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What is speedy deletion in Wikipedia?
Wikipedia allows the immediate deletion of pages that are pure vandalism or hoaxes. In fact, Wikipedia has allowed many hoaxes to go unchecked and even has a list of Wikipedia hoaxes. So, not all hoaxes are deleted immediately, but this is a valid reason to speedily delete an article.
How long is speedy deletion Wikipedia?
seven days
If a category has been empty for seven days, it can be speedy deleted. Some investigation may be necessary if the category has existed for a while, because articles come and go from categories rather quickly.
Why do Wikipedia pages get deleted?
Reasons for deletion Copyright violations and other material violating Wikipedia’s non-free content criteria. Vandalism, including inflammatory redirects, pages that exist only to disparage their subject, patent nonsense, or gibberish. Advertising or other spam without any relevant or encyclopedic content.
What is speedy deletion?
Speedy deletion is intended to reduce the time spent on deletion discussions for pages or media with no practical chance of surviving discussion.
How many Wikipedia administrators are there?
1,067 administrators
Administrators should not be confused with Wikimedia system administrators (“sysadmins”). The English Wikipedia has 1,067 administrators (see full list of accounts with administrator privileges or lists of administrators by activity level).
Can someone remove a Wikipedia page?
Deleting a page is relatively easy. Basically, click on the “More” dropdown at the top of the page (the delete option will only appear if you are an administrator logged in to your account), enter a reason (or edit the automatically supplied reason), and hit delete. That’s all there is to it.
Can anyone delete a Wikipedia page?
This page in a nutshell: To request a speedy deletion of a page: if it is not a page you created yourself, put {{delete | [your reason] }} at the top of it; if it is a page you created yourself, add {{db-author}} at the top. While anyone can edit articles, to keep things manageable, only administrators can delete them.
Is it illegal to edit a Wikipedia page?
Anyone can – it’s open to all and can be modified and edited by anyone. However, Wikipedia’s administrators protect some pages from direct editing if they believe they are regularly subjected to “vandalism” – the addition of abusive language or falsehoods.
How do I contest a speedy deletion Wiki?
A creator who disagrees with the speedy deletion should instead click on the Contest this speedy deletion button that appears inside of the speedy deletion tag. This button links to the discussion page with a pre-formatted area for the creator to explain why the page should not be deleted.