Dragon Ball Wiki:Deletion Policy

The Deletion Policy from Dragon Ball can happen if content falls foul of our policies. Deletion removes the content — and all previous versions of the content — from public view. The actual deletion can only be performed by an administrator. However, any user may nominate a piece of content such as an article or an image for deletion by using yjr Delete template.

All deletions are logged (as are all actions on a wiki) and may be undone by an admin if an error has occurred.

Reasons for deletion[]

There are many reasons why a page (articles, images, videos etc.) may be deleted, in many cases it is failure to adhere to our Manual of Style, Rules and Standards. In some other cases there may be issues where editor discretion is also employed in determining whether or not to place a delete template on an article.

Spam, anything such as blatant advertising, pages of random text, or user pages created by other users.
Content covering fan fiction or fan produced titles.
Content which does not conform specific policies such as (though not limited to):
- Images that do not conform to our Image policy.
- Talk pages against the Talkpage policy.
- User pages which violate the Userpage policy.
Pages containing only plagiarized content (if it is just a section of the page that is plagiarized it may simply be removed).

How to mark content for deletion[]

See also: Template:Delete

Content marked for deletion[]

If an article or an image has been tagged for deletion or deleted, please assume that the editor who placed the tag was acting in good faith. It is not meant as an attack against you but is merely an attempt to improve the wiki by acting upon our policies.

Discussion may ensue on the article or content's talk page (even if the content's page has been deleted the talk page can still be used). Alternately, you may leave a comment on an administrator's talk page.

Important

Do not remove deletion tags from content pages, except when no deletion rationale exists. If you disagree with the deletion rationale, discuss it on the content's talk page. If a user repeatedly removes a deletion tag supported by a valid rationale, his or her actions will be interpreted as vandalism and the user may be blocked.

Discussions of deletion As mentioned above, a longer reason for deletion may be posted on the offending page's talk page. All pages so tagged may engender discussion on their talk pages as to the merits of the deletion rationale.

Not all content pages may require a discussion of the deletion tag's placement. In many cases, the deletion rationale may be so obvious that an administrator will make an independent assessment, simply based on the page's adherence to the policies of this wiki.

Should you wish to regularly take part in deletion discussions, you may wish to refer to Category:Candidates for Deletion, as all proposed deletions are automatically placed there.

You can also view the log of past deletions if you wish to confirm that the result of a discussion was that the page's removal.

Blanking articles[]

"Blanking" a page means that you've replaced the text on a page with either nothing or just a few words.

Never do this.

If you see an article that you believe should be deleted, tag it with a proposed deletion tag and cite a reason. By simply removing all content from a page, you prevent easy discussion about the merits of the deletion rationale and you make it harder for an admin to reach a decision based on that discussion. You also technically commit an act of vandalism, which may result in a diminishment of your ability to further edit here.