MediaWiki talk:Deletereason-dropdown

Shorten again, please
Can we shorten this again please. I hate having to scroll down. I propose: I put the RFD related ones together at the bottom, but alphabetical would also make sense. Conrad.Irwin 22:35, 18 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Attack page or other personally identifiable info
 * Bad entry title
 * Bad redirect
 * Copyright violation
 * Creative invention or protologism (use WT:LOP)
 * Fatuous entry
 * Misspelling of
 * Name of a person, please see WT:CFI
 * Not dictionary material, please see WT:CFI
 * No usable content given
 * Orphaned talk page
 * Promotional material/spam
 * Random formatting, please use the Sandbox
 * Vandalism
 * Failed RFD; do not re-enter
 * Failed RFD; do not re-enter [semi-pointless?]
 * Failed RFV; do not re-enter without valid citations
 * Previously deleted/failed RFD or RFV

*Common delete reasons Pointless *RFD Pointless *Talk pages Pointless ** Improper use of talk page [Normally advertising/ Random Formatting/ No usable content/ Fatuous] ** Vacating for move/merge [normally added by software] ** Gibberish/nonsense Either "Random Formatting/ No usable content/ Fatuous/Vandalism"


 * I think the list is just fine. It is good to have a variety of reasons. Even if some are somewhat similar they don't mean quite the same, and it is easy to select a relatively specific reason for each deletion. Perhaps the section headers Common delete reasons, RFD, Talk pages are debatable.
 * Instead of scrolling you can probably hit on your keyboard the first letter of the reason you have in mind. Besides, scrolling isn't a big issue at all. Also, the list hasn't been much below 20 items for almost a year (≥18 since january, currently 21), and it worked perfectly well, so why start disputing it now? -- Gauss 01:56, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
 * I know I'm probably the exception rather then the rule, but I do about 90% of my editing using only a trackball... (this note was typed on an on-screen keyboard using said trackball). I'm fond of short lists, as they require less scrolling.. I added the section headers so ppl would know they were no longer alphabetical. -- Versa  geek  03:16, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

"bad category"
What do you say we add "Bad category" for all those categories that really shouldn't exist? I have to delete these quite often. Any objections to me adding it? --Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 06:07, 20 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, we already have "Empty category". Do you often delete bad categories that aren't empty? (Though I think it might make sense to change "Empty category" to "Bad, empty category" or "Bad/empty category" or something.) —Ruakh TALK 14:58, 20 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, they usually have two or so entries the creator put in before they got bored. A "Bad/empty category" merger is a really good idea. Do we need consensus or what-have-you to edit the page? --Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 16:42, 20 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Re: "they usually have two or so entries the creator put in before they got bored": And that you haven't removed? —Ruakh TALK 16:53, 20 July 2012 (UTC)
 * I usually delete the category as soon as I see it and then empty it; I suppose I could empty it first. It's a matter of personal preference, but it doesn't actually make a difference. --Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 17:01, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

List of delete reasons as of 8 May 2017
updated, following my changes made today, from [//en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki_talk:Deletereason-dropdown&oldid=42834158 this list] - -sche (discuss) 02:56, 8 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Attack page or other personally identifiable info
 * Merge with vandalism. - TheDaveRoss 15:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Bad entry title
 * Merge with technical. - TheDaveRoss 15:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Copyright violation
 * Created in error
 * Creative invention or protologism: please see WT:CFI; use WT:LOP
 * Incomprehensible, meaningless or empty: please use the Sandbox
 * Misspelling of
 * Remove. - TheDaveRoss 15:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * No usable content given (please see WT:CFI, WT:EL)
 * Non-idiomatic sum-of-parts term: please see WT:SOP
 * Not dictionary material: please see WT:CFI
 * Promotional material
 * Technical deletion and/or vacating for move/merge
 * Unwanted redirect or transwiki
 * Merge with technical. - TheDaveRoss 15:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Vandalism
 * RFD/RFV/RFM
 * Deleted per RFD, RFDO; do not re-enter
 * Deleted per RFV; do not re-enter without valid citations
 * Inflection or subpage of deleted entry
 * Previously deleted/failed RFD or RFV
 * Other namespaces
 * Improper use of talk or citations page; compare Citations:hydrogen
 * Obsolete and orphaned template, documentation or subpage
 * Inappropriate user page; please see WT:USER
 * Permanently blocked user's page
 * Remove. - TheDaveRoss 15:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Userspace page deleted on owner's request
 * Empty category
 * Citations moved to entry
 * Remove. - TheDaveRoss 15:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)