Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion

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Miscellany for deletion (MfD) is a place where Wikipedians decide what should be done with problematic pages in the namespaces which aren't covered by other specialized deletion discussion areas. Items sent here are usually discussed for seven days; then they are either deleted by an administrator or kept, based on community consensus as evident from the discussion, consistent with policy, and with careful judgment of the rough consensus if required.

Filtered versions of the page are available at

• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion no drafts
• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion no portals
• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion no user pages

Information on the process

What may be nominated for deletion here:

• Pages not covered by other XFD venues, including pages in these namespaces: Draft:, Help:, Portal:, MediaWiki:, Wikipedia: (including WikiProjects), User:, TimedText:, MOS:, Event: and the various Talk: namespaces
• Userboxes, regardless of the namespace
• File description pages when the file itself is hosted on Commons
• Any other page, that is not in article space, where there is dispute as to the correct XFD venue.

Requests to undelete pages deleted after discussion here, and debate whether discussions here have been properly closed, both take place at Wikipedia:Deletion review, in accordance with Wikipedia's undeletion policy.

Notes

Before nominating a page for deletion

Before nominating a page for deletion, please consider these guidelines:

Deleting pages in your own userspace	If you want to have your own userpage or a draft you created deleted, there is no need to list it here; simply tag it with {{db-userreq}} or {{db-u1}} if it is a userpage, or {{db-author}} or {{db-g7}} if it is a draft. If you wish to clear your user talk page or sandbox, just blank it.
Deletions in draftspace	Unlike articles, drafts are generally not deleted solely due to lack of demonstrated notability or context. Drafts that have not been edited in six months may be deleted under criterion for speedy deletion G13 and do not need nomination here. Duplications in draftspace are usually satisfactorily fixed by redirection. If the material is in mainspace, redirect the draft to the article, or a section of the article. If multiple draft pages on the same topic have been created, tag them for merging. See WP:SRE. For further information on draft deletion, including when nomination here is appropriate, see WP:NMFD
Deleting pages in other people's userspace	Consider explaining your concerns on the user's talk page with a personal note or by adding {{subst:Uw-userpage}} ~~~~  to their talk page. This step assumes good faith and civility; often the user is simply unaware of the guidelines, and the page can either be fixed or speedily deleted using {{db-userreq}}. Take care not to bite newcomers – sometimes using the {{subst:welcome}} or {{subst:welcomeg}} template and a pointer to WP:UP would be best first. Problematic userspace material is often addressed by the User pages guidelines including in some cases removal by any user or tagging to clarify the content or to prevent external search engine indexing. (Examples include copies of old, deleted, or disputed material, problematic drafts, promotional material, offensive material, inappropriate links, 'spoofing' of the MediaWiki interface, disruptive HTML, invitations or advocacy of disruption, certain kinds of images and image galleries, etc) If your concern relates to these areas consider these approaches as well, or instead of, deletion. User pages about Wikipedia-related matters by established users usually do not qualify for deletion. Articles that were recently deleted at AfD and then moved to userspace are generally not deleted unless they have lingered in userspace for an extended period of time without improvement to address the concerns that resulted in their deletion at AfD, or their content otherwise violates a global content policy such as our policies on Biographies of living persons that applies to any namespace.
Policies, guidelines and process pages	Established pages and their sub-pages should not be nominated, as such nominations will probably be considered disruptive, and the ensuing discussions closed early. This is not a forum for modifying or revoking policy. Instead consider tagging the page as {{historical}} and/or moving it into the historical archive, or redirecting it somewhere. Proposals still under discussion generally should not be nominated. If you oppose a proposal, discuss it on the policy page's discussion page. Consider being bold and improving the proposal. Modify the proposal so that it gains consensus. Also note that even if a policy fails to gain consensus, it is often useful to retain it as a historical record, for the benefit of future editors.
WikiProjects and their subpages	It is generally preferable that inactive WikiProjects not be deleted, but instead be marked as {{WikiProject status|inactive}}, redirected to a relevant WikiProject, or changed to a task force of a parent WikiProject, unless the WikiProject was incompletely created or is entirely undesirable. WikiProjects that were never very active and which do not have substantial historical discussions (meaning multiple discussions over an extended period of time) on the project talk page should not be tagged as {{historical}}; reserve this tag for historically active projects that have, over time, been replaced by other processes or that contain substantial discussion (as defined above) of the organization of a significant area of Wikipedia. Before deletion of an inactive project with a founder or other formerly active members who are active elsewhere on Wikipedia, consider moving it into the historical archive, or userfication. Notify the main WikiProject talk page when nominating any WikiProject subpage, in addition to standard notification of the page creator.
Alternatives to deletion	Normal editing that does not require the use of any administrator tools, such as merging the page into another page or renaming it, can often resolve problems. Pages in the wrong namespace (e.g. an article in Wikipedia namespace), can simply be moved and then tag the redirect for speedy deletion using {{db-g6|rationale=it's a redirect left after a cross-namespace move}}. Notify the author of the original article of the cross-namespace move.
Alternatives to MfD	Speedy deletion If the page clearly satisfies a "general" or "user" speedy deletion criterion, tag it with the appropriate template. Be sure to read the entire criterion, as some do not apply in the user space.

Please familiarize yourself with the following policies

• Wikipedia:Deletion policy – our deletion policy that describes how we delete things by consensus
• Wikipedia:Deletion process – our guidelines on how to list anything for deletion
• Wikipedia:Guide to deletion – a how-to guide whose protocols on discussion format and shorthands also apply here
• Wikipedia:Project namespace – our guidelines on "Wikipedia" namespace pages
• Wikipedia:User page – our guidelines on user pages and user subpages
• Wikipedia:Userboxes – our guideline on userboxes

How to list pages for deletion

Please check the aforementioned list of deletion discussion areas to check that you are in the right area. Then follow these instructions:

Instructions on listing pages for deletion:

To list a page for deletion, follow this three-step process: (replace PageName with the name of the page, including its namespace, to be deleted)

Note: Users must be logged in to complete step II. An unregistered user who wishes to nominate a page for deletion should complete step I and post their reasoning on Wikipedia talk:Miscellany for deletion with a notification to a registered user to complete the process.

I.	Edit PageName: Enter the following text at the top of the page you are listing for deletion: {{mfd|1={{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}}} for a second or subsequent nomination use {{mfdx|2nd}} or {{mfd|GroupName}} if nominating several similar related pages in an umbrella nomination. Choose a suitable name as GroupName and use it on each page. If the nomination is for a userbox or similarly transcluded page, use {{subst:mfd-inline}} so as to not mess up the formatting for the userbox. Use {{subst:mfd-inline|GroupName}} for a group nomination of several related userboxes or similarly transcluded pages. Please include in the edit summary the phrase Added MfD nomination at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]] replace PageName with the name of the page that is up for deletion. Please don't mark your edit summary as a minor edit. Check the "Watch this page" box if you would like to follow the page in your watchlist. This may help you to notice if your MfD tag is removed by someone. Save the page
II.	Create its MfD subpage. The resulting MfD box at the top of the page should contain the link "this page's entry" Click that link to open the page's deletion discussion page. Insert this text: {{subst:mfd2| pg={{subst:#titleparts:{{subst:PAGENAME}}||2}}| text=Reason why the page should be deleted}} ~~~~ replacing Reason... with your reasons why the page should be deleted and sign the page. Do not substitute the pagename, as this will occur automatically. Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the progress of the debate. Please use an edit summary such as Creating deletion discussion page for [[PageName]] replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion. If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant WikiProjects through one or more "deletion sorting lists". Then add a {{subst:delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done. Save the page.
III.	Add a line to MfD. Follow   this edit link   and at the top of the list add a line: {{subst:mfd3| pg=PageName}} Put the page's name in place of "PageName". Include the discussion page's name in your edit summary like Added [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]] replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion. Save the page. If nominating a page that has been nominated before, use the page's name in place of "PageName" and add {{priorxfd|PageName}} in the nominated page deletion discussion area to link to the previous discussions and then save the page using an edit summary such as Added [[Template:priorxfd]] to link to prior discussions.

