Tardis:Deletion policy
All content on the TARDIS Index File is regulated by several policies and our Manual of Style.
In some circumstances it is necessary to delete content from the TARDIS Index File, this removes the content and all previous versions of the content from public view. The actual deletion can only be performed by an administrator, however any user may nominate a piece of content such as an article or an image for deletion by using the {{proposed deletion}} template.
All deletions are logged (as are all actions on a wiki) and may be undone by an admin if an error has occurred.
Reasons for deletions
There are many reasons why a page (articles, images, video etc) may be deleted, in many cases it is failure to adhere to our Policies and Manual of Style. In some other cases there may be issues where editor discretion is also employed in determining whether or not to place a Proposed deletion template on an article.
- Spam, anything such as blatant advertising, pages of random text, or user pages created by other users.
- Content covering fan fiction or fan produced titles. See What the TARDIS Index File is not for more information.
- Content which does not conform specific policies such as (though not limited to):
- Images that do not conform to our Image use policy.
- Videos that do not conform to our Video policy.
- Pages containing only plagiarised content (if it is just a section of the page that is plagiarised it may simply be removed).
How to mark content for deletion
To mark content for deletion add the proposed deletion template tag:
{{proposed deletion|reason for deletion}}
Replace 'reason for deletion' with the reason why you are marking the content for deletion.
You may also place a longer reason why on the content's talk page.
If there is no reason for deletion listed within the template when posted, or on the content's talk page the deletion tag may be removed.
All content that is tagged with the proposed deletion template is placed in the Category:Proposed deletions.
You can also view the log of past deletions at; Special:Deletion log.
Content marked for deletion
If an article or an image has been tagged for deletion or deleted, please do not take any offence, this is not meant as an attack against you.
Discussion can be engaged in on the article or content's talk page (even if the content's page has been deleted the talk page can still be used) or you leave a comment on an administrator's talk page.
Do not remove deletion tags from content pages, if you believe the tag has been added in error discuss it on the content's talk page. If a user repeatedly removes a deletion tag this will be interpreted as vandalism and the user may be blocked for upwards of 3 days from editing on this wiki.
Discussions of deletion
As mentioned above, a longer reason for deletion may be posted on the article or image's talk page.
In the cases of prominent pages a discussion may be engaged in, as with all discussion on this wiki this discussion must conform to our Discussion policy and No personal attacks rules.
Not all content pages may require a discussion of the deletion tag's placement. In many cases an administrator will make an assessment based on whether or not the page adheres to the policies of this wiki.
Blanking articles
Do not do this, if you see an article with content that you believe should be deleted tag it with a proposed deletion tag and cite a reason. Do not just remove all content from the page, this means that an admin cannot make an easy judgement on the page and your actions may be interpreted as vandalising a page by removing all content from it.
