links to the uploader's local user pages (the upload history is not necessary if the file's license does not require it, although it is still recommended).
  • If there is any information not relevant to any other project on the file description page (like {{FeaturedPicture}}), the image description page must be undeleted after the file deletion.
• If the file is available on Commons under a different name than locally, all local references to the image must be updated to point to the title used at Commons.
• The file is not protected. Do not delete protected images, even if there is an identical copy on Commons, unless the image is no longer in use (check what links here). They are usually locally uploaded and protected here since they are used in the interface or in some widely used high-risk templates. Deleting the local copy of an image used in the interface does break things. More about high-risk images.
• {{C-uploaded}} images and other files may be speedily deleted as soon as they are off the Main Page.
• {{Db-f8}}, {{Now Commons}}, {{Now Commons|File:name of file on Commons.ext}}
• Category:Wikipedia files with the same name on Wikimedia Commons, Category:Wikipedia files with a different name on Wikimedia Commons

F9. Unambiguous copyright infringement

This applies to obviously non-free images (or other media files) that are not claimed by the uploader to be fair use. A URL or other indication of where the image originated should be mentioned. This does not include images with a credible claim that the owner has released them under a Wikipedia-compatible free license. Most images from stock photo libraries such as Getty Images will not be released under such a license. Blatant infringements should be tagged with the {{Db-filecopyvio}} template. Non-blatant copyright infringements should be discussed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion.

• {{Db-f9|url=URL of source}}, {{Db-filecopyvio|url=URL of source}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as copyright violations (0)

F11. No evidence of permission

If an uploader has specified a license and has named a third party as the source/copyright holder without providing evidence that this third party has in fact agreed, the item may be deleted seven days after notification of the uploader. Acceptable evidence of licensing normally consists of either a link to the source website where the license is stated, or a statement by the copyright holder e-mailed or forwarded to permissions-en@wikimedia.org. Such a confirmation is also required if the source is an organization that the uploader claims to represent, or a web publication that the uploader claims to be their own. Instances of obvious copyright violations where the uploader would have no reasonable expectation of obtaining permission (e.g. major studio movie posters, television images, album covers, logos that are not simple enough to be public domain, etc.) should be speedily deleted per reason F9 (unambiguous copyright infringement), unless fair-use can be claimed. Files tagged with {{Permission pending}} for more than 30 days may also be speedily deleted under this criterion. (Please note that the backlog for messages sent to the permissions-en queue is currently 0 days. You may wish to wait at least this amount of time before tagging VRT pending images for deletion.) Files tagged {{Permission received}} whose permissions have not been confirmed after 30 days may be deleted immediately under this criterion, without waiting an additional seven days, provided a check of the ticket is performed by a VRT agent to confirm that no further interaction is ongoing.

• {{subst:Di-no permission}}, {{subst:Npd}}
• {{subst:Db-no permission-VRT}}
• Category:Wikipedia files missing permission

Categories

For any category pages that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Categories for discussion.

C1. Unpopulated categories

This criterion applies to categories that have been unpopulated for at least seven days. This does not apply to disambiguation categories, category redirects, categories under discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion (or other such discussions), or project categories that by their nature may become empty on occasion (e.g. cleanup categories, or Category:Wikipedians looking for help). Place {{Possibly empty category}} (or, for administrative categories, {{Wikipedia category}}) at the top of the page to prevent such categories from being deleted.

• {{Db-c1}}, {{db-catempty}}.
• {{Db-empty}} – context-specific version: calls {{Db-c1}} for categories, and {{Db-a3}} everywhere else.
• Category:Empty categories awaiting deletion (143), and after seven days Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as empty categories (0)

C2. Speedy renaming and merging

Assorted sub-criteria that are used only at WP:CFDS; please see that page for details and instructions.

C4. Unused maintenance categories

This criterion applies to unused maintenance categories, such as empty dated maintenance categories for dates in the past (e.g. Category:Articles lacking sources from July 2004), tracking categories no longer used by a template after a rewrite, or empty subcategories of Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets or Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets. Note that empty maintenance categories are not necessarily unused—this criterion is for categories that will always be empty, not just currently empty. If you are unsure whether a category is still being used by a template, consider asking the creator of the category or at the template's talk page before tagging.

• {{db-c4}}, {{db-templatecat}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as unused maintenance categories (0)

User pages

Further information: Wikipedia:User pages

These criteria apply only to pages in the User: and User talk: namespaces. For any user pages that are not speedy deletion candidates, use Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion.

U1. User request

Personal user pages and subpages (but not user talk pages) upon request by their user. This also includes editnotices for user pages. In some rare cases, there may be administrative need to retain the page. User talk pages are not eligible for speedy deletion under this criterion. Pages that have previously been moved are only eligible if all previous titles were in the user's userspace. Note: The template does not display on certain pages (such as .css and .js pages), but its categorization will work.

• {{Db-u1}}, {{Db-userreq}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion by user (0)

U2. Nonexistent user

"WP:U2" redirects here. For the WikiProject for the band, see Wikipedia:WikiProject U2.

This applies to user pages, user subpages, and user talk pages of users that do not exist on the English Wikipedia (check Special:ListUsers), except user pages for IP users who have edited, redirects from misspellings of an established user's user page, and redirects created due to a user being renamed. Pages of users who exist on other WMF wikis but do not have local accounts are eligible for deletion.

Before placing one of the following templates or deleting a page under this criterion, consider whether moving the page to another location, such as a sub-page of the user page of the primary contributor, is preferable to deletion.

• {{Db-u2}}, {{Db-nouser}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as userpage or subpage of a nonexistent user (0)

U5. A non-contributor's misuse of Wikipedia as a web host

Pages in userspace consisting of writings, information, discussions, or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals, where the owner has made few or no edits outside of user pages, except for plausible drafts and pages adhering to Wikipedia:User pages § What may I have in my user pages? It applies regardless of the age of the page in question.

