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|criterion=A1

|1= as a very short article lacking sufficient context to identify the subject of the article

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|summary=Very short article lacking sufficient context to identify subject of article

|notes={{#ifexpr:({{#time:U}}-{{#time:U|{{{cts|1-1-1970}}}}}) <= 900|Warning: This page was created less than 15 minutes ago. Consensus is that articles should not be tagged under CSD:A1 immediately after creation as they may be works in progress. 10 minutes is suggested as a bare minimum.}}

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|criterion=A2

|1= as a foreign-language article that exists on another Wikimedia project {{#if:{{{1|{{{source|}}}}}}|at {{{source}}}}}}|{{error|No link to article on other Wikimedia project provided}}}}

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|summary=Article in a foreign language which {{#if:{{{1|{{{source|}}}}}}|:{{{1|exists}} on another project

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|criterion=A3

|1= as an article that contains no content whatsoever, or consists only of external links, categories, a "see also" section, a rephrasing of the title, chat-like comments, template tags, and/or images

|2=Disambiguation pages and redirects are not eligible for this criterion. A very short article may still be a valid stub if there is sufficient context to identify the subject

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|summary=Article has no meaningful, substantive content

|notes={{#ifexpr:({{#time:U}}-{{#time:U|{{{cts|1-1-1970}}}}}) <= 900|Warning: This page was created less than 15 minutes ago. Consensus is that articles should not be tagged under CSD:A3 immediately after creation as they may be works in progress. 10 minutes is suggested as a bare minimum.}}

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|criterion=A5

|1= as an article that has already been transwikied (e.g., to Wiktionary or Wikisource){{#if: {{{location|{{{1|}}}}}}|. The transwikied text can be found at {{{location|{{{1}}}}}}|}}

|2=This criterion applies when the article consists only of a dictionary definition or source text, or when an Articles for deletion discussion has resulted in consensus to move

|summary=Article that has already been transwikied to another project {{#if: {{{location|{{{1|}}}}}}|({{{location|{{{1}}}}}})|}}

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|criterion=A7

|1= as an article about {{{1|a real person, individual animal, organization (band, club, company, etc.), web content or organized event}}} that does not credibly indicate the {{#if:{{{2|}}}|importance or significance|importance or significance}} of the subject

|2={{{3|}}}Note that books, albums, software, or other creative works or educational institutions are not eligible under this criterion

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|notes={{#if:{{{1|}}}||Please use a more specific template – {{tl|db-person}}, {{tl|db-animal}}, {{tl|db-band}}, {{tl|db-club}}, {{tl|db-inc}}, {{tl|db-web}} or {{tl|db-event}} – where possible.}}

|anote={{{anote|{{#if:{{{1|}}}||. Please confirm before deletion that the page doesn't seem to be intended as the author's userpage. If it does, please move it to the proper location instead. Please also note that this tag will occasionally be used in place of the tags for criteria CSD A9 (musical recordings) and A11 (WP:MADEUP), as both of these also refer to lack of importance/significance.}}}}}

|summary=Article about {{{1|an eligible subject}}}, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject

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|criterion=A9

|1= as an article about {{{1|a musical recording or list of musical recordings}}} that does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject, and where the artist doesn't have an article

|2=Note that other creative works and products are not eligible under this criterion

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|summary=Article about a musical recording or list of musical recordings where no articles exist for the artists, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject

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|criterion=A10

|1= as a recently created article with no relevant page history that does not expand upon, detail, or improve information within the existing article(s) on the subject{{#if:{{{1|{{{article|}}}}}}|, {{{article}}}}}} ([{{fullurl:Special:ComparePages|page1={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}&page2={{urlencode:{{{1|{{{article|}}}}}}|wiki}}}} compare pages])|{{error| (Article to which this page is redundant has not been specified)}}}}

|2=Note that splits of large articles are not eligible under this criterion. If the title of the page is a plausible redirect to an existing page, it is not eligible for speedy deletion, and should be redirected instead

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|summary=Recently created article that duplicates an existing topic{{#if:{{{1|{{{article|}}}}}}|, {{{article}}}}}}|}}

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|criterion=A11

|1= as an article which plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone they know personally, and does not credibly indicate why its subject is important or significant

|2=The criterion does not apply to any article that makes any credible claim of significance or importance even if the claim is not supported by a reliable source or does not satisfy Wikipedia's notability guidelines

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|summary=Article about a subject obviously invented by article creator or associate, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject

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|criterion=F1

|1= as an unused image or other media file that is a redundant copy, in the same file format, and at the same or lower quality/resolution, of :{{file title , which is on Wikipedia, and all inward links have been updated{{#ifeq:{{Is Commons|{{{1|{{{filename|}}}}}}}}|yes|.
{{error|:{{file title is on Commons, please use {{nowrap|{{tlx|db-f8}}}}}}|}}

|image={{PAGENAME:{{file title | {{{1|{{{filename}}}}}} }}}}

|summary=File redundant to :{{file title (also on Wikipedia)

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|criterion=F2

|1= as a corrupt or empty file, or a file description page for a file on Commons

|2=Try previewing a resized thumbnail before deleting

|summary=Corrupt or empty file, or a file description page for a file on Commons

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|criterion=F3

|1= as an image or other media file licensed with an unacceptable license

|2=This includes "for non-commercial use only", "non-derivative use", "for Wikipedia use only", "used with permission", or an image licensed only under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) 1.2 or earlier. If this file is being used under a claim of fair use, this criterion does not apply

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|summary=File licensed as "for non-commercial use only", "no derivative use", "for Wikipedia use only", "used with permission", or GFDL 1.2 only.

|anote=. Please give the user an hour after the upload before deleting, as the uploader may take a little while to figure out how to tag it with the proper license.

