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To nominate multiple related articles for deletion or merging, follow the bundled nomination procedure.
To nominate a single article for deletion or merging, it is highly recommended that you use the simple Twinkle tool. If you want to do it manually instead, follow this process:

I – Put the AfD tags on the article(s).

Search previous AfD discussions to check if the article has been nominated at AfD before.
Based on how many times the article has been nominated at AfD, add the relevant templates at the top of the article:
- If this is the first nomination, insert {{subst:afd1}} .
- Instead, if the article has been nominated before, insert {{subst:afdx|2nd}}, {{subst:afdx|3rd}}, ...
If you are nominating for merging, add the |outcome=merging and |target=First article you nominated parameters, e.g. {{subst:afd1|outcome=merging|target=foo}} or {{subst:afdx|2nd|outcome=merging|target=bar}}
Publish your changes, using an edit summary such as Nominated article at AfD; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NominationName]]. Do not mark the edit as minor.
- The NominationName is normally the article name (PageName), but if it has been nominated before, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" or "PageName (3rd nomination)" etc.
If you are nominating for merging, also tag the target article by inserting the following at the top of the article or target sections: {{Merge from|Name of the source article|afd=NominationName|date=June 2026}}

II – Create the article's AfD discussion page.

The resulting AfD banner at the top of the article should contain a bolded link to a "Preloaded debate": click it and follow the instructions that will appear above the text editor.

Alternatively, you can also do it manually:

The resulting AfD banner will contain a bolded link that says "... discussion page": click it to open the AfD discussion.
Insert this text:
{{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | cat=Category | text=Why you are nominating the article}} ~~~~
- Replace PageName with the name of the page, Category with a letter from the list M, O, B, S, W, G, T, F, and P to categorize the debate, and Why you are nominating the article with the reasons the article should be deleted or merged.
Publish your changes.

III – List the discussion in today's AfD log.

Edit today's AfD log
At the top of the list on the log page (there's a comment indicating the spot), insert: {{subst:afd3 | pg=NominationName}}
Replace NominationName appropriately (use "PageName", "PageName (2nd nomination)", etc.)

Publish the page.

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Copyvio

thanks to Duk

Processing copyvios

I'd like to help with the workload of clearing the Wikipedia:Copyright problems page. Leaving aside for now the ones with complications, is there anything special to know? Here's what I'm assuming: Entries older than 7 days (and no clarifying discussion) should be removed. Double check to make sure the copyright claim seems correct. Create new article with /Temp version if there is one. Leave redlinks in other articles to encourage re-creation (hopefully not copyvio). Anything else? Thanks, -21:17, July 20, 2005 (UTC)

Hi, your assumptions are mostly correct (also, see the instructions at the top of WP:CP);

verify the copyvio
revert to the oldest version of the article with no copyright violation -or- if the article started as a copyvio then delete. Most listings get deleted

We can leave copyvios in history if it's possible to revert to an earlier, copyvio-free version. However, we will remove the offending history if the copyright owner requests it (by deleting the article and restoring only the clean versions of history). This is very difficult for articles with long edit histories.

I find that a significant number of listings are mistakes, probably more than one percent; entries from the 1911 EB (PD), or the Catholic Encyclopedia (PD), or mirrors that don't credit us (they are violating our copyrights), etc.

When an author gives permission for Wikipedia to use their work- I usually ask that they reply to an email, sent to the contact address on the copied website, acknowledging a GFDL license. I include links to Wikipedia's copyright information. Legitimated claims are almost always replied to promptly. If the author is a registered wikipedian with some history I'll take their word for it.

What helps me the most is Firefox browser. I open a few listed articles in their own windows. And then, in each new window open the talk, history, referred url... in tabs. This keeps all the information for a listing together.

I haven't been doing much here for about two months (due to work) but am starting to get some free time again. We definitely need more admins working this page and I'm sure your efforts there will be appreciated. --Duk 23:02, 20 July 2005 (UTC)

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