Before placing this template or deleting a page under this criterion:

• Read Wikipedia:User pages § Handling inappropriate content and Wikipedia:User pages § Deletion of user pages.
• Consider blanking pages with a significant history unrelated to the content that is being deleted.
• For draft articles that are on a user's main page and which do not otherwise qualify for speedy deletion, consider moving it to a sub-page.
• {{Db-u5}}, {{Db-notwebhost}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as blatant NOTWEBHOST violations (0)

Exceptional circumstances

These temporary criteria apply to large-scale cleanups of problematic pages that would overwhelm the normal deletion processes. Criteria should be deprecated when no longer needed.

X3. Redirects with no space before a parenthetical disambiguation

Examples: "Foo(bar)", "Joe Smith(disambiguation)". This does not apply to terms that will correctly or plausibly be searched for without spaces, nor does it apply if the redirect contains substantive page history (e.g. from a merge). Before nominating a redirect under this criterion:

• Create the correctly spaced version as a redirect to the same target if it would make a good redirect but does not exist
• Adjust any incoming internal links to point to the correctly spaced version
• {{db-x3}}
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as redirects with no space before a parenthetical disambiguation (0)

Non-criteria

Commonly denied CSD reasons

The following proposals for new speedy deletion criteria are frequently raised, but have repeatedly failed to gain consensus:

• How-to articles
• Essay articles
• Expansion of A7, A9 and A11 to include books, software, schools and/or other subjects
• Neologisms
• Unsourced articles

A7, A9 and A11 scope

A7, A9 and A11 do not apply to any other subject that does not indicate importance. Expanding the scope of A7, A9 and A11 to different subjects (such as products, software, books, schools, etc.) have been proposed several times in the past and failed to gain consensus. Amongst the reasons for those rejections were that such subjects are not created often enough to require speedy deletion (such articles can be handled by proposed deletion or by listing the article at articles for deletion), that such subjects cannot be objectively covered in A7, A9 and A11's wording and that admins are not able to assess claims of importance for certain subjects. Before proposing a change to A7, A9 and A11 to expand their scope, please check whether your proposal has not already been discussed on the talk page (archives).

The following are not by themselves sufficient to justify speedy deletion:

1. Reasons based on Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not or essays. Wikipedia is not: "a dictionary", "an indiscriminate collection of information", "a crystal ball", "a how-to list"; or essays like Wikipedia:Listcruft, Wikipedia:Obscure topics, Wikipedia:Deny recognition,...; are not valid reasons for speedy deletion.
2. Less-obvious hoaxes. If even remotely plausible, a suspected hoax article should be subjected to further scrutiny in a wider forum. Truth is often stranger than fiction. Note that "blatant and obvious hoaxes and misinformation" are subject to speedy deletion as vandalism.
3. Original research. It is not always easy to tell whether an article consists of material that violates the policy against novel theories or interpretations or is simply unsourced.
4. Notability. Articles that seem to have obviously non-notable subjects are eligible for speedy deletion only if the article does not give a credible indication of why the subject might be important or significant.
5. Failure to assert importance but not an A7, A9 or A11 category. There is no consensus to speedily delete articles of types not specifically listed in A7, A9 or A11 under those criteria. Nor does it apply for neologisms that do not meet A11 because new specialized terms should have a wider hearing.
6. Author deletion requests made in bad faith. Author deletion requests made in bad faith, out of frustration, after others have contributed substantially (because the work of others is involved) or in an attempt to revoke their freely-licensed contributions are not granted. However, anyone may request deletion of pages in their userspace.
7. Very short articles. Short articles with sufficient content and context to qualify as stubs may not be speedily deleted under criteria A1 and A3; other criteria may still apply.
8. Copies that are not copyright violations. If content appears both here and somewhere else (possibly in modified form), consider the possibility that Wikipedia's is the original version and the other site copied from Wikipedia's version. Alternatively, the same author may have written both versions, or the original may be free content.
9. PNG / GIF files replaced by JPEG images. JPEG encoding discards information that may be important later. Do not delete the original PNG / GIF files.
10. Questionable material that is not vandalism. Earnest efforts are never vandalism, so to assume good faith, do not delete as vandalism unless reasonably certain.
11. User and user talk pages of IP addresses. Although users are encouraged to create Wikipedia accounts, unregistered users are still allowed to edit Wikipedia, and are identified by their IP addresses. If an unregistered user has a static IP address, it may have a user page and/or user talk page associated with it, and even for non-static IP addresses, the history can contain important discussions or information that may be of interest.
12. An article written in a foreign language or script. An article should not be speedily deleted just because it is not written in English. Instead it should be tagged with {{Not English}} and listed at Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English. It may be reconsidered after translation whether the article merits deletion, retention or improvement by means of a suitable tag. However, if it already exists on another Wikimedia project, it might be speedily deletable under criterion A2.
13. Subject request. Sometimes somebody claiming to be the subject of a biographical article requests deletion of the article, or even blanks the article. Article subjects do not have an automatic right to have their articles deleted. Nor does such a criterion apply to namespaces other than article space: for example, pages in the Wikipedia namespace devoted to a discussion about a particular editor. See also: Wikipedia:Deletion policy § Deletion of biographies and BLPs
14. Orphaned pages or redirects. A page cannot be deleted just because no other pages link to it. This includes redirects – even if 'What links here' returns nothing, a redirect may be a likely search phrase, or have links to it from outside Wikipedia.
15. Redirects that are poorly targeted. A redirect should not be deleted just because its target is incorrect or confusing. Instead, change the redirect to a better target. If you're not sure where it should be targeted, open a discussion at Redirects for discussion.
16. Drafts covering the same topic as an existing mainspace article. These are not valid deletions under A10 (due to not being articles) nor G6. They can be replaced with a redirect to the mainspace article if necessary.

Procedure for administrators

See also: Wikipedia:Deletion process

Make sure to specify the reason for deletion in the deletion summary. Also, in general, the article's creator and major contributors should have been notified.

