Wiktionary: Cleanup and deletion process
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Cleanup Process
If you see an article you think needs some cleanup work then either cleanup or improve it yourself, or nominate it for other Wiktionarians or any user to have a look at, then possibly fix, as follows.
Reasons for nominating an article for Cleanup
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- It is a sub-stub, and might need removal or merging with a broader definition
- It needs extensive formatting, proofreading, or rephrasing in comprehensible English.
- It is a candidate for "speedy deletion" according to the deletion policy, but you're not a sysop and can't delete articles (a sysop may see it and delete it, or it may be improved into a decent article).
- You think it should be deleted (Copyright problems, unsalvagable NPOV), but aren't sure, and don't want to mistakenly put it on RfD (it will be moved to the appropriate page by somebody else).
- It needs to be changed urgently for some reason.
How to nominate a page for cleanup
- edit the code {{rfc}} into the top of the article. This will invoke the "Request for Cleanup" template, which will add the category code [[category:Requests for Cleanup]] into the page, and add a banner to the page, with links useful for the Cleanup Process.
- Click on the Wiktionary:Requests for Cleanup link in the banner that appears on the page after you put the {{rfc}} code into the article.
- When you get to the Requests for Cleanup page, use the Make a new nomination link on that page to add your explanation of your nomination for cleanup.
- See Help:nominating an article for cleanup or deletion for more information on how to "mark up" your nomination/explanation.
Note re old lists - Articles needing attention, de-duplication, expansion, candidates for speedy deletion
In the past here has been mention of lists of these, but these lists do not appear to exist any longer. Use the Cleanup process for these needs too. See Help:nominating an article for cleanup or deletion for more infomation on how to "mark up" your nomination/explanation.
Once the article is cleaned up
- Remove the {{rfc}} code from the article,
- indicate the cleanup is done in the appropriate section of {{Wiktionary:Requests for Cleanup]] page. The administrators will/may archive or delete the "discussion" sometime afterwards, to keep the Requests for Cleanup page current and not overly longer.
Note re the Word "Cleanup"
The Wiktionary Cleanup process consistently uses the word Cleanup in that form - one word, Capital C. This is used in page names, category codes etc. This consistency is useful. Please do not try to change this to "proper English", as this will introduce inconsistencies in use.
Deletion Process
At this stage the Deletion Process remains in the old form, until this re-engineered Cleanup process has proved acceptable. See Wiktionary:Requests for deletion
Index to Cleanup and deletion process
See Wiktionary:Cleanup and deletion process/index for a list of all the pages etc involved in this process
