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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:
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− | *Blatant vandalism.
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− | *Test pages.
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− | *Unnecessary redirects.
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− | *Talk pages of deleted articles.
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− | *Advertisements
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− | *Subjects not related to subjects in focus of AoPSWiki (not within the scope of one of the subheadings of the [[AoPSWiki:Table of Contents|table of contents]].
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− | *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.
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− | *Moving the article to a different [[A:NAME|namespace]].
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− | *Reducing the article to a stub.
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 29 September 2020
Articles on the AoPSWiki can be deleted by administrators.
To ask for the deletion of an article, use {{delete|reason}}.