Before deleting a page, check the page history to assess whether it would instead be possible to revert and salvage a previous version, or there was actually a cut-and-paste move involved. Also:

• The initial edit summary may have information about the source of or reason for the page.
• The talk page may refer to previous deletion discussions or have ongoing discussion relevant to including the page.
• The page log may have information about previous deletions that could warrant SALTing the page or keeping it on good reason.
• What links here may show that the page is an oft-referred part of the encyclopedia, or may show other similar pages that warrant deletion. For pages that should not be re-created, incoming links in other pages (except in discussions, archives and tracking pages) should be removed.

If speedy deletion is inappropriate for a page:

1. Please remove the speedy deletion tag from the page. Doing so will automatically remove the page from Category:Candidates for speedy deletion.
2. Consider notifying the nominator, using {{speedy-decline}} or {{uw-csd}}. (If you're using CSD Helper, it will usually notify the nominator for you; it will normally use its own notification template.)

When deleting a page through the speedy deletion process, please specify the reason for deletion in the deletion summary, so that it will be recorded into the deletion log. Quoting page content in the deletion summary may be helpful, but must not be done for attack content or copyrighted text. In some cases, it would be appropriate to notify the page's creator of the deletion.

Twinkle or CSDHelper can be used to process nominations more quickly and smoothly. When processing a nomination:

• Twinkle can delete the page.
  • Twinkle can notify the page creator if the page is deleted.
• CSDH can delete the page, convert the nomination into a PROD nomination, or decline the nomination.
  • CSDH can notify the nominator if the nomination is converted or declined.

Obsolete

In the past, criteria beginning with the following letters were used:

• "P" for portals
• "T" for templates and modules

All criteria in these groups have been obsoleted; as such, these groups are not currently in use. Some criteria in the active groups were also used in the past but are no longer valid. They are kept here for historical reference and to preserve numbering. Two of the repealed criteria did not have consensus before being enacted, and two were meant to be temporary. The remainder were merged into broader criteria or deprecated entirely.

A4. Attempts to correspond with the person or group named by its title

Merged with and later superseded by "No content" (A3) in November 2005 as part of a bold rewrite that was made to simplify the CSD criterion (archived discussion 1, discussion 2, discussion 3).

A5. Transwikied articles

Was repealed in December 2022 due to lack of use (unopposed proposal). Instead, use Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Deleted articles that are temporarily restored to allow for a transwiki may be re-deleted under "technical deletion" (G6).

A6. Attack articles

Superseded by "Attack pages" (G10) in March 2006 (discussion).

A8. Blatant copyright infringement articles

Superseded by "Unambiguous copyright infringement" (G12) in October 2006 (unopposed proposal).

R1. Redirects to non-existent pages

Merged into "Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page" (G8) in September 2008 (discussion).

F7a. Non-free images or media with a clearly invalid fair-use tag

Repealed in March 2021 due to the problem being easily surmountable (discussion). Instead, the invalid tag should be corrected. Once the tag is corrected, other speedy deletion criteria may apply.

F10. Useless non-media files

Deprecated in favor of proposed deletion in February 2023 following rare usage and added technical restrictions on what file types can be uploaded (discussion).

C3. Categories solely populated from a template

Merged into "Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page" (G8) in October 2008 (discussion).

T1. Divisive and inflammatory templates

Enacted by Jimbo Wales without formally assessing consensus during the userbox wars. Was repealed in February 2009 (discussion). Instead, "attack pages" (G10) may be applicable in some cases; otherwise, use Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion for userboxes and Wikipedia:Templates for discussion for all other templates.

T2. Misrepresentation of policy

Was repealed in July 2020 following rare, often incorrect, use (discussion). Instead, "pure vandalism" (G3) may be applicable in some cases; otherwise, use Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.

T3. Duplication and hardcoded instances

Was repealed in December 2020 due to misuse and the seven day hold (discussion). Instead, use an existing applicable criterion or submit the template to Wikipedia:Templates for discussion.

T4. Subpages of non-existent pages

Merged into "Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page" (G8) in September 2008 (discussion).

U3. Non-free galleries

Was repealed in July 2021 since a bot automatically removes non-free images from user pages (discussion).

U4. Old IP address talk pages that meet specific criteria

Never enacted as policy anywhere, but deletions occurred nonetheless. Was repealed in March 2009 (discussion).

P1. Any portal that would be subject to speedy deletion as an article

Repealed in February 2023 following rare usage (discussion).

P2. Underpopulated portal

Repealed in February 2023 following rare usage (discussion).

X1. Redirects created by Neelix

Created as a G6 extension in December 2015 shortly after the discovery and arbitration case regarding 50,000+ questionable redirects created by the user Neelix, and later split into its own criterion. Was repealed in April 2018 after cleanup was completed (discussion). Instead, use Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion.

X2. Pages created by the content translation tool

Created to delete pages created by the content translation tool prior to 27 July 2016. Was deprecated in July 2017 when consensus agreed to move most of the remaining pages to the draft namespace (discussion).

See also

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• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes
• Wikipedia:Alternative outlets
• Category:Candidates for speedy deletion
• Category:CSD warning templates
• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Deletion templates
• Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators
• Wikipedia:Deletion review
• Wikipedia:No blank pages
• Wikipedia:Proposed deletion
• Wikipedia:Undeletion policy
• Wikipedia:What to do if your article gets CSD tagged
• Wikipedia:Over-hasty Speedy Deleters
• Wikipedia:Field guide to proper speedy deletion

Footnotes

• A nomination to merge or rename, brought forward as a full CfD, may be speedily closed if the closing administrator is satisfied that:
  • The nomination clearly falls within the scope of one of the criteria listed here,
  • And no objections have been made within 48 hours of the initial nomination.

• If both these conditions are satisfied, the closure will be regarded as having been as a result of a speedy nomination. If any objections have been raised then the CfD nomination will remain in place for the usual 7-day discussion period, to be decided in accordance with expressed consensus.

Add requests for speedy renaming here

If the category and desired change do not match one of the criteria mentioned in C2, do not list it here. Instead, list it in the main CFD section.

If you are in any doubt as to whether it qualifies, do not list it here.

Use the following format:

* [[:Category:Old name]] to [[:Category:New name]] – Reason for rename ~~~~

Remember to tag the category with:

{{subst:Cfr-speedy|New name}}

Please add new entries at the beginning of the list and sign and date stamp your entries with ~~~~.

