Template:AfD in 3 steps

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To list a single article for deletion for the first time, follow this three-step process:

I.
Put the deletion tag on the article.

  Insert the {{subst:afd1}} tag at the top of the page.

  • Please include the word "AfD" in the edit summary
  • Please do not mark the edit as minor.
  • Consider checking the "Watch this page" box to follow the page in your watchlist. This allows you to notice if your AfD tag is removed by a vandal.
  • Save the page.

(If the article has been nominated for deletion before, use {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}. See Template Talk:afdx.)

II.
Create the article's deletion discussion page.

  The resulting AfD box at the top of the article should contain a prominent link to "this article's entry" in the AfD page.

  • Click that link to open the article's deletion discussion page
  • Insert this text:
    {{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | text=Reason the page should be deleted}} ~~~~

replacing PageName with the name of the page to be deleted, and Reason... with a reason you think the page should be deleted.

  • Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the voting process
  • Consider the Edit summary "First deletion reason"
  • Save the page.
III.
Notify users who monitor AfD discussion.

  Copy the tag below, and then click  [{{{url|}}} {{#if:{{{1|}}}|{{{1|}}}}}]|THIS LINK}} to open the deletion log page. At the bottom of the log page, insert:

{{subst:afd3 | pg=PageName}}

replacing PageName appropriately; also include the page's name in your edit summary. Save the page. Your insertion will be automatically expanded to the same form as the preceding lines in the file: {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName}}.

(If you used template {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}, replace "PageName" with the name of the page plus a note like "(second nomination)" for a second nomination, etc.).

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