• If nominating a page from someone else's userspace, notify them on their main talk page.
  For other pages, while not required, it is generally considered civil to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the miscellany that you are nominating. To find the main contributors, look in the page history or talk page of the page and/or use TDS' Article Contribution Counter or Wikipedia Page History Statistics. For your convenience, you may add

  {{subst:mfd notice|PageName}} ~~~~

  to their talk page in the "edit source" section, replacing PageName with the pagename. Please use an edit summary such as

  Notice of deletion discussion at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]]

  replacing PageName with the name of the nomination page you are proposing for deletion.
• If the user has not edited in a while, consider sending the user an email to notify them about the MfD if the MfD concerns their user pages.
• If you are nominating a WikiProject, please post a notice at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council, in addition to the project's talk page and the talk pages of the founder and active members.

Administrator instructions

XFD backlog

V	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Total
CfD	24	15	85	0	124
TfD	0	0	49	0	49
MfD	0	0	1	0	1
FfD	0	27	25	0	52
RfD	0	0	78	0	78
AfD	0	0	8	0	8

Administrator instructions for closing and relisting discussions can be found here.

Archived discussions

A list of archived discussions can be located at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Archived debates.

Current discussions

Pages currently being considered for deletion are indexed by the day on which they were first listed. Please place new listings at the top of the section for the current day. If no section for the current day is present, please start a new section.

October 4, 2026

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Rescue list (2nd nomination)/deletion sorting

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Rescue list (2nd nomination)/deletion sorting (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

This is the creation of a blocked user in violation of their block. I would have tagged for speedy deletion, but a nomination was declined back in 2017 due to transclusion concerns. I don't think those concerns are still relevant (only one pages transcludes this one according to WhatLinksHere), but I'm bringing it here just to be safe. Chess enjoyer (talk) 03:51, 4 October 2026 (UTC) (Struck at 04:01, 4 October 2026 (UTC))

Actually, the master was only blocked 2 days after this page was created, so I don't think this is a G5. I still think this should be deleted, though. I don't see the point of this, and the fact that this is a subpage of an MFD is really odd. Chess enjoyer (talk) 04:01, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron

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All prior XfDs for this page: Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Hall of Fame Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Rescue list Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Rescue list (2nd nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Rescue list (2nd nomination)/deletion sorting Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron (2nd nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron (3rd nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron (4th nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron (5th nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron (6th nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron - Rescue list Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron - Rescue list (2nd nomination) Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron – Rescue list Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron – Rescue list (2nd nomination)

To put things bluntly, this is a big violation of WP:Canvassing that doesn't even try to hide its attempts to convince others that articles up for deletion should be preserved. There's no credible pretense of neutrality for the notifications that get listed here. I don't know how the squadron got away with existing for so long, but a deprecation here is long overdue. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 03:20, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

Keep. meta:Eventualism and meta:Inclusionism were founding philosophies critical to the success of early Wikipedia. Outlawing, purging them, will mark such a change that I call it the beginning of the end.
The ARS are enthusiasts for the original vision that became Wikipedia. They are understandably frustrated by cold rules and deletionism. The answer is not purging them. SmokeyJoe (talk) 03:54, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

October 3, 2026

South Island Talk archives

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Archiving was set up for Talk:South Island but was configured poorly, creating sporadic monthly archives containing few threads, and leaving no links from the Talk page to the archives. I have switched to numbered archives, and consolidated all archived threads to Talk:South Island/Archive 1. Lowercase sigmabot III has since run and worked well. However, there are links to three now-emptied archives. I am assuming that, if these are deleted, when Lowercase sigmabot III eventually needs to re-create an Talk:South Island/Archive 2, it will be able to do so automatically. Nurg (talk) 23:28, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

