User:Gkhan~enwiki/Wikipedia:Deletion Reform

The deletion procedure on wikipeda, Votes for deletion has recently come under harsh critisism from many users on wikipedia, and there seems to be a general opinon in the community that it has to be replaced. This page is an effort to coordinate the different discussions and make it into a coherent, readable format.

About the current system
Votes for Deletion works on the system that one user lists the page he wants deleted on a subpage of the main deletion page, he puts a template on the page specifying that the page is under concideration for deletion and then a vote/discussion takes place where a consensus decision is attempted.


 * Advantages and problems of current system

Ideas/Suggestions
These are the brainstorms of the community. They are not necessarily complete probposals but ideas for how to do it.


 * Decentralization
 * Removing a central page for discussion


 * Categorization
 * Using templates do include an article in a category and have the relevant discussion on the articles talk page.


 * Remove or simplify voting
 * Keeping the system, but reform the voting-procedures


 * Change powers
 * Changeing the role of the administrator in VfD


 * '''Specialised policies/precedents
 * Make specialized policies for inclusion or deletion for different subjects, see WP:MUSIC for instance


 * Information
 * Change how the current system displays information to easily see how each vote is going


 * Move things more quickly
 * Different ideas for how the current system can be done more expediantly, such as removal of VfDs with clear consensus.


 * Policy
 * Different ways of making VfD policy instead of a procedure and how that would affect the system


 * Other

Proposals for a new system
These are the proposals for the different systems.


 * Requests for deletion
 * Add a category to the article and present your case on the talk page.


 * The butt-simple option
 * A variation on Requests for Deletion which simplifies many procedures


 * Votes for Deletion, the next generation
 * Heavily revising the procedures for the current system, for instance moving votes to talk pages and introducing binary voting, ie either delete or keep.


 * DPL deletion
 * A mix between Requests for deletion and Votes for Deletion, the next generation


 * Uninvited Company's suggestion
 * Establishing firm rules for articles on different topics and other ideas.


 * Speedy redirect
 * Using redirects more often


 * Small fixes
 * Use daily article categories and have discussion on talk pages, and a little more.


 * Gazpacho's proposal
 * Move to categories, binary voting, any user can close and admin review


 * Older proposals
 * Countdown_deletion
 * Expeditious deletion

General comments
If you wish to make general comments or participate in the discussion, you can do so here. If you wish to comment on a proposal, please do so at the page relevant to the proposal in question.