User:Yunshui/Adoption/Shrikanthv/AFD
Articles for deletion is a process for dealing with cases where an editor feels that an article should be deleted, but that article is not suitable for speedy deletion and a proposed deletion would be or has been contested. In other words, you would use AFD if you think that other editors might disagree with the decision to delete.
Deletion is not an incremental process; you don't start with a CSD tag, add a PROD tag if the CSD is declined, and then take the page to AFD if the PROD gets removed. A good editor will select the appropriate deletion process first time.
- CSD for anything that unquestionably meets the speedy deletion criteria.
- PROD for anything that doesn't meet those criteria but which obviously violates either WP:NOTE or WP:NOT.
- AFD for anything where deletion might be controversial, or where discussion is needed.
When nominating an article for AFD, it's important to explain your reasoning. If the page could have been deleted as obviously non-notable, you need to explain why you think it isn't notable, and why you are using AFD instead of PROD or CSD. If your reason for deletion is anything other than notability, you need to show which policy it violates.
When !voting in an AFD discussion (we use the term "!vote" instead of "vote" to indicate that AFD isn't a majority vote; decisions are not made purely on headcount), it's important to note (and preferably link to) the policies under which you feel the article should be deleted, and explain why it does not meet those policies. Whilst a lot of AFDs contain !votes that read, "per nominator", these are not given much weight by the reviewing administrators. If you want your opinion to count, you need to offer an explanation for your reasoning. There are also many common arguments to avoid; making any of these will not help your case.
It is a great help to the reviewing administrator if you keep your comments in an AFD discussion concise and relevent to the discussion. Tangential arguments and long screeds tend to derail the discussion, and can make it very difficult to establish consensus.
No quiz here, but instead, I'd like you to comment at five AFD discussions, and link to them below.
1. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH NAME OF ARTICLE
2. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH NAME OF ARTICLE
3. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH NAME OF ARTICLE
4. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH NAME OF ARTICLE
5. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/REPLACE THIS TEXT WITH NAME OF ARTICLE