NixOS Wiki:Deletion process: Difference between revisions

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  ! Deadline

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  | A page is created that is not up to the wiki's standards, or such an edit takes place on an existing article

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  | T₀

  | The article's '''issues are marked''' for rectification, with the appropriate template

  | 30 days

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  | Editors of the wiki may contribute by fixing the article, removing the notice, thus ending this process.

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  | If no editors have contributed by fixing the article, and the issues are severe enough, the article may now be proposed for deletion

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  | T₁

  | The article is proposed for deletion by an editor

  | 14 days

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  | If no statements for or against the deletion have been made on the related discussion page, the link to the article should be posted on the Matrix channel.

  | 7 days

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  | If 7 days '''after posting on the Matrix channel''', there are no comments on the discussion page against the deletion, the '''page may be deleted.'''

  | 30 days

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  | If 7 days '''after posting on the Matrix channel''', there are only comments against the deletion, the process is concluded and the proposal does not pass. The notice should be removed right away

  | -

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  | If 7 days '''after posting on the Matrix channel''', there are comments both for and against, we enter a debate period of 30 days, on which the users may add arguments for or against.

  | 30 days

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  | If the majority of the users involved in the conversation are against the deletion, the proposal does not pass, and the notice is removed. If the majority are for the deletion, the article may now be deleted.

  | 30 days

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  | If 30 days since the article '''qualifies for deletion''' pass, and the article is still not deleted, the editor(s) may prompt the admins for expedited deletion.

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