A request may be completed if it is more than 48 hours old; that is, if the time stamp shown is earlier than 16:50, 10 November 2024 (UTC). Currently, there are 255 open requests. (.)

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Current nominations

• Category:Art Nouveau buildings in California to Category:Art Nouveau architecture in California – In line with all other categories in Category:Art Nouveau architecture and Category:Architecture in California. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:33, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Vega albums to Category:Vega (singer) albums – C2B per Vega (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:14, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Vaughn albums to Category:Vaughn (band) albums – C2B per Vaughn (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:11, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Vaux albums to Category:Vaux (band) albums – C2B per Vaux (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:11, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Vanity albums to Category:Vanity (singer) albums – C2B per Vanity (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:09, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Vandenberg albums to Category:Vandenberg (band) albums – C2B per Vandenberg (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:08, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The Valley albums to Category:The Valley (band) albums – C2B per The Valley (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:07, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Valley of the Giants albums to Category:Valley of the Giants (band) albums – C2B per Valley of the Giants (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:06, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Vallejo albums to Category:Vallejo (band) albums – C2B per Vallejo (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:05, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:V8 albums to Category:V8 (band) albums – C2B per V8 (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:00, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wyrd albums to Category:Wyrd (band) albums – C2B per Wyrd (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:55, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Woven Hand albums to Category:Wovenhand albums – C2A/C2B per Wovenhand (could keep a redirect since it is spelled both ways) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:52, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wordsworth albums to Category:Wordsworth (rapper) albums – C2B per Wordsworth (rapper) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:51, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Woods albums to Category:Woods (band) albums – C2B per Woods (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:49, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Michael Wong albums to Category:Michael Wong (singer) albums – C2B per Michael Wong (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:47, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wolfsheim albums to Category:Wolfsheim (band) albums – C2B per Wolfsheim (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:44, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wolfsbane albums to Category:Wolfsbane (band) albums – C2B per Wolfsbane (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:43, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:WIZO albums to Category:Wizo albums – C2A/C2B per Wizo Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:57, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Witchdoctor albums to Category:Witchdoctor (rapper) albums – C2B per Witchdoctor (rapper) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:55, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Witch Hunt albums to Category:Witch Hunt (band) albums – C2B per Witch Hunt (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:54, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wisp albums to Category:Wisp (musician) albums – C2B per Wisp (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:52, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Winterville albums to Category:Winterville (band) albums – C2B per Winterville (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:50, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wink albums to Category:Wink (band) albums – C2B per Wink (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:49, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Ray Wilson albums to Category:Ray Wilson (musician) albums – C2B per Ray Wilson (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:47, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Mary Wilson albums to Category:Mary Wilson (singer) albums – C2B per Mary Wilson (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:46, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Josh Wilson albums to Category:Josh Wilson (musician) albums – C2B per Josh Wilson (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:45, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Jersey sportpeople to Category:Jersey sportspeople – C2A. SFB 18:55, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Talleres managers to Category:Talleres de Córdoba managers – C2B: per Talleres de Córdoba/Category:Talleres de Córdoba. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:43, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Talleres footballers to Category:Talleres de Córdoba footballers – three Argentine football clubs by this name (see Talleres), so this should be moved to disambiguate (C2B) and match parent article (C2D). GiantSnowman 11:08, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Hamlets in Argyll and Bute merge into Category:Villages in Argyll and Bute – The distinction between a village and a hamlet in the context of the Scottish Highlands is troublesome, which is why we have Category:Populated places in Highland (council area) and its subcats. Category:Villages in Argyll and Bute should probably be renamed as well as most of the articles that populate it are also 'hamlets'. Furthermore, 'hamlet' is not a word usually used here. See Hamlet (place). Ben MacDui 09:24, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose speedy Doesn't fit any of the speedy criteria. It's also a subcategory of Category:Hamlets in Scotland. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:29, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

