finiki:Deletion policy

The finiki deletion policy describes how pages that do not meet the relevant criteria for content of the knowledge base are identified and removed from finiki.

Deletion of a finiki article removes the current version and all previous versions from public view. Deletion can be performed only by administrators. Administrators can also view deleted pages and reverse ("undelete") any deletion. All such actions are logged. If in doubt as to whether there is consensus to delete a page, administrators will normally not delete it.

Reasons for deletion
TBD - these should be finiki specific. Something along the lines of:
 * Articles that have been tagged as, are devoid of content and have remained in this state for a significant (1 year?) amount of time.
 * User space articles that the author no longer requires.
 * User specific "Scratch Pad" article that the author no longer requires or the changes have been merged into another article.

Alternatives to deletion
If the page can be improved, this should be solved through regular editing, rather than deletion.

Processes
Check What links here to determine if there is any impact elsewhere if the page is deleted. Also be aware that there could be external links, such as FWF posts, to the article. Unfortunately there is no means to check this.

To nominate an article, place the proposed deletion tag in the article. It will add a message at the top of the article that looks like: Make sure to provide an edit summary that clearly indicates that the article has been proposed for deletion. Do not mark the edit as minor. You might also use the article's talk page to further clarify the reasoning.

Periodically one of the administrators will review articles with the proposed deletion tag and take action. If in doubt as to whether there is consensus to delete a page, administrators will normally not delete it.