Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion
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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. |
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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. List discussions WP:Articles for deletion WP:Categories for discussion WP:Copyright problems WP:Deletion review WP:Miscellany for deletion WP:Redirects for discussion WP:Stub types for deletion WP:Templates for discussion WP:WikiProject Deletion sorting WT:Articles for deletion WT:Categories for discussion WT:Copyright problems WT:Deletion review WT:Miscellany for deletion WT:Redirects for discussion WT:Stub types for deletion WT:Templates for discussion WT:WikiProject Deletion sorting |
Afd request: Adam_Ray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ray
There is a current actor/comedian who shares the same name.
AfD request: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Evan_Luthra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Luthra
Requesting the creation of [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion please. Non-notable person, non-notable sources and has had previous articles continually deleted for non-notable sources. Paid also for this wiki article 14:20, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WXCN-LP article
Previous version is: Draft:WXCN-LP article
New version is: Draft:WXCN-LP (page moved)
View history at https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:WXCN-LP&action=history
View talk page: Draft talk:WXCN-LP
Farooqahmadbhat (talk) 18:08, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stowaways
Reason: Fails to meet any of the criteria of WP:BAND. No independently notable musician, no major award won, no evidence any of their songs charted. A quick google search reveals results for a lot of bands named `Stowaways`, but the only page which seems to refer to this particular band is the Wikipedia article... Also, given that there is a disambiguation page, the page should (if not deleted) at the very least be moved to a more suitable title, since it clearly isn`t the primary topic... 107.190.33.254 (talk) 00:38, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bangladeshi English
uncensored and original research article- provided 2 sources are entirely topic unrelated −2A0A:A540:EF2C:0:206E:AE1E:B106:F48B (talk) 18:28, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: Gordon Duthie
Reason: Not a notable musician, former references are old and broken / unavailable (are also press release / self driven) and no significant media coverage since article creation. Does not meet Wikipedia:Notability (music) Criteria for musicians and ensembles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:C75:4F00:5163:2D53:93A:629A (talk) 15:17, 30 November 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: My Notebook Green
Reason: Not notable, and there isn't enough information about this software to warrant an article. Entranced98 (talk) 08:50, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Not done Entranced98, you are autoconfirmed, so you can do it yourself! See WP:AFDHOWTO for instructions Hhkohh (talk) 10:03, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
AfD: Elias Saleeby
Existing sources on the page are unreliable; interview source appears to be original research. Fails WP:GNG. 66.87.148.109 (talk) 19:50, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
- Not done, he was a government minister of finance so should be included Atlantic306 (talk) 20:06, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
Nominating a redirect turned article
There is an article which used to be a redirect and it should be turned into a redirect again. Would AFD be appropriate? I doubt it because AFD might be only for requesting deletion. Qualitist (talk) 15:59, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
- Firstly you could start a discussion on the article talk page with the editor who created the content, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 17:18, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
- What if it fails and the editor disagrees? If nominated somewhere, it would be at least redirected back. But I don't know where to nominate. Qualitist (talk) 17:25, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
- Its best to discuss first, Atlantic306 (talk) 17:32, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: Gordon Duthie
Reason: Previous deletion discussion did not focus on the WP:MUSICBIO guidelines. In relation to WP:MUSICBIO guideline (1.) the article was written on the 24th of August 2012 using "reprints of press releases and other publications where the musician or ensemble talks about themselves" as sources by an unregistered IP address. The content of the article has not been updated since the 24th of August 2012 and the musician has not "been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself" since. The musician also does not meet any of the other WP:MUSICBIO guidelines (2./3./4./5./6./7./8./9./10./11./12.). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:C75:4F00:A0FD:323E:1E71:7811 (talk) 12:36, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
- Not done The previous AfD discussion of this article (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gordon Duthie) was closed only two days ago. The result of this AfD discussion is keep. If you want to contest the closure of the AfD result, please go to WP:DRV, thank you Hhkohh (talk) 13:02, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
AfD request: Matzav
No outside coverage, existing sources appear unreliable; fails WP:GNG. 99.203.30.151 (talk) 12:16, 11 December 2018 (UTC)