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This template supports [[Project:Categories for discussion|categories for discussion]] on Elite Dangerous Wiki.
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{{Deletion tools|Cfd}}
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== Usage ==▼
To propose deleting a category. The template displays the proper links and the recommended {{tl|Cfd2}} syntax for the next step.
<pre>{{Category for deletion|discussion=Talk:Page title#Discussion|reason=Explain the concern}}</pre>
 
Use the appropriate namespace talk page for a template, file, category or module. The optional <code>discussion</code> parameter links a specific local discussion and section. The notice asks for review; it does not decide the result or create an automatic deadline.
Please follow [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Howto|overall instructions]].
 
== Closing a discussion ==
▲==Usage==
Record the outcome and reasons on the same talk page. Remove an active notice when the discussion is closed. Preserve contributor attribution and useful history when merging content. Destructive actions require the actual local permission. See [[Project:Deletion review]] for a disputed deletion.
If a single category:
* {{tlsc|Cfd}}
 
== Related guidance ==
If a group of similar categories or a category and its subcategories, use an umbrella nomination:
* [[CategoryProject:Categories for discussion templates]]▼
* {{tlsc|Cfd|'''{{var|SectionName}}'''}}
* [[Project:Deletion policy]]
:''SectionName'' is the joint discussion section. It may be a category name, or any other unique name that reflects the nominations.
* [[Project:Consensus]]
 
::Note that where the {{var|SectionName}} includes the category prefix, it must specified:
::*{{tlsc|Cfd|'''Category:'''Bishops}} – with category prefix
::*{{tlsc|Cfd|Bishops and archbishops categories}} – without category
 
* Please include "Cfd" in the edit summary, and don't mark the edit as minor.
* {{strong|Preview before saving.}} The display will give more precise instructions about the next step.
 
===Optional parameter===
A parameter is available to propose something more narrowly tailored than outright deletion:
 
{{para|type}} – something other than "deletion"; noun/gerund, lower-case (replaces the word "deletion" in "This category is being considered for deletion.")
 
Examples:
 
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}containerization}}
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}navboxification}}
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}rescoping}}
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}cleanup discussion}}
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}expansion}}
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}subcategorization}}
Can be used with the {{var|SectionName}}:
*{{tlsc|Cfd|type{{=}}containerization|Bishops and archbishops categories}}
All of these presently categorize articles in [[:Category:Categories for general discussion]].
 
{{strong|Note:}} {{em|There are already specialized templates for most common CfD actions:}}
* {{tlx|Cfc}} – convert to article (other than a list)
* {{tlx|Cfr}} – rename
* {{tlx|Cfl}} – listify
* {{tlx|Cfm}} – merge (including upmerge)
* {{tlx|Cfs}} – split
 
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