The examples below illustrate deletion notices. Follow the local deletion policy and use the affected page’s talk page for discussion; ask a local administrator when their tools are needed.
Please contribute to the local discussion, following articles for deletion. Explain the evidence and consider keeping, improving, merging or redirecting the content.
A nomination does not determine the outcome or create an automatic deadline. Retain the notice until the discussion is closed.
This file is being considered for deletion or replacement under the local file discussion process.
Please contribute to the file's discussion, explaining the issue and alternatives. Check article uses, history, source and licence information before removal. A notice does not determine the outcome or start a countdown.
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A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Articlename is suitable for inclusion in Elite Dangerous Wiki according to local policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article is being discussed at the local article discussion until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and local policies and guidelines.
Editors may still improve the article, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the AfD notice from the article until the discussion is closed.
Add this message to the talk page of the editor who created this article to alert him/her to an AfD discussion you have begun. Should be used with subst.
The page Articlename has been proposed for deletion on Elite Dangerous Wiki.The concern raised is: Explain the local concern here.
Please review the page's discussion and contribute relevant evidence. You may improve the page while the proposal is considered. A nomination does not decide the outcome, and this local process has no automatic deletion countdown. A contested proposal should be discussed under the local deletion policy. If the page has already been deleted, see deletion review.
Add this message to the talk page of the editor who first created this article to notify him/her that you have nominated the article for deletion. Should be used with subst.
If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is not a majority vote, but instead a discussion among wiki contributors. This wiki has policies and guidelines regarding the encyclopedia's content, and consensus (agreement) is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes.
However, you are invited to participate and your opinion is welcome. Remember to assume good faith on the part of others and to sign your posts on this page by adding ~~~~ at the end.
Note: Comments may be tagged as follows: suspected single-purpose accounts: {{subst:spa|username}}; suspected canvassed users: {{subst:canvassed|username}}; accounts blocked for sockpuppetry: {{subst:csm|username}} or{{subst:csp|sock username|sockmaster username}}.
For use when deletion discussions attract the attention of new or potentially canvassed users who may be unfamiliar with the purpose and procedures for deletion.
It is requested that the deleted page history of [[:|{{{1}}}]] be [[Special:Undelete/{{{1}}}|undeleted]] andmerged into the history of this page. This action can only be performed by an administrator or an importer (compare pages). Consider placing {{subst:Uw-c&pmove|{{{1}}}|to=Elite Dangerous Wiki:Template index/Deletion}} ~~~~ on the talk page of the editor who performed the cut-and-paste move.
Administrators: Before merging the page histories, read the instructions at History merging carefully. An incorrect history merge is very difficult to undo.
Note to deleting admin: This title is unsuitable for this wiki or this page has been created repeatedly under this or other names, and if it is deleted, you might also consider protecting it from creation.
Placed when there is a consensus that an article should not be recreated without prior discussion.
