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:'''You must sign in''' to nominate pages for deletion. If you do not sign-in, or you edit anonymously, you will get stuck part way through the nomination procedure. <!--is there a difference betw "not sign in" and "edit anonymously"? Aren't they the same thing? Do we need to say them both? Anyway, most users, even signed-in users, ARE editing anonymously! --> | :'''You must sign in''' to nominate pages for deletion. If you do not sign-in, or you edit anonymously, you will get stuck part way through the nomination procedure. <!--is there a difference betw "not sign in" and "edit anonymously"? Aren't they the same thing? Do we need to say them both? Anyway, most users, even signed-in users, ARE editing anonymously! --> | ||
:*'''To nominate ''multiple'' related pages for deletion,''' follow the '''[[Template:Afd footer (multiple)|multi-page deletion nomination procedure]].''' | :*'''To nominate ''multiple'' related pages for deletion,''' follow the '''[[Template:Afd footer (multiple)|multi-page deletion nomination procedure]].''' | ||
:*'''To nominate a ''single'' page for deletion,''' you can use [[ | :*'''To nominate a ''single'' page for deletion,''' you can use [[BP:TWINKLE|Twinkle]], or follow these three steps: | ||
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* Click the link saying "'''deletion discussion page'''" to open the deletion-debate page. | * Click the link saying "'''deletion discussion page'''" to open the deletion-debate page. | ||
* Insert this text:<br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd2 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName'' | cat=''Category'' | text=''Why the page should be deleted''<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki></code>''' <br />Replace <code>''PageName''</code> with the name of the page, <code>''Category''</code> with a letter from the list [[Template:AfD categories|M, O, B, S, W, G, T, F, and P]] to categorize the debate, and <code>''Why the page should be deleted''</code> with the reasons the page should be deleted. | * Insert this text:<br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd2 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName'' | cat=''Category'' | text=''Why the page should be deleted''<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki></code>''' <br />Replace <code>''PageName''</code> with the name of the page, <code>''Category''</code> with a letter from the list [[Template:AfD categories|M, O, B, S, W, G, T, F, and P]] to categorize the debate, and <code>''Why the page should be deleted''</code> with the reasons the page should be deleted. | ||
* If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant [[ | * If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant [[BP:WikiProject|WikiProject(s)]] through one or more [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Compact|"deletion sorting lists"]]. Then add a {{tlsx|delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done. | ||
* You can check "Watch this page" to follow the debate. | * You can check "Watch this page" to follow the debate. | ||
* Use an edit summary such as <code> <br />'''Creating deletion discussion for <nowiki>[[</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> | * Use an edit summary such as <code> <br />'''Creating deletion discussion for <nowiki>[[</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> | ||