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<div style="border:2px solid red; padding:0.5em;">'''If you want to nominate an article for deletion, please read [[#AfD_footer|this]] carefully first.'''</div>
''If the latest nominations appear to be missing from this page, please [{{fullurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAMEE}}|action=purge}} purge the cache].''

'''Articles for Deletion''' ('''AfD''') is where [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] decide what should be done with an article. Items sent here usually wait seven days or so; afterward the following [[Wikipedia:Deletion process|actions]] can be taken on an article as a result of community [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]]:
*Kept 
*Deleted per the [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deletion policy]]
*Sent to [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]]
*[[Wikipedia:Duplicate articles|Merged]] and/or [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirected]] to an existing article
*[[Wikipedia:Transwiki log|Transwikied]] (moved to another [[Wikimedia Foundation|Wikimedia]] project, such as [[Wikibooks]], [[Wikisource]], [[Wikiquote]], or [[Wiktionary]])
[[Wikipedia:Guide to deletion|More information]].

'''Things to consider:'''
* It is '''important to read and understand the [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|Wikipedia deletion policy]]''' which states which problems form valid grounds for deletion before adding comments to this page.
* Use the "'''what links here'''" link which appears in the sidebar of the actual article page, to get a sense how the page is being used and referenced within Wikipedia.
* Please familiarize yourself with some frequently cited guidelines, in particular [[WP:BIO]], [[WP:FICT]], [[WP:MUSIC]] and [[WP:COI]].

'''AfD etiquette:'''

* Please be familiar with the policies of [[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|not biting the newcomers]], [[Wikipedia:Wikiquette|Wikiquette]], [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|no personal attacks]], and [[Wikipedia:Civility|civility]] before adding a comment.
* Sign any listing or vote you add, by adding this after your comment: <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.
* If you are the primary author or otherwise have a vested interest in the article, say so openly, clearly base your vote on the deletion policy, and vote only once, like everyone else.
* Your opinion will be given the most weight if you are logged in with an account that already existed when the nomination was made. Anonymous and new users are welcome to contribute to the discussion, but their votes may be discounted, especially if they seem to be made in bad faith.
* Please vote only once. If there is evidence that someone is using [[Wikipedia:Sock puppet|sock puppet]]s (multiple accounts belonging to the same person) to vote more than once, those votes will not be counted.

You can add each AFD subpage day to your watchlist by clicking this link: [{{fullurl:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/{{CURRENTYEAR}}_{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}}|action=watch}} Add today's AFD to watchlist]

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| style="text-align:center;" | '''See also'''
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Wikipedia:Guide to deletion|Guide to deletion]] | [[Wikipedia:Alternative outlets|Alternative outlets]] | [[Wikipedia:Undeletion policy|Undeletion policy]] | [[Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators|Deletion guidelines for admins]] | [[Wikipedia:Deletion process|Deletion process]] <br> [[Wikipedia:Archived delete debates|Archived delete debates]] | [[Wikipedia:Candidates for speedy deletion|Speedy deletion policy]] | [[:Category:Pages for discussion]]
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