Editing Template:AfD in 3 steps

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<span class="anonymous-show">'''You must sign in''' to nominate pages for deletion.  If you do not sign-in, or you edit anonymously, you will get stuck part way through the nomination procedure.</span>
*'''To nominate ''multiple'' related pages for deletion,''' follow the '''[[WP:MULTIAFD|multi-page deletion nomination procedure]].'''
*'''To nominate a ''single'' page for deletion,''' you can use [[WP:TWINKLE|Twinkle]], or follow these three steps:
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|| <div class="afd-3steps-yellow"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''I'''</span> – Put the deletion tag on the article.</div>  
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* Insert '''{{tlxs|afd1}}''' at the '''top''' of the article. Do not [[Help:Minor edit|mark the edit as minor]]. <br /><small>If this article has been nominated before,<!--where would nominator find that out? --> use '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afdx|2nd}}</nowiki></code>''' or '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afdx|3rd}}</nowiki></code>''' etc.</small>
* Include in the edit summary <code>'''AfD: Nominated for deletion; see <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> replacing <code>''NominationName''</code> with the name of the page being nominated. Publish the page. <br /><small>The NominationName is normally the article name (<code>''PageName''</code>), but if it has been nominated before, use "<code>''PageName'' (2nd nomination)</code>" or "<code>''PageName'' (3rd nomination)</code>" etc.)</small><!-- is this really necessary given the use of |2nd  |3rd already described earlier? -->
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| class="afd-3steps-ii" |<div class="afd-3steps-yellow"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''II'''</span> – Create the article's deletion discussion page.</div>
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The resulting AfD box at the top of the article should contain a link to "'''Preloaded debate'''" in the AfD page. Click that link to open the article's deletion discussion page for editing. Some text and instructions will appear.

You can do it manually as well:
* Click the link saying "'''deletion discussion page'''" to open the deletion-debate page.
* Insert this text:<br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd2 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName'' | cat=''Category'' | text=''Why the page should be deleted''<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki></code>''' <br /><small>Replace <code>''PageName''</code> with the name of the page, <code>''Category''</code> with a letter from the list [[Template:AfD categories|M, O, B, S, W, G, T, F, and P]] to categorize the debate, and <code>''Why the page should be deleted''</code> with the reasons the page should be deleted.</small>
* If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant [[WP:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] through one or more [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Compact|"deletion sorting lists"]]. Then add a {{tlsx|delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done.
* Use an edit summary such as <code>'''Creating deletion discussion for <nowiki>[[</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> Publish the page.
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|| <div class="afd-3steps-yellow"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;">'''III'''</span> – Notify users who monitor AfD discussions.</div>  
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* Open the [[Special:EditPage/Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/{{CURRENTYEAR}}_{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}}|'''articles for deletion log''']] page for editing.  
* At the '''top''' of the list on the log page (there's a comment indicating the spot), insert:'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd3 | pg=</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>'''<br /><small>Replace ''NominationName'' appropriately (use "<code>''PageName''</code>", "<code>''PageName'' (2nd nomination)</code>", etc.)</small>
* Link to the discussion page in your edit summary: <code>'''Adding <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> Publish the page.
*Consider letting the authors know on their talk page by adding: '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:Afd notice|</nowiki>''Page name''<nowiki>}} </nowiki>{{4~}}</code>'''<br /><small>If this is not the first nomination, add a second parameter with the  ''NominationName'' (use "<code>''PageName'' (2nd nomination)</code>" etc.): '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:Afd notice|</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>|</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>}} </nowiki>{{4~}}</code>'''</small>
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