XFDcloser is a Bharatpedia gadget that makes closing and relisting deletion discussions easier.
Features
- Close discussions: Helps editors close AfD, MfD and other deletion discussions.
- Relist discussions: Keeps a discussion open for more community opinions.
- Remove nomination tags: Removes deletion tags when an article is kept.
- Add old discussion banners: Records previous deletion discussions on talk pages.
- Merge pages: Adds merge templates when the result is Merge.
- Delete pages: Helps administrators carry out deletion decisions.
- Handle redirects: Deletes or redirects pages according to the discussion result.
- Remove unnecessary links: Cleans up links pointing to deleted pages.
- Handle multiple pages: Allows different outcomes for different pages in one discussion.
How to enable it?
Go to Special:Preferences → Gadgets → XFDcloser and enable the gadget.
Important
XFDcloser makes the process easier, but editors must still check the discussion consensus and follow their permissions. Only administrators can perform page deletions.