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There are two methods in use for sorting deletion debates at Articles for Deletion. One, WikiProject Deletion sorting, transcludes deletion debates into narrow, topic-specific pages. Sorting in this manner involves an editor placing a template in the debate, and adding the page to the appropriate topic list. A second process, Wikipedia:AfD categories, uses a template to add debates to broad functional categories. Though anyone may sort in this way by changing the template, the vast majority of debates are categorized by the nominator. The processes are complimentary, in that one does not supercede the other. This essay deals with sorting debates using Wikipedia:AfD categories.