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<span class="anonymous-show">{{warning|'''You must sign in''' to nominate articles for deletion. If you do not sign in or edit anonymously, you will get stuck part way through the nomination procedure.}}</span>
*To nominate '''''multiple'' related articles''' for deletion or merging, follow the [[WP:MULTIAFD|bundled nomination procedure]] instead.
*To nominate '''''a single'' article''' for deletion or merging, you should not follow the steps below (unless you know what you are doing). Instead, it is ''highly recommended'' that you [[WP:AFD#Twinkle|use the simple Twinkle tool]] or [[WP:AFD#Requesting a nomination|request that someone else nominate the article for you]].
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▲|| <div class="afd-3steps-yellow"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''I'''</span> – Put the AfD tags on the article(s).</div>
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* Check the article history and previous talk-page discussions. Consider improving, merging or redirecting instead of deletion under [[Project:Deletion policy]].
* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion#Search AfD discussions|Search previous AfD discussions]] to check if the article has been nominated at AfD before.
* Open a section on the article's talk page. Identify the article, explain the reason, and link supporting evidence. For related pages, list each title and explain why they belong in the same discussion.
*Based on how many times the article has been nominated at AfD, add the relevant templates at the '''top''' of the article:
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** <small>If this is the first nomination, insert '''{{tlxs|afd1}}''' .</small>
| class="afd-3steps-ii" | <div class="afd-3steps-yellow"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''II'''</span> – CreateAdd the article'snotice AfDand discussionnotify pageeditors.</div> ▼** <small>Instead, if the article has been nominated before, insert '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afdx|2nd}}</nowiki></code>''', '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afdx|3rd}}</nowiki></code>''', etc.</small>
*If you are nominating for merging, add the {{para|outcome|merging}} and {{para|target|<var>First article you nominated</var>}} parameters, e.g. {{tlxs|afd1|outcome{{=}}merging|target{{=}}foo}} or {{tlxs|afdx|2nd|outcome{{=}}merging|target{{=}}bar}}
* Publish your changes, using an edit summary such as <code>Nominated article at AfD; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/'''<var>NominationName</var>'''<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>. Do not mark the edit as [[Help:Minor edit|minor]].
** <small>The <var>NominationName</var> is normally the article name (<code><var>PageName</var></code>), but if it has been nominated before, use "<code><var>PageName</var> (2nd nomination)</code>", "<code><var>PageName</var> (3rd nomination)</code>", etc.</small>
* If you are nominating for merging, also tag the target article by inserting the following at the top of the article or target sections: {{tlx|Merge from|'''<var>Name of the article</var>'''|3=afd='''<var>NominationName</var>'''|4=date=''{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}''}}
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* Add <code><nowiki>{{Afd|discussion=Talk:Article title#Section title}}</nowiki></code> to the article. Replace the example with the actual local discussion link.
The resulting AfD banner at the top of the article should contain a bolded link to a "'''Preloaded debate'''": click it and follow the instructions that will appear above the text editor.
* Give a clear edit summary. Notify the creator and affected maintainers on their user talk pages, linking the same discussion. Keep notifications neutral.
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Alternatively, you can also do it manually:
|| <div class="afd-3steps-yellow"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''III'''</span> – ListDiscuss theand discussionrecord inthe today's AfD logoutcome.</div> ▼* The resulting AfD banner will contain a bolded link that says "'''... discussion page'''": click it to open the AfD discussion.
* Insert this text:<br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd2 | pg=</nowiki><var>PageName</var> | cat=<var>Category</var> | text=<var>Why you are nominating the article</var><nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki></code>'''
* Discuss the evidence and alternatives under [[Project:Consensus]]. An active notice is not a decision or a timed deletion instruction.
** <small>Replace <code><var>PageName</var></code> with the name of the page, <code><var>Category</var></code> with a letter from the list [[Template:AfD categories|M, O, B, S, W, G, T, F, and P]] to categorize the debate, and <code><var>Why you are nominating the article</var></code> with the reasons the article should be deleted or merged.</small>
* Record the result and reasons on the same talk page. Ask an uninvolved administrator to review disputed or destructive outcomes. Remove the active notice after closure and preserve the discussion record.
* Publish your changes.
* See [[Project:Deletion review]] for a disputed deletion. No external gadget, bot or daily log is required.
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* [[Special:EditPage/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/{{CURRENTYEAR}}_{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}}|'''Edit today's AfD log''']]
* At the '''top''' of the list on the log page (there's a comment indicating the spot), insert: '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd3 | pg=</nowiki><var>NominationName</var><nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>'''<br /><small>Replace <var>NominationName</var> appropriately (use "<code><var>PageName</var></code>", "<code><var>PageName</var> (2nd nomination)</code>", etc.)</small>
* Publish the page.
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