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Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines to cite in deletion debates
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This is a list of existing policies that can be used either to support a deletion proposal (prod) or nomination, or in an attempt to prevent deletion in an existing proposal.
This is not a place to create new policies, or to amend existing ones. Edits to this list are limited to adding those not previously listed, removing those that have been revoked, updating those that have been amended, or modifying the language, style, or other details in the manner in which this has been written.
List of policies and guidelines
Favoring deletion
The following is a list of policies and guidelines that can be used for making one's case in proposing a page for deletion. Please note that:
- Prod and WP:AfD are only suitable if an entire page has one of these issues and cannot likely be improved. If only part of a page has such an issue, and the remainder does not, only that section should be tagged and/or removed.
- Criteria for speedy deletion are not listed here; they are listed on that page.
- Before proposing a page for deletion, see WP:BEFORE for alternatives.
- For reasons to delete a category, see Wikipedia:Overcategorization.
- For reasons to delete an image or file, see Wikipedia:Files for discussion.
- For reasons to delete a redirect, see WP:R#DELETE.
- For reasons to delete a template, see Wikipedia:Templates for discussion#Reasons to delete a template
| Policy/Guideline name | Shortcuts | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising | WP:NOTADVERTISING | Articles that advertise. If advertising is blatant, can be marked as {{db-spam}}. If article can be salvaged by changing writing style, should be marked {{ad}}. |
| Case study, not a | WP:NOTCASE | Articles examining the relationship between factor A and factor B when not found in any sources |
| Content forks | WP:CFORK WP:COATRACK WP:POVFORK |
Subjects split into multiple articles so each can advocate a different stance on the subject |
| Crystal ball | WP:CRYSTAL WP:FUTURE |
The showcasing of unreferenced planned events, products, or releases |
| Directory | WP:NOTDIRECTORY WP:NOTDIR |
The listing of directory-like information, particularly external or totally unlinked |
| Dictionary entries | WP:NOTDICDEF for listing on WP:NOT WP:NAD for full page |
*Pages that exclusively define the title *Lists of dictionary entries, definitions, or slang or jargon guides |
| External links | WP:NOTLINK | Collections of external links not providing relevant information to a notable subject |
| Forums | WP:NOTFORUM WP:NOTAFORUM WP:NOT#CHAT |
Forums or chats (other than discussions on improving the encyclopedia itself) |
| Guides | WP:NOTGUIDE | Pages providing guide-like information |
| How-to | WP:NOTHOW WP:NOTHOWTO |
Pages providing how-to instructions, other than how to edit Wikipedia in project space. (Please note that many articles with how-to content can be modified to encyclopedia style. It may be more appropriate simply to place a {{howto}} tag in these situations.) |
| Internal links | WP:LINKFARM | Exclusive collections of internal links, except for allowable lists and disambiguation pages |
| Journalism | WP:NOT#JOURNALISM | First-hand accounts of breaking news |
| Lyrics | WP:NOT#LYRICS | Pages exclusively providing lyrics to songs |
| Neologisms | WP:NEO | Articles about newly-coined words |
| Neutrality (unfixable) | WP:NPOV | Where the nature of the article is such to make it inherently non-neutral. |
| News | WP:NOT#NEWSPAPER | Routine news coverage |
| Notability, general guideline | WP:GNG | General requirements for a subject to be notable |
| Notability, not temporary | WP:NTEMP WP:SBST |
Temporary, brief, short-lived coverage of a subject in reliable sources |
| Notability, verifiable evidence required | WP:NRVE | Notability requires that verifiable evidence be provided |
| Off-topic | WP:COATRACK | Where an article, ostensibly on one topic, actually is a content fork of another. |
| One event | WP:ONEEVENT WP:BLP1E |
Subjects receiving coverage for a single event |
| Opinions | WP:NOTOPINION | The publishing of one's personal opinions |
| Original research | WP:OR WP:NOR |
The publishing of writings or interpretations that have not previously been published |
| Plots | WP:PLOT | Plot-only articles (if no sources exist to expand the article further, such as reviews or sourced analysis) |
| Promotion | WP:PROMOTION | Articles promoting a cause |
