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The phrase "article for deletion" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of online platforms, particularly in reference to content that is proposed to be removed or deleted, such as in a wiki or forum.
Example: "The community has voted to mark the article for deletion due to its lack of reliable sources."
Alternatives: "content for removal" or "entry for deletion".
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While responding to people who have nominated an article for deletion, be courteous and give clear reasons why the article should not be deleted.
We analyzed and visualized Article for Deletion (AfD) discussions in the English Wikipedia.
Likening Wikipedia's editorial process to gardeners weeding a garden, they remark that any editor can nominate an article for deletion and, if legitimate, it prompts a community discussion usually lasting about a week where voices for and against are heard.
Nominate the article for deletion if appropriate.
Nominate a mean-spirited article for deletion.
Use this article for deletion templates.
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Startled, I began sampling the "AfDs" (the Articles for Deletion debate pages) and the even more urgent "speedy deletes" and "PRODs" (proposed deletes) for other items that seemed unjustifiably at risk; when they were, I tried to save them.
The user argued on Wikipedia's "Articles for deletion" page that: "[Bell] was in the news for about two months, and now no one except Al Sharpton cares anymore".
A) Editors from each side have gamed policy to obtain advantage and disputes have spilled over into, for example, articles for deletion, the reliable sources noticeboard, the conflict of interests noticeboard, and sometimes the administrators' noticeboard.
Go to the Articles for Deletion page.
Do not nominate random articles for deletion.
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