Template:Article for deletion/doc

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To use this template correctly, please follow the instructions for nominating an article for deletion or merging at AfD.

This template will categorise articles into Category:Articles for deletion. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

This template should always be substituted onto pages it appears on, because it requires that the {{PAGENAME}} variable be substituted. (This is so that the link to the AFD discussion does not break when the page is renamed during AFD discussions.) If this template is not substituted, a warning message will be shown instead.

This template results in 3 lines of wikitext that make use of {{AfDM}}.

Usage

To use this template correctly, please follow the instructions for nominating an article for deletion or merging at AfD. {{Current event AFD}} can be used for appropriate articles as an alternative with a more specific message designed to prevent unnecessary alarm among readers.

{{subst:article for deletion}} or {{subst:afd}}

This template will place a notice that the page has been nominated for deletion. It should be placed at the top of the page and substituted.

{{subst:afd|Weather in London}} {{subst:afd|Weather in London (2nd nomination)}}

The parameter will link to a specific AFD discussion sub-page. Use this for linking multiple articles to a single AFD discussion page (bulk nominations) or for re-nominations of articles that have already been nominated for deletion before. (For the latter purpose, the {{afdx}} template can also be used. )

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Article for deletion in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Article for deletion

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page name	1	Page name that the subpage of WP:AfD is called, if not equal to the article's title. Example Weather in London (2nd nomination)	String	optional
Outcome	outcome	Desired outcome of the process. Suggested values deletion draft merging redirecting Default deletion	String	optional
Target	target	Target of the process if merging or redirecting.	Page name	optional
Display help?	help	If the value is anything but "off" (or omitted entirely), a message on the steps to nominate an article for deletion is provided. Suggested values off on	String	optional