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This page details arguments that are commonly seen in deletion discussions that have been identified as generally unsound and unconvincing. These are arguments that should generally be avoided – or at the least supplemented with a better-grounded rationale for the position taken, whether that be "keep", "delete" or some other objective.
Sections are visually separated from each other with a section break, typically consisting of extra space between the sections, and sometimes also by a section heading for the latter section. They are a concern in the process of typography and pagination , where it may be desirable to have a page break follow a section break for the sake of ...
If a page was obviously deleted "out of process" (per this policy), an administrator may choose to undelete it immediately. In such a case, the administrator who deleted the page should be informed. However, such undeletions without gaining consensus may be viewed as disruptive, so they should be undertaken with care.
A page (regardless of if it's an article or a template, as in this particular case) that is a substantially identical re-creation, under any name (so the re-creation doesn't have to use the same name as the original page that was deleted at XfD, it doesn't have to be created by the original creator either...) of a page that has been deleted at ...
A page cannot be deleted just because no other pages link to it. This includes redirects – even if 'What links here' returns nothing, a redirect may be a likely search phrase, or have links to it from outside Wikipedia. Redirects that are poorly targeted. A redirect should not be deleted just because its target is incorrect or confusing.
:Myth: "Bad" articles get deleted in order to save space on Wikipedia.. Fact: On average, with all the discussions that take place, the process of getting an article deleted actually takes up more storage space than the article itself, as, once deleted, the discussion that led to the deletion remains permanently, and administrators still have access to the article.
Delete Del or Backspace: Archive E: Restore to inbox Shift + E: Open Move menu D: Go to the previous message Left arrow: Go to the next message Right arrow: Reply R: Reply all A: Forward F: Print P: Open attachmet preview Shift + P
If the XfD closes as "delete" then delete it per AFD so it is ineligible for re-creation by anyone else. If it closes as "no consensus" or "keep" then use good judgment to see if the speedy-criteria still apply.