MediaWiki talk:Deletereason-dropdown
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Deletion reasons[edit]
As this was recently added in the upgrade we should make use of it as soon as possible, see my suggestion list below based on what I currently have in my monobook.js:
General speedy reasons
- G1: Purely vandalism
G2: Test page- G3: Sole editor's request
G4: HousekeepingG5: Attack pageG6: Recreation of deleted pageG7: Decision or conditional enforcement by arbitration committee.
Article Speedy Reasons
- A1: No appropriate information
A2: Missing of verifiable source for the information- A3: Incontrovertibly unrelated to both GW and GWW
Image Speedy Reasons
- I1: Redundant image
- I2: Corrupt or unviewable image
Category Speedy Reasons
- C1: Empty unused category
User Speedy Reasons
- U1: User requested deletion
- U2: Non-existent user
U3: Violates the user space policy in content
Redirect speedy reasons
R1: Redirect to User namespaceR1: Redirect to Guild namespaceR1: Redirect to Talk namespace- R1: Redirect to User/Guild/Talk namespace
- R2: Redirect for implausible typo or search term
R3: Blatantly misleading redirect- R4: Broken redirect
Common Deletion Reasons
- Deletion uncontested after three days
- Associated page deleted
- Move remnant
- Copyright violation
Image Reasons
- Incorrect user image naming
Incorrect user image naming and replaced- Incorrect guild image naming
Incorrect guild image naming and replaced- Orphaned image
- Associated guild page deleted for inactivity
Guild Reasons
- Guild cleanup not performed within 7 days
- Inactive guild page
While this list is a bit long and I'm not sure if certain ones could be made to show up only on certain namespaces, this should cover pretty much everything we need. --Kakarot 
14:45, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- I would rather use the list we have now (the one that Galil made) rather than a dropdown list -- it's easier than finding a reason from a very restricted space in the dropdown. But of course we could still make use of this, it's just that I would prefer using what I already have. --
Brains12 \ talk 15:12, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah same here especially since with his way they can be added then modified depending on the situation but having this list would allow those sysops that don't have Galil's reasons added to still have a quicker way of adding deletion reason, maybe try to shorten this down a bit. --Kakarot
15:19, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- I'd say boil it down to the most common ones: G1, A1, I1, U1, R1 and R2, 3 days, user/guild image naming (combine into one and we can put if it's been replaced into the additional reason space if needed), orphaned, and the guild ones... Any others that tend to be used on a daily basis? - Tanetris 16:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Ok I've shortened it down some based on your suggestion Tanetris, I crossed off the removed ones so that people could still see what they were and also replaced the three R1 ones with a single one. --Kakarot 16:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- I would prefer to only have the speedy deletions (and then all), as those are the only fixed ones. poke | talk 17:15, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Still, we have a lot of common reasons that are unlikely to change; unless we remove a namespace or two, of course.-- Brains12 \ talk 17:17, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- @Poke - So you mean replacing the headings General speedy reasons, Article Speedy Reasons, Image Speedy Reasons, Category Speedy Reasons, User Speedy Reasons, and Redirect speedy reasons with something like General Speedy Deletion Reasons and putting all of what was originally under them under the new heading. Same thing with the Common Deletion Reasons, Image Reasons, and Guild Reasons replaced with General Deletion Reasons. --Kakarot 17:25, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- I mean the same list which is here: Guild Wars Wiki:Deletion policy#Speedy deletion. Not because it doesn't change but because it is directly described by the policy whereas everything else lies in the decision of an admin and as both of you already stated above, you prefer your "own" ways with your own custom text (as I do). poke | talk 17:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Oh right, mis-interpreted what you meant with "and then all" thought you meant and then the rest. Anyway as to the speedy deletion reasons the ones that have been crossed off are the ones that aren't used that often and the non-crossed off ones are the ones that Tanetris mentioned. As to the non-speedy, I'd say still keep at the very least "Deletion uncontested after three days" and "Copyright violation" and maybe even the guild reasons since those last two are something we do on a daily basis. --Kakarot 17:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Other deletion reasons are described in policy (uncontested after 3 days is right in the deletion policy above the speedy reasons, others are described in other policies such as the guild policy). Also, even though you didn't mean to suggest it, I do like simplifying the headers to speedy and non-speedy.