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|criterion=F5

|1= as a non-free file that is not used in any articles or was only used in a now deleted article and is very unlikely to have any use on any other valid article

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|summary=Unused non-free media

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|criterion=F7

|1= as a non-free file from commercial source (e.g. Associated Press, Getty), where the file itself is not the subject of sourced commentary

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|summary=Invalid fair-use rationale

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|criterion=F9

|1= because it appears to have been copied from {{#if:{{{url|}}}|{{{url}}}, which does not|an unspecified source, which does not}} have a license compatible with Wikipedia, and the uploader does not assert fair use or make a credible claim of permission{{#if:{{{url|}}}||{{#if:{{{rationale|{{{1|}}}}}}||. Please edit this template to include details of where the file has been copied from, using {{db-f9|url=http://somesite.com}}, or include a rationale if it was copied from a source other than a website, by using {{db-f9|DeletionRationale}}. The file will not be deleted if no indication is made as to why it is a copyright violation}}}}

|2={{{rationale|{{{1|}}}}}}

|anote=. Also, verify that the uploader of this file has been notified about our copyright policy.

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|summary=Media file copyright violation without credible claim of fair use or permission

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|criterion=F10

|1= as it is a file other than an image, audio, or video file, which is not used in any articles and has no encyclopedic use

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|sig=no

|summary=Unusable non-media file

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|criterion=G1

|1= as a page that is patent nonsense, consisting purely of incoherent text or gibberish with no meaningful content or history

|2=This does not include poor writing, coherent vandalism and hoaxes (G3), coherent material not written in English, badly translated material, etc. This criterion also does not apply to pages in the user namespace

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|summary={{{summary|Patent nonsense, meaningless, or incomprehensible}}}

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|criterion=G2

|1= as a test page{{#if:{{{reason|}}}| ({{{reason}}})}}

|2=This criterion applies neither to sandboxes nor to pages in the user namespace

|summary=Test page

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|criterion=G3

|1= {{{1|as pure vandalism}}}

|2={{{2|This includes blatant and obvious misinformation, and redirects created during cleanup of page move vandalism}}}

|summary={{{summary|Vandalism}}}

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|criterion=G4

|1= as a page that was [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=delete&page={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}}} previously deleted] via a deletion discussion, is substantially identical to the deleted version, and any changes do not address the reasons for which the material was deleted{{#if:{{{1|{{{xfd|{{{page|}}}}}}}}}|. See the {{{1}}{{#if:{{{reason|}}}|.
{{in5}}Requester's additional rationale: {{{reason}}}}}

|2={{#if:{{{1|{{{xfd|{{{page|}}}}}}}}}||{{#ifexist:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|The following discussions may be relevant: AfD{{#ifexist: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{FULLPAGENAME}} (2nd nomination)|, 2nd AfD}}{{#ifexist: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{FULLPAGENAME}} (3rd nomination)|, 3rd AfD}}{{#ifexist: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|The following discussions may be relevant: MfD}}{{#ifexist: Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/{{FULLPAGENAME}} (2nd nomination)|, 2nd MfD}}|}}}}

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|notes=Note: Previously PROD-deleted or speedily-deleted articles are not eligible under this criterion, although they may be deletable under other criteria. Check the [{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=delete&page={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}}} deletion log] for prior deletion rationales.

|summary=Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion, {{#if:{{{1

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|criterion=G5

|1= as a page created by a banned or blocked user {{#if:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}|(User:{{{user{{#ifexist:Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/{{ucfirst:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}}}| – Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/{{ucfirst:{{{user ^{{{#ifexist:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of {{ucfirst:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}}}|:Category:Wikipedia sockpuppets of {{ucfirst:{{{user|confirmed}}} _{{{#ifexist:Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of {{ucfirst:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}}}|:Category:Suspected Wikipedia sockpuppets of {{ucfirst:{{{user|suspected}}}}})}} in violation of {{#if:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}|{{gender:User:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}|his|her|the user's}}|the user's}} ban or block, with no substantial edits by others

|summary=Created by a banned or blocked user {{#if:{{{user|{{{1|}}}}}}|(User:{{{user)|}} in violation of ban or block

|notes=This criterion doesn't apply to templates which are transcluded by other pages, unless these transclusions were all done by the banned user in question.

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|criterion=G6

|1={{#if:{{{rationale|{{{wording|{{{reason|{{{1|}}}}}}}}}}}}| because {{{rationale|{{{wording|{{{reason|{{{1}}}}}}}}}}}}| as a page that needs to be deleted to merge histories, reverse a redirect, or perform other non-controversial technical tasks}}

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|1= because in its current form it serves only to promote or publicise an entity, person, product, or idea, and would require a fundamental rewrite in order to become encyclopedic{{#if:{{{1|{{{xfd|{{{page|}}}}}}}}}|. See the {{{1}}{{#if:{{{reason|}}}|.
{{in5}}Requester's additional rationale: {{{reason}}}}}

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|1= as a category that is empty, is not currently under discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion (or other such discussions), and is not a disambiguation category, category redirect, featured topics category, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. This category may be deleted if it has remained empty for at least {{{days|seven}}} days.

If you know of pages which are appropriate for this category, please populate it and remove this notice

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