| Propaganda, advocacy, and recruitment | WP:NOTADVOCATE | The promotion of a subject |
| Scandals | WP:NOTSCANDAL | Scandals or gossip |
| Scientific journal, not a | WP:NOT PAPER WP:NOT PAPERS |
Information written in the style of a scientific journal |
| Self-promotion | WP:PROMOTION | Articles about oneself (autobiographies) or that promote oneself or one's cause |
| Soapbox, not a | WP:SOAP WP:NOTSOAPBOX |
Propaganda or advertising |
| Statistics, Wikipedia is not for | WP:NOT#STATS | Excessive listing of statistics or the exclusive use of statistics to source an article |
| Synthesis | WP:SYN WP:SYNTH WP:SYNTHESIS |
A conclusion put together based on if A is true, and B is true, then C must be true when this is not sourced |
| Textbook, not a | WP:NOTTEXTBOOK | Information written purely to teach subject matter |
| Things made up in one day, not for | WP:NFT WP:MADEUP |
Creations of an individual, group, or community that have not been formally published |
| Travel guide, not a | WP:NOTTRAVEL | Information written to aid the traveler |
Favoring keeping or merging
The following are a list of inclusion guidelines that may be useful to help in keeping an article:
- Most of the guidelines listed describe reasons why a subject is worthy of inclusion. While failure to meet one of these guidelines can be used to support a deletion case, this can be negated if the subject meets the inclusion guidelines under another.
- A deletion case may also be negated by arguing that the policy/guideline cited in favor of deletion is incorrect or not applicable given the circumstances, providing sources (when the article lacks them), or by making other changes to the article to address the issue.
- See Wikipedia:Arguments to make in deletion discussions for more possible arguments to make your case.
| Policy/guideline name | Shortcuts | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Academics | WP:ACADEMIC WP:TEACHER WP:PROFESSOR |
Notability requirements for people based on academic achievements |
| Albums | WP:NALBUMS | When albums can have standalone articles or when they must be mentioned in the article about the artist |
| Artists | WP:ARTIST | Notability requirements for artists |
| Athletes | WP:ATHLETE | Notability requirements for athletes |
| Authors | WP:AUTHOR | Notability requirements for authors |
| Bands | WP:BAND | Notability requirements for bands |
| Books | WP:BK | Notability requirements for books to have standalone articles, and when they must be mentioned in the article about the author |
| Clubs | WP:CLUB | Notability requirements for clubs and non-commercial organizations |
| Companies | WP:COMPANY WP:CORP |
Notability requirements for companies, commercial enterprises, and other for-profit businesses |
| Composers | WP:COMPOSER | Notability requirements for composers |
| Creative professionals | WP:CREATIVE | Notability requirements for creative professionals |
| Criminal acts | WP:N/CA | Notability guidelines for criminal acts |
| Diplomats | WP:DIPLOMAT | Notability requirements for diplomats |
| Entertainers | WP:ENTERTAINER WP:ENT |
Notability requirements for entertainers |
| Films | WP:NOTFILM WP:NF |
Notability requirements for films |
| Films, future | WP:NFF | Notability requirements for future films |
| Music | WP:MUSIC | Notability requirements for music |
| Notability, general guideline | WP:GNG | General requirements for a subject to be notable |
| Numbers | WP:NUMBER | Notability requirements for articles about numbers |
| Organizations | WP:ORG | Notability requirements for non-profit organizations |
| People | WP:BIO WP:PEOPLE |
Notability requirements for people |
| Politicians | WP:POLITICIANS | Notability requirements for politicians |
| Products | WP:PRODUCT | Notability requirements for products to have standalone articles separate from the articles on their manufacturer |
| Songs | WP:NSONGS | Notability requirements for songs to have standalone articles (separate from the album or the artist) |
Useful essays (and parts of essays)
The following are a list of essays that pertain to inclusion and exclusion. While these are not policies or guidelines, citing them in a deletion debate may at times help in arguing one's case. When citing an essay, it is important to keep in mind that essays can be written by a single editor, can be edited just like an article, and does not require any further consensus. Therefore, if one is used to support deletion or to keep an article proposed for deletion, a good explanation should be given as to why one believes it supports their case.