- Speedy deletion reasons
- G1: Purely vandalism
- G3: Sole editor's request
- A1: No appropriate information
- A3: Incontrovertibly unrelated to both GW and GWW
- I1: Redundant image
- I2: Corrupt or unviewable image
- C1: Empty unused category
- U1: User requested deletion
- U2: Non-existent user
- R1: Redirect to User/Guild/Talk namespace
- R2: Redirect for implausible typo or search term
- R4: Broken redirect
- Oh right, mis-interpreted what you meant with "and then all" thought you meant and then the rest. Anyway as to the speedy deletion reasons the ones that have been crossed off are the ones that aren't used that often and the non-crossed off ones are the ones that Tanetris mentioned. As to the non-speedy, I'd say still keep at the very least "Deletion uncontested after three days" and "Copyright violation" and maybe even the guild reasons since those last two are something we do on a daily basis. --Kakarot
- I mean the same list which is here: Guild Wars Wiki:Deletion policy#Speedy deletion. Not because it doesn't change but because it is directly described by the policy whereas everything else lies in the decision of an admin and as both of you already stated above, you prefer your "own" ways with your own custom text (as I do). poke | talk 17:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- @Poke - So you mean replacing the headings General speedy reasons, Article Speedy Reasons, Image Speedy Reasons, Category Speedy Reasons, User Speedy Reasons, and Redirect speedy reasons with something like General Speedy Deletion Reasons and putting all of what was originally under them under the new heading. Same thing with the Common Deletion Reasons, Image Reasons, and Guild Reasons replaced with General Deletion Reasons. --Kakarot
- Still, we have a lot of common reasons that are unlikely to change; unless we remove a namespace or two, of course.--
- I would prefer to only have the speedy deletions (and then all), as those are the only fixed ones. poke | talk 17:15, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Ok I've shortened it down some based on your suggestion Tanetris, I crossed off the removed ones so that people could still see what they were and also replaced the three R1 ones with a single one. --Kakarot
- I'd say boil it down to the most common ones: G1, A1, I1, U1, R1 and R2, 3 days, user/guild image naming (combine into one and we can put if it's been replaced into the additional reason space if needed), orphaned, and the guild ones... Any others that tend to be used on a daily basis? - Tanetris 16:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah same here especially since with his way they can be added then modified depending on the situation but having this list would allow those sysops that don't have Galil's reasons added to still have a quicker way of adding deletion reason, maybe try to shorten this down a bit. --Kakarot
- Non-speedy deletion reasons
- I took out "Associated guild page deleted" as it's pretty well covered by "Associated page deleted" or "Orphaned image", and I took out "Move remnant" as it will fall under R1 or R2 99% of the time. I also have some doubts about whether C1 is all that common, but I don't mind if others feel differently. Seems like a good list, covers the basics without being unmanageably large. I think the speedy deletions are best left in the order from the deletion policy, but do we want to order the non-speedies somehow? - Tanetris 18:16, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Looks fine to me, I was working on a similar shorter list although mine was slightly longer because of the few extra normal reasons but the speedy reasons was more or less identical. I just didn't get a chance to add it here as I was feeling a little light headed ... damn heat and no air con :( --Kakarot 18:30, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- I think I'll continue using my reasons then.. :P poke | talk 18:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Due to the changes in the Guild page policy I changed the guild cleanup reason to 14 days, and removed Inactive guild as a reason. Since that 'frees up' a space on the list, I added move remnant since that is a fairly common delete reason. --
Wyn 18:16, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- Due to the changes in the Guild page policy I changed the guild cleanup reason to 14 days, and removed Inactive guild as a reason. Since that 'frees up' a space on the list, I added move remnant since that is a fairly common delete reason. --
- I think I'll continue using my reasons then.. :P poke | talk 18:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
- Looks fine to me, I was working on a similar shorter list although mine was slightly longer because of the few extra normal reasons but the speedy reasons was more or less identical. I just didn't get a chance to add it here as I was feeling a little light headed ... damn heat and no air con :( --Kakarot
