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:''See also: [[ | :''See also: [[Linguifex:Policy]]'' | ||
The | The Linguifex Wiki '''deletion policy''' describes how pages that do not meet the criteria for content of the wiki are identified and removed. | ||
Deletion of a | Deletion of a Linguifex Wiki article removes the current version and all previous versions from public view. Unlike '''page blanking''', which can be performed (or reverted) by any user, deletion can be performed only by [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrators]]. Administrators can also view deleted pages and reverse ("undelete") any deletion. All such actions are logged. If in doubt as to whether there is consensus to delete a page, administrators will normally not delete it. | ||
==[[File:Spoken.png|75px]] Discussion== | ==[[File:Spoken.png|75px]] Discussion== | ||
If | If a page can be improved, this should be solved through regular editing, rather than deletion. Vandalism to a page's content can be reverted by any user. | ||
Disputes over page content are usually not dealt with by deleting the page, except in severe cases. The content issues should be discussed at the relevant talk page, and other methods of dispute resolution should be used first, such as listing on discussion pages for comments for further input. Deletion discussions that are really unresolved content disputes may be closed by an uninvolved editor, and referred to the talk page or other appropriate forum. | Disputes over page content are usually not dealt with by deleting the page, except in severe cases. The content issues should be discussed at the relevant talk page, and other methods of dispute resolution should be used first, such as listing on discussion pages for comments for further input. Deletion discussions that are really unresolved content disputes may be closed by an uninvolved editor, and referred to the talk page or other appropriate forum. | ||
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Reasons for deletion include, but are not limited to, the following (subject to the condition that improvement or deletion of an offending section, if practical, is preferable to deletion of an entire page): | Reasons for deletion include, but are not limited to, the following (subject to the condition that improvement or deletion of an offending section, if practical, is preferable to deletion of an entire page): | ||
: '''G:12; F:6'''. Copyright violations not in accordance with the [ | : '''G:12; F:6'''. Copyright violations not in accordance with the [[Linguifex:Copyrights]]. | ||
: '''G:3'''. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. | : '''G:3'''. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. | ||
: '''G:11'''. Advertising or other spam without relevant content (but not an article about an advertising-related subject). | : '''G:11'''. Advertising or other spam without relevant content (but not an article about an advertising-related subject). | ||
: '''G:8'''. Inactivity of a personal constructed language. | : '''G:8'''. Inactivity of a personal constructed language. Reversion of deletions shall be petitioned to the [[Linguifex:Administrators|administrators]]. | ||
: '''T:1'''. Redundant or otherwise useless templates. | : '''T:1'''. Redundant or otherwise useless templates. | ||
: '''C:1'''. Categories representing overcategorisation. | : '''C:1'''. Categories representing overcategorisation. | ||
: '''F:1;2;6'''. Files or images that are unused, obsolete, or violate the Non-free policy. | : '''F:1;2;6'''. Files or images that are unused, obsolete, or violate the Non-free policy. | ||
*Any other use of the article, template, project, or user namespace that is contrary to the established separate policy for that [[ | *Any other use of the article, template, project, or user namespace that is contrary to the established separate policy for that [[Linguifex:Organisation|namespace]]. | ||
*Any other content not suitable for a wiki. | *Any other content not suitable for a wiki. | ||
==[[File: | ==[[File:Blocking.png|75px]] B. Blocking== | ||
:''See also: [[ | :''See also: [[Linguifex:Policy]]'' | ||
Blocking of users is the last resort of all administrator to solve a conflict. Users may be blocked if repeatedly or severely disobeying or violating any of the guidelines presented in the [[ | Blocking of users is the last resort of all administrator to solve a conflict. Users may be blocked if repeatedly or severely disobeying or violating any of the guidelines presented in the [[Linguifex:General policy|conduct policy]] or deletion policy. | ||
If you disagree with the blocking of a user, an unblocking request shall be presented to the [[ | If you disagree with the blocking of a user, an unblocking request shall be presented to the [[Linguifex:Administrators|administration]]. | ||
The main reasons for blocking are: | The main reasons for blocking are: | ||
: '''G:3'''. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. | : '''G:3'''. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. | ||
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<li>'''Not logged in'''</li> | <li>'''Not logged in'''</li> | ||
A more rare cause is when repeatedly editing without signing in to an account, which reveals the user's IP-address. This is a source of danger for the user, and leads to difficulties with identifying the authors of pages for the administrators. | A more rare cause is when repeatedly editing without signing in to an account, which reveals the user's IP-address. This is a source of danger for the user, and leads to difficulties with identifying the authors of pages for the administrators. | ||
<li>''' | <li>'''Sockpuppeting'''</li> | ||
Making use of another user account to circumvent banning or blocking or to promote vandalism is heavily forbidden and | Making use of another user account to circumvent banning or blocking or to promote vandalism is heavily forbidden and is bound to result in blocking of the accounts. | ||
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<li>'''Test pages'''</li> | <li>'''Test pages'''</li> | ||
A page created to test editing or other | A page created to test editing or other Linguifex Wiki functions. All testing should occur within the user sphere. | ||
<li>'''Pure vandalism'''</li> | <li>'''Pure vandalism'''</li> | ||
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<li>'''Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion'''</li> | <li>'''Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion'''</li> | ||
If a deletion is agreed upon amongst the community, only a petition and discussion with the [[ | If a deletion is agreed upon amongst the community, only a petition and discussion with the [[Linguifex:Administrators|administration]] can recreate it. | ||
<li>'''Creations by non-logged in users'''</li> | <li>'''Creations by non-logged in users'''</li> | ||
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<li>'''Inactivity'''</li> | <li>'''Inactivity'''</li> | ||
A personal language with a '''non-sufficient content''' and a '''long inactivity''', may be deleted. The | A personal language with a '''non-sufficient content''' and a '''long inactivity''', may be deleted. The definition of "non-sufficient" and "long inactivity" is arbitrary, and it is up to the administrators to assess whether articles ought to be deleted or not. However, a user has approximately one or two months upon creation of a language to add substantial content. If a language is risking deletion, a watch notice should be left on the author's talk page. In case of deletion, a deletion notice should be left on the author's talk page. If a user wants a language recreated, petition should be left with the administration. | ||
'''Special template''': [[Template:Watched/G:8|Watched/G:8]] | |||
<li>'''Page blanking'''</li> | |||
Blanking a page of all its content is a normally prohibited action. Page blanking may only occur at the behest of the administration and only applies to main space articles. Users may apply to get their language articles blanked or deleted at the administration, which is normally approved of. | |||
Talk pages and administrative pages cannot be blanked. This is a clear violation of the policy. Talk pages can however be archived, granted there are not several active discussions, and the content surpasses 32 kilobytes. See [[Help:Archiving]], for more information. | |||
<li>'''Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page'''</li> | <li>'''Pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page'''</li> | ||
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<li>'''Unambiguous copyright infringement'''</li> | <li>'''Unambiguous copyright infringement'''</li> | ||
Text pages that contain copyrighted material with no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a compatible free license, where there is no non-infringing content on the page worth saving. Only if the history is unsalvageably corrupted should it be deleted in its entirety; earlier versions without infringement should be retained. | Text pages that contain copyrighted material with no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a compatible free license, where there is no non-infringing content on the page worth saving. Only if the history is unsalvageably corrupted should it be deleted in its entirety; earlier versions without infringement should be retained. | ||
<li>'''Technical or severe layout error'''</li> | |||
If a page unintentionally interferes with Linguifex layout, design, code or technology this should be corrected immediately. If the error does not apply to the three main browsers of [[w:Google Chrome|Google Chrome]], [[w:Internet Explorer|Internet Explorer]] or [[w:Mozilla Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]], it is of secondary prioritation. | |||
If possible, depending on situation and circumstances, the edit believed to have caused the error should be reverted. If preferable, it may corrected on the spot. If all efforts prove futile, deletion to prevent cascading errors is recommended. Templates with technical errors can cause cascading troubles throughout both the template and main namespaces. | |||
Please note that intentional errors caused by users, are considered a form of vandalism, see G:3. | |||
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==[[File: | ==[[File:Delete-article.png|75px]] A. Articles== | ||
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | <ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | ||
<li>'''No context'''</li> | <li>'''No context'''</li> | ||
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</ol> | </ol> | ||
==[[File: | ==[[File:Delete-redirect.png|75px]] R. Redirects== | ||
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | <ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | ||
<li>'''Simple redirects'''</li> | <li>'''Simple redirects'''</li> | ||
Redirects, apart from shortcuts, from the main namespace to any other namespace except the Category:, Template:, Conlang:, Help: and Portal: namespaces. | Redirects, apart from shortcuts, from the main namespace to any other namespace except the Category:, Template:, Conlang:, Help: and Portal: namespaces. | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
==[[File: | ==[[File:Delete-file.png|75px]] F. Files== | ||
*These apply to files, images, and other media | *These apply to files, images, and other media | ||
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Obviously non-free images (or other media files) that are not claimed by the uploader to be fair use. A URL or other indication of where the image originated should be mentioned. | Obviously non-free images (or other media files) that are not claimed by the uploader to be fair use. A URL or other indication of where the image originated should be mentioned. | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
==[[File: | ==[[File:Delete-category.png|75px]] C. Categories== | ||
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | <ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | ||
<li>'''Redundant categories or overcategorisation'''</li> | <li>'''Redundant categories or overcategorisation'''</li> | ||
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Please note that all pages within a namespace (e.g. Category:) must not have a space between the colon and title (e.g. Category:Templates). | Please note that all pages within a namespace (e.g. Category:) must not have a space between the colon and title (e.g. Category:Templates). | ||
</ol> | </ol> | ||
==[[File: | ==[[File:Delete-user.png|75px]] U. User== | ||
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | <ol style="list-style-type: upper-roman;"> | ||
<li>'''Editing user comment'''</li> | |||
Editing other users' comments on talk pages and the forum is strictly forbidden and an extremely bannable offence. Editing a user comment because of profane language or harassment is equally forbidden, but removing inserted provocational illustrations and/or media is allowed. Removing offensive language or profanities is not allowed. | |||
Page blanking, §G:9, ties in with §U:1 should the page blanking aim to remove the comments on a discussion page of previous users. | |||
''See also [[Linguifex:General policy|conduct in the general policy]]. | |||
<li>'''User request'''</li> | <li>'''User request'''</li> | ||
Personal user pages and subpages (but not user talk pages) upon request by their user. In some rare cases there may be administrative need to retain the page. | Personal user pages and subpages (but not user talk pages) may be deleted upon request by their user. In some rare cases there may be administrative need to retain the page. | ||
*Normal procedure is not to delete user pages, but rather to block the user if any violations of the policy has occurred. | |||
<li>'''Nonexistent user'''</li> | <li>'''Nonexistent user'''</li> | ||
User pages of users that do not exist (check Special:Listusers), except userpages for anonymous users who have edited, redirects from misspellings of an established user's userpage, and for the previous name of a recently renamed user (which should normally be left as a redirect to the new name for a reasonable time). | User pages of users that do not exist (check Special:Listusers), except userpages for anonymous users who have edited, redirects from misspellings of an established user's userpage, and for the previous name of a recently renamed user (which should normally be left as a redirect to the new name for a reasonable time). | ||
<li>'''Account spamming external links'''</li> | |||
Users spamming external links are most often recognisable by their unrealistically long or complex user names and their lack of edits. Their names most inconsistent and aesthetically displeasing. Bear in mind, that these users are bots, which implies that no reasoning is possible and all edits and the user pages can be deleted without any second thoughts, should they vandalise the wiki. | |||
'''Special template''': [[Template:Watched/U:4|Watched/U:4]] | |||
<li>'''Unacceptable username'''</li> | |||
Users with unrealistically long or complex user names and lack of edits may with caution be deleted upon sight. These accounts are more often than not robots, "bots", spamming external links and commercial content. To avoid suspicion of violation of this paragraph when creating an account, users ought to bear the following points in mind when choosing a username; that certain combinations are more suspect than others. | |||
With decreasing degree of suspicion: | |||
*A username of complete gibberish. For example: ''Dfjjslkkdllkseaneilp'' | |||
*A username consisting of presumably two composed lexemes and a few numbers. For example: ''Aaschenbrenner68, Tayvesquoto1971'' | |||
*A username of presumably gibberish with inserted numbers. For example: '' Qadk33jchk'' | |||
*A username of a proper name followed by random letters. For example: ''MonicaPkq'' | |||
Administrators ought to bear in mind that invoking §U:4 requires a degree of certainty. It is preemptive and thus not easily enforced. | |||
''See also §U:4.'' | |||
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==[[File: | ==[[File:Delete-template.png|75px]] T. Templates== | ||
*Non-functional templates ought to be discussed and improved, not deleted. | *Non-functional templates ought to be discussed and improved, not deleted. | ||
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</ol> | </ol> | ||
[[Category:Meta]][[Category:Policy]] | [[Category:Meta]][[Category:Policy]] | ||