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3	+	Note: As of 2022‑01‑24 _this is a draft_. The section speedy deletion nevertheless reflects the status quo.
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5	+	This policy describes when and how to delete content in this Wiki. There are two venues of deletion proceedings:
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7	+	* speedy deletion
8	+	* contestable deletion
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10	+	## Contents
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12	+	* 1 Speedy Deletion
13	+	* 1.1 Uncontroversial Cases
14	+	* 1.2 Request
15	+	* 1.3 Retraction
16	+	* 2 Contestable Deletion
17	+	* 2.1 Guidelines
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19	+	## Speedy Deletion
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21	+	A speedy deletion request does not warrant any discussion about the If, i. e. uncontroversial cases. The name refers to the expedited _procedure_ , but the actual deletion might occur days or months later.
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23	+	### Uncontroversial Cases
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25	+	Out of project scope:
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27	+	* any spam
28	+	* commercial advertisement beyond [[Projects using Free Pascal\|promotional showcasing]]
29	+	* encrypted data unless for the specific purpose of demonstrating such (posting your [base64-encoded] GPG public key is [in principle] nevertheless OK)
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31	+	Legal and cultural considerations:
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33	+	* defamatory statements
34	+	* depictions of physical violence, including staged violence against humans/human-like beings (on this site it primarily concerns screenshots of shooter games)
35	+	* overtly sexual imagery
36	+	* contents undoubtedly [[licensing\|violating intellectual property rights]]
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38	+	Maintenance:
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40	+	* broke files, files of non-permitted types (as of 2022‑01‑24 only PNG, GIF, JPG/JPEG, WebP and XML are allowed)
41	+	* (except in the `User`/`User talk` namespaces) pages with _non-English_ page titles: To facilitate multilingualism all pages must have English titles, plus a two-letter language suffix (except in the case of English) separated by a forward slash. Ideally preserve the contents under an appropriate English title, i. e. move the page. The automatically created redirection stub in the foreign language can be deleted without discussion if there are no pages referring to it (anymore).
42	+	* (except in the `User` and all `talk` namespaces) substantial contents of a page do not match the page language indicated by its title: A page `…/fr` must contain French content (_source code_ is exempt from this rule). Ensure the mismatch cannot be reasonably resolved by simply renaming the page. A grace period for a _translation in progress_ is granted.
43	+	* redundant images, i. e. if the nominated image is without doubt inferior to a different image showing the same
44	+	* category description pages of [empty categories](</Special:UnusedCategories> "Special:UnusedCategories") (pure maintenance categories like [Category: Pages for deletion](</Category:Pages_for_deletion> "Category:Pages for deletion") are exempt from this)
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46	+	Other:
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48	+	* pages in the `User`/`User talk` namespaces _if_ the deletion request comes from the respective user [[Free Pascal wiki:Administrators\|please contact an active [administrator]] if you are the heir of a deceased person and cannot find their login credentials]
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50	+	### Request
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52	+	An SDR is submitted simply by putting the page into [Category: Pages for deletion](</Category:Pages_for_deletion> "Category:Pages for deletion"):
53	+	```
54	+	[[Category: Pages for deletion]]
55	+	```
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57	+	Naming a reason in the edit summary is appreciated although not mandatory for the process, e. g.:
58	+	```
59	+	nominate for [[:Category: Pages for deletion\|deletion]]: spam
60	+	```
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62	+	[![Note-icon.png](/wiki-images/b/be/Note-icon.png)](</File:Note-icon.png>)
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64	+	Note: Contents may be deleted at the discretion of administrators _without_ an intervening SDR step. Therefore, ensure your contents do not give raise for serious concerns at any time, e. g. ensure proper source and license attribution of legitimately copied materials.
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66	+	### Retraction
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68	+	Any user may undo such an SDR. It is always best to try _improving_ a page first.
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70	+	## Contestable Deletion
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72	+	Contents outside the `User`/`User talk` namespaces can still be nominated for deletion if they do not qualify for a speedy deletion.
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74	+	### Guidelines
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76	+	* _All_ pages need maintenance. Deleting a page means we, collectively, especially the pool of [active users](</Special:ActiveUsers> "Special:ActiveUsers"), can no longer ensure a page will be maintained in the long-term. Eventually this may reflect poorly on the actual FPC and Lazarus projects, _especially_ among newcomers. Therefore deleting content can be legitimate last resort.
77	+	* pages not fulfilling a documentary purposes, or not facilitating the advancement of the project
78	+	* [tutorials](</Category:Tutorials> "Category:Tutorials") and [proposals](</Category:Proposals> "Category:Proposals") are OK
79	+	* contents verifiably containing steganographic messages unless for the specific purpose of demonstrating such a feature
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81	+	---
82	+	From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Free Pascal wiki:Deletion policy", as the Internet Archive kept it on 2022-08-12. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).

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