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Adding a usage note and preliminary template documentation
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== Usage Note == | |||
Add this template to any page on Meta for which you're requesting an [[Meta:Administrators|administrator]] to delete, either by adding it to the very top of the page (preferred) or by replacing the existing content with this template (also acceptable) following the format prescribed below. | |||
<code><nowiki>{{Delete|1=</nowiki>''Your deletion reason''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> | |||
Replace ''your deletion reason'' with one of the commonly accepted reasons for deletion below, or describe concisely ''why'' you are requesting deletion. | |||
=== Commonly accepted reasons for deletion === | |||
* Vandalism | |||
* Attack page/page created solely for harassment | |||
* Copyright violation | |||
* Spam | |||
* Test page. Please either use the [[Meta:Sandbox|community sandbox]] or [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|create your personal sandbox]] | |||
* Non-controversial housekeeping | |||
* [[Special:BrokenRedirects|Broken redirect]] | |||
* [[Special:DoubleRedirects|Double redirect]] | |||
* Author requests deletion, or author blanked | |||
* Page erroneously created on Meta instead of user's own wiki | |||
* Subpages with no parent page | |||
* Talk pages with no companion page and no meaningful discussion history | |||
* Images available as identical copies on either [[commons:Main Page|Miraheze Commons]] or [[wikimediacommons:Main Page|Wikimedia Commons]] | |||
* [[Special:UnusedCategories|Empty category]] | |||
* [[Special:UnusedTemplates|Unused template (including a template redirect)]] with no inlinks, transclusions, or page watchers | |||
=== Parameter(s) === | |||
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