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This template is used to tag pages for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria, specifically CSD G6. There is a separate template for each criterion – see the table to the right.
This template places the page into the category: Candidates for speedy deletion and Category:Candidates for technical speedy deletion.
Usage
[edit]The template should be placed at the top of the page to be deleted.
Parameters
[edit]{{db-g6|rationale=The reason for deletion}}
- If the
|rationale=(a.k.a.|reason=or|wording=) parameter is not specified, the default is "This page needs to be deleted to merge histories, reverse a redirect, or perform other non-controversial technical tasks." Unless you need to delete the page for one of these reasons, please specify in this parameter why the page needs to be deleted. Consider also using one of the alternative templates listed below.
{{db-g6|bot=ExampleBot|rationale=The reason for deletion}}
- Bot accounts will specify the
|bot=parameter to notify the reviewing admin that the page was tagged by an automated process.
See also
[edit]Please consider using one of these more specific templates:
- {{db-disambig}} – Orphaned, useless disambiguation pages
- {{db-move}} – Uncontroversial moves
- {{db-copypaste}} – Fixing copy-and-paste-moves that have no subsequent edits
- {{histmerge}} – Fixing copy-and-paste-moves that have one or more subsequent edits
- {{db-error}} - Pages unambiguously created in error
- {{db-blankdraft}} – Essentially blank userspace drafts
- Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
- Wikipedia:Deletion policy
- Wikipedia:Deletion process
- Wikipedia:Deletion review
- Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace