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An '''attack page''' is a stupid idea |
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An '''attack page''' is a Wikipedia article, page, template, category, redirect or image that was created primarily to disparage its subject. Under the [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#G10|criteria for speedy deletion]], these pages are subject to being deleted by any administrator at any time. Non-administrative users who find such pages should add the {{tlp|db-attack}} tag to them, and should warn the user who created them by putting the {{tlp|attack|''page''}} tag on their talk page. |
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Once a page is tagged with the {{tlp|db-attack}} template, it will be added to [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion as attack pages]]. |
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If the subject of the article is [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]], but the existing page consists primarily of attacks against the subject of the article, and there's no good revision to [[Wikipedia:Revert|revert]] to, then the attack page should be deleted and an appropriate [[Wikipedia:Stub|stub]] article should be written in its place. This is especially important if the page contains [[WP:BLP|biographical material about a living person]]. |
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Attack pages eligible for speedy deletion may be inside or outside the [[Wikipedia:Main namespace|main namespace]]. However, this policy is not usually meant to apply to [[WP:RFC|requests for comment]], [[WP:RFM|requests for mediation]] and similar processes (although these processes have their own guidelines for deletion of requests that are invalid or in bad faith). On the other hand, keeping a 'list of enemies' or 'list of everything bad user:XXX did" on your user space is neither constructive nor appropriate. Bear in mind that the key to ''resolving'' a dispute is ''not'' to find and list all the [[wikt:dirt|dirt]] you can find on somebody. |
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===Note to administrators=== |
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When deleting attack pages, it is important that you '''don't quote any of the content''' in your deletion summary. In some cases, MediaWiki will offer a prefilled deletion summary that includes some of the content being deleted; make sure you replace the summary with something more appropriate (such as "<nowiki>[[WP:CSD#G10]] - Attack page</nowiki>") before clicking the delete button. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Libel]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Remove personal attacks]] |
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[[Category:Wikipedia deletion policy]] |
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[[ar:ويكيبيديا:صفحة هجوم]] |
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[[is:Wikipedia:Árásarsíður]] |
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[[ru:Википедия:Статьи-нападки]] |
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Revision as of 21:08, 24 June 2010
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An attack page is a stupid idea