Yu-Gi-Oh!:Deletion process

The deletion process is a system used to determine whether articles on the Yu-Gi-Oh! wiki shoudl be deleted or not.

Administrators are responsible for deleting pages, but should do so fairly. Administrators may not delete pages they disagree with if there has been a community agreement to keep it or ongoing discussion on the matter.

What deletion is for
The Yu-Gi-Oh! wiki is not a host for all types of content. Deletion is used to remove content irrelevent to the site or causing the site problems.

Content unrelated to Yu-Gi-Oh! or the Yu-Gi-Oh! wiki itself obviously doesn't belong on this site. Not everything relating to Yu-Gi-Oh! should be posted on the site either. Content should be notable. The purpose of the wiki is to document existing information about Yu-Gi-Oh!. It is not a fanbase for advertising or posting original content.

Content that causes the site problems includes:
 * Vandalism: is content posted by users with the intent of messing-up the site.
 * Personal attacks: The Yu-Gi-Oh! Wiki is not a warzone. Material posted with the intent of upsetting or degrading others is not allowed
 * Illegality: Wikia's main servers are in the United States, so the Yu-Gi-Oh! wiki follows the law of the United States. Material such as copyright violations and privacy concerns may be deleted for this reason.

Flagging pages for deletion

 * See also: Template:Delete

If a user sees a page they feel should be deleted, they may add to the top of the page to flag it for deletion. It is advisable for users to include the reason they feel the page should be deleted within the deletion flag. To do so they should use.

Pages flagged for deletion can be found in Category:Candidates for Deletion. Administrators can find locate and delete such pages this way.

If a user sees a page flagged for deletion, they may not remove the deletion flag (unless it has been added as an act of vandalism or spite). Being flagged for deletion is not a guarantee that the page is to be deleted. if someone disagress with a deletion they flag, they are encouraged share their thoughts on the talk page. Similarly people who agree the page should be deleted should post their support on the talk page.

Speedy deletion
Speedy deletion is the most common form of deletion found on this site.

Candidates for speedy deletion, include:
 * Spam and vandalism.
 * Copyright violations.
 * Unworkable tips.
 * Unofficial rulings.
 * Irrelevent talk pages.
 * Fan made cards, sets, characters etc. which have little notability.
 * Recreations of pages that were recently deleted after discussion.

Administrators may delete such pages on sight. To flag a page for speedy deletion, add to the top of the page.

If a user feels a page has been incorrectly listed as a candidate for speedy deletion, they may remove the quick=true from the deletion flag, but may not remove the deletion flag itself.

Deleting a page

 * See also: Help:Administrators' how-to guide

Administrators may delete pages by clicking the button labeled "delete". If the page is not vandalism, they are advised to include the reason for deleting the page within the summary box. Failing to do so upsets the editors of the page and offers them no insight as to why the page they worked on has been deleted.

An administrator should not delete all pages they disagree with on sight. If a page is not obviously violating any rules, the content is questionable or there are a number of editors in favor of keeping it, the administrator should also flag the page for deletion and contribute their thoughts on the talk page.

Deletion discussion
What is and isn't allowed on the site should not be the decision of one person. Deletion discussions exist so everyone gets their say in what should be allowed. The aim of the discussion is to reach a consensus. It is impossible for everybody to get their own way all the time. Consensus exists to determine a course of action, instead of fight over what should be done. As such not everyone will always agree with the consensus, but should accept it regardless.

The decision to delete or not will be made by an administrator and should take into account what other people have posted. If the administrator believes the page should be deleted, but the vast community is strongly against it, they may not delete the page.

Voting
Simply leaving comments that say "delete" or "keep" are of little help the discussion and will be ignored in the final decision. Users should post the reasons they believe the page should be deleted or kept. The decision will be based on the arguments each party has posted, not a count of heads.

It doesn't do any harm
Just because an article does not directly harm somebody doesn't mean it should be kept. Its contents should meet the standards of the site. Standards of notability exist to prevent absolutly anything being posted.

Similarly just because a page isn't immediately useful to anyone who might be reading it doesn't necessarily mean it's not notable.

Opinion of the subject
If a user likes the topic the article is about, simply saying they like it is not a valid reason for it to have an article. The subject must have established notability.

Similarly if a users dislikes the subject of the article. That is not a reason to delete it.

For example if an article about an unheard of gaming term is flagged for deletion. Whether editors like or dislike the term should not determine if it gets an article. If it has established notability should determine whether it gets an article or not.

There is a similiar article
Simply pointing to an article similiar to one that's up for deletion does not mean it should be kept. That would imply the problem with the page up for deletion would also apply to the other page. Whether the other page should be deleted or not should also be looked into in that case.

Not having similiar articles is not a reason on its own to delete a page either. If the page in question is not deleted, creating similiar articles should be looked into too.

Proof
If an article is flagged for deletion because its factual accuracy is questionable, the obvious way to argue for its inclusion is to provide proof that it's true. The obvious way to argue for its inclusion is to prove it's false.

If a tip is flagged for deletion for being false. refer to the rulebook or the card's rulings to try prove or disprove it.

If information about an upcoming set, anime episode etc. looks untrue the user should provide a reliable website that documents this infomation as a source.

Establish notability
Generally all official aspects of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise are considered notworthy of how popular or well known they are. Whether they need individual articles may be questionable however.

Unofficial aspects should be widely used in the fandom to be noted. Google can be used to see if a subject is commonly spoke about. The number of results on Google alone however is not necessarily enough to determine whether the subject is notable or not.

Exisiting policy
If there is a policy which allows or disallows the content posted. It is good to mention that in a deletion discussion.

For example all rulings must be officially sourced if they are to be included. If a user wants to post a rules they believe to be true, but aren't officially listed as rulings for that card anywhere, it is a good idea to mention the Rulings project page.