-- transcription in progress
local config = {
["deletionCodes"] = {
-- general
["g1"] = {
name = "Patent nonsense",
description = "as a page that is [[Project:Patent nonsense|patent nonsense]], consisting purely of incoherent text or gibberish with no meaningful content or history",
more = "This does not include poor writing, coherent [[Project:Vandalism|vandalism]] and [[Project:Don't create hoaxes|hoaxes]] ([[Project:G3|G3]]), coherent material [[Template:Not English|not written in English]], [[Project:Pages needing translation into English|badly translated material]], etc. This criterion also does not apply to pages in the user namespace.",
additionalMessage = "If the page you created was a test, please use the [[Project:sandbox|sandbox]] for any other experiments that you wish to do.",
willProvide = false
},
["g2"] = {
name = "Test page",
description = "as a test page",
more = "This criterion neither applies to sandboxes nor to user pages.",
additionalMessage = "Please use the [[Project:sandbox|sandbox]] for any other test edits that you wish to do.",
notice = 1
},
["g3"] = {
name = "Pure vandalism",
description = "as pure vandalism or a blatant hoax",
more = "This includes blatant and obvious misinformation, and redirects created during cleanup of page move vandalism.",
additionalMessage = "If you are interested in how accurate Wikipedia is, a more constructive test method would be to try to find inaccuracies already present on Wikipedia, and then correct them if possible. If you only meant to experiment, please use the [[Project:sandbox|sandbox]]. Repeated vandalism will unfortunately result in the '''[[Project:BLOCK|loss of editing privileges]]'''"
},
["g4"] = {
name = "Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion",
description = "as a page that was [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=delete&page=$1}} previously deleted] via a [[Project:Deletion discussions|deletion discussion]], is substantially identical to the deleted version, and any changes do not address the reasons for which the material was deleted$2",
inputFormat = {' (see $2)'},
args = {'The link to the deletion discussion'},
notice = 1,
additionalMessage = "When a page has substantially identical content to that of a page deleted after a discussion, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time."
},
["g5"] = {
name = "Block or ban evasion",
description = "as a page created by a [[Project:Banning policy|banned]] or [[Project:Blocking policy|blocked]] user $2 in violation of the user's ban or block, with no substantial edits by others",
inputFormat = {'<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:User:$2}} $2]</span>'},
notes = "<small>This criterion doesn't apply to templates which are transcluded by other pages, unless these transclusions were all done by the banned user in question.</small>",
args = {'The name of the blocked/banned user'},
notice = 0
},
["g6"] = {
name = "Housekeeping or uncontroversial maintenance",
description = "as a page that needs to be deleted to perform uncontroversial maintenance tasks, such as merging page histories or reversing redirects$2",
inputFormat = {' $2'},
args = {'The reason for the housekeeping'},
notice = 0,
hidebutton = true
},
["g7"] = {
name = "Author requests deletion",
description = "as a page where the author of the only substantial content has requested deletion and/or blanked the page in good faith",
notice = 0,
hidebutton = true
},
["g8"] = {
name = "Page dependent on non-existent page",
description = "as a page that is dependent on a page that has never existed or has been deleted$2",
more = "This does '''not''' include pages which are useful to the project such as user subpages and talk pages, talk page archives, information for a future article, redirects that can be retargeted to existing pages, etc.",
inputFormat = {'[[:$2|$2]]'},
args = {'The non-existent page the page is dependent on'},
--notes = "Please use a more specific template – {{Tl|Db-talk}}, {{Tl|Db-subpage}}, {{Tl|Db-imagepage}}, {{Tl|Db-redirnone}} or {{Tl|Db-templatecat}} – where possible.",
notice = 0,
hidebutton = true
},
["g9"] = {
name = "Office action",
description = "to enforce an office action",
notice = 0,
hidebutton = true
},
["g10"] = {
name = "Attack page",
description = "as a page that serves no other purpose but to [[Project:Attack page|disparage or threaten its subject]] or some other entity",
more = "This includes [[Project:Libel|libel]], [[Project:No legal threats|legal threats]], material intended purely to [[Project:Harassment|harass or intimidate]] a person, or an [[Project:Biographies of living persons|article about a living person]] that is entirely negative in tone and unsourced, where there is no [[Project:Neutral point of view|neutral]] version in the history to revert to.",
notice = 4,
customHeader = "Speedy deletion notice",
customIntro = "A page [[Special:Log/create/{{subst:BASEPAGENAME}}|you created]] has been nominated for speedy deletion as an [[Project:CSD#G10|attack page]].",
customIntroDeleted = "A page [[Special:Log/create/{{subst:BASEPAGENAME}}|you created]] has been deleted as an [[Project:CSD#G10|attack page]].",
customCloser = "Please '''do not''' create pages that [[Project:Attack page|attack, threaten, or disparage]] their subject or any other entity. Attack pages and files '''are not tolerated''' by Wikipedia, and users who create or add such material may be '''[[Project:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing'''. ",
willProvide = false
},
["g11"] = {
name = "Unambiguous advertising or promotion",
description = "because in its current form it serves only to [[Project:Spam|promote]] or publicize an entity, person, product, or idea, and would require a fundamental rewrite in order to become encyclopedic",
more = "However, the mere fact that a company, organization, or product is a page's subject does not, on its own, qualify that page for deletion under this criterion. This criterion also does not apply where substantial encyclopedic content would remain after removing the promotional material as [[Project:DINC|deletion is not cleanup]]; in this case please remove the promotional material yourself, or add the {{tl|advert}} tag to alert others to do so.",
additionalMessage = "Please read the [[Project:SPAM|guidelines on spam]] and [[Project:FAQ/Organizations]] for more information."
