Wikipedia:Experimental Deletion/XD5

XD5

eXperimental Deletion method XD5 is a slight variation to XD2, and uses templates and categories.

Instructions

1. Add the template {{subst:XD5|reason}}
2. Do not blank the page.
3. Done!
4. If the template remains on any page for N days, the page may be deleted by an admin

Variations

• (N presently set to five, which is arbitrary)

Pro&Con

• You can look up pages deleted in this way in Category:XD5
• You can also look by day, e.g. Category:XD5 26 August 2005 to find out what's new there.
• Suggested reason for deletion is clear and obvious.
• Interested users can still quickly read the article to consider if it's worth restoring.
• Pages deleted in this way do become redlinked, eventually.
• Other Pros and cons are as yet unknown. Try it out and report back on the talk page!
• Requires no software changes.
• No extra server load for thresholds, and doesn't interfere with Special:Shortpages

Similar proposals

• Oct2005 - Wikipedia:Deletion reform/Proposals/Uncontested deletions (active)
• Aug2005 - Wikipedia:Deletion_reform/Proposals/Butt_simple (inactive)