Fedora Project Wiki:Deletion: Difference between revisions

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Deleting a wiki page is a commonly requested action of the wiki czar. This policy covers how to delete pages.

How to delete a page

Add the {{delete|reason}} template to the page, at the top. Please insert the reason for your deletion so the wiki team will have no problem understanding why the page needs to evaporate.
Move the page to the Archive: namespace. Select the move tab at the top of the page, and simply rename the page to include the prefix "Archive:".
- EXAMPLE: My_ugly_old_page => Archive:My_ugly_old_page
- EXAMPLE: User:Jpublic/Some_page => Archive:User:Jpublic/Some_page

Pages moved in this way are removed by the wiki team after a two-week cooling-off period.

Urgent deletion

If there is an urgent reason for deleting the page sooner, notify the wiki team by filing a ticket. Urgent reasons include the following:

Confidential information has been disclosed on a new page
Licensing or other legal issues

Be sure to fill in the "Wiki page" field if you file a ticket.

Acceptable alternatives to deletion

There are alternatives to deleting pages. One of these methods may be preferable to deleting the page:

Redirection
Moving to the Archive

What if I moved my stuff to Fedora Hosted?

Change the content of the page to "The content of this page has been moved to [http://fedorahosted.org/blah Fedora Hosted]."

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-'''Deleting a wiki page''' is a commonly asked action of the [[User:Ianweller|wiki czar]]. He has determined a policy on how to delete wiki pages.
-== Acceptable deletion reasons ==
+'''Deleting a wiki page''' is a commonly requested action of the [[User:Ianweller|wiki czar]]. This policy covers how to delete pages.
-These are the '''only''' reasons for deleting a page on the Fedora wiki.
+== How to delete a page ==
+# Add the <nowiki>{{delete|reason}}</nowiki> template to the page, at the top.  Please insert the reason for your deletion so the wiki team will have no problem understanding why the page needs to evaporate.
+# Move the page to the Archive: namespace.  Select the ''move'' tab at the top of the page, and simply rename the page to include the prefix "Archive:".
+#* EXAMPLE: My_ugly_old_page => Archive:My_ugly_old_page
+#* EXAMPLE: User:Jpublic/Some_page => Archive:User:Jpublic/Some_page
+Pages moved in this way are removed by the wiki team after a two-week cooling-off period.
+== Urgent deletion ==
+If there is an urgent reason for deleting the page sooner, notify the wiki team by [https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-wiki/newticket filing a ticket].  Urgent reasons include the following:
 * Confidential information has been disclosed on a ''new'' page
-* Licensing issues
+* Licensing or other legal issues
-* The page is in the User: namespace under your own user page
+Be sure to fill in the "Wiki page" field if you file a ticket.
-* The page represents your user page, is in the User: namespace, but isn't your FAS name
 == Acceptable alternatives to deletion ==
-If you do not fall under the reasons above, you may choose one of these alternatives:
+There are alternatives to deleting pages.  One of these methods may be preferable to deleting the page:
 * [[Help:Redirect |Redirection]]
 * Moving to the [[Archive:Main|Archive]]
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-== Getting a page deleted ==
-[https://fedorahosted.org/fedora-wiki/newticket Create a new ticket in the Fedora Wiki ticket system] with the component "Deletion". Be sure to fill in the "Wiki page" field.

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