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Once you believe an article is clean, de-list by deleting the cleanup tag from the article. This causes the article to drop off the monthly cleanup-needed list page. Also, after you've done that, check the Wikipedia:Cleanup page. If the article was recently tagged for cleanup, it might appear there as well.
Another editor has asserted that the page belongs in mainspace, e.g. it has previously been moved there, or there is a clear statement to that effect in the edit history or on the talk page [note 9] Another editor has objected to or reversed the move [ note 9 ]
Consider moving the page to the mainspace yourself, or tag it with {{subst:submit}} so that an AfC reviewer can review it. If you find a draft that is on a borderline notable topic, enquire with the page creator, if active, why they are not working upon it. {{subst:Uw-userspace draft finish|Page name}} ~~~~ can be
If the page has recently been deleted: the deletion report (who deleted it, when and why). If the page was deleted after 23 December 2004 (the date of the MediaWiki 1.4 upgrade), all deletions and restorations will appear. If the page has not been restored yet: the deleted page history. To undelete all revisions, simply press the Restore button.
Yes Wikipedia should not contain articles about non-notable subject, whether in draft form or article form. However, the whole point with a draft is that it is unfinished, and we should accept that the draft may lack information (such as evidence of notability) which is needed in order to move the draft to mainspace.
Depending on the reason why the page was deleted, there are also several ways you can try to have it undeleted by administrators. In every case, you should first make sure that the page is appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia and, if it is an article, that its content is based on reliable sources. If it is not, your request will likely be ...
If a page was obviously deleted "out of process" (per this policy), an administrator may choose to undelete it immediately. In such a case, the administrator who deleted the page should be informed. However, such undeletions without gaining consensus may be viewed as disruptive, so they should be undertaken with care.
If the page is in your own user space (i.e. starts with "User:YourName/"), then you can request immediate deletion of the page at any time. Simply edit the page and put the template {{db-u1}} at the top of the page. An administrator will see that the page is in your own user space and delete it.