| Essay name | Shortcuts | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Age, notability of | WP:OLDAGE | The age of a subject alone, no matter how old, does not render it automatically notable |
| Bare notability | WP:BARE WP:MINIMUM |
Articles that just barely meet notability requirements may be viewed as having borderline notability, and can possibly face deletion |
| Bombardment | WP:BOMBARD | About going overboard with references that may not be needed just to make an article look notable |
| Cares, no one | WP:CARES | Some subjects are of interest to few. They may or may not be notable. But being of interest to few in itself does not automatically make the subject not notable. |
| Chance, give an article | WP:CHANCE | Don't propose an article for deletion if it hasn't had a chance |
| Clones | WP:CLONE | Wikipedia clones are not reliable sources (and why) |
| Coatrack | WP:COAT WP:COATRACK |
About articles that are titled to describe one topic but focus on another, often to mask the lack of notability |
| Deadline, no | WP:DEADLINE | There is no deadline to make any edits to any articles or to finish any project |
| Demolish, don't | WP:DEMOLISH | Don't demolish the house while it's still being built |
| Describe within | WP:DESCRIBE WP:WITHIN |
If little exists about a subject, it may be better described within another article than in a standalone one |
| Dislike | WP:IDL | Dislike for an article is not sufficient to delete it |
| Editing, article has none | WP:NOEFFORT | Just because no one has worked on an article (including a stub) does not mean it should be deleted |
| Existence ≠ Notability | WP:ENN WP:EXISTENCE |
Just because a subject exists in this world does not mean it is automatically notable |
| Fame | WP:FAME | There are differing degrees of fame, and not all guarantee notability |
| Garage bands | WP:GARAGE | No one wants to see an article on Wikipedia about your non-notable garage band |
| Google hits | WP:GHITS | A high number of Google hits does not make an article notable, and a low number does not make it not notable |
| Harm, no | WP:NOHARM WP:HARMLESS |
Saying the existence of an article will do no harm is not grounds for keeping |
| Inclusion, not an indicator of notability | WP:INN | Just because Wikipedia already has an article does not mean the subject is notable |
| Independent sources | WP:IS WP:INDY |
Describes the value of having sources independent of the subject |
| Inherent notability | WP:IHN WP:INHERENT |
Some topics are presumed to be inherently notable (meaning all subjects within the category are surely notable) |
| Insignificant | WP:INSIGNIFICANT | Certain minor details are considered to be insignificant |
| Leader, follow the | WP:LEADER | Make your own judgment rather than being influenced by the way others (usually the first) comment in a discussion |
| Liar, liar, your pants are on fire | WP:LIAR | Frowns upons calling others liars in deletion discussions |
| Like | WP:LIKE | "Liking" an article is not sufficient to keep it |
| Masking the lack of notability | WP:MASK | Taking steps to hide the fact that the subject of an article is not really notable |
| Myths and facts about deletion | WP:MYTHS | False beliefs held about deletion debunked |
| Newspapers, coverage in many | WP:NEWSBRIEF WP:109PAPERS |
Short-term coverage in a massive number of newspapers does not render automatic notability |
| Noble cause | WP:NOBLECAUSE | Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause |
| Not notable, just | WP:JNN | Simply stating that a subject is not notable is not sufficient to get it deleted on this basis |
| Nothing | WP:NOTHING | response to WP:EVERYTHING |
| Other stuff exists | WP:OSE | Just because a similar type of article exists does not mean it makes others automatically notable
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