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href="https://fa.wikibooks.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8:%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%AD%D8%B0%D9%81" title="ویکی‌کتاب:سیاست حذف – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌کتاب:سیاست حذف" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikilivres:Pr%C3%A9sentation" title="Wikilivres:Présentation – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikilivres:Présentation" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF" title="Wikibooks:हटाने की नीति – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="Wikibooks:हटाने की नीति" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikik%C3%B6nyvek:T%C3%B6rl%C3%A9si_ir%C3%A1nyelvek" title="Wikikönyvek:Törlési irányelvek – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikikönyvek:Törlési irányelvek" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibuku:Pedoman_penghapusan" title="Wikibuku:Pedoman penghapusan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikibuku:Pedoman penghapusan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Regole_per_la_cancellazione" title="Wikibooks:Regole per la cancellazione – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikibooks:Regole per la cancellazione" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:%E5%89%8A%E9%99%A4%E3%81%AE%E6%96%B9%E9%87%9D" title="Wikibooks:削除の方針 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikibooks:削除の方針" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikibooks.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EC%B1%85:%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C_%EC%A0%95%EC%B1%85" title="위키책:삭제 정책 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키책:삭제 정책" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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.ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/30px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/45px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/60px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><table class="shortcutbox noprint" style="float:right; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background:#ffffff; margin:0em 0em 0em 1em; padding:3px; text-align:center; line-height:1.1em"><tbody><tr><th style="border:none; background:transparent;"><span id="WB:DP"></span><small><a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Shortcuts" title="Wikibooks:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a>: <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:DP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:DP">WB:DP</a></small></th></tr></tbody></table> <b>This page documents an official <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikibooks:Policies and guidelines">Wikibooks policy</a></b> that the Wikibooks community has accepted and Wikibookians <b>must follow</b>. Except for minor edits, please make use of the <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks_talk:Deletion_policy" title="Wikibooks talk:Deletion policy">discussion page</a> to propose changes to this policy.</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r4440586"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This policy has an <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Deletion_policy/Unstable" title="Wikibooks:Deletion policy/Unstable">unstable branch</a> for proposing changes.</b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Wikibookians are expected to follow this policy when performing deletion-related activities (including undeletion requests). </p><p>Only <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Administrators" title="Wikibooks:Administrators">Administrators</a> can delete and restore pages. Deletion removes access, and undeletion restores access to a page's content and revision history. Keeping track of deletions can be hard if done too casually. Deletion decisions are not to be taken lightly. </p><p>Deletion are not be confused with page blanking, which adds an entry in the page's history and anyone can undo. Page blanking might be vandalism, an attempt to deal with vandalism, or an attempt to delete a page for whatever reasons. The first two can be fixed by restoring a revision free of vandalism. The last may qualify for speedy deletion, depending on the situation; if you want a second opinion, you may make a <a href="#Requests_for_deletion">request for deletion</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="General_guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-General_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-General_guidelines"></span>General guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-General_guidelines"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>In general, <b>keep stubs</b> that can be improved on, but delete stubs that are too narrowly defined or do not have a decent definition of what they are about.</li> <li>In general, <b>keep</b> modules that need heavy editing, but delete pages with no <i>meaningful content</i>.</li> <li>In general, <b>delete</b> modules that will simply never become educational resource modules. This includes idiosyncratic non-topics such as "Teaching 100 monkeys to type the works of Shakespeare".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Meaningful_content" data-mw-thread-id="h-Meaningful_content"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Meaningful_content"></span>Meaningful content<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Meaningful_content"></span></h2></div> <div style="position:relative; top: -3em;"><span id="WB:NMC"></span></div> <div class="shortcutbox noprint" style="float:right; clear:right; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background: #ffffff; margin:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1em; padding:3px; text-align:center;"><small><a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Shortcuts" title="Wikibooks:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a>: <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:NMC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:NMC">WB:NMC</a></small></div> <p>Content is not <i>meaningful</i> if it does not add value to readers or otherwise contribute to the project. What is considered "meaningful content" depends on the namespace. Under this criterion, you'll have to be careful when nominating or deleting pages. In doubt, put it under a <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_deletion" title="Wikibooks:Requests for deletion">deletion discussion</a>. </p><p>Absence of meaningful content includes, but is not limited to: </p> <ul><li>Spam and <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:DWV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:DWV">vandalism</a>.</li> <li>Test edits and nonsense.</li> <li>Abandoned pages displaying intent, but no actual content.</li></ul> <p>You can leave {{<a href="/wiki/Template:Query" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Query">query</a>}} on the page to check whether the user is intending to develop the page further. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Speedy_deletions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Speedy_deletions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Speedy_deletions"></span>Speedy deletions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Speedy_deletions"></span></h2></div> <div style="position:relative; top: -3em;"><span id="WB:SPEEDY"></span><span id="WB:CSD"></span></div> <div class="shortcutbox noprint" style="float:right; clear:right; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; background: #ffffff; margin:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1em; padding:3px; text-align:center;"><small><a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Shortcuts" title="Wikibooks:Shortcuts">Shortcuts</a>: <br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:SPEEDY" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:SPEEDY">WB:SPEEDY</a><br/> <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:CSD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:CSD">WB:CSD</a></small></div> <p>Speedy deletion is a deletion request where reasonable opposition is not expected or possible. Anyone can request speedy deletion, and anyone who objects or believes more discussion is needed can turn a speedy deletion candidate into a <a href="#Requests_for_deletion">request for deletion</a>. Speedy deletion requests made in bad faith can be removed by anyone. </p><p>Add <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Delete" title="Template:Delete">delete</a>|reasons for speedy deletion}}</code> to the top of a page to request speedy deletion. That page will then appear in <a href="/wiki/Category:Candidates_for_speedy_deletion" title="Category:Candidates for speedy deletion">Category:Candidates for speedy deletion</a> for administrators to address whenever time is available. </p><p>Pages that satisfy any of the following criteria can be considered for speedy deletion: </p> <ol><li>Pages nominated for speedy deletion by the only significant contributor.