User:Kickstart70/helper

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[edit] Links to use for helping out:

[edit] Useful tags:

  • {{deletebecause|reason}} or {{dated prod|reason|month=April|day=28|year=2006}}
  • #REDIRECT [[endpage]]
  • {{mergefrom|pagetokeep}} and {{mergeto|pagetodisappear}}

[edit] Against vandalism:

{{subst:test}} ~~~~ (use if an edit appears to have possibly not been an intentional act of vandalism)
Thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia.
{{subst:blatantvandal}} or {{subst:testblatant}}~~~~ (use if an edit is clearly vandalism)
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered vandalism, and if you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thank you.
{{subst:test2}} ~~~~ (a variant suitable for vandalism that consists of adding 'nonsense' ex."hghdfdd" or "i like pie") 
Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.
{{subst:test2a}} ~~~~ (a variant suitable for vandalism that consists of blanking text) 
Please do not remove content from Wikipedia; it is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.
{{subst:test3}} ~~~~ 
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.
{{subst:test4}} ~~~~ 
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia.

[edit] For references:

<ref name=somepertinentname>Name of Reference (May 1, 2005). [http://domain.name/foo.html Title of reference] via someotherdomain.name</ref>

[edit] For placing an Afd:

To list a single article for deletion for the first time, follow this three-step process:

I.
Put the deletion tag on the article.

Insert the {{subst:afd1}} tag at the top of the article if it's the article's first AfD nomination, if the article has been nominated for deletion before use {{subst:afdx}} instead.

  • Please do not mark the edit as minor.
  • Please include in the edit summary the phrase
    AfD: Nominated for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName]]
    replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
  • You can check the "Watch this page" box to follow the page in your watchlist. This allows you to notice if the AfD tag is removed by a vandal or a new user unfamiliar with deletion policy.
  • Save the page.
II.
Create the article's deletion discussion page.

The resulting AfD box at the top of the article should contain a link to "Preloaded debate" in the AfD page.

  • Click that link to open the article's deletion discussion page. Some preloaded text and some instructions will appear.
  • Give a reason for the deletion and a category for the debate (instructions will be on the page).

OR

  • Click the link saying "this article's entry" to open the deletion-debate page.
  • Insert this text:
    {{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | cat=Category | text=Reason the page should be deleted}} ~~~~
    replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion, Category with a letter indicating the category of the debate, and Reason... with the reasons you think the page should be deleted.

If you used template {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" instead of "PageName" for a second nomination, etc.).

  • Consider adding an appropriate deletion sorting template to the nomination.
  • Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the progress of the debate.
  • Please use an edit summary such as
    Creating deletion discussion page for [[PageName]]
    replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
  • Save the page.
III.
Notify users who monitor AfD discussion.

Open the articles for deletion log page. At the top of the list on the log page (there's a comment indicating the spot), insert:

{{subst:afd3 | pg=PageName}}

replacing PageName appropriately.

  • Include the discussion page's name in your edit summary like
    Adding [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName]]
    replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.

If you used template {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" instead of "PageName" for a second nomination, etc.).

  • Save the page. Your insertion will be automatically expanded to the same form as the preceding lines in the file: {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName}}.

To list multiple related pages for deletion see this page.