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Frequently asked questions

Q1: I don't like this page's name. I want to rename it to Articles for discussion or something else.

A1: Please see Wikipedia:Perennial proposals#Rename AFD. Note that all of the "for discussion" pages handle not only deletion, but also proposed mergers, proposed moves, and other similar processes. AFD is "for deletion" because the volume of discussion has made it necessary to sub-divide the work by the type of change.

Q2: You mean I'm not supposed to use AFD to propose a merger or a page move?

A2: Correct. Please use Wikipedia:Proposed mergers or Wikipedia:Requested moves for those kinds of proposals.

Q3: How many articles get nominated at AfD?

A3: Per the Oracle of Deletion, there were about 470,000 AfDs between 2005 (when the process was first created) and 2022. This comes out to about 26,000 per year (2,176 per month / 72 per day). In 2022, there were 20,008 AfDs (1,667 per month / 55 per day).

Q4: How many articles get deleted?

A4: Between 2005 and 2020, around 60% of AfDs were closed as "delete" or "speedy delete". This is about 270,000. More detailed statistics (including year-by-year graphs) can be found at Wikipedia:Oracle/All and Wikipedia:Wikipedia records#Deletion.

Q5: Is the timeline strict, with exactly 168 hours and zero minutes allowed? Should I remove late comments?

A5: No. We're trying to get the right outcome, not follow some ceremonial process. If the discussion hasn't been closed, it's okay for people to continue discussing it.

Q6: How many people participate in AFD?

A6: As of October 2023, of the 13.9 million registered editors who have ever made 1+ edit anywhere, about 162,000 of them (1 in 85 editors) have also made 1+ edit to an AFD page. Most of the participants are experienced editors, but newcomers and unregistered editors also participate. Most individual AFD pages get comments from just a few editors, but the numbers add up over time.

This project page has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Noam Cohen (8 October 2006). "Wikipedia Wars: Giving the Heave-Ho in an Online Who's Who". New York Times.
David Segal (3 December 2006). "Look Me Up Under 'Missing Link': On Wikipedia, Oblivion Looms for the Non-Notable". Washington Post.
Daniel Terdiman (11 January 2007). "To delete Wikipedia entry or not to delete?". CNET News.
Matthew Moore (1 October 2009). "Wikipedia: 20 articles earmarked for deletion". Daily Telegraph.

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For discussions that have not been well-archived (before 2004), the page history of the Articles for deletion page has to be used as a contingency archive. One can look in the Deletion log to obtain date and time of a deletion, then look in the page history of VfD near that time to see which edit regards the unlisting of the page, then view the previous version.

Wikipedia utilities/Page titles to be deleted – edit history before 13:45, 19 May 2002 (UTC) – also see its talk page), histories go back to November 2001
Votes for Deletion – edit history (22:22, 15 May 2002 (UTC) to 06:24, 28 May 2004 (UTC))
Votes for Deletion – edit history (04:53, 28 May 2004 (UTC) to 22:58, 20 September 2004 UTC))
Votes/Articles for Deletion – edit history (00:03, 21 September 2004 (UTC) to Current)
Old VfD archive index (now AfD archives 1–31)
Wikipedia talk:Archived deletion discussions (Archive)

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About deleted articles

There are three processes under which mainspace articles are deleted: 1) speedy deletion; 2) proposed deletion (prod) and 3) Articles for deletion (AfD). For more information, see WP:Why was my page deleted? To find out why the particular article you posted was deleted, go to the deletion log and type into the search field marked "title," the exact name of the article, mindful of the original capitalization, spelling and spacing. The deletion log entry will show when the article was deleted, by which administrator, and typically contain a deletion summary listing the reason for deletion. If you wish to contest this deletion, please contact the administrator first on their talk page and, depending on the circumstances, politely explain why you think the article should be restored, or why a copy should be provided to you so you can address the reason for deletion before reposting the article. If this is not fruitful, you have the option of listing the article at WP:Deletion review, but it will probably only be restored if the deletion was clearly improper.

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Question about malformed AfD

Hello, whomever watches this talk page,

There is a PROD on Building Rome with a notice saying that it isn't valid because it was sent to AFD, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Building Rome, specifically. But this AfD from 2011 wasn't formed properly and was never closed. Should this malformed AfD be deleted? Or does this make the PROD ineligible? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:40, 23 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Any recommendation at all? Does this malformed AFD mean that this article should be De-PROD'd? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:07, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not entirely sure this was the right thing to do, User:Liz, but couldn't see a sensible alternative - the AfD doesn't show up in the log as far as I can see, so I nominated the AfD page for speedy with a 'custom rationale', then removed the template from the page. Waiting for the speedy to come through and then will happily leave you to re-PRod or AfD or will do it myself if you prefer! I don't think this is elegant, but hope it is at least practical... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 05:05, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And then *poof* all is gone in the twinkle of an eye! Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 06:45, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Standartenführer (Oberst) Herzog

The subject fails Wikipedia:Notability. 195.50.217.92 (talk) 15:18, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done - see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Standartenführer (Oberst) Herzog‎. --Finngall ^talk 16:41, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for OS Fund

The article fails WP:ORGSIG 195.50.217.92 (talk) 15:17, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done - see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/OS Fund‎. --Finngall ^talk 16:41, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Blue Morpho S.A.