},
["g12"] = {
name = "Unambiguous copyright infringement",
description = "as a copyright infringement$2",
inputFormat = {' of $2 ({{Copyvios|url=$2|page=$1}})'},
args = {'The URL of the copyright infringement'},
more = "This criterion applies only in unequivocal cases, where there is no free-content material on the page worth saving and no later edits requiring attribution – for more complicated situations, see [[Project:Copyright violations]].",
notes = '<div class="sysop-show"><span style="text-align:center; color:green"><b>Note to administrators: If declining the request due to not meeting the criteria please consider whether there are still copyright problems with the page and if so, [[Project:New pages patrol#copyvio cleanup|see these instructions for cleanup]], or list it at [[Project:Copyright problems]]</b>.</span></div>Please be sure that the source of the alleged copyright violation is not itself a [[Project:Mirrors and forks|Wikipedia mirror]]. Also, ensure the submitter of this page has been [[Template:db-copyvio-notice|notified]] about our [[Project:Copyrights|copyright policy]].',
notice = 3,
willProvide = false,
additionalMessage = "For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of ''information'', but not as a source of ''sentences''. This part is crucial: ''say it in your own words''. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously; as such, persistent violators will [[Project:BLOCK|lose their editing privileges]].\n\nIf the external website or image belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text or image — which means allowing other people to use it for any reason — then you ''must'' verify that externally by one of the processes explained at [[Project:Donating copyrighted materials]]. The same holds if you are not the owner but have their permission. If you are not the owner and do not have permission, see [[Project:Requesting copyright permission]] for how you may obtain it. You might want to look at [[Project:Copyrights|Wikipedia's copyright policy]] for more details, or ask a question [[Project:Help desk|here]]."
},
["g13"] = {
name = "Abandoned AfC drafts",
description = "as either a page in the [[Project:Drafts|draftspace]], a declined/unsubmitted [[Project:User pages|userspace]] Articles for Creation page, or a draft in either namespace with no content except the placeholder [[Project:Article wizard|article wizard]] text that has not been edited (''excluding'' bot edits) in over six months",
notes = 'If you plan to improve this draft, simply edit this page and remove the <code><nowiki>{{db|g13}}</nowiki></code> code.',
customHeader = "Your AFC draft",
customIntro = "Hello, {{subst:BASEPAGENAME}}. It has been over six months since you last edited the [[Project:AFC|Articles for Creation]] submission or [[Project:Drafts|draft]] page you started, [[:$1]]. In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia [[Project:mainspace|mainspace]], the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply {{edit|$1|edit the submission}} and remove the {{tlc|db|g13}} code.\n\nIf your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at [[Project:REFUND/G13|this link]]. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.",
customIntroDeleted = "Hello, {{subst:BASEPAGENAME}}. It has been over six months since you last edited the [[Project:AFC|Articles for Creation]] submission or [[Project:Drafts|draft]] page you started, [[:$1]]. In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia [[Project:mainspace|mainspace]], the draft has been deleted.\n\nIf you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at [[Project:REFUND/G13|this link]]. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.",
customCloser = "Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia!",
notice = 1
},
["g14"] = {
name = "Unnecessary disambiguation",
description = 'as either a disambiguation page that disambiguates zero extant Wikipedia pages or disambiguates only one extant Wikipedia page and ends in "(disambiguation)", or a redirect that ends in "(disambiguation)" that targets a page that is not a disambiguation page or a page that performs a disambiguation-like function',
hidebutton = true,
additionalMessage = "Please [[Project:MOSDAB|see the disambiguation page guidelines for more information]]."