I'm not sure this nomination has worked properly, as South Island Talk archives is a redlink. I used a 'GroupName' per step I of the instructions. Steps II and III contained nothing further about a group nomination, so I assumed I should use the GroupName where it specified 'PageName'. If I should have done something different, sorry, I haven't done a MfD before. The instructions didn't seem to suggest anything else, but maybe I missed something. Nurg (talk) 23:42, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

User:Nullpeak

User:Nullpeak (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

User:Nullpeak/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Wikipedia is not a web host for original research. Note this is a bundled nomination for the user page and the user sandbox. Whpq (talk) 19:57, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• Delete: This page is an edited copy of a paper that was uploaded elsewhere. The first sentences in the first numbered section of the uploaded copy and the second numbered section of the user page copy are identical, aside form the addition of a single word. Other portions of it are somewhat differently worded, but otherwise identical. If the user is indeed the author, this user page is in violation of our policies regarding hosting things. ―Susmuffin ^Talk 20:15, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. WP:NOTWEBHOSTing by a non-contributor. SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:47, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

October 2, 2026

User:Cartoon News

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Contains SVGs of various copyrighted logos of TV shows, films, studios, etc. I am aware the user is already blocked, but this is a separate issue unrelated to the edit war for which they were blocked. In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 18:05, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Not all of these are copyrighted, some are {{PD-textlogo}}, {{PD-shape}} or similar. Just remove any that are incompatible with the NFCC. Report if they're restored improperly. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:20, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Weak Speedy: Could probably be G12 to some images, but it can be delete if otherwise. Guythatlikeshorses2^talk 23:01, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Speedy what (keep/redirect/delete)? If speedy delete, what criterion? And this discussion is for the userpage, not for the files. ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 23:37, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

    There are a few images on there that I, in my understanding of US copyright law several hours ago, believed to be copyvios, but upon further review now I am not so sure. Regardless I would not be opposed to it if someone started FFDs on some of those files, but given the sheer number of them that would need to be checked, I'm not sure who would be up to the task... In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 00:04, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

    I mentioned the criteria it fell into. And speedy with nothing after it usually means speedy delete. Guythatlikeshorses2^talk 06:57, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

    That is really unclear to me. And again– this is the discussion on the userpage, not files. ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 18:45, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• Delete as the least complicated way to be sure that there are no copyvios. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:30, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Remove the section that contains all of the images, which easily remedies the issue raised about the page. No need for action here beyond that at this time. No opposition to blanking the entire page with {{userspace blanked}}, either. — Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 08:04, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

• Keep - the page itself is not a copyright violation, nor are any of the logos at a glance. These all appear to be Commons hosted logos which do not meet the threshold of originality for copyright or are no longer under copyright. If there are any specific logos that you feel are copyright violations, you can nominate them for deletion at Commons and when they are deleted there, then they disappear from this page. There is no need to delete this page, nor delete the section with the logos. -- Whpq (talk) 21:02, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Keep per Whpq. If there are any copyvios here, deleting the page or removing the section won't solve the larger issue because they'll still be on Commons. If any images on Commons need deleting, that won't require us to edit the page because a bot will handle that for us. If the images are okay to host on Commons, then there is nothing wrong with having them on a userpage. The aforementioned block is irrelevant and has already expired, so let's just leave this person's userpage alone. Chess enjoyer (talk) 21:50, 3 October 2026 (UTC)
• Keep. Wrong forum. Copyright concerns of images should be addressed at WP:FfD or at commons. SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:41, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

User:~2026-52904-68/sandbox

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Personal essay, not permitted per WP:NOTESSAY Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:08, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Speedy delete as copyright infringement (G12), since the first line is a copyright notice. It is possible but unprovable that the creator is the author, but prudence requires us to a) take the copyright notice at face value, b) remove the content. Martinp (talk) 17:14, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Delete as per Martinp. If the temporary account really is Richard P. Muise, then the copyright notice may conflict with our copyleft. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:48, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Speedy delete: Basically per Martinp.

