WikiQueer:Proposed deletion

Proposed deletion is the way to suggest that an article is uncontroversially a deletion candidate, but that it does not meet the more stringent criteria for speedy deletion. If no editors object, nominated pages are deleted after seven days. An article may be PRODed only once. This process reduces the load on the articles for deletion (AfD) process, but should not be used to bypass discussion at AfD. Proposed deletion is only applicable to mainspace articles, lists, and disambiguation pages; it cannot be used with redirects, userspace pages, templates, categories, or pages in any other namespace.

There are three steps:
 * 1) An article or disambiguation page is nominated when an editor carefully reviews the article and inserts the proposed deletion tag by placing   on the page. This lists the article in Category:Proposed deletion.
 * 2) If any person (even the author him/herself) objects to the deletion (usually by removing the proposed deletion tag - see full instructions below), the proposal is aborted and may not be re-proposed.
 * 3) The article is first checked and then deleted by an administrator 7 days after nomination. It may be undeleted upon request.

Nominating
Before nomination:
 * 1) Consider your reasons for deletion and the alternatives to deletion, including whether or not merging the article elsewhere or making it a redirect are more appropriate than deletion.
 * 2) Review the article's history to confirm that it has not been recently vandalized.
 * 3) Confirm that the article is eligible for proposed deletion by checking that it:
 * 4) * has not previously been proposed for deletion.
 * 5) * has not been undeleted.
 * 6) * has not been and is not being discussed at AfD.
 * 7) Note that only articles, lists, and disambiguation pages may be deleted using the Proposed deletion process.

Nomination:
 * 1) Add the  to the top of the main article page to nominate the article, and provide a clear and non-generic reason. To aid deletion sorting, indicating the article's general subject area or what notability guidelines it falls under is considered good practice. Make sure to provide an edit summary that clearly indicates that the article has been proposed for deletion. Do not mark the edit as minor.
 * 2) Consider adding an Old prod full tag to the article's talk page.
 * 3) Consider adding the article to your watchlist.
 * 4) The article's creator or other significant contributors should ideally be left a message at their talk page(s) informing them of the proposed article deletion, except for cases where contributors are no longer regarded as active editors on WikiQueer. This should be done by adding the  tag, or other appropriate text.  Prodding an article via Twinkle will automatically inform the article's creator.

To second a proposed deletion:
 * 1) Consider adding a Prod-2 tag to indicate your opinion.
 * 2) Consider adding or modifying an Old prod full tag to the article's talk page.

Objecting
To object to and therefore permanently prevent a proposed deletion, remove the proposed deletion tag from the article. You are encouraged, but not required, to also:
 * 1) Explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion, either in the edit summary or on the talk page.
 * 2) Consider notifying the editors involved in the PROD by placing a Deprod tag on their user talk page.
 * 3) Add or modify an Old prod full tag on the article's talk page, to prevent renomination under Proposed deletion. It will then be listed at Category:Past proposed deletion candidates for easy tracking.
 * 4) Consider improving the article to address the concerns raised.

If anyone, including the article creator, removes a proposed deletion tag from an article, do not replace it, even if the tag was apparently removed in bad faith. This excludes removals that are clearly not an objection to deletion, such as page blanking or obvious vandalism, and tags removed by banned users may be restored. If you still believe that the article needs to be deleted, or that the article should be deleted but with discussion, list it on WikiQueer:Articles for deletion.

If the article has already been deleted, please go to Requests for undeletion. It will be undeleted automatically on request, though it may then be nominated at WQ:Articles for deletion.

Patrolling or checking
Articles that are proposed for deletion are listed in Category:Proposed deletion, which is organised by date. Any editor may patrol the category to check that articles are correctly prodded, and either endorse the prod by adding Prod2 or remove the prod tag. It is helpful when either endorsing or removing a prod to give an explanation. This may be placed in the edit summary and/or on the talkpage. WikiQueer:WikiProject proposed deletion patrolling has further information on checking prods.

Articles that have been tagged for at least seven days are listed in Category:Expired proposed deletions. Admins may check the articles in this category, and follow the deletion advice below:

Deletion
Before deletion, administrators should check the article, its history, and deletion log to confirm that:
 * 1) The proposed deletion tag has been in place continuously for at least 7 days
 * 2) No objections have been raised on the talk page.
 * 3) The article is eligible for proposed deletion: the page is not a redirect, never previously proposed for deletion, never undeleted, and never discussed at AfD.

If you decide to delete the article, provide an informative deletion reason, such as that given by the nominator or editor who clarified the nominator's reason – not just "expired prod". Once the article is deleted, the reason for the proposed deletion can only be seen by administrators. If you are using an automated script, make sure it leaves an adequate message. To ensure independent judgment, an article should not be deleted by the same person who added the proposed deletion tag. After deleting the article, it is recommended to check What links here to find any redirects to the article which should be deleted. In addition, incoming links from other pages (except discussions, archives and tracking pages) should be removed.

If you decide not to delete the article, consider editing it to deal with the concerns raised, or nominating the article for deletion on AfD. You should document that it has been contested with an Old prod full on the article's Talk page.

Undeletion
An administrator may decide on their own to restore an article that has been deleted after a proposed deletion without having to make the request at Requests for undeletion.

Sticky prod
A new sticky prod process was established on April 3, 2010, requiring all biographies of living people (BLP) created after March 18, 2010 to have at least one reliable source that supports a statement about the subject, or it can be proposed for deletion. The tag may not be removed until such a source is added, and if none is forthcoming within ten days the article may be deleted. This does not affect the regular prod process, which may still be used on BLPs, including BLPs from which the sticky prod has been legitimately removed.