Template:AfD in 3 steps

To list a single article for deletion for the first time, follow this three-step process:

I.	Put the deletion tag on the article.   Insert the {{subst:afd1}} tag at the top of the page. Please do not mark the edit as minor. Please include the phrase "nominated for deletion" in the edit summary, and also consider adding "see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName]]" to the edit summary, replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion. You can check the "Watch this page" box to follow the page in your watchlist. This allows you to notice if the AfD tag is removed by a vandal. Save the page. (If the article has been nominated for deletion before, use {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}. See Template Talk:afdx.)
II.	Create the article's deletion discussion page.   The resulting AfD box at the top of the article should contain a link to "Preloaded debate" in the AfD page. Click that link to open the article's deletion discussion page. Some preloaded text and some instructions will appear. Give a reason for the deletion and a category for the debate (instructions will be on the page). OR Click the link saying "this articles entry" to open the deletion-debate page. Insert this text: {{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | cat=Category | text=Reason the page should be deleted}} ~~~~ replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion, Category with a letter indicating the category of the debate, and Reason... with the reasons you think the page should be deleted. Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the progress of the debate. Please use an edit summary such as "Creating deletion discussion page for [[PageName]] and providing reason for deletion nomination", replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion. Save the page.
III.	Notify users who monitor AfD discussion.   Copy the tag below, and then click  [THIS LINK] to open the deletion log page. At the bottom of the log page, insert: {{subst:afd3 | pg=PageName}} replacing PageName appropriately; also include the page's name in your edit summary. Save the page. Your insertion will be automatically expanded to the same form as the preceding lines in the file: {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName}}. (If you used template {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" instead of "PageName" for a second nomination, etc.).

To list multiple related pages for deletion see here.