Guythatlikeshorses2^talk 23:03, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Delete. Unrelated to Wikipedia. And even if sort of related, userspace leeway is for contributors who are WP:Registered. SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:44, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

User:Apsarastotle/sandbox

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U7 declined, AI-generated essay. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 09:00, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Speedy delete/Speedy redirect to Khmer Empire: For speedy delete, G15. For speedy redirect, it is an essay about the Khmer Empire, and we have article about that, so it's best to redirect it there. Guythatlikeshorses2^talk 10:28, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

It doesn't qualify for G15. Sarsenet•he/they•(talk) 10:42, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Oh. Guythatlikeshorses2^talk 23:01, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Keep. A user sandbox, which can plausibly be notes for their encyclopedic editing. No disruption asserted in the deletion nomination, so no reason to delete. Creator has made encyclopedic edits, which is why U7 got declined. Not unambiguous enough as LLM use for a G15. If creator goes inactive, U6 will take care of it in due course, in the meanwhile it is harmless. (General comment: LLM use is harmful when it gets into Main or Wikipedia space, or if it is used in inter-user communications. It is not worth seeking out in user sandboxes, which are a form of jot notes. If a user chooses to use an LLM in their preparatory notes, and then checks the results and rewrites it in their encyclopedic editing, nothing bad has happened.) Martinp (talk) 13:26, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

• Keep - No reason to delete from user space or draft space. It is not obvious whether this was written by artificial intelligence, so we should assume good faith and assume human origin. There should be a certain degree of acceptance of user sandboxen. Robert McClenon (talk) 20:43, 2 October 2026 (UTC)
• Delete as a WP:NOTWEBHOSTing violation by a non contributor. Block Apsarastotle (talk · contribs). On examining their edit history, they are Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia#Clearly not being here to build an encyclopedia, and a nuisance. SmokeyJoe (talk) 02:53, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

October 1, 2026

AELECT header subpages

Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2024/Header (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)

Wikipedia:Administrator elections/July 2025/Header (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Wikipedia:Administrator elections/December 2025/Header (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Wikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/Header (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Wikipedia:Administrator elections/October 2026/Header (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)​

(Time stamp for bot to properly relist.) In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 20:15, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

(Time stamp for bot to properly relist.) — Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 05:27, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:Administrator elections#Header subpage. This means that Wikipedia:Administrator elections/March 2027/Header (for the March 2027 elections) would never need to be created. GTrang (talk) 15:27, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

• Question: If these are effectively duplicates that weren't used, any objection to speedying them as uncontroversial maintenance (CSD G6)? Newyorkbrad (talk) 15:51, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

  No objections. And feel free to delete the latest one under G7 if desired. Staraction (talk · contribs) 16:00, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

  Yes. Wikipedia:What G6 is not. SmokeyJoe (talk) 21:47, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Delete, per the rationale given in my original post at WT:AELECT. I also wouldn't object to expediting with G6 and G7 as suggested above. Mr. Starfleet Command (talk) 16:59, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

• Merge: If a new, more general header already exists, it's best to merge the rest of the headers simply for the fact that the headers listed here are technically subheaders.

🐴🌀^{[citation needed]} 21:55, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Archive, do not delete. Archive, whether by blanking and tagging as an archive, or by converting to a redirect. They have non-trivial histories, so G6 should not be used. Deletion of once-functional project pages should be reserved for things that should never have been created. Administrator elections are a whole community matter, and so hiding some of the history from nonadmins is a bad thing to do. SmokeyJoe (talk) 21:43, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

@SmokeyJoe: Deletion of once-functional project pages should be reserved for things that should never have been created. So you're ok with deleting the most recent one, then? It never had utility and was created in error (a perfectly reasonable mistake, of course); in fact the author indicated that she would be fine if it were G7ed. And it was the only one I initially suggested should be deleted before this discussion was formally opened.

Just seeking clarity on your stance :) Mr. Starfleet Command (talk) 21:52, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Yes. The last one was not used, was made by mistake, and the author consents (its G7 eligible). SmokeyJoe (talk) 22:24, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, — Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 05:27, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 20:15, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

September 29, 2026

Draft:Dead is not enoug.