  In my view it is C2C, and that Category:Hamlets in Scotland is also a bit of an underpopulated nonsense and essentially a duplication of Category:Populated places in Scotland by council area although I accept that is a different and more complex argument. Ben MacDui 15:21, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Laleh songs to Category:Laleh (singer) songs – C2B: per Laleh (singer). Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:18, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Jinn songs to Category:Jinn (band) songs – C2B per Jinn (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:49, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Willie the Kid albums to Category:Willie the Kid (rapper) albums – C2B per Willie the Kid (rapper) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:34, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Joy Williams albums to Category:Joy Williams (singer) albums – C2B per Joy Williams (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:32, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Joy Williams songs to Category:Joy Williams (singer) songs
• Category:Joe Williams albums to Category:Joe Williams (jazz singer) albums – C2B per Joe Williams (jazz singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:31, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Will to Power albums to Category:Will to Power (band) albums – C2B per Will to Power (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:29, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wilkinson albums to Category:Wilkinson (musician) albums – C2B per Wilkinson (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:27, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wiley albums to Category:Wiley (rapper) albums – C2B per Wiley (rapper) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:25, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wilderness albums to Category:Wilderness (band) albums – C2B per Wilderness (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:24, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wild Strawberries albums to Category:Wild Strawberries (band) albums – C2B per Wild Strawberries (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:23, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wild Rose albums to Category:Wild Rose (band) albums – C2B per Wild Rose (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:23, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Wild Rose songs to Category:Wild Rose (band) songs
• Category:Wild Orchid albums to Category:Wild Orchid (band) albums – C2B per Wild Orchid (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:22, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Wild Orchid songs to Category:Wild Orchid (band) songs
• Category:Wild Cherry albums to Category:Wild Cherry (band) albums – C2B per Wild Cherry (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:20, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Why? albums to Category:Why? (American band) albums – C2B per Why? (American band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:17, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Whole Wheat Bread albums to Category:Whole Wheat Bread (band) albums – C2B per Whole Wheat Bread (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:15, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Jaime Whitton albums to Category:Whitton (singer-songwriter) albums – C2B per Whitton (singer-songwriter) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:15, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Whitfield albums to Category:Whitfield (band) albums – C2B per Whitfield (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:14, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Whitehouse albums to Category:Whitehouse (band) albums – C2B per Whitehouse (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:12, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Whitehorse (Canadian band) albums to Category:Whitehorse (band) albums – C2B per Whitehorse (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:11, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:White Willow albums to Category:White Willow (band) albums – C2B per White Willow (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:09, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Whipping Boy albums to Category:Whipping Boy (Irish band) albums – C2B per Whipping Boy (Irish band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:07, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The Whip albums to Category:The Whip (band) albums – C2B per The Whip (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:06, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The Whigs albums to Category:The Whigs (band) albums – C2B per The Whigs (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:05, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wheat albums to Category:Wheat (band) albums – C2B per Wheat (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:04, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wes albums to Category:Wes Madiko albums – C2B per Wes Madiko Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:00, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Weeping Tile albums to Category:Weeping Tile (band) albums – C2B per Weeping Tile (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:57, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wax (pop band) albums to Category:Wax (UK band) albums – C2B per Wax (UK band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:52, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The Watchmen albums to Category:The Watchmen (band) albums – C2B per The Watchmen (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:46, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wasted Youth albums to Category:Wasted Youth (American band) albums – C2B per Wasted Youth (American band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:44, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Warzone albums to Category:Warzone (band) albums – C2B per Warzone (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:43, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Warriors albums to Category:Warriors (band) albums – C2B per Warriors (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:42, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Warlock albums to Category:Warlock (band) albums – C2B per Warlock (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:40, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Warhorse albums to Category:Warhorse (British band) albums – C2B per Warhorse (British band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:39, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The War on Drugs albums to Category:The War on Drugs (band) albums – C2B per The War on Drugs (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:37, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:War Babies albums to Category:War Babies (band) albums – C2B per War Babies (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:36, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The Waltons albums to Category:Waltons (band) albums – C2B per Waltons (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:34, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Robert Walter albums to Category:Robert Walter (musician) albums – C2B per Robert Walter (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:32, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Mike Walker albums to Category:Mike Walker (singer) albums – C2B per Mike Walker (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:31, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Wakefield albums to Category:Wakefield (band) albums – C2B per Wakefield (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:30, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:KWS albums to Category:KWS (band) albums – C2B per KWS (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:25, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kult albums to Category:Kult (band) albums – C2B per Kult (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:24, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:KUKL (band) albums to Category:Kukl (band) albums – C2A per Kukl (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:23, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kubb albums to Category:Kubb (band) albums – C2B per Kubb (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:22, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kryptos albums to Category:Kryptos (band) albums – C2B per Kryptos (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:21, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Krokus albums to Category:Krokus (band) albums – C2B per Krokus (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:20, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Krieg albums to Category:Krieg (band) albums – C2B per Krieg (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:18, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kreidler albums to Category:Kreidler (band) albums – C2B per Kreidler (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:17, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Koufax albums to Category:Koufax (band) albums – C2B per Koufax (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:15, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kotoko albums to Category:Kotoko (singer) albums – C2B per Kotoko (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:14, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Kotoko songs to Category:Kotoko (singer) songs
• Category:Kobong albums to Category:Kobong (band) albums – C2B per Kobong (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:07, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Knapsack albums to Category:Knapsack (band) albums – C2B per Knapsack (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:05, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Klute albums to Category:Klute (musician) albums – C2B per Klute (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:04, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Mark Klein albums to Category:Mark Klein (singer) albums – C2B per Mark Klein (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:01, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Klaatu albums to Category:Klaatu (band) albums – C2B per Klaatu (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 00:59, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kiss Kiss albums to Category:Kiss Kiss (band) albums – C2B per Kiss Kiss (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 00:58, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kinky albums to Category:Kinky (band) albums – C2B per Kinky (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 00:55, 28 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Peter King albums to Category:Peter King (saxophonist) albums – C2B per Peter King (saxophonist) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:49, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Joseph King albums to Category:Joseph King (musician) albums – C2B per Joseph King (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:47, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:King Prawn albums to Category:King Prawn (band) albums – C2B per King Prawn (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:45, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:King James albums to Category:King James (band) albums – C2B per King James (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:42, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kinesis albums to Category:Kinesis (band) albums – C2B per Kinesis (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:37, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Kinesis songs to Category:Kinesis (band) songs
• Category:The Killjoys albums to Category:The Killjoys (Canadian band) albums – C2B per The Killjoys (Canadian band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:33, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Killing Time albums to Category:Killing Time (American band) albums – C2B per Killing Time (American band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:32, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Killdozer albums to Category:Killdozer (band) albums – C2B per Killdozer (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:29, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kid Icarus albums to Category:Kid Icarus (band) albums – C2B per Kid Icarus (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:25, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Khanate albums to Category:Khanate (band) albums – C2B per Khanate (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:21, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Khaled albums to Category:Khaled (musician) albums – C2B per Khaled (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:18, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Khaled songs to Category:Khaled (musician) songs
  • Category:Khaled live albums to Category:Khaled (musician) live albums
  • Category:Khaled video albums to Category:Khaled (musician) video albums
• Category:KGC albums to Category:KGC (band) albums – C2B per KGC (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:15, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kevin Dunn albums to Category:Kevin Dunn (musician) albums – C2B per Kevin Dunn (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 08:03, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Joan Kennedy albums to Category:Joan Kennedy (musician) albums – C2B per Joan Kennedy (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:58, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kem albums to Category:Kem (singer) albums – C2B per Kem (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:50, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Scott Kelly albums to Category:Scott Kelly (musician) albums – C2B per Scott Kelly (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:49, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kazik albums to Category:Kazik na Żywo albums – C2B per Kazik na Żywo Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:41, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kaya albums to Category:Kaya (Japanese musician) albums – C2B per Kaya (Japanese musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:38, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kavana albums to Category:Kavana (singer) albums – C2B per Kavana (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:36, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Kam albums to Category:Kam (rapper) albums – C2B per Kam (rapper) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:27, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Subatomic particle symbols to Category:Subatomic particle symbols templates – C2C: This is a template category, alll its members are templates, so its name should end in "templates", like its parent. NSH002 (talk) 23:35, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

