Wiki143:Template index/Deletion

Before attempting to delete any articles, categories, etc., read Wikipedia:Deletion policy, and the specific instructions for the type of page you want to delete.

Contents:	Deletion tools Discussion pages Speedy deletion Deletion navboxes

Deletion tools

What to type	What it makes	Notes
See AfD in 3 steps for instructions on how to delete an article.		Read the instructions.
See the instructions for deleting a category.		Read the instructions.
See the instructions for deleting a file.	Template:Ffd	Read the instructions.
See the instructions for deleting a miscellaneous page.		Read the instructions.
See the instructions for deleting a redirect.		Read the instructions.
Template:Tlsp		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.
Template:Tlx		Experimental, see talk page.
Template:Tlx		Read the instructions.
Template:Tlx		Read the instructions.
Template:Tlx		Read the instructions.
Template:Tlx		Read the instructions.
Template:Tlsp	File:Ambox warning yellow.svg The article [[{{{1}}}]] has been proposed for deletion. The proposed-deletion notice added to the article should explain why. While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons. You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the Template:Tl notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on [[Talk:{{{1}}}|the article's talk page]]. Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing Template:Tl will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion.	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.
Template:Tlx		stub redirect page; replace the redirect with a transclusion of the redirect target.
Template:Tlx		Stub template page.
Template:Tlx		Read the docs.

Discussion pages

What to type	What it makes	Notes
Template:Tlx		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.
Template:Tlsp	Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,	For use when a discussion is relisted under a later date to allow more time for a consensus to form. Use {{subst:relist|~~~~}}

Other deletion-related templates

What to type	What it makes (place it atop articles)	Notes
Template:Tlx	Template:Db-histmerge	Request an admin to do a history merge
Template:Tlx	Template:Salt	Placed when there is a consensus that an article should not be recreated without prior discussion.

Deletion navboxes

• Template:Tl: Afd template navbox.
• Template:Tl: proposed deletion template navbox.
• Template:Tl: speedy deletion template navbox. Also has policy pages and categories list.
• Template:Tl: tool to search multiple deletion discussion pages.
• Template:Tl: sidebar for pages on deletion topics.
• Template:Tl: sidebar for pages with arguments to avoid and make in discussions, including deletion.
• Template:Tl: sidebar for deletion policy page navigation.
• Template:Tl: sidebar of various deletion templates and pages.