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See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Project:PD_help" title="Special:MyLanguage/Project:PD help">Public Domain Help Pages</a> for more info. </td> <td class="icon-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="PD" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/30px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/45px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/60px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196"/></span></span></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>Normal and sysop users cannot <b>permanently delete a wiki page</b>, but sysops can delete a page such that it could still be restored. This is a deliberate design feature, and is an important part of why wikis work. Every kind of editing operation can be reverted by any other user, and that includes resurrecting deleted content. It doesn't cause significant wasted space; and with nothing but a 'delete' label, the page is effectively deleted anyway. </p><p><b>Deleting a page</b> is, on the other hand, a straightforward operation for anyone with <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Sysops_and_permissions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Sysops and permissions">sysop permissions</a>: it allows to semi-permanently remove a page from the wiki, until a sysop undeletes (restores) it with the same ease. Typically sysops might look for delete labels, and do a proper delete on these pages, after a period of time. If for some reason you need a page to be deleted more quickly than that, you will need to contact a sysop to request this. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:RevisionDelete" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:RevisionDelete">Revision deletion</a> offers a more granular feature of deletion for edits with particular problems. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Before_deleting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Before_deleting"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Before_deleting"></span>Before deleting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Before_deleting"></span></h2></div> <p>Sysops should also be aware of the general advice given on <a href="#When_not_to_delete_a_page">When not to delete a page</a>: in particular, there are many situations where a deletion is too drastic. For example, a redirect is often more appropriate. </p><p>Before deleting you could perform various checks: </p> <ul><li>Use the "What links here" tool. This gives an indication as to how important a page is, and what subjects it relates to. Perhaps the page is still linked to prominently from many places. All incoming links will become red links if you proceed with the deletion. Ideally all incoming links should be changed/removed, if there is genuinely no need for this page to exist. You could do this work prior to deleting, or ask others in the wiki community to do it.</li> <li>Check the page history and the associated talk page. Who was proposing the deletion? Does anyone disagree? Has it been properly discussed? Did people have adequate time to raise objections? Did somebody vandalize a page, which then led to a deletion proposal?</li></ul> <p>The care taken over these things might depend on the size of the wiki community, and how clear-cut the case for deletion is. Remember that only sysop users can undo a delete action, so to a normal user the information appears to be lost forever. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Use_the_'delete'_action" data-mw-thread-id="h-Use_the_'delete'_action"><span id="Use_the_.27delete.27_action"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Use_the_'delete'_action"></span>Use the 'delete' action<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Use_the_'delete'_action"></span></h2></div> <p>Sysops should see a 'delete' tab or action menu option at the top of every page. To find the action menu, look for a down arrow or triangle next to the "View History" tab. If you mouse over the triangle you should see "delete", "move", "protect" and "watch". Click the delete action to delete the page. When using browsers which support keyboard shortcuts, you can also use <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6747130">.mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#aaa);border-radius:0.2em;box-shadow:0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #ddd;background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom,var(--background-color-neutral,#eee),var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f9f9f9),var(--background-color-neutral,#eee));color:var(--color-base,#333);padding:0.1em 0.3em;font-family:inherit;font-size:0.85em}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{box-shadow:0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #444}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .keyboard-key{box-shadow:0.1em 0.2em 0.2em #444}}</style><kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">Alt</kbd>+<kbd class="keyboard-key nowrap">D</kbd>. You will be asked to confirm, and to supply a "Reason for deletion". This is a short textual description of why the page is being deleted. You can also delete the associated talk page along with the subject page. Your action will appear on the recent changes display, and in the deletion log (<a href="/wiki/Special:Log" title="Special:Log">Special:Log</a>). </p><p>Remember that only administrators can delete uploaded files. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Undeleting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Undeleting"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Undeleting"></span>Undeleting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Undeleting"></span></h2></div> <p>Pages can be completely undeleted, all revisions and page contents are stored. To undelete a page you must navigate to the exact page name of the page. You can find this in the deletion log (<a href="/wiki/Special:Log" title="Special:Log">Special:Log</a>) if you don't remember it. </p><p>You should then see a link to "View or undelete n deleted edits?". Tick the box next to the revision you wish to restore. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Configuring_deletion_reasons" data-mw-thread-id="h-Configuring_deletion_reasons"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Configuring_deletion_reasons"></span>Configuring deletion reasons<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Configuring_deletion_reasons"></span></h2></div> <p>The list of reasons in the dropdown box is maintained at <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown" title="MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown">MediaWiki:Deletereason-dropdown</a>. </p><p>For deletion of Files: The list of reasons in the dropdown box is maintained at <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown" title="MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown">MediaWiki:Filedelete-reason-dropdown</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_not_to_delete_a_page" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_not_to_delete_a_page"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_not_to_delete_a_page"></span>When not to delete a page<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_not_to_delete_a_page"></span></h2></div> <p>Typically you would delete a page if the contents are entirely inappropriate and do not match the purposes of the Wiki. In other situations, you would take a less extreme course of action, for example: </p> <ul><li>The page should have a different title. See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Moving_a_page" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Moving a page">Help:Moving a page</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Moving_a_page" title="Help:Moving a page"> </a></span>.