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All of the speedy deletion templates are named as Db-X with Db standing for 'delete because'. A list of the Db-X templates can be found at Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Deletion templates. If a page falls under more than one of the criteria, instead of adding multiple tags it is possible to add a single {{Db-multiple}} tag to cover ...
Speedy deletion is one of the more useful, necessary, and controversial policies available on Wikipedia. While our article creation rate is in the thousands daily, many articles, uploaded images, and other forms of content are simply not appropriate enough to stick around for a typical hearing.
The speedy deletion process applies to pages which meet at least one of the criteria for speedy deletion (CSD), which specify the only cases in which administrators have broad consensus support to, at their discretion, bypass deletion discussion and immediately delete Wikipedia pages or media.
See also: Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion. Speedy keep Rarely but thoroughly used. It implies that the user thinks the nomination was in bad-faith (vandalism, disruption, edits by banned users, and so forth) and that the deletion discussion can be closed early. See also Wikipedia:Speedy keep. It is sometimes, even more rarely, used for ...
Same or better file exists on Wikipedia (see {} for files now on Commons). {} {} CSD F2: Corrupt or empty file. File page for a file on Commons without Wikipedia-related or assessment information. {{db-imagepage}} CSD F2: Image page without a corresponding image. {} {} CSD F3
These limits of circumstances are called the criteria for speedy deletion, and pages that meet them are usually removed quickly. If you find one, you can mark it for deletion by adding the text {{delete| reason}} to the top of the page, replacing "reason" with the reason it should be deleted. Most articles do not meet the criteria, however, so ...
The most common route is the outright deletion of articles that clearly violate the rules of the website (speedy deletion). Other mechanisms include an intermediate collaborative process that bypasses a complete discussion (proposed deletion or PROD), and a whole debate at the dedicated forum called Articles for deletion (AfD).
Proposed deletion is for when an article fails a criterion, but not one that allows for speedy deletion. Experienced Wikipedia users call this prodding an article, because the template used in this procedure is called prod. A deletion proposal should present an uncontroversial reason, that no one would oppose.