Template:Delete/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Delete.
Don't forget to purge the contents of the base page upon creating or editing this subpage.

Purge base's cache

This template is intended to be used for marking a page for speedy deletion.

Parameters and Examples

Parameter	Description	Example
{{{1}}}	For detailing a custom reason.	{{Delete|Lorem Ipsum}}
{{{reason}}}	Defines the reasoning for deletion. Available reasons: imgpolicy – for failing to meet the image use policy. modcriteria – for failing to meet the mod profile criteria. moved – because it has moved. deprecated – because it is deprecated. spam – because it is spam. unwanted – because it is unwanted by the author. unused – because it is unused. irrelevant – because it is irrelevant to the wiki's scope. duplicate – because it is a duplicate of a different page or image.	{{Delete|reason=imgpolicy}}
{{{namespace}}}	Specifies the namespace of page. The page namespace is determined automatically if this parameter is not specified.	{{Delete|namespace=template}}
{{{nocat}}}	To prevent the adding of the Category:Candidates for speedy deletion category. Does not change anything visibly.	{{Delete|nocat=1}}

See /testcases for use cases