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This page in a nutshell: As a shortcut around AfD for uncontroversial deletions, an article can be proposed for deletion, though once only. If no one contests the proposal within five days, the article may be deleted by an administrator.

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Proposed deletion is the way to suggest that an article is uncontroversially a deletion candidate, but that it does not meet the more stringent criteria for speedy deletion. If a ({{subst:prod}}) tag is added to an article, the article will be deleted about 5 days later if nobody objects. If any user objects—usually by removing the tag—then the article may be taken to Articles for Deletion for further discussion.

Contents 1 How it works 2 How to nominate 3 Seconding a proposed deletion 4 Contesting a proposed deletion 4.1 Before deletion 4.2 After deletion 5 Conflicts 6 Procedure for administrators 7 See also

How it works

Articles tagged with the {{prod}} template will be checked over by an administrator after five days if there have been no objections by other users. If the reason given is valid then the article will be deleted.

Articles that:

• Have previously been proposed for deletion using the {{prod}} process.
• Have previously been undeleted
• Have been discussed at AfD

are not candidates for {{prod}}.

Additionally, only articles may be proposed for deletion using {{prod}}. Deletion of other pages should be proposed at the appropriate deletion page or tagged for speedy deletion, if applicable.

See Category:Proposed deletion for the listing of all articles currently proposed for deletion. An automated summary table can be found at WP:PRODSUM.

How to nominate

If you think that an article is an uncontroversial candidate for deletion:

1. Review the article's history to confirm that it has not been recently vandalized. If it was proposed for deletion using the {{prod}} process before, nominate it for Wikipedia:Articles for deletion if you think it should be deleted.
2. Add {{subst:prod|reason}} to the top of the main article page. Tailor your reason to each individual article; generic messages are not helpful. Use an informative edit summary clearly indicating that the article has been nominated for deletion. Do not mark the edit as minor.
3. Although not required, it is considered courteous to notify the article's creator and other significant contributors that you have proposed an article for deletion. You can use {{subst:PRODWarning|Article title}} ~~~~ for this. For your convenience, this line is generated at the end of the "prod" box after you have added it to the article.
4. Consider adding the article to your watchlist.

Seconding a proposed deletion

If you agree with a proposed deletion:

1. Consider adding a {{Prod-2}} tag to indicate your opinion. (See Category:Proposed deletion-endorsed for the listing of all articles currently endorsed for proposed deletion by more than one editor.)
2. Consider adding (or modifying) an {{Oldprodfull}} tag on the article's discussion page as documentation for others.

Contesting a proposed deletion

Before deletion

If you do not agree that the article should be deleted without discussion you can do the following things:

1. Remove the {{dated prod}} tag from the article, noting this in the edit summary. Editors should explain why they disagree with the proposed deletion either in the edit summary, or on the article's talk page.
2. As a courtesy, notify the editor who initiated the PROD by placing a {{Deprod}} tag on their talk page.
3. While you're editing the article anyway, please consider improving it, especially to address the concerns given as a reason for deletion.
4. If you feel that the article should be deleted, but not without discussion, you may nominate the article for an Articles for deletion debate.
5. Consider adding (or modifying) an {{Oldprodfull}} tag on the article's discussion page as documentation for others. (Articles may be proposed for deletion only once, and then either an Articles for deletion debate or a speedy deletion must occur.)

After deletion

First, ask the deleting administrator. If they choose not to restore it, then make a request at deletion review. Any administrator may undelete upon a reasonable request, and they should also add an {{Oldprod}} tag to the Discussion page to document the restoration.

Conflicts

Contested deletions: If anyone, including the article's creator, removes a {{prod}} tag from an article for any reason, do not put it back, except when the removal is clearly not an objection to deletion (such as blanking the entire article). If the edit is not obviously vandalism, do not restore the tag, even if the tag was apparently removed in bad faith. If you still believe that the article needs to be deleted, list it on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion. Note:

1. If someone replaces a PROD tag with an AfD tag, this is equivalent to contesting the proposed deletion, and the PROD tag should not be restored.
2. If someone replaces a PROD tag with a speedy deletion tag (although they should simply add the speedy tag), the PROD tag may be restored, as the user obviously thinks the article should be deleted quickly without discussion.

Other deletion processes have priority over PROD:

• An article flagged for both PROD and AfD should be dealt with at AfD, and the {{prod}} tag should be removed.
• Appropriate alternatives such as Wikipedia:Copyright problems or Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion take precedence. However, when tagging a proposed deletion candidate for speedy deletion, the PROD tag should be left in place in case the speedy deletion is rejected. (Note: a rejected speedy candidate is still eligible for PROD, but a rejected AfD candidate is not.)
• Any deletion via this process which is taken to deletion review is implicitly a contested deletion, and the article may therefore be immediately restored by any administrator without discussion.
• Any article deleted via this process and then recreated is not subject to speedy deletion under criterion G4, as recreation is a way of contesting the proposed deletion. If you feel the article should be re-deleted, list it on Articles for deletion.

Procedure for administrators

If you are an administrator deciding whether to delete an article that has been proposed for deletion:

1. Check that the tag has been in place continuously for at least 5 days and no objections have been raised on the talk page.
2. Check the article's page history and deletion log to confirm that it has never previously been proposed for deletion using the {{prod}} process, undeleted or been discussed on AfD. If it has been, it is not eligible for deletion by this process and should be kept or sent to AfD.
3. If you decide to delete the article, provide an informative deletion reason, such as that given by the nominator, not just "expired prod". This is because once the article is deleted, the reason for the {{prod}} is no longer visible to non-administrators. If you are using an automated script, check that it does not leave an inadequate message.
   If you decide not to delete the article, consider editing it to deal with the concerns that were raised, or nominating the article for deletion on AfD. You should document that it has been contested with an {{Oldprodfull}} on the article's Talk page.

Note: To ensure independent judgment, an article should not be deleted by the same person who added the {{prod}} tag.

See also

• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Proposed Deletion Patrolling – WikiProject to ensure articles are correctly PRODed and de-PRODed
• Category:Proposed deletion
• Template:Prod-2 – Indicates that you second the proposed deletion, and populates Category:Proposed deletion-endorsed
• Template:Oldprodfull – Documents a previously attempted proposed deletion

See also

Alternative outlets | Undeletion policy | Deletion guidelines for administrators AfD Precedents | Archived delete discussions | Policy consensus discussions

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