Wikipedia:Deletion review

Stuff is deleted by administrators.

Generally these decisions are correct. Sometimes they are not.

Generally these decisions are done through votes for deletion. Sometimes they are not.

Generally these decisions are in accordance with policy. Sometimes they are not.

Generally the authors are told (or find out) about the forthcoming deletion, and have the possibility of disputing it. Sometimes they are not.

This page exists for people to challenge deletions that they feel were incorrect, or did not go through the proper process, or where the authors were not kept informed. It is hoped that this page will be essentially unused, as the vast majority of deletions do not need to be challenged.

Non-sysops are handicapped in this because one cannot review the content of deleted articles unless one is a sysop. This is unfortunate. Sysops may decide to temporarilly undelete articles so that an informed discussion can take place.

Deletion should be a consensus decision, not the excercise of GodKing powers.

Having this page does allow sysops to be a little more bold in deleting articles, but it should be noted that the undeletion process remains painful, so care should be taken.

Deletions recently upheld

Some articles are listed here, and after discussion and review, a consensus is reached to keep the articles deleted: