User:TimothyBlue/Timothy's steps for reviewing or nominating pages for deletion

This is my guide, it is a work in progress to assist myself, but if anyone else finds it useful be my guest. If you have suggestions for how it could be improved, please add them on the talk page.

Guidelines

 * Deletion policy
 * Criteria for speedy deletion Proposed deletion
 * Merging Merge and delete
 * Redirect

My process

 * 1) If the article is not already at AfD, does the article meet any WP:CSD criteria? Could it be a candidate for WP:PROD?
 * Yes: Tag with either CSD or PROD as appropriate. End of your review.
 * No: Move to step 2.
 * 1) Is the article unsuited for mainspace due to extreme formatting, spelling/grammar, style, or other quality issues but could possibly be edited into a stand-alone article or list by someone else?
 * Yes: Article is a Draftify. End of your review.
 * No: Move to step 3.
 * 1) Is the article unsuited for mainspace, but the creator or another editor requested time to improve the article?
 * Yes: Article is a Draftify. End of your review.
 * No: Move to step 4.
 * 1) Does the article contain or can you find WP:RS to establish WP:N for a stand-alone article or list?
 * Yes: Article is a Keep. Tag any problems found. Add categories to page and Wikiprojects to talk as appropriate. If the article lacked WP:RS, consider adding any sources you found to the article or talk page to help further development. End of your review.
 * No: Move to Step 5
 * 1) Is it possible someone else with more expertise in an area could develop the article into a properly sourced stand-alone article or list?
 * Yes: Article is a Draftify. End of your review.
 * No: Move to step 6.
 * 1) Does the article contain material with reliable sources that could possibly be included in another article?
 * Yes: Article is a Merge. Move the material and references if you feel comfortable doing so. Adjust references on merged material as necessary to make citation style consistent. Move to step 7.
 * No: Move to step 7.
 * 1) Does the article title and topic merit a redirect to another article? Could it be a possible search term or are their wikilinks to the article?
 * Yes: If step 6 is No, the article is a Redirect. If step 6 is Yes, the article is a Merge and Redirect. End of your review.
 * No: Move to step 8
 * 1) The article is a Delete. End of your review.