MFD Tools
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close after | 7 days (unless ongoing discussion) |
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top tag | {{subst:mfd top}} '''RESULT''' ~~~~ |
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bottom tag | {{subst:mfd bottom}} |
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archival | automatic by User:RFC bot |
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notes | log portal discussions here |
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tag talk page | {{oldmfd|date=|result=|votepage=}} or personal note if user page |
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remove | page's mfd tag |
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To process a debate listed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion after 7 days:
- If a clear consensus has not emerged, consider relisting the discussion:
- To relist a discussion, do the following:
- Subsequent relisting timestamps must be placed above the old
- Add {{subst:relist}} to the very bottom of the discussion
- Leave an edit summary noting that the discussion is being relisted along with the date it is being relisted at (i.e. the current date)
- Save the page
- The bot that manages MfD will be by shortly to finish the process (i.e. move the transclusion of the discussion to the new day)
- In general, discussions should not be relisted more than twice.
- Some discussions may take significant time to assess the debate and close. Consider first editing the discussion sub-page and adding {{mfdh}} (or {{closing}}) to the top and {{mfdb}} to the bottom, to notify others that a close is in progress.
- Determine (using the guidelines) what the consensus was, and whether any associated talk or sub-pages should be deleted.
- Enter the following text at the top and bottom of the MFD discussion sub-page. (This will create a shaded box around the discussion thread confirming that it has been closed. See the example below.) Note that the header template and closing result go above the top section header.
- Do the following:
- {{subst:mfd top}} '''RESULT'''. ~~~~ ← Add this line at the very top of the page, with RESULT in bold.
- === [[Header]] === ← Leave this line alone.
- DISCUSSION ← Body of the discussion stays unchanged
- {{subst:mfd bottom}} ← Add bottom template
- If additional explanation is needed as to why you have closed a deletion discussion as a certain result, add additional comments immediately after '''RESULT'''. on the first line.
- If the decision is DELETE, then delete the page. (This action will be recorded in the deletion log.) Remember to paste a link to the discussion in the "Reason for deletion" box (ie add [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Page]] ). If appropriate, delete the page's talk page or any associated sub-pages first. Also remember to check "what links here" and either delete any redirects or redirect them elsewhere.
- If the decision is KEEP (including REDIRECT or USERFY), remove the MFD Header from the page (be sure the MFD Category is also removed). Then put a link to the discussion sub-page on the page's talk page (for user pages a personal note is recommended, otherwise use the template {{old mfd}} for this), so add:
- {{old mfd | date = date of nomination | result =result | votepage = PageName }}
- (always include the votepage as it ensures the link will work if the page is later moved, or if it was a talk page that was nominated)
- (the default result is "keep")
- Fix double-redirects if the page becomes a redirect.
- If no consensus was reached, then the page is kept by default, but the decision should generally include a reference to the lack of consensus, in order to minimize ambiguity.
- If the consensus was USERFY a.k.a. USERSPACE, this is usually done without leaving a redirect behind, unless there's well-supported rationale to retain one. Consequently, non-admin closers who do not have the page-mover bit should not normally close an MfD with a result of USERFY, since they are unable to move pages without leaving redirects behind.
- Material is mostly userfied when it is inappropriate in projectspace, where someone has been "citing" it as if it's WP:P&G material or a community-accepted major essay. So, a redirect would defeat the point of the userspacing. In USERFY cases, the default is to not retain a redirect.
- Non-admins should not close with USERFY, but leave it to an admin, if the consensus also entails deleting inappropriate WP:FOO shortcuts, an action non-admins cannot perform.
- If the decision is MERGE:
- Mark both pages, add {{mfd-mergeto}} and {{mfd-mergefrom}} to the top of their respective pages as follows. For details, see their respective descriptions.
- nominated page: {{mfd-mergeto|destination page|debate name|debate closure date|talk page of destination page}}
destination page's talk page: {{mfd-mergefrom|nominated page|debate name|debate closure date}}
- If the MfD involved a Portal, please log the closure and result at portals for deletion at mfd.
- There is no need to worry about archiving; this is accomplished automatically by User:One bot.
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After closing the discussion, the page will look like this:
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