Article fails WP:ADPROMO and WP:NOTDIARY.

Page is entirely comprised of biographical trivia and promotional details. 195.50.217.92 (talk) 15:40, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done - see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blue Morpho S.A. (3rd nomination)‎. --Finngall ^talk 16:41, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Gunnar Stansson

Self-promotional page has been deleted before because it fails WP:CREATIVE and appears to have been created/maintained by its subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.175.200.238 (talk) 04:07, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion created. Sam Sailor 07:39, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of Piper Harron

Please complete the deletion nomination for Piper Harron. This is an autobiography by a postdoc who has only written one published paper and appears in just a few blog posts. Being a postdoc and having blog coverage is not real notability for a scientist. 12.88.178.218 (talk) 20:22, 30 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done - see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piper Harron --Finngall ^talk 04:03, 1 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Magdalen Berns

Requesting to create AFD for Magdalen Berns. This is a youtuber who got less than 30k subscribers and less than 200k views on most viewed video. There isn't a single independent, reliable source which makes more than a passing mention to her, so following the "golden rule" of wikipedia she isn't notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.66.3.32 (talk) 16:09, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magdalen Berns (2nd nomination) Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 17:48, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for ASAS & Partners Law firm

The article for ASAS & Partners Law Firm is poorly written and a advert. Lastly, it is created by someone who probably works at the company. It also breaks the notability guidelines of Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyramids09 (talk • contribs) 16:44, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Pyramids09: There is no need for a full AfD discussion. The WP:PROD tag cannot be reapplied because it was contested, but the article clearly and obviously qualifies for speedy deletion under at least two criteria and I have retagged the article as such. --Finngall ^talk 17:19, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Kate Nicholl

The page Kate Nicholl is not even a article.

I deleted it under WP:A7. -- RoySmith (talk) 18:49, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for new (minor) guideline

I wonder what people think about a guideline not to use (or discouraging the use of) bold text in !vote descriptions, and instead to use Italic text when trying to emphasize something. This is so that the keep and delete !votes which are in bold, can be markedly different from the paragraphs of text that come afterwards. When people use bold excessively to emphasize certain points, it also seems to dominate people's attention when they look at the AfD as a newcomer for the first time, and could be abused to WP:BLUDGEON what is supposed to be a neutral AfD discussion. I think using Italic text for emphasis is better than using bold because bold is already reserved for the words keep and delete. Dr. Universe (talk) 20:12, 2 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

AFD

Requesting to create AFD for Ratta (YouTuber) as the article was written poorly, loads of unrealible sources and a non-notable Youtuber. 49.149.116.86 (talk) 13:32, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Santosh Arron

The page Santosh Arron is a ad, has extremely poor writing,and is just terrible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyramids09 (talk • contribs) 17:12, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pyramids09, When tagging an article for speedy deletion (WP:CSD), it is not also necessary to also post it here, as that creates extra work for people and creates a possibility for error due to processing of two independent methodologies simultaneously. It would be best to wait, and if the CSD is declined or contested, THEN post either here or submit it for WP:PROD. But please do them one at a time. Thank you, Johnnie Bob (talk) 19:30, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Johnnie Bob Thank you for alerting me. I am new to wikipedia, and I am still learning. Cheers! Pyramids09 (talk) 19:33, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Pyramids09, no problem, thanks for the reply, and thank you for your contributions on Wikipedia! Johnnie Bob (talk) 19:38, 3 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to create AFD for Sonny Wrinkler

The page Sonny Wrinkler is a attack page of another level.

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Princess Maria Cristina Amelia of Naples and Sicily

It looks like this AfD from 2019 was never closed or decided. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:54, 5 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's been relisted recently after a DRV, as you can see from halfway down. I'm not sure why the relister didn't just start a new AfD. Hut 8.5 09:03, 5 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, thanks for the details, Hut 8.5. As you can probably tell, I'm not a regular at AFD. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:40, 5 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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 *It's been relisted recently after a DRV, as you can see from halfway down. I'm not sure why the relister didn't just start a new AfD. '''''[[User:Hut 8.5|<span style="color:#b50000;">Hut 8.5</span>]]''''' 09:03, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 ::Oh, thanks for the details, [[User:Hut 8.5|Hut 8.5]]. As you can probably tell, I'm not a regular at AFD. <span style="font-family:Papyrus; color:#800080;">[[User:Liz|'''''L'''''iz]]</span> <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">[[Special:Contributions/Liz|'''''Read!''''']] [[User talk:Liz|'''''Talk!''''']]</sup> 23:40, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
-== [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael E. Rodgers]] ==
-This article should be deleted because it doesn’t contain any sources about him, I even tried to find sources myself and I couldn’t find nothing. Is there any chance if someone could delete this article? [[Special:Contributions/2600:1000:B079:4F69:4021:2508:E685:8B28|2600:1000:B079:4F69:4021:2508:E685:8B28]] ([[User talk:2600:1000:B079:4F69:4021:2508:E685:8B28|talk]]) 01:44, 7 June 2021 (UTC)