},
-- articles
["a1"] = {
name = "No context",
description = "as a very short article lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article",
additionalMessage = "Please see [[Wikipedia:Stub#Essential information about stubs|Wikipedia:Stub]] for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] subjects and should provide references to [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verify]] their content.",
notice = 1
},
["a2"] = {
name = "Foreign-language articles that exist on another Wikimedia project",
description = "as a foreign-language article that exists on another Wikimedia project$2",
inputFormat = {'at [[:$2]]'},
additionalMessage = "Please see [[Wikipedia:Translation]] to learn about requests for, and coordination of, translations from [[m:List of Wikipedias|foreign-language Wikipedias]] into English.",
notice = 1
},
["a3"] = {
name = "No content",
description = "as an article that contains no content whatsoever, or consists only of external links, categories, a \"see also\" section, a rephrasing of the title, chat-like comments, template tags, and/or images",
more = "[[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages|Disambiguation pages]] and [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirects]] are not eligible for this criterion. A very short article may still be a valid [[Wikipedia:Stub|stub]] if there is sufficient context to identify the subject.",
notes = "{{#ifexpr:({{#time:U}}-{{#time:U|{{{cts|1-1-1970}}}}}) <= 900|'''Warning''': This page was created less than 15 minutes ago. Consensus is that articles should not be tagged under [[WP:CSD#A3|CSD:A3]] immediately after creation as they may be works in progress. 10 minutes is suggested as a bare minimum.}}",
additionalMessage = "Please see [[Wikipedia:Stub#Essential information about stubs|Wikipedia:Stub]] for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on [[Wikipedia:Notability|notable]] subjects and should provide references to [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] that [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verify]] their content.",
notice = 1
},
["a5"] = {
name = "Transwikied articles",
description = "as an article that has already been transwikied (e.g., to Wiktionary or Wikisource)$2",
inputFormat = {'. The transwikied text can be found at $2'},
more = "This criterion applies when the article consists '''only''' of a dictionary definition or source text, or when an [[WP:AfD|Articles for deletion discussion]] has resulted in consensus to move.",
additionalMessage = "{{subst:#if:$2|The transwikied text can be found at $2.}}",
notice = 1
},
["a7"] = {
name = "No indication of importance (people, animals, organizations, web content, events)",
description = "as an article about {{#if:$2|$2|a real person, individual animal, organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content or organized event}} that does not [[Wikipedia:Credible claim of significance|credibly indicate]] the {{#if:$3|[[$3|importance or significance]]|importance or significance}} of the subject",
more = "Note that books, albums, software, or other creative works or [[Types of educational institutions|educational institutions]] are <b><u>not</u></b> eligible under this criterion.",
additionalMessage = "Please read more about [[Wikipedia:Notability|what is generally accepted as notable]]."
},
-- redirects
-- files
-- categories
-- user pages
-- portals
},
["deletionReasonsSorting"] = {
"g1", "g2", "g3", "g4", "g5", "g6", "g7", "g8", "g9", "g10", "g11", "g12", "g13", "g14",
"a1", "a2", "a3", "a5", "a7", "a9", "a10", "a11",
"r2", "r3", "r4",
"f1", "f2", "f3", "f4", "f5", "f6", "f7", "f8", "f9", "f10", "f11",
"c1",
"u1", "u2", "u5",
"p1", "p2"
},
["messages"] = {
["botIntro"] = "An automated process has identified that this $1 may meet Wikipedia's [[Project:Criteria for speedy deletion|criteria for speedy deletion]] $2.",
["botIntroMultiple"] = "An automated process has identified that this $1 may meet Wikipedia's [[Project:Criteria for speedy deletion|criteria for speedy deletion]]: $2",
["deleteIntro"] = "This $1 may meet Wikipedia's [[Project:Criteria for speedy deletion|criteria for speedy deletion]] $2",
["deleteIntroMultiple"] = "This $1 may meet Wikipedia's [[Project:Criteria for speedy deletion|criteria for speedy deletion]]: $2",
["deleteCriteriaValid"] = "This page may be deleted under any criterion that is valid.",
["deleteIntroCriteriaLink"] = "See CSD [[Project:Criteria for speedy deletion#$1|$1]]",
["noReasonWarning"] = "<strong class=\"error\">No reason (or an incomplete reason) has been given as to why this page qualifies</strong>",
["removeNoticeNoButton"] = "If this $1 does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, please remove this notice.",
["removeNotice"] = "If this $1 does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, or you intend to fix it, please remove this notice, but $2.",
["removeNoticeWarning"] = "<b>do not remove this notice from pages that you have created yourself</b>. If you created this page and disagree with the given reason for deletion, you can press the button below and leave a message explaining why you believe it should not be deleted. You can then $1 to see if you have received a response to your message",
