Template:Delete/doc

Purpose
This template is used to nominate pages for deletion.

It displays a message box about page deletion and places the page into the Candidates for deletion category.

Usage
This template should be placed at the top of the page to be deleted.

Although it can be used without any parameters, it is not recommended to do so since rationale should be provided for any deletion request.

Blank template
To use this template, you can copy and paste the following code to the page you want to use it on, and fill in the parameter.

Courtesy
If you nominate a page for deletion, please consider notifying the main contributor(s) to the page of your decision. The best way is often to edit their User talk page.

Deletion without reasons example
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Recommended example
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Demonstration example
The following template can be used in a page which is actually not a candidate for deletion.

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Related templates

 * Message box