  @NSH002: Oppose as proposed There is no need for double pluralisation, and this should be renamed to Category:Subatomic particle symbol templates. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:49, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

  Fine with me, should have thought of that myself! --NSH002 (talk) 10:01, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Revival of the Cornish language to Category:Cornish revival – C2D: Cornish revival —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 09:11, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:K3 albums to Category:K3 (band) albums – C2B per K3 (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:16, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Karate albums to Category:Karate (band) albums – C2B per Karate (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:16, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Junius albums to Category:Junius (band) albums – C2B per Junius (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:12, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:The Junction albums to Category:The Junction (band) albums – C2B per The Junction (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:10, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Juli albums to Category:Juli (band) albums – C2B per Juli (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:08, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Juli songs to Category:Juli (band) songs
• Category:Judge albums to Category:Judge (band) albums – C2B per Judge (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:05, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Joya albums to Category:Joya (singer) albums – C2B per Joya (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:04, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Joyce albums to Category:Joyce Moreno (musician) albums – C2B per Joyce Moreno (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:04, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:María José albums to Category:María José (singer) albums – C2B per María José (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:02, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Tom Jones albums to Category:Tom Jones (singer) albums – C2B per Tom Jones (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:00, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Tom Jones songs to Category:Tom Jones (singer) songs
• Category:Steve Jones albums to Category:Steve Jones (musician) albums – C2B per Steve Jones (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:00, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Mike Jones albums to Category:Mike Jones (rapper) albums – C2B per Mike Jones (rapper) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:57, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Michael Johnson albums to Category:Michael Johnson (singer) albums – C2B per Michael Johnson (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:54, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Marc Johnson albums to Category:Marc Johnson (musician) albums – C2B per Marc Johnson (musician) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:54, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Johan albums to Category:Johan (band) albums – C2B per Johan (band) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:31, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Little Joe albums to Category:Little Joe (singer) albums – C2B per Little Joe (singer) Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:30, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
• Category:Joanne albums to Category:Joanne Accom albums – C2B per Joanne Accom Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 02:29, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Joanne songs to Category:Joanne Accom songs
• Category:Hull Storey Gibson to Category:Hull Property Group – Per Hull Property Group; company was renamed this month. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 02:09, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose speedy Doesn't fit the speedy criteria, as the main article was only recently moved and without discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:12, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Opposed nominations

• Category:Pigeon breeds to Category:Domestic pigeon breeds – C2B, C2D, C2E. (not sure, which is the "correct one") The category was fist listed for speedy renaming at WP:CFDS in this edit at 16:31, 15 September 2014‎ by SMcCandlish, where it remained unopposed for the next 71 hours, and was processed in this edit. The (American) National Pigeon Association does handle the Diamond Dove and the Ringneck Dove as breeds.[1] Both are not a breed of Columba livia domestica, the Domestic Pigeon. They are not considered to be "domestic" at least in Europe. "Domesticated" (or more concisely "Domestic") is not redundant, it refers to the Domestic pigeon. By creating that category, WP:PIGEONS wanted to be sure, that both, the Diamond Dove and the Ringneck Dove, are not part of that sub-category of the Category:Domestic pigeons. (sorry for this longish and detailed edit). --PigeonIP (talk) 22:22, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

  Opposed, on two grounds: This and all of its subdirectories should be at the shorter names (I didn't realize that there were subcats, or I would have listed those too; this should proceed to a regular CfD). Firstly, WP isn't bound to do what the American NPA does (especially when their counterpart in other parts of the world do not, either), and we do not care that they choose, for their own internal purposes, to also track pedigrees of, and permit competitive showing of, some birds that are not breeds of the domestic pigeon C. l. domestica, nor do we care if they choose to call them pigeon breeds. If the Cat Fanciers Association added the Bobcat and the Asian leopard cat to the felines that people could pedigree and show with the CFA, and mislabeled them "breeds", it would utterly, inexcusably wrong for WP to call them domestic (or "domesticated") cat breeds. Secondly, PigionIP has misrepresented NPA's position anyway. NPA does not classify them as pigeons, but in their own two-member "Doves" category.[2] These two articles should not be in this category now matter what it is called. They are not pigeons at all, and are not only in a different genus from pigeons, they're not even in the same genus as each other. NPA has a category for them because they're pigeon-like and their members want to breed them, not because they are pigeons in any sense at all.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  01:24, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

  Pigeons are all Columbidae. (Diamond dove even says: They are small pigeons with ...) The feral rock pigeon is the species that is most commonly referred to as "pigeon", but they are their own subspecies (in some biologists books). "Doves" within the NPA is the breeding group, as are "Color", "Frills & Owls", "Trumpeters" and others.[3] --PigeonIP (talk) 08:05, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Protected redirects to Category:Fully protected redirects – C2C per existence and to distinguish from Category:Semi-protected redirects. Steel1943 (talk) 06:13, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose I don't think this fits any of the speedy criteria and additionally this is a subcategory of Category:Wikipedia protected pages, which doesn't uses the "fully" word either. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:44, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

• I consent to this being moved to a full discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 20:29, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Olympic competitors as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic competitors as Independent Olympians - C2C per Category:Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:54, 19 August 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Olympic medalists as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic medalists as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic silver medalists as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic silver medalists as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic bronze medalists as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic bronze medalists as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic athletes as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic athletes as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic canoeists as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic canoeists as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic cyclists as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic cyclists as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic fencers as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic fencers as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic gymnasts as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic gymnasts as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic judoka as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic judoka as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic shooters as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic shooters as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic synchronized swimmers as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic synchronized swimmers as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic table tennis players as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic table tennis players as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic tennis players as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic tennis players as Independent Olympians
  • Category:Olympic wrestlers as Independent Olympic Participants to Category:Olympic wrestlers as Independent Olympians