["contestButton"] = "Contest this speedy deletion",
["deleteCloser"] = "Note that this $1 may be deleted at any time if it unquestionably meets the speedy deletion criteria, or if an explanation $2 is found to be insufficient.",
["deleteCloserProvidedOnTalkPage"] = "posted to the talk page",
["deleteCloserProvidedBelowNotice"] = "posted below this notice",
["deleteNoticeTemplate"] = "'''Nominator:''' please consider placing the [[Help:Template|template]] $1 on the talk page of the author.",
["hangOn"] = "Note to page author: you have not edited the talk page yet. If you wish to contest this speedy deletion, clicking the button above will allow you to [[Special:NewSection/{{TALKPAGENAME}}|leave a talk page message]] explaining why you think this $1 should not be deleted. If you have already posted to the talk page but this message is still showing up, try [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} purging the page's cache].",
["hangOnAdmin"] = "Note to administrators: this $1 has content $2 which should be checked before deletion.",
["hangOnTalkPage"] = "on its talk page",
["visitTheTalkPage"] = "visit the talk page",
["checkBelow"] = "check below",
["contestPreloadTitle"] = "Contested deletion",
["contestPreloadEditintro"] = "Template:Hangon preload editintro",
["contestPreload"] = "Template:Hangon preload $1",
["contestPreloadGeneric"] = "Template:Hangon preload generic",
["check"] = "Administrators: check [[Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|links]], [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk]], [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=history}} history] ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=0}} last]), and [{{fullurl:Special:Log|page={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}}} logs] before [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|wpReason={{urlencode:$1}}&action=delete}} deletion]",
["additionalNote"] = "Additional note: $1",
["checkBot"] = "Administrator: check $1 before deletion, as this page was tagged by a [[Project:Bots|bot]].",
["lastEdited"] = "This page was [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|diff=cur}} last edited] by $1 at $2 ($3).",
["noticeHeader"] = "Speedy deletion {{safesubst:#ifexist:$1|nomination}} of [[:$1|$1]]",
["welcomeMessage"] = "Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to let you know that the page you created, [[:$1|$1]], was nominated for speedy deletion $2",
["welcomeMessageMultiple"] = "Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to let you know that the page you created, [[:$1|$1]], was nominated for speedy deletion: $2",
["noticeMessage"] = "A tag has been placed on [[:$1|]], requesting that it be speedy deleted $2",
["noticeMessageMultiple"] = "A tag has been placed on [[:$1|]], requesting that it be speedy deleted: $2",
["welcomeMessageDeleted"] = "Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to let you know that the page you created, [[:$1|$1]], was deleted $2",
["welcomeMessageDeletedMultiple"] = "Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to let you know that the page you created, [[:$1|$1]], was deleted: $2",
["noticeMessageDeleted"] = "The page [[:$1|]] has been deleted $2",
["deletedAfterMessage"] = "This page has since been deleted or moved.",
["noticeMessageDeletedMultiple"] = "The page [[:$1|]] has been deleted: $2",
["contestMessage"] = "If you believe this page does not meet this speedy deletion criteria, you may '''contest the nomination''' by [[$1|visiting the page]] and pressing the button labeled $2. This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay.",
["closingWarning"] = "Please do not $1, but do not hesitate to add information with [[Project:Policies and guidelines|Wikipedia's policies and guidelines]].",
["recreateWarning"] = "recreate the material without addressing these concerns",
["removeSpeedyWarning"] = "remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself",
["undeleteSuggestion"] = "If $1, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the <span class=\"plainlinks\">[{{fullurl:Special:Log/delete|page=$2}} deleting administrator]</span>, or if you have already done so, $3.",
["pageIsDeleted"] = "the page is deleted",
["pageShouldNotHaveBeenDeleted"] = "you think this page should not have been deleted",
["requestUndeletion"] = "you may [[Project:RFUND|request this page be undeleted]]",
["requestDeletionReview"] = "you may request [[Project:DRV|deletion review]]",
["seePageForWhy"] = "Please visit the page and review our [[Project:CSD|speedy deletion policy]] to see why.",
["level0icon"] = "File:Commons-emblem-speedy.svg",
["level1icon"] = "File:Information icon4.svg",
["level2icon"] = "File:Ambox warning pn.svg",
["level3icon"] = "File:Copyright-problem.svg",
["level4icon"] = "File:Stop hand nuvola.svg"
}
}
-- build deletion codes and default parameters
for k,v in pairs(config.deletionCodes) do
config.deletionCodes[k].code = config.deletionCodes[k].code or k:upper()
config.deletionCodes[k].notice = config.deletionCodes[k].notice or 2
config.deletionCodes[k].willProvide = config.deletionCodes[k].willProvide == nil and true or config.deletionCodes[k].willProvide
end
-- Aliases go here
config.deletionCodes.nonsense = config.deletionCodes.g1
config.deletionCodes.test = config.deletionCodes.g2
return config
