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This page is for the request of speedy page deletions within the Urban Dead wiki. Due to concerns about loss of data, the ability to delete pages is restricted to the system operators. As such, regular users will need to request a deletion from the sysops. For consistency and accountability, system operators also adhere to the guidelines listed here.

In a restricted set of circumstances, system operators may delete pages without full consultation of the wiki community. This is usually restricted to pages that do not seem to have any legitimate information or function within the wiki, or for pages that have been created by mistake and are requested to be deleted by the author. In these circumstances, a Speedy Deletion may take place, allowing system operators to quickly remove these pages from the wiki.

Guidelines for Speedy Deletion Requests

All Deletion Requests must contain the following information in order to be considered:

A link to the page in question. Preferably bolded for visibility.
A reason for deletion. This should be short and to the point.
A signed datestamp. This can be easily done by adding ~~~~ to the end of your request.

Further, you should place {{speedydelete}} at the top of the page you are nominating for speedy deletion.

Any deletion request that does not contain these three pieces of information will not be considered, and will be removed by a system operator.

Once the speedy deletion request has been entered, the request shall remain on this page, where it will be reviewed by a member of the moderation team, and action taken accordingly. Once action has been taken, the request will be moved into the Archive, and the system operator shall add a signed datestamp to the archived request.

A Speedy Deletion may be circumvented by a single vote of Keep under the request. If this occurs, the system operator shall move the Speedy Deletion request to the Deletion Request Queue, where the normal rules for Deletion of the page shall apply. Further, a user may choose to move a request from the Speedy Deletion queue to the Deletion Request Queue should they feel that the deletion may attract controversy within the wiki community, but do not wish to cast a Keep vote for the request. Should either of these circumstances occur, the deletion candidate should remain in the Deletion Request Queue until the alloted two weeks is up.

In the event of a sysop requesting Speedy Deletion, all the previous points will apply, excepting that a system operator other than the requester shall review and take action on the request.

Speedy Deletion Eligibility

To be eligible for a Speedy Deletion Request, the page must fall under at least one of the following criteria:

No Content: The page contains no more than a line or two of content that cannot clearly be expanded, consists of random or incoherent content, or is duplicated elsewhere to no purpose.
Off-Topic: The page is a clearly off-topic page.
Unused Redirect: The page is an unused or underused (ie, only 1-2 pages using the link) redirect.
Empty Category: The page is a Category page that has no entries within it.
Missed Talk Page: The page is a Talk: Page from a previous deletion request that has not been deleted with the request (please note the relevant deletion request if this is so)
As of 19 May 2010, Crit 5 is now a scheduled deletion.
Deletion Workaround: The page is a duplicate of a page that has been deleted from a previous deletion request (please note the relevant deletion request if this is so). A page that fits this criterion is immediately qualified for deletion without requiring it be nominated on the 'Speedy Deletions' page. Recreating a page that fits this criterion will get you a polite message to stop doing so. Any further infractions of this nature will qualify as vandalism and will be treated as such. Note that criterion 6 does not apply when the page has been restored through Undeletions.
Author Edit Only: The page has been requested for speedy deletion by the original author, and has been edited only by its author. Note that edits by adbots or vandals and reverts caused by them do not count.
User Page: The page is a User subpage that has been requested for speedy deletion by the original author.
Personal Page (Prefix Rule): The page is named after a user without the "User:" or "Journal:" prefixes and its content has been moved to the appropriate User or Journal page. Includes pages that should be User subpages, ie. in-game characters.
As of 2011, August 29, Crit 9 is now a scheduled deletion.
Unused Template: The page is a template that has existed for at least one week and is currently unused within the wiki.
Non-existent User Page: The page is a User: page for a user that doesn't exist, and any content on the page has been moved to the appropriate User: or Journal: page.
As of 20 June 2009, Crit 11 is now a scheduled deletion.
Defunct group page: The page is a non-historical group page, it is over two months old, it has not had an update in a month, and is not on the stats page. Such pages will remain in the queue for 5 days to determine their defunct status has been correctly identified. Due to the large number of pages that fit into this criterion, please {{speedydelete12}} on the pages to ensure that they are categorized differently from normal speedy deletion requests.
As of 2007, September 16, this is no longer a valid criterion.
Missed sub-page: The page is a sub-page from a previous deletion request that has not been deleted with the request, and that serves no individual purpose (please note the relevant deletion request).

A page may also fall under a scheduled deletion and should be posted here if it is missed by the sysops.

Speedy Deletion Queue

Second round of A/SA-obsoleted things

Also:

Crit 1: UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/A Helpful Little Gnome, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Axe Hack, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Blue Command Vic, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/BobHammero, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Cyberbob240, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/DanceDanceRevolution, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Deathnut, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Dux Ducis, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Grim s, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Hagnat, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Iscariot, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/J3D, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Jerrel Yokotory, UDWiki:Administration/Promotions/Karek
Crit 4-to-be: Category:Successful Promotions Candidacies, Category:Unaccepted Nominations, Category:Unsuccessful Promotions Candidacies, Category:Withdrawn Promotions Candidacies, Category:Users with Multiple Promotion Bids, Category:Promotions Candidacies
(This list will be updated as I go.) Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 14:14, 20 August 2013 (BST)
Took care of the Crit 1s, but left the C4s-to-be alone since they're not done yet. —Aich on— 16:21, 2 September 2013 (BST)

Ok, I think I'm done with these and the ones above. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:18, 20 September 2013 (BST)

