Wikipedia:Update/1/Deletion policy changes, January 2010 to June 2010

Deletion policy changes, June 2010

• Wikipedia:Attack page
  • In WP:ATTACK#Note to administrators, removed: "Once added to the log, there is currently no way to delete a deletion summary short of direct Oversight intervention."

• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
  • Under the WP:CSD#G2 anchor, added: [This excludes ...] "pages that were created in error (see G6)."
  • Under the WP:CSD#G6 anchor, added: "This also includes pages unambiguously created in error and/or in the incorrect namespace."
  • Under the WP:CSD#A1 anchor, added: [Please do not mark the page as] "patrolled prior to that suitable delay passing, so that the wait does not result in the article escaping review at a later time."
  • In WP:CSD#Non-criteria, added: "a how-to list"

• Wikipedia:Deletion policy
  • In WP:DELETE#Courtesy blanking, removed: "In more serious cases, the entire history of the page may be deleted."

• Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people
  • In WP:BLPPROD#Nominating, added: "Consider using another deletion process if you do not believe the article meets notability guidelines, or What Wikipedia is Not." Added: [If the unsourced BLP is wholly negative in tone,] "do not use this process."

May 2010

Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion In WP:CSD#Criteria, added: "If a page falls under more than one of the criteria, instead of adding multiple tags it is possible to add a single {{db-multiple}} tag to cover them all. For example, if an article seems both to be promotional (G11) and also to fail to indicate significance of its subject (A7) then the tag {{Db-multiple|G11|A7}} can be used to indicate both of these concerns. Then the article can be speedily deleted if an administrator assesses it and decides that either or both of the criteria apply." Under WP:CSD#G7, added: "Note that this does not apply to user talk pages, which are not deleted except under very exceptional circumstances: see WP:DELTALK." Under WP:CSD#A1 and WP:CSD#A3, added footnote: "Consensus has developed that in most cases articles should not be tagged for deletion under this criterion moments after creation as the creator may be actively working on the content; though there is no set time requirement, a ten-minute delay before tagging under this criterion is suggested as good practice. Please do not mark the page as patrolled." Under WP:CSD#F2, added: "This also includes empty (i.e., no content) image description pages for Commons images." Under WP:CSD#Non-criteria, added: [User] "and user talk" [pages of IP addresses]. Added: "... and even for non-static IP addresses, the history can contain important discussions or information which may be of interest." Wikipedia:Proposed deletion In WP:PROD#Objecting, changed extensive instructions after "If the article has already been deleted" to: "please go to Requests for undeletion." Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people Significant changes throughout since April

April 2010

Wikipedia:Deletion policy New subsection: WP:DEL#Proposed deletion of biographies of living people Wikipedia:Proposed deletion In WP:PROD#Nominating, added: "Consider adding an {{Oldprodfull}} tag to the article's talk page." Added footnote: "Category:Past Proposed Deletion Candidates lists articles that have previously been proposed for deletion." New section: WP:PROD#Sticky prod Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people This page was created in March, and all of the current content was added in April Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary Substantial changes throughout since March

March 2010

Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion Under the WP:CSD#A10 anchor, added: "It also does not include disambiguation pages. (When the new title is a reasonable term for the subject, converting the new article to a redirect may be preferable to deletion.)" Under the WP:CSD#F7 anchor, added: "If the replaceability is disputed, the nominator should not be the one deleting the image." Wikipedia:Proposed deletion (books) Page created this month and marked as deletion policy Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary, selected version No significant changes until the last edit of the month, which is not included in the selected version (see WT:Update/1)

February 2010

Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion In the WP:CSD#G5 criterion, added: [Creations by a banned] "or blocked" [user(s).] Wikipedia:Deletion policy In WP:DEL#Reasons for deletion, changed: [Articles for which] "all" [attempts to find reliable sources to verify them have failed] to: "thorough" Wikipedia:Proposed deletion In WP:PROD#Nominating, added: "To aid deletion sorting, indicating the article's general subject area or what notability guidelines it falls under is considered good practice." Changed: "Consider notifying the article's creator or significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion by adding the {{subst:PRODWarning|Name of Article‎}} tag to their talk page." to: "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 Wikipedia. This should be done by adding the {{subst:PRODWarning|Name of Article‎}} tag, or other appropriate text. Prodding an article via Twinkle will automatically inform the article's creator."

January 2010

Wikipedia:Attack page In the introduction, added: "Once a page is tagged with the {{db-attack}} template, it will be added to Category:Attack pages for speedy deletion." Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion Under the WP:CSD#A3 anchor, added: "a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks," Under the WP:CSD#A10 anchor, removed: [This does not include] "content forks ..." Wikipedia:Deletion policy In WP:DEL#Courtesy blanking, changed: "From time to time, a discussion about an article will have a majority of its content that, in the judgment of the community or the Arbitration Committee, may potentially cause harm: for example, emotional distress, libel or invasion of privacy, to some person or to some organization. Due consideration should be given if the person or organization in question requests such blanking." to: "From time to time, a discussion about an article will have its content hidden from view based on the judgment of the community, administrator or other functionary. This is generally not done except under rare circumstances, where discussion may cause harm to some person or organisation. In more serious cases, the entire history of the page may be deleted."

• Deletion policy changes, July 2009 to December 2009
• Deletion policy changes, December 2008 to June 2009