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CFD

Policy

• Wikipedia:Category deletion policy#Normal closure
• Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Categories_for_Discussion_page

• [Overcategorisation par excellence]

Practice

1. A keep or no consensus close.
   1. Close CFD like this. Note that the "cfd top" goes just below the section title rather than above it.
   2. For each nominated category, remove the CFD stuff from the category page.
   3. For each nominated category, add a cfdend tag to the category talk page, looks like this. The cfdend template is a bit of a nightmare. {{cfdend|the name of the section at CFD only if it isn't the same as the category name|date=2007 Never 12|result=no consensus/merge this isn't needed for keep as that's the default}}.
2. A delete close where you don't empty the category yourself.
   1. Close CFD as previous.
   2. Add the entry to WP:CFD/W in the "Empty then delete" section like this.
3. A delete close where you do empty the category yourself or where it is already empty.
   1. Close CFD as previous.
   2. Empty the category
   3. Add the entry to WP:CFD/W in the "Ready for deletion" section like this.

Merge is just same as delete, only it goes in the Merge/Rename section like this. When/if empty, it goes in the Ready to delete section. If you have a look through my recent edits to CFD/W, categories and category talk, there should be examples of every sort of close in there.

Copy/Paste

<div class="boilerplate metadata vfd" style="background:#bff9fc; margin:0 auto; padding:0 10px 0 10px; border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"> :''The following discussion is an archived debate regarding the category or categories above. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made on the category's talk page (if any). No further edits should be made to this section.'' The result of the debate was {{{1|}}} '''Keep'''. --~~~~

:''The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. <span style="color:red">'''Please do not modify it.'''</span> Subsequent comments should be made on the category's talk page (if any). No further edits should be made to this section.''</div> {{cfdend|name|date=2007 Never 12|result=no consensus/merge}}