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WP:NOT - Uploader's personal screenplay. Will never make it out of draft space. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:59, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

• Weak Keep - Drafts that will never make it out of draft space will never make it out of draft space. Nominating them for MFD uses more editor time to review them than is used in allowing them to be ignored and expire. Most of the criteria for What Wikipedia Is Not are reasons for declining or rejecting drafts rather than deleting them. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:02, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

• Weak keep: To put it simply, per above. 🐴🌀^{[citation needed]} 04:14, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
• keep per WP:LUDA Magikarp Fan, Arenghtqru888 lol ( hopefully I don't get trouted...) 18:25, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
• Weak delete: this is a textbook WP:NOTWEBHOST violation, and the content seems to be LLM-generated at least in part. I disagree with Robert on his second point: WP:DEL-REASON#14 mentions WP:NOT violations as being a reason for deletion, and I don't see any reason to allow obviously unsuitable content to remain live, even if outside of mainspace. That said, I don't have any strong feelings on the matter, since G13 would get rid of the draft in six months' time anyways; and if I were in the nom's place I would probably not take this draft to MfD. But since we are here now, I guess it is better to have this deleted. JavaHurricane 11:49, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

  I find drafts and sandboxes like this via Commons, because they contained files nominated for deletion as out of scope or copyright violations. Usually the draft or sandbox is a clear G11 or U6, but this one seemed borderline, so I kicked it to MFD instead. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 00:18, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

September 28, 2026

Talk:Monty Hall problem/RfC

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Created 14 years ago while we were trying to decide how to word an RfC. I now know to do this sort of thing in my userspace. Alas, a now-blocked IP added a comment, so not eligible for a G7 speedy. Guy Macon (talk) 19:44, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Archive: Because we know how RFC’s can be worded, it is safe to archive. Don’t delete though, since this could be a bit beneficial to some. 🐴🌀^{[citation needed]} 21:54, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

• Mark Historical, which is probably what the above editor means by Archive. There is no reason to delete this. (It doesn't free server space.) Robert McClenon (talk) 03:57, 29 September 2026 (UTC)
• Mark Historical. Per Robert McClenon. Aphroditelita🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 02:19, 4 October 2026 (UTC)

September 27, 2026

Draft:Diploma in Building Surveying (Glasgow)

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Was deleted by G13 several times after being restored through RFU. Latest RFU was declined. This isn't going anywhere. SALT recommended. - In solidarity, UtherSRG (talk) 03:00, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

• Delete as misuse of wikipedia as a webhost. This page has been deleted five times already, and I believe this is the RFU UtherSRG is talking about. We have been hosting this draft for six month intervals since 2021. Enough is enough. I'm hesitant to salt the page as that might encourage title gaming. Chess enjoyer (talk) 03:27, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

• N Delete: Per above. In solidarity, 🐴🌀^{[citation needed]} 04:16, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
• Weak Delete - I was about to say Neutral, and that nothing is gained by deletion because the draft can be recreated. On second thought, deletion has two minor advantages. First, it will mark the title as deleted, so that a recreation from scratch can be tagged for G4. Second, a request to refund it will be denied at REFUND. We don't need to wait six months . Robert McClenon (talk) 04:41, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
• Delete with prejudice as a waste of time. Do not SALT per Wikipedia:Salting is usually a bad idea, especially in draftspace. SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:24, 27 September 2026 (UTC)
• delete per above --Lenticel ^(talk) 00:17, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

September 26, 2026

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:William J Kincaid, Retired USAF WSO