</li> <li>Pages in the nominator's user namespace (their user page, talk page, or any sub-page thereof).</li> <li>Pages with no <a href="#Meaningful_content">meaningful content</a>. Always check and revert if good content in the revision history was replaced.</li> <li>Pages in a book where current book contributors support deletion. Always link to the discussion page where consensus was reached.</li> <li>Pages that cannot comply with the <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:What_is_Wikibooks" title="Wikibooks:What is Wikibooks">scope</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikibooks:Policies and guidelines">policies</a> of the project. Should there be <b>any</b> doubt, <a href="#Requests_for_deletion">get community consensus</a>.</li> <li>Orphaned redirects that do not conform with <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Naming_policy" title="Wikibooks:Naming policy">Wikibooks:Naming policy</a> or where the names are unlikely to be inadvertently searched for by anyone.</li> <li>A repost of work previously deleted as a result of a <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_deletion" title="Wikibooks:Requests for deletion">requested for deletion</a> that has not successfully gone through <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_deletion#Undeletion" title="Wikibooks:Requests for deletion">requests for undeletion</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Requests_for_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requests_for_deletion"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requests_for_deletion"></span>Requests for deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requests_for_deletion"></span></h2></div> <p>If you disagree with the reason given in a speedy deletion nomination, or if you believe a work that does not satisfy any of the speedy deletion criteria should still be deleted, you can discuss deleting the work with your fellow community members at <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_deletion" title="Wikibooks:Requests for deletion">Wikibooks:Requests for deletion</a>. Please sign/date your reasoning and be prepared to defend it. </p><p>Next you should add <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfd" title="Template:Rfd">rfd</a>}}</code> to the top of the work, which will add the page to <a href="/wiki/Category:Requests_for_deletion" title="Category:Requests for deletion">Category:Requests for deletion</a>. At this time, the discussion process begins. </p><p>Every registered Wikibooks user can participate in the discussion process to decide what to do with the work in question. Please explain your reasoning, sign/date your comments, and be ready defend your position. For convenience please include a <a href="/wiki/Template:Icon" title="Template:Icon">discussion icon</a> to help other participants quickly review what the overall position of the participants is. 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Per this guideline, any position declaration is an aid to discussion and not a vote; the decision isn't based on quantity but on quality. </p><p>Discussion may be terminated early and any outcome ignored if the discussion is believed to be the <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Vandalism_in_progress" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:Vandalism in progress">result of vandalism</a> or part of an edit war between two contributors who may not like each other. If later serious objections are raised, discussion may resume. </p><p>You should be especially sensitive to discussions about brand-new works, particularly by new contributors to Wikibooks. Unless there are obvious problems that are unlikely to be rectified, your time would be better spent mentoring new contributors and trying to help clean up new works, even if the work is currently a blatant violation of current procedures. Remember you were once a new contributor too. </p><p>If the decision is that the page should be deleted, an <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Administrators" title="Wikibooks:Administrators">administrator</a> will do so, and it will show up on the page <a href="/wiki/Special:Log/delete" title="Special:Log/delete">Special:Log/delete</a>. 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Let someone else do it.</li> <li>Simply deleting a page does <i>not</i> automatically delete its talk page or any subpages. Please delete these pages too.</li> <li>If another solution has been found for some of these pages than deletion, leave them listed on <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_deletion" title="Wikibooks:Requests for deletion">Wikibooks:Requests for deletion</a> for a short while, so the original poster can see why it wasn't deleted, and what did happen to it. This will prevent reposting of the same item. Alternately, leave a message on their user page explaining the verdict of the deletion process.</li> <li>Use common sense and respect the judgment and feelings of other Wikibooks participants.</li> <li>When in doubt, don't delete.</li> <li>Don't hesitate to turn a speedy delete into a <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_deletion" title="Wikibooks:Requests for deletion">RfD discussion</a>. 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For example, administrators can disregard comments if they feel that there is strong evidence that they were not made in good faith. Such "bad faith" comments include those being made by sock puppets, being made anonymously, or being made using a new user id whose only edits are to the article in question and the voting on that article.</li></ol> <p>Ideally, when an admin deletes a test page or other page with no useful content, it is a good idea to put a note on the author's talk page explaining things, pointing them to the <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Sandbox" title="Wikibooks:Sandbox">sandbox</a> in cases of tests. Be friendly! Everyone was new once. In the case of anon IP users this is not as important as they have likely moved on or their IPs changed since that edit. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Frequently_asked_questions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Frequently_asked_questions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Frequently_asked_questions"></span>Frequently asked questions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Frequently_asked_questions"></span></h2></div> <dl><dt>This book is totally biased! What gives?</dt> <dd>See <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:NPOV_dispute" title="Wikibooks:NPOV dispute">Wikibooks:NPOV dispute</a>. You don't need the RfD page for that.</dd> <dt>Where'd my page go?!</dt> <dd>Check the <a href="/wiki/Special:Log/delete" title="Special:Log/delete">deletion log</a> and head over to <a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Requests_for_undeletion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikibooks:Requests for undeletion">Wikibooks:Requests for undeletion</a> if you believe that a page may have been deleted without proper grounds.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikibooks:Templates/Deletion" title="Wikibooks:Templates/Deletion">Wikibooks:Templates/Deletion</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r4271531">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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