    Oppose speedy. The designation of Independent Olympians appears to change from one Olympics to another: Independent Olympic Participants (1992), Individual Olympic Athletes (2000), Independent Olympic Athletes (2012), and Independent Olympic Participants (2014). The categories above appear to pertain specifically to the 1992 Games and renaming them to the more general designation of "Independent Olympians", although probably advisable, requires a full discussion. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 20:13, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

    Oppose speedy and these specific names: Black Falcon is right about these not being good speedy candidates. Furthermore, the proposed names are all redundant anyway. The proposed Category:Olympic competitors as Independent Olympians can be shortened to simply Category:Independent Olympians (or if that has a different scope somehow, to Category:Independent Olympian competitors); more specific ones can be reduced to, e.g., Category:Gymnasts as Independent Olympians or Category:Independent Olympian gymnasts. There's no point whatsoever in repeating that they're Olympic competitors when we already know that from both the rest of the category name and from the parent category. I agree with the underlying concern that names like Category:Olympic competitors as Independent Olympic Participants should be changed. Another variant could be Category:Independent Olympic competitors, Category:Independent Olympic gymnasts, etc.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  07:43, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

On hold pending other discussion

• Category:Chan to Category:Chinese Chán – C2D per Chinese Chán Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 21:42, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

  On hold pending RM discussion resolution. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:14, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

  Whatever happens, this needs to be renamed, per Chan being a disambiguation page -- 70.51.46.146 (talk) 06:20, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

  It will be renamed to wherever the article name ends up. It looks like it will probably be moving from Chinese Chán. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 09:05, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

  Comment - C2D does not apply; the name "Chan" is quite ambiguous because it is also commonly known as the Chinese surname Chan. STSC (talk) 12:04, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

  Are people not getting what's going on? The article is probably going to be renamed very soon. At that stage (i.e., after the article is renamed), C2D will be invoked to rename the category to match. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:55, 17 September 2014 (UTC)

Moved to full discussion

• Category:Man Booker Prize winning works to Category:Man Booker Prize–winning works – C2A, en dash for compound modifier where one element is an open compound Chris the speller ^yack 05:33, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose use of endash here. Per WP:DASH, we only use the dash to connect a prefix to a compound that includes a space. We use a hyphen to connect a suffix to a compound that includes a space, so I'm OK with Category:Man Booker Prize-winning works. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 05:47, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

  Opposeas proposed The category should be renamed to Category:Booker Prize-winning works, as it's a subcategory of Category:Booker Prize, and there was no consensus in this full discussion to use the "Man Booker Prize" name. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:25, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

  The "no consensus" result suggests that there also was not a consensus to change "Man Booker" to "Booker", so we shouldn't be changing it either way via speedy. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:54, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

  Yeah, not speedily, but all three categories should use either "Booker Prize" or "Man Booker Prize" consistently. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:16, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

  They should, but if there is no consensus regarding which one to use, then it's kind of stuck. Might be worth discussing again to see if anything has changed. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 09:47, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

  @Good Olfactory: Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:14, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:National Basketball Association Draft to Category:NBA draft – C2D: per NBA draft. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:19, 5 September 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:National Basketball Association draft picks to Category:NBA draft picks
  • Category:College basketball teams in NBA Draft to Category:College basketball teams in NBA draft

    Object to speedy rename the head category is Category:National Basketball Association not "Category:NBA", so the naming criteria conflict, so this should be a full discussion -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 07:30, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

    Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:57, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Populated places in Lochalsh to Category:Populated places in Skye and Lochalsh – C2B: per Skye and Lochalsh/Category:Skye and Lochalsh. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:23, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

  Question: will Category:Populated places in Skye become a diffusing sub-category of this one? that would be OK by me; otherwise, I would oppose the speedy rename. – Fayenatic London 12:14, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose Surely all you need to do is create Category:Populated places in Skye and Lochalsh as a NEW category and put the existing two into it? Ben MacDui 16:18, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

  @Ben MacDui: I think the point is that Skye and Lochalsh is a former district, and Skye is an island, but Lochalsh is not a defined place on its own. – Fayenatic London 21:37, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

  @Fayenatic london: I think what you mean is that no-one has bothered to write an article about Lochalsh yet. See here or here etc. etc. The name may go back to the time of Ptolemy and was a medieval lordship. For some reason it has escaped our historians so far, but see for example, Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, whose son Celestine held it. Ben MacDui 10:17, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

  @Ben MacDui: Thanks, http://www.visit-lochalsh.co.uk/ has me convinced now. I agree, there is no need to rename the existing category. A new parent could be created, although it does not seem either necessary or helpful for navigation. – Fayenatic London 21:30, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Blitz video games to Category:NFL Blitz – C2D: per NFL Blitz. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:48, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose speedy: The current name adheres to the convention within Category:American football video games and Category:National Football League video games, and the proposed change would convert the current set category into a topic category (so C2D does not apply). The change may be warranted but should be considered more thoroughly. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 21:06, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment @Black Falcon: What do you think about renaming it to Category:NFL Blitz video games as C2B? Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:40, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

  @Black Falcon: Speedy seems OK to me. – Fayenatic London 21:46, 3 September 2014 (UTC)

  Support this makes sense, so should be turned into a full nomination. These are not videogames about Blitz (a disambiguation page) or The Blitz, and therefore is the wrong name for a category, as it is highly ambiguous. -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 04:11, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

  Update the new suggestion is also fine by me for a speedy. -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 07:07, 4 September 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Explorer program to Category:Explorers program – C2D: per Explorers program. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:41, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment you may also wish to rename the template to match the new category name and current article name {{Explorer program}} to {{Explorers program}} to keep everything consistent -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 05:01, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

