| AFD instructions | |
|---|---|
| close after | 7 days (relist if insufficient discussion) |
| top tag | {{subst:Afd top|'''RESULT'''}} ~~~~ |
| bottom tag | {{subst:Afd bottom}} |
| retire | remove categorization template |
| If deleting | |
| delete page incl. reason | [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Article]] |
| If keeping | |
| tag talk page | {{Old AfD multi |date= |result= |page= }} |
| remove | afd tag from article |
This page outlines administrator instructions for articles for deletion (AfD) discussions, which are used to determine whether or not an article should be deleted. For more information, please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. The XFDcloser script is useful for automating the below process.