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result of the discussion was: keep. RL0919 (talk) 23:33, 3 October 2026 (UTC) Draft:William J Kincaid, Retired USAF WSO Draft:William J Kincaid, Retired USAF WSO (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​ WP:NOTFORUM International Fujita scale (talk) 11:45, 26 September 2026 (UTC) Same !vote as here. 🐴🌀[citation needed] 21:49, 26 September 2026 (UTC) Weak Keep - This was already declined and is not waiting for AFC review. Sending this to MFD creates busy work for the editors at MFD and does not relieve work for the AFC reviewers. The nominator is clearly acting in good faith, but is doing nothing but wasting community time. Robert McClenon (talk) 00:12, 28 September 2026 (UTC) Keep as drafts are sometimes useless and need not be checked for sanity. — Godsy (TALKCONT) 05:37, 29 September 2026 (UTC) Weak Keep - Were you trying to use WP:A3(attempts to correspond with the person or group named by its title) in Draft space? Usally drafts are not checked for sanity, but articles are. Techie3 (talk) 23:09, 2 October 2026 (UTC) Keep per above !votes. NOTFORUM here is not enough for deletion, and we should WP:Leave useless drafts alone. ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 23:39, 2 October 2026 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:John Lynch

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result of the discussion was: keep. Perhaps there should be a speedy deletion criterion to cover this, but there isn't an obvious one and the regular participants at MFD generally dislike having Draft deletions posed at MFD unless there is a more serious issue involved. RL0919 (talk) 23:38, 3 October 2026 (UTC) Draft:John Lynch Draft:John Lynch (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​ WP:NOTFORUM International Fujita scale (talk) 11:42, 26 September 2026 (UTC) Comment: How does that apply to NOTFORUM? ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 18:56, 26 September 2026 (UTC) N Speedy Delete/=Ignore: For speedy delete, seems to fall under G2. For the delete part, the page seems empty, but for the Ignore part, see WP:LUDA. 🐴🌀[citation needed] 21:42, 26 September 2026 (UTC) I would disagree that it falls under G2 as a speedy deletion criteria. As a decline reason, yes, but not CSD. ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 23:51, 26 September 2026 (UTC) Neutral - We don't need useless drafts brought to MFD. Either tag them for speedy deletion or don't tag them for speedy deletion. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:43, 27 September 2026 (UTC) Keep and ignore per Robert McClenon. Rags need not be picked. — Godsy (TALKCONT) 05:31, 29 September 2026 (UTC) Weak Keep - Were you trying to use WP:A3(attempts to correspond with the person or group named by its title) in Draft space? Usally drafts are not checked for sanity, but articles are. Techie3 (talk) 23:11, 2 October 2026 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

Old business

September 25, 2026

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:How to download new versions of Minecraft

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result of the discussion was: delete. Not even those advocating keep really believe this meets policy. So since we're here anyways... Whpq (talk) 20:33, 3 October 2026 (UTC) Draft:How to download new versions of Minecraft Draft:How to download new versions of Minecraft (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​ Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. |)are2|_eap (Talk) 07:11, 25 September 2026 (UTC) N Delete: Nominator has a point. 🐴🌀[citation needed] 07:40, 25 September 2026 (UTC) Delete: per nom. WP:NOTHOWTO. Magikarp Fan, Arenghtqru888 lol ( hopefully I don't get trouted...) 20:03, 25 September 2026 (UTC) Delete per NOTHOWTO. it’s not that this draft is offensive, but Wikipedia has a purpose, and this is outside of that purpose. SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:32, 25 September 2026 (UTC) Decline as per [[WP:NOTHOWTO|Wikipedia is not for how-to guides. Oh. Wait a minute. This is MFD, not AFC. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:25, 26 September 2026 (UTC) Weak Keep as a useless draft. There is no harm done in keeping drafts that violate What Wikipedia Is Not unless they are actually harmful or disruptive (e.g., BLP violations, polemics, etc.). Robert McClenon (talk) 01:25, 26 September 2026 (UTC) Neutral Leave useless drafts alone, this is a harmless useless draft that would be automatically deleted at some point. Not voting keep either as this doesn't really belong on Wikipedia though per WP:NOTHOWTO. TruenoCity (talk) 17:32, 28 September 2026 (UTC) Weak Keep per WP:LUDA. This violates WP:NOTHOWTO, but as a draft, it will be deleted at some point. BlueStaticHorse (talk🌸) 11:40, 3 October 2026 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

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