</li> <li>The contents should have been placed on a different page -- Add the contents to the other page, and then supply a redirect. See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects">Help:Redirects</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Redirects" title="Help:Redirects"> </a></span>.</li> <li>The contents are already on a different page -- Delete the duplicate content and leave a redirect. That way, the page title, which made sense to somebody, will helpfully redirect to the information. See <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Redirects">Help:Redirects</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:Redirects" title="Help:Redirects"> </a></span>.</li> <li>The page is out-of-date -- Re-word sentences to be in the past tense, to make the page a historical record. Alternatively, label the information as out-of-date, with a warning notice.</li> <li><a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Don%27t_delete_redirects" class="extiw" title="m:Special:MyLanguage/Don't delete redirects">m:Don't delete redirects</a>.</li></ul> <p>An actual delete is generally necessary only if the <i>title</i> of the page is inappropriate. In other situations, a merge and redirect is more appropriate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proposing_changes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Proposing_changes-When_not_to_delete_a_page"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Proposing_changes-When_not_to_delete_a_page"></span>Proposing changes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Proposing_changes-When_not_to_delete_a_page"></span></h3></div> <p>Deciding on appropriate content/page titles can be a difficult aspect of Wiki organization, and one which can often provoke debates. If the merge or deletion you have in mind is one which might cause upset, you should propose the change first. Do this by leaving a note to give your reasons on the <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Talk_pages" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:Talk pages">talk page</a>. You might also establish a system for labeling the page with a delete/merge proposal template, to make everybody aware of your intentions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unlinking_a_page" data-mw-thread-id="h-Unlinking_a_page-When_not_to_delete_a_page"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Unlinking_a_page-When_not_to_delete_a_page"></span>Unlinking a page<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Unlinking_a_page-When_not_to_delete_a_page"></span></h3></div> <p>The 'What links here' toolbox feature (bottom of left sidebar) will tell you which other Wiki pages link to the current page. Always use this feature to check before proceeding with deleting. These related pages will need to be edited for their links to reflect the change. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Code_stewardship" data-mw-thread-id="h-Code_stewardship"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Code_stewardship"></span>Code stewardship<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Code_stewardship"></span></h2></div> <ul><li>Maintained by <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_Interfaces_Team" title="Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Interfaces Team">MediaWiki Interfaces Team</a>.</li> <li>Live chat (<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki_on_IRC" title="Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki on IRC">IRC</a>): <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r6651115">.mw-parser-output .irc-connect>a{color:green}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .irc-connect>a{color:#12c812}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .irc-connect>a{color:#12c812}}</style><span class="plainlinks" style="font-family: monospace,Courier; white-space: pre-wrap !important; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 1200px; overflow: auto;" title="#mediawiki-core on Libera.Chat IRC"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/mediawiki-core">#mediawiki-core</a></span> <sup class="plainlinks irc-connect"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.libera.chat/?channel=#mediawiki-core">connect</a></sup></li> <li>Issue tracker: <a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/mediawiki-page-deletion/">Phabricator MediaWiki-Page-deletion</a> (<a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/1/?projects=mediawiki-page-deletion">Report an issue</a>)</li></ul> <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/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Page_deletion" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Page deletion">Manual:Page deletion</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:Page_deletion" title="Manual:Page deletion"> </a></span> – documentation for MediaWiki developers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators#Deletion" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Administrators">Manual:Administrators#Deletion</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:Administrators#Deletion" title="Manual:Administrators"> </a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:RevisionDelete" title="Special:MyLanguage/Help:RevisionDelete">Help:RevisionDelete</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Help:RevisionDelete" title="Help:RevisionDelete"> </a></span> – optional feature that must be enabled, see <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:RevisionDelete" title="Special:MyLanguage/Manual:RevisionDelete">Manual:RevisionDelete</a><span style="display:none"><a href="/wiki/Manual:RevisionDelete" title="Manual:RevisionDelete"> </a></span>.</li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Deletion_and_undeletion&oldid=6331879">https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Deletion_and_undeletion&oldid=6331879</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Category</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Help" title="Category:Help">Help</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 24 January 2024, at 21:39.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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