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== Instructions == | == Instructions == | ||
* Wiki users cannot delete pages, but they can add the request to delete by adding this Delete template to | * Wiki users cannot delete pages, but they can add the request to delete by adding this Delete template to a page. | ||
* Add this Delete request template to a page by typing {{tl|Delete}} | * Add this Delete request template to a page by typing {{tl|Delete}} | ||
* In general you should supply the reason the cleanup is needed, e.g., {{tlx|Delete|This page is spam}}. | * In general you should supply the reason the cleanup is needed, e.g., {{tlx|Delete|This page is spam}}. | ||
* The user should also add justification for deletion details when needed for clarification on the article talk page. | * The user should also add justification for deletion details when needed for clarification on the article talk page. | ||
* | * If a sections of a page/article warrants deletion then users should edit the section and explain why in the [[edit summary]]. | ||
* If you are using the template only for documentation purposes, you can suppress the [[:Category:Deletion Requests]] by adding a blank ''category'' parameter, e.g., {{tlx|Delete|This page is spam|<nowiki>category=</nowiki>}}. | * If you are using the template only for documentation purposes, you can suppress the [[:Category:Deletion Requests]] by adding a blank ''category'' parameter, e.g., {{tlx|Delete|This page is spam|<nowiki>category=</nowiki>}}. | ||