The DBE Archive Wiki:Candidates for speedy deletion

There are a few, albeit rather limited, cases where pages may be deleted speedily. Non-admins can ask for an admin to delete such a page simply by adding a   tag.

A list of pages to be deleted can be found at Category:Candidates for speedy deletion.

When deleting, check the page history first to see if you can revert to an older version instead of deleting the entire page.

You can consider turning problematic pages into relevant redirects as an alternative to deletion.

Ideally, when an admin deletes a test page or other page with no useful content, it's a good idea to put a note on the author's talk page explaining things, and preserving the deleted content, pointing them to the sandbox in cases of tests.

Examples of Candidates For Speedy Deletion

 * 1) No meaningful content or history (e.g., random characters...or as I like to call it, Jersey Shore {what, too soon?}).
 * 2) Test pages (e.g., "Hey, can I really create a page here?" Why, yes you can!)
 * 3) Pure vandalism (see also dealing with vandalism and the blocked users page, because that's where you're going).
 * 4) Very short pages with little or no context (e.g., "He's a funny guy who's created Factory and the Hacienda. Oh, and his wife is great." Expect a bludgeon to the head by said funny guy for hitting up his wife, you twit.)
 * 5) Reposted content that was already deleted according to policy.
 * 6) Pages that have been moved to another Wikia because they were uploaded in the wrong place, such as "Fire" on the Kittens & Puppies Wiki (you jerk). The "Fire" article goes in the "Useless Parts You'll Own Until Races Stop" Wiki (or UPYOURS, for short).
 * 7) Temporarily deleting a page in order to move a page.
 * 8) Broken redirects or ones caused by typos during a page move.
 * 9) Duplicate images, because do we really need 108 pictures of your grandmother's hairy aunt?
 * 10) Talk pages of already-deleted articles, mainly because we're not exactly on good terms with the Department Of Redundancy Department.
 * 11) User talk pages of non-logged in users where the message is no longer relevant. (This is to avoid confusing new users who happen to edit with that same IP address.)
 * 12) Empty categories, such as "Things Regis' Coffee Cup Would Say".
 * 13) User and talk pages by request of the user, where there's no significant abuse and no administrative need to retain the page.