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This template will categorise articles into [[:Category:Articles for deletion]].  This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]] and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

This template should always be [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted]] onto pages it appears on, because it requires that the <nowiki>{{PAGENAME}}</nowiki> [[Help:Variable|variable]] be substituted.  (This is so that the link to the AFD discussion does not break when the page is renamed during AFD discussions.)  If the template is not substituted, a warning message is shown instead.

This template results in 3 lines of wikitext that make use of {{tl|AfDM}}.  This template is intended for renominating articles that have already been nominated for deletion before.  For nominating articles for the first time, use the {{tl|afd}} template instead.

=== Usage ===
For [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion]] use {{[[Template:Prod|Prod]]}}. [[WP:PROD]] takes load off [[WP:AFD]] and should always be used instead if reasonable.

 <nowiki>{{subst:afdx}}</nowiki>
 <nowiki>{{subst:afdx|3rd}}</nowiki>
 <nowiki>{{subst:afdx|4th}}</nowiki>

This template will place a notice that the page has been nominated for deletion. It should be placed at the top of the page and substituted.

Equivalent results can also be achieved using the normal {{tl|afd}} template, at the cost of some extra typing.  Specifically, the three examples above produce exactly the same results as:

 <nowiki>{{subst:afd|</nowiki>''PAGENAME'' (2nd nomination)}}
 <nowiki>{{subst:afd|</nowiki>''PAGENAME'' (3rd nomination)}}
 <nowiki>{{subst:afd|</nowiki>''PAGENAME'' (4th nomination)}}

Where <code>''PAGENAME''</code> is the title of the page the template is being placed on.

=== See also ===
* [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|Criteria for speedy deletion]]

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