A few of the categories still have items in them. They're probably quick fixes, but I haven't checked yet. Took care of everything else though. —Aich on— 20:51, 20 September 2013 (BST)

Served Speedy Deletions

Third round of A/SA-obsoleted things

Crit 10s-to-be: Template:PromRej Template:PromSuc Template:PromUnac Template:PromWith Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 18:55, 20 September 2013 (BST)

All cleaned up and done. I think I got all of the talk pages and redirects, but if I missed any, let me know (or any of you guys can handle them too, of course). —Aich on— 20:51, 20 September 2013 (BST)

User talk:Sexualharrison/golam

i want my bloody red ink back!--User:Sexualharrison04:45, 10 September 2013

Done. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 05:16, 10 September 2013 (BST)

First round of A/SA-obsoleted things

Crit 4: Category:Re-Evaluations Candidacies, Category:Successful Re-Evaluations Candidacies, Category:Unsuccessful Re-Evaluations Candidacies; also the following years without A/REs: Category:2006 Re-Evaluation Archives
Crit 10: Template:RESuc, Template:RERej
Thanks! Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 21:31, 15 August 2013 (BST)
Done. —Aich on— 16:21, 2 September 2013 (BST)

A/SA-obsoleted things

User:/41,35

User:/41,35 - Crit 11, Non-existent User Page. Created in error by MapBot, sorry. --Rick Dulton 08:14, 2 September 2013 (BST)

Done. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 15:41, 2 September 2013 (BST)

Ch:R&R

Ch:R&R Author edit only, mistyped link, duplicate. BlueofFLE 17:00, 24 August 2013 (BST)

Done. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 15:41, 2 September 2013 (BST)

User:Alger Gray

http://wiki.urbandead.com/index.php/User:Alger_Gray

I named my account after my character, but changed it to something else, so this page is useless. Pillager262 18:09, 11 August 2013 (BST)

Hi! Can you please make an edit from the Alger Gray account below confirming that you would like your page deleted? You can also request a ban of the previous account at A/VB. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:39, 11 August 2013 (BST)

Why not just checkuser? --Karek^{maps 2.0?!} 20:49, 12 August 2013 (BST)

I will if neither the Pillager262 nor Alger Gray accounts respond in a day or two. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:52, 12 August 2013 (BST)

Yes, I do want this deleted. Alger Gray 01:29, 13 August 2013 (BST)

Done. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 04:03, 13 August 2013 (BST)

NWO/QandA

crit 1, thank you. -.- 19:09, 12 August 2013 (BST)

Done. —Aich on— 20:14, 12 August 2013 (BST)

NWO/MON

crit 1, thank you. -.- 19:09, 12 August 2013 (BST)

Done. —Aich on— 20:14, 12 August 2013 (BST)

User:Sexualharrison/Malton Zombie Yoga clinics

	Because Harrison
	That's why.

--User:Sexualharrison20:17, 11 August 2013

Done. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:42, 11 August 2013 (BST)

User:Nic LesFlics/Zine

Crit 1, maybe 7? A decent read, but not wanted by the author. Don't forget the talk page. --VVV^RPMBG 08:37, 11 August 2013 (BST)

Deleted as C7 by proxy. -- Spiderzed █ 14:54, 11 August 2013 (BST)

Category:Speedy Deletion Candidates

Please detele these pages. But be sure not to delete them. Thanks. (I repeat: detele, not delete.) -- AHLG T G THE END IS NIGH! 23:06, 9 July 2013 (BST)

Uhhhhh is this a reference to some uncaught typo somewhere? Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 00:49, 10 July 2013 (BST)

Got yours. Surgeon General needs to be de-linked before it can be speedied, which I may do soon. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 01:54, 10 July 2013 (BST)

Yes Bob, yes it is. I remember it. DDR made fun of me for it. I'll never forget, never forgive. -- AHLG T G THE END IS NIGH! 04:03, 10 July 2013 (BST)

I've added new pages to be deleted. So, *bump* -- AHLG T G THE END IS NIGH! 20:36, 22 July 2013 (BST)

Done. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 00:46, 23 July 2013 (BST)

I have a few more pages for the mysterious garbageman to carry away. -- AHLG T G THE END IS NIGH! 23:17, 25 July 2013 (BST)

Done. -Mysterious Garbageman 01:10, 26 July 2013 (BST)

Annus_Horribilis/join

crit 7 again, thank you. ▧ ^{: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :} 11:54, 22 July 2013 (BST)

Done. —Aich on— 14:26, 22 July 2013 (BST)

Annus_Horribilis/targets

crit 7 thanks ▧ ^{: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :} 10:16, 21 July 2013 (BST)

Done. —Aich on— 14:57, 21 July 2013 (BST)

File talk:EVIL Heirarchy.jpg

Crit 5 missed talk page. --VVV^RPMBG 07:13, 15 July 2013 (BST)

Originally placed in Scheduled Deletions, processed as a speedy. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 12:35, 15 July 2013 (BST)

Got you a bone to fight over

Things are looking pretty dull around here. Have a category 9. -- C h e e s e 10:54, 13 July 2013 (BST)

Got it. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 15:46, 13 July 2013 (BST)

Namespace typo

Templates:Philosophe_Knights_Titles

Wasn't paying attention when typing, it has since be recreated under the correct namespace. 17:07, 9 July 2013 (BST)

Done -- Spiderzed █ 18:11, 9 July 2013 (BST)