Template:Afdx/doc

Main page: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion

This template will categorise articles into Category:Articles for deletion. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

This template should always be substituted onto pages it appears on, because it requires that the {{PAGENAME}} variable be substituted. (This is so that the link to the AFD discussion does not break when the page is renamed during AFD discussions.) If the template is not substituted, a warning message is shown instead.

This template results in 3 lines of wikitext that make use of {{AfDM}}. This template is intended for renominating articles that have already been nominated for deletion before. For nominating articles for the first time, use the {{afd}} template instead.

Usage

For Wikipedia:Proposed deletion use {{Prod}}. WP:PROD takes load off WP:AFD and should always be used instead if reasonable.

{{subst:afdx}}
{{subst:afdx|3rd}}
{{subst:afdx|4th}}

This template will place a notice that the page has been nominated for deletion. It should be placed at the top of the page and substituted.

Equivalent results can also be achieved using the normal {{afd}} template, at the cost of some extra typing. Specifically, the three examples above produce exactly the same results as:

{{subst:afd|PAGENAME (2nd nomination)}}
{{subst:afd|PAGENAME (3rd nomination)}}
{{subst:afd|PAGENAME (4th nomination)}}

Where PAGENAME is the title of the page the template is being placed on.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Afdx in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Afdx

A helper template to nominate articles for deletion. DO NOT transclude this template directly; instead, use {{subst:afdx}}, which fills in the template automatically.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Nomination	1	The ordinal number of the nomination, where it appears in "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PAGE (<HERE> nomination)". Input should be alphanumeric: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. Example 4th Auto value 2nd	String	suggested
Outcome	outcome	Desired outcome of the process. Suggested values deletion draft merging redirecting Auto value deletion	String	optional
Target	target	Target of the process if merging or redirecting.	Page name	optional
Display help?	help	If the value is anything but "off" (or omitted entirely), a message on the steps to nominate an article for deletion is provided. Suggested values off on	String	optional

See also

• Criteria for speedy deletion