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== Deletion vs. Editing, Redirecting, and Moving: == | == Deletion vs. Editing, Redirecting, and Moving: == | ||
Deletion is an optional activity | Deletion is an optional activity. Not all problems should be resolved with deletion. Included below are guidelines that explain whether a problem merits deletion, editing, redirecting, or moving. | ||
=== Flagging === | === Flagging === | ||
Users may use flagging to notify adminstrators and moderators that a page needs to be deleted or otherwise edited. Learn more about [[Maintenance Templates|flagging]]. Learn more about using flags for [[:Category:Deletion Requests|Deletion Requests]]. | Users may use flagging to notify adminstrators and moderators that a page needs to be deleted or otherwise edited. Learn more about [[Maintenance Templates|flagging]]. Learn more about using flags for [[:Category:Deletion Requests|Deletion Requests]]. | ||
=== Deletion === | === Deletion === | ||
Deletion is intended to permanently remove an item both from the current view of a FamilySearch Research Wiki page, but also from the history of that page. To permanently delete pages ultimately requires an administrator/sysop and follows a consensus process. Obscene or provocative pages will be deleted immediately. Those labeled or flagged as controversial may take longer to reach a consensus. To request a page deletion, users may add the deletion flags to pages they deem worthy of deletion. The flag should be left on the page for five days, except if the material merits immediate deletion. Examples of content that may justify [[ | Deletion is intended to permanently remove an item both from the current view of a FamilySearch Research Wiki page, but also from the history of that page. To permanently delete pages ultimately requires an administrator/sysop and follows a consensus process. Obscene or provocative pages will be deleted immediately. Those labeled or flagged as controversial may take longer to reach a consensus. To request a page deletion, users may add the deletion flags to pages they deem worthy of deletion. The flag should be left on the page for five days, except if the material merits immediate deletion. Examples of content that may justify [[Maintenance Templates|flagging for deletion]]: | ||
• Copyright violations | • Copyright violations | ||
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• Pages used to store genealogical data | • Pages used to store genealogical data | ||
• Other information not suitable for a genealogical research guidance wiki. | • Other information not suitable for a genealogical research guidance wiki. | ||
=== Immediate Deletion === | === Immediate Deletion === | ||
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=== Redirecting === | === Redirecting === | ||
[[Help:Redirects|Redirecting]] may be used to forward users from one page name to another title. This is preferred to deleting an old page. Redirecting maintains other titles of page, while sending the user to the same location for information. Redirecting is ideal for dealing with spelling variations, including diacritic usage in titles, and having more than one page name ultimately direct the user to one page. Redirecting pages means that anytime a user attempts to visit the former page name, they will be redirected to the new page name. Redirecting involves some careful considerations. Redirecting a page requires first creating a new page, second moving all of the content from the old page to the new page, and then clearing all of the old material out of the old page and replacing it with the redirect code. To learn [[Help:Redirects|how to redirect pages]]. Because of the considerations involved in redirecting pages, if the title has been incorrectly named, or needs to be changed, the preferred method to use is Moving a page. | [[Help:Redirects|Redirecting]] may be used to forward users from one page name to another title. This is preferred to deleting an old page. Redirecting maintains other titles of page, while sending the user to the same location for information. Redirecting is ideal for dealing with spelling variations, including diacritic usage in titles, and having more than one page name ultimately direct the user to one page. Redirecting pages means that anytime a user attempts to visit the former page name, they will be redirected to the new page name. Redirecting involves some careful considerations. Redirecting a page requires first creating a new page, second moving all of the content from the old page to the new page, and then clearing all of the old material out of the old page and replacing it with the redirect code. To learn [[Help:Redirects|how to redirect pages]]. Because of the considerations involved in redirecting pages, if the title has been incorrectly named, or needs to be changed, the preferred method to use is Moving a page. | ||
=== Moving === | === Moving === | ||
The way to re-name a page is to Move the page. Click on the “Move” tab for a page, type in the desired new page title, and click “Move page.” The old title of the page will automatically become a redirect to send users to the new page title. To move a page, click on the "Move" page action located in page actions box above the navigation bar (the same box containing the "Edit" page action.) Type in the desired new page title, and a reason for moving the page. Click "Move Page." The page with all current content will be moved to a page with a different title. | The way to re-name a page is to Move the page. Click on the “Move” tab for a page, type in the desired new page title, and click “Move page.” The old title of the page will automatically become a redirect to send users to the new page title. To move a page, click on the "Move" page action located in page actions box above the navigation bar (the same box containing the "Edit" page action.) Type in the desired new page title, and a reason for moving the page. Click "Move Page." The page with all current content will be moved to a page with a different title. | ||
=== Deletion Procedures === | === Deletion Procedures === | ||