Elite Dangerous Wiki:Deletion policy - Revision history

Maintenance script: Reconcile Elite Dangerous community rules and Wikipedia-derived editorial guidance for the independent wiki; retain local layout

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Reconcile Elite Dangerous community rules and Wikipedia-derived editorial guidance for the independent wiki; retain local layout

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			== Subject-specific rules ==
			Apply [[Project:Squadrons\|the squadron policy's impact tests and one-month sourcing period]] where relevant. The general discussion procedures below do not shorten that period or make a maintenance notice an automatic deletion order. An administrator should explain how the specific rule applies.

			Do not use deletion as a shortcut around a factual dispute. Preserve useful revisions and contributor attribution when merging or restoring content. Refer personal-information concerns to an administrator without repeating the information in a public nomination.

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Adapt local policies, template notices and guidance for independent Elite Dangerous Wiki; preserve index layout

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	[[Project:Editorial guidance\|Editorial guidance directory]]		[[Project:Editorial guidance\|Editorial guidance directory]]
			== Local discussion processes ==
			* [[Project:Articles for deletion\|Articles]]
			* [[Project:Files for discussion\|Files]]
			* [[Project:Templates for discussion\|Templates and modules]]
			* [[Project:Categories for discussion\|Categories]]
			* [[Project:Redirects for discussion\|Redirects]]
			* [[Project:Miscellany for deletion\|Other pages]]
			* [[Project:Proposed deletion]]
			* [[Project:Deletion review\|Review and restoration]]

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'''Deletion policy''' provides local editorial guidance for the independent Elite Dangerous Wiki. Apply it alongside [[Project:Community standards|community standards]] and [[Project:Policies|existing local policies]].

== Consider alternatives ==
Before requesting deletion, check the page history and whether correction, reverting vandalism, merging or redirecting would preserve useful content. A short but useful game article is not automatically a deletion candidate. Do not remove sourced content merely because it is unpopular or disputed.

== Request and review ==
For an ordinary request, explain the reason on the page's talk page and ask a local administrator to review it. Identify the exact page or file and link supporting evidence. For clear spam, tests, vandalism or obvious duplicates, follow [[Project:Candidates for speedy deletion]]. Adding a template does not itself delete anything.

== Administrator action ==
Review history, incoming links and any useful content before deleting. Give a specific reason in the deletion log. Preserve attribution when content is merged rather than removed. A disputed deletion can be raised with an uninvolved administrator on their talk page. There is no automatic seven-day deadline or imported numbered deletion scheme. See [[Project:Administrators]].

[[Project:Editorial guidance|Editorial guidance directory]]