LifeWiki:Deletion policy

There is some content on this site that simply doesn't belong. We delete this content. There are two processes to get an article deleted: pages for deletion, whereby you file a request and the page will be deleted following a community discussion, and speedy deletion, where pages that meet certain criteria can be deleted immediately and without discussion.

Criteria for speedy deletion
G1: Content that is illegal under US or UK law. Obviously, we don't want child pornography or blatant copyright violations on our website, so this criterion serves to prevent that. This criterion applies to all namespaces and carries no exceptions.

G2: Pure vandalism. This is content that serves the sole purpose of worsening the reputation or quality of the website. This does carry some exceptions; if the content is funny, we may move it to the basement namespace instead.

G3: Recreation of deleted material. If material is deleted following a discussion at LW:PFD, it cannot be recreated without another discussion.

G4: Maintanence. If material needs to be deleted, for instance, to merge histories, allow a page move, or remove individual revisions from the history, it can be done under this criterion.

G5: Author requests deletion in good faith. If you made an article and think it sucks, you can request its deletion under this criterion.

G6: Pages created by banned users. This does not apply to all pages created by banned users; if a user who later got banned created the Main Page, we would not delete it. Also, we do allow good contributions made by banned users, but, in this case, if bad faith is possible, it should be assumed.

G7: Attack pages. This applies to recently created pages that serve the sole purpose of threatening, intimidating, or harassing someone. Like G2, if the content is funny, we may keep it (see Mr winkler is GAY), but if it isn't, we will take it very seriously, and will delete it as soon as possible.

G8: Blatant advertising, spam, or vanity. This is content clearly intended to promote a product, person, or idea. Like G2 and G7, there are some very rare exceptions (see Euroipods), but they are much rarer.

G9: Blatant violations of What LifeWiki is not. This is meant to be a catch-all for pages that aren't quite advertising, but are, say, just a single link to your Wattpad account with some nonsense underneath. This criterion is very subjective, and administrators are advised to use it sparingly.

G10: Ignore all rules-based speedy deletion. This is for content that obviously needs to go and doesn't need a whole seven days of discussion at LW:PFD, but doesn't meet the criteria for speedy deletion. Administrators are expected to only use this criterion in cases where content is so obviously terrible that it wouldn't possibly survive PFD, not just to delete random content that you don't like for fun.

Pages for deletion
The pages for deletion process is a process in which users are allowed to discuss a page for up to seven days in order to decide if it should be deleted. Discussions can be closed early if the outcome is obvious, called the "snowball clause". Discussions can also be closed early if the page either meets the criteria for speedy deletion (except G10), or meets our criteria for speedy keep. They are as follows:

SK1: The nomination was withdrawn by the nominator. This only applies where votes in favor of deletion make up less than 5% of the total votes.

SK2: The nomination was clearly made in bad faith. For instance, if you nominated the Main Page for deletion with the rationale of "I don't like it", you probably won't survive for very long.

SK3: The page being nominated is a policy or guideline. To discuss a policy or guideline's suitability, try the village pump.

SK4: The page being nominated is linked from the Main Page. In this case, the nomination will be temporarily closed until the page is off the Main Page, in which case it can be reopened. If you believe the matter is urgent enough, file a request at Talk:Main Page to remove the item from the Main Page prior to nomination.

Undeletion
Sometimes, administrators may be too hasty in deleting articles, and you can also request the undeletion of any page; at LifeWiki:Pages for deletion/Undeletion requests. Make sure to categorize your request appropriately:
 * 1) Controversial requests; deletions based on the outcome of a PfD discussion, or pages deleted under the CSD criteria G2, G3, G6, G7, G8, or G9, require wider discussion. Make sure to put these pages in their appropriate sections at LifeWiki:Pages for deletion/Undeletion requests.
 * 2) Uncontroversial requests; deletions made under the CSD criteria of G4, G5, or G10, may be undeleted immediately following a request at LifeWiki:Pages for deletion/Undeletion requests/Uncontroversial.
 * 3) Pages deleted under CSD G1 will not be restored without contacting LifeWiki or Miraheze staff directly.