  Done. – Fayenatic London 21:37, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose as this is as case where the name is too ambiguous for a category name. Suggest Category:Explorers program (NASA). - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:09, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Then feel free to nominate if for full discussion. Your proposed change isn't speedy-able. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:54, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Surveyor Program to Category:Surveyor program – C2A/C2D per Surveyor program. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:35, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose as this is as case where the name is too ambiguous for a category name. Suggest Category:Surveyor program (NASA). - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:34, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Dennis vehicles to Category:Dennis Specialist Vehicles vehicles – C2B per Dennis Specialist Vehicles. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:36, 25 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose: subcategory of Category:Vehicles by brand. "Dennis" is the brand, "Dennis Specialist Vehicles" is not a brand, it's the name of a company. HandsomeFella (talk) 05:48, 26 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment: I have started a discussion on vehicle categories at Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion#Time for an RfC on vehicle categories?. HandsomeFella (talk) 08:49, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Moved to full discussion by proposer. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:46, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Engineering colleges in India to Category:Engineering universities and colleges in India – C2C: per the convention in Category:Engineering universities and colleges by country. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:11, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose. There are no Engineering universities in India. All are colleges. Every county has different names and i see no point in applying one standard name to all countries. "Engineering universities" reads weird in Indian context. Shyamsunder (talk) 13:36, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Moved to full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:White Citizens' Council to Category:Citizens' Councils –C2D per Citizens' Councils Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 01:07, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

  Object to speedy rename I think this should be discussed. There's potential ambiguity with the proposed title, and generic citizens' councils -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 06:33, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

  What is a "generic citizens' council"? Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 07:25, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

  Any council of citizens -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 08:19, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

  Such as ...? There is no Wikipedia article about such a concept, as far as I can see. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 10:28, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

  As I said, it is generic, highly generic. It is a council of citizens. So can potentially collect a very wide variety of topics. Thus a discussion would be a good idea. -- 65.94.169.222 (talk) 05:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

  I can see your point, but of course the generic—if such a thing existed in the category tree—would be non-capitalized, as in Category:Citizens' councils. This is a capitalized proper noun. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 04:26, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment @Good Olfactory: Moved to full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Roman Catholic Bishops of Pittsburgh to Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Pittsburgh – C2B: Per previous CFD outcome and per WP:JOBTITLES this is a job title used generically and is not a proper noun. Elizium23 (talk) 00:55, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose I looked at the last CFD which you initiated, and I'm failing to see any actual discussion. The only real discussion I have found is this one from 2011, [4], in which it was decided not to touch the categories. I have no idea what you mean by the title being used "generically". Can't all job titles be said to be generic? That seems to be a point debated in the discussion of 2011.
  I don't see how you get to that point from WP:JOBTITLE, though I do see how you are following the MOS you cite, but I find that distinction between the use for a category and the text confusing and irrational, and think that it needs further discussion. Daniel the Monk (talk) 05:02, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Now at full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Volkswagen diesel engines to Category:Volkswagen Group diesel engines – C2B: per Volkswagen Group/Category:Volkswagen Group. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:28, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose. While the description "Volkswagen Konzern" (Volkswagen Group) has started appearing on Volkswagen announcements, annual reports, etc., the formal name "Volkswagen Aktiengeselschaft" (Volkswagen AG) has not been changed. The validity and the commonname arguments of the terms "Volkswagen Konzern" and "Volkswagen Group" deserve time for non-speedy discussion. Moreover, as Porsche SE has become the controlling owner of Volkswagen AG with over 50% ownership in 2007 (see Porsche#EU and the Volkswagen Law for details), Porsche SE (not Porsche AG, which has become a VW subsidiary) now is the top tier company in the group (including Porsche Design Group that does not belong in the Volkswagen Group). While we need time to sort out the organization of article titles and contents to cope with this development, the change from 'Volkswagen' to 'Volkswagen Group' does not help the situation, and also make it more complicated. Yiba (talk | contribs) 08:22, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Volkswagen people to Category:Volkswagen Group people – Multiple Volkswagen categories: per WP:C2D. "Volkswagen" is a marque (brand) of automobiles and Volkswagen Group is the corporate company that owns other car brands. Each of these categories contains either sub-categories or articles which make clear that the category is really intending to include company-wide articles. RevelationDirect (talk) 05:11, 3 August 2014 (UTC)
  • Category:Volkswagen vehicles to Category:Volkswagen Group vehicles
  • Category:Volkswagen engines to Category:Volkswagen Group engines
  • Category:Volkswagen executives to Category:Volkswagen Group executives
  • Category:Volkswagen platforms to Category:Volkswagen Group platforms

    Oppose. as explained above. Yiba (talk | contribs) 08:22, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

    Comment @RevelationDirect: Moved the above six to full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Volvo Buses to Category:Volvo Buses buses – C2C: per the convention in Category:Buses by manufacturer. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 08:06, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose: I think we need to distinguish between the brand and the company/legal entity. In my view, this category should be "Volvo buses", i.e. a C2A. HandsomeFella (talk) 11:16, 3 August 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Moved to full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Marathon at the Olympics to Category:Marathons at the Olympics – To align with main article at Marathons at the Olympics, the parent Category:Marathons, and for idiomatic sense. SFB 18:53, 24 July 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose speedy. It appears that the proposed change would convert a topic category about the sport of marathon at the Olympics to a set category containing articles about individual marathons at the Olympics. The convention of Category:Athletics events at the Olympics appears to favor the former than the latter—cf. Category:Decathlon at the Olympics, and not Category:Decathlons at the Olympics. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 04:19, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

  Comment @Sillyfolkboy: Moved to full discussion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

• Category:Japanese family law to Category:Family law in Japan – C2D: per Family law in Japan. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:52, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

  Oppose speedy - I think that the name of this type of category ought to be dictated more by C2.C than C2.D. In this case, Category:Family law by country supports the Family law in Foo convention but Category:Japanese law seems to favor the Fooian law format. -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 04:55, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

  Comment: Armbrust, Black Falcon: I have no objection to these, but suggest holding off any more speedy renames of law categories until the top level pattern is decided at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2014_July_2#Category:Fooian_law. – Fayenatic London 14:45, 23 July 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Moved to Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 July 27#Category:Japanese family law. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:02, 27 July 2014 (UTC)

  Comment Now relisted at 2014 Aug 21. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:45, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

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