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Articles on the [[AoPS Wiki]] can be '''deleted''' by administrators. To ask for the deletion of an article, add <tt><nowiki>{{delete|</nowiki>''reason''}}</tt> to the article. | Articles on the [[AoPS Wiki]] can be '''deleted''' by administrators. To ask for the deletion of an article, add <tt><nowiki>{{delete|</nowiki>''reason''}}</tt> to the article. | ||
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| + | == Guidelines == | ||
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| + | In general, the guidelines for deletion are far less strict than those of [[Wikipedia]], for example. | ||
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| + | The following types of articles should be deleted without question: | ||
| + | * Blatant vandalism. | ||
| + | * Test pages. | ||
| + | * Unnecessary redirects. | ||
| + | * Talk pages of deleted articles. | ||
| + | * Advertisements | ||
| + | * Subjects that do not belong in the Wiki (as determined by AoPSWiki admins) | ||
| + | * Non-notable subjects (such as an educational website, book, etc.) are generally not deleted if they contain a neutral, thorough coverage of the section and the topic of the article is suitable for AoPSWiki. | ||
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| + | Other solutions include: | ||
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| + | * Merging the article into a related article. | ||
| + | * Moving the article to a different [[Help:Namespaces|namespace]]. | ||
| + | * Reducing the article to a stub. | ||
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Revision as of 17:46, 11 March 2025
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Articles on the AoPS Wiki can be deleted by administrators. To ask for the deletion of an article, add {{delete|reason}} to the article.
Guidelines
In general, the guidelines for deletion are far less strict than those of Wikipedia, for example.
The following types of articles should be deleted without question:
- Blatant vandalism.
- Test pages.
- Unnecessary redirects.
- Talk pages of deleted articles.
- Advertisements
- Subjects that do not belong in the Wiki (as determined by AoPSWiki admins)
- Non-notable subjects (such as an educational website, book, etc.) are generally not deleted if they contain a neutral, thorough coverage of the section and the topic of the article is suitable for AoPSWiki.
Other solutions include:
- Merging the article into a related article.
- Moving the article to a different namespace.
- Reducing the article to a stub.
