Wikipedia:Experimental deletion

e X perimental D eletion
Experimental deletion explores new ways to deal with unwanted content on Wikipedia. The objective is to find ways to reduce pressure on Articles for Deletion, and reduce the workload both for administrators and for maintainers. Some related conversation may be found at Deletion reform.

These experiments might try to use only existing mediawiki features, but feel free to try to get code or patches for your personal XD methods accepted into the mediawiki code tree!

For the duration of the experiment, if your XD method makes use of admin deletion, substitute this with listing the page on Articles for Deletion or use the procedures listed under Criteria for Speedy Deletion instead, as appropriate. In this way, wikipedia will be disrupted as little as possible, and old policy will continue to be applied.

When experimenting with any of these models, please remember to revisit and send experimentally deleted pages to WP:AfD or WP:SD. We have promised to keep wikipedia tidy and clean up after ourselves.

Try one of the following systems.

Model summaries

 * 1) XD1 (Example). Just blank it. Then just put some words on to let people know it's not vandalism. Works on any wiki, anytime.
 * 2) Experimental_Deletion/XD2. A sophisticatized version of the above, using templates and cats.
 * 3) Experimental_Deletion/XD3. Simulation by hand of "move content to the trash-can namespace".
 * 4) Experimental_Deletion/XD4. Simulate the Pure Wiki Deletion proposal with a user preferences hack.
 * 5) Experimental_Deletion/XD5 (XD5/Example)
 * 6) *Add template wait N days. Approximation of Uncontested deletions (proposal).
 * 7) *New idea adds additional categories by day.
 * 8) *New idea adds reason parameter to template usage.
 * , Category:XD5, Category:XD5 29 November 2005
 * 1) Experimental_Deletion/XD6 (XD6/Example)
 * 2) *Blank the page, add the template. Approximation of Pure wiki deletion system (proposal).
 * 3) *New message box style without graphic.
 * , Category:XD6
 * 1) Experimental_Deletion/XD7
 * 2) *xd6 variation addressing delay before AfD / further action.
 * 3) Experimental_Deletion/XD8
 * 4) *True page blanking. Primarily for reference and comparison.

Model details
= Proposed Deletion = An experimental deletion system going semi-live! See: Proposed deletion Kim Bruning 23:34, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

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= See also =
 * Deletion reform
 * Zap