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| − | :If you have come to this page from a page you previously created that has now been deleted, this is likely to be because you tried to add content to the Spiral Knights Wiki instead of a relevant wiki. Please try Wikicities to find an appropriate spot. See the [[Wikicities:list of Wikicities|list of Wikicities]] to find the right one, or [[Wikicities:start a new Wikicity|start a new Wikicity]] for your content.
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| − | There are a few, limited, cases where pages may be '''[[SpiralKnights:deletion|deleted]] speedily'''. Non-admins can ask for an [[SpiralKnights:Administrators|admin]] to delete such a page simply by adding a {{tlist|delete}} tag.
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| − | A list of pages to be deleted can be found at [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]].
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| − | Pages you want deleted that may not be speedily deleted should first be discussed at [[SpiralKnights:Proposed deletions]].
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| − | When deleting, check the page history first to see if you can revert to an older version instead of deleting the entire page.
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| − | You can consider turning problematic pages into relevant redirects as an alternative to deletion.
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| − | Ideally, when an admin deletes a test page or other page with no useful content, it is a good idea to put a note on the author's talk page explaining things, and preserving the deleted content, pointing them to the [[sandbox]] in cases of tests.
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| − | ==Candidates for speedy deletion==
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| − | # No meaningful content or history (''e.g.'' random characters).
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| − | # Test pages (''e.g.'', "Can I really create a page here?").
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| − | # Pure [[Wikicities:Vandalism|vandalism]]
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| − | # Very short pages with little or no context (''e.g.'', "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.")
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| − | # Reposted content that was already deleted according to policy.
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| − | # Temporarily deleting a page in order to [[Wikicities:Help:Moving pages|move a page]].
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| − | # Broken redirects or ones caused by typos during a page move.
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| − | # Duplicate images
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| − | # Talk pages of already deleted articles
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| − | # User talk pages of non-logged in users where the message is no longer relevant (This is to avoid confusing new users who happen to edit with that same IP address.)
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| − | # Empty categories
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| − | # User and talk pages on request of the user, where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the page.
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| − | [[Category:Help]]
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