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Miscellany for deletion (MfD) is a place where Wikipedians decide what should be done with problematic pages in the namespaces outside of the main article namespace, that aren't already covered by other specialized deletion discussion areas. Items sent here are usually discussed for five days; then are either deleted by an administrator, using community consensus (determined from the discussion) as a guideline, or kept.

Introduction

Please familiarize yourself with the following policies

  • Wikipedia:Deletion policy — Describes how material which does not meet the relevant content criteria is identified and removed from Wikipedia.
  • Wikipedia:Guide to deletion — How to nominate pages for deletion and how to participate in the discussion.
  • Wikipedia:Deletion review — Considers disputed deletions and disputed decisions made in deletion-related discussions. This includes appeals to restore deleted pages and appeals to delete pages kept after a prior discussion.

Before nominating a MfD

Please note that the following situations are generally not eligible to be nominated for deletion:

  • Wikipedia policy or guideline page. This also includes any of the deletion discussion areas and their sub-pages. Nomination of such pages will probably be considered disruptive, and the ensuing discussions closed early. This is not a forum for modifying or revoking policy; those should instead be discussed on the associated talk page or Wikipedia:Village pump (policy). Copy to above.
  • Proposed Wikipedia policy or guideline page. If you oppose a proposal, discuss it on the policy page's talk page and attempt to gain a consensus, or if appropriate, consider being bold and modify the proposal yourself. Also note that even if a proposal fails to become policy or a guideline, it is often useful to retain it as an historical record for the benefit of future editors. Copy to above.
    • Exception: If a proposal is not serious or is disruptive (e.g. "Proposal to reject proposal foo") it can be nominated for deletion.
  • Your own userpage or subpages. Personal user pages and subpages requested to be deleted by the user with whom it is associated are eligible for speedy deletion without discussion. In some rare cases there may be an administrative need to retain the page. Simply add {{db-userreq}} to the page(s) you wish to have deleted. Copy to above.
  • An established editor's userpage/subpage(s) about Wikipedia-related matters. Unless it fails WP:UP, an established editor's pages rarely qualify for deletion. Copy to above.
  • Instances when normal editing can resolve the situation. This includes situations that do not require the use of any administrator tools, such as merging the page into another page or renaming it.
  • Pages placed in the improper namespace. These pages can simply be moved to the proper namespace and, if appropriate, the redirect can be listed on redirects for discussion.
    • Exception: Instances where userfication is appropriate can be nominated for deletion first.
  • Pages in the Special page: namespace Those pages should be discussed at ?xxxx?.