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==Deleting a page== | ==Deleting a page== | ||
#Click the ''delete'' or ''delete this page'' link on the page you want to delete. (If you are using the monobook skin with English as your default language, you can use the shortcut alt+d.) | #Click the ''delete'' or ''delete this page'' link on the page you want to delete. (If you are using the monobook skin with English as your default language, you can use the shortcut alt+d.) | ||
#You will be shown a page with a box to type in the reason for deletion, and a confirm box. This page will give you a warning if the page has more than one revision in its history. If something looks like nonsense but has a page history, check the history before deleting it! The revision you are looking at could be just a | #You will be shown a page with a box to type in the reason for deletion, and a confirm box. This page will give you a warning if the page has more than one revision in its history. If something looks like nonsense but has a page history, check the history before deleting it! The revision you are looking at could be just a vandalized version of a real article. | ||
#Type your reason for deletion in the box provided. If it is a very short page, the box will contain the page text. For pages that are obviously vandalism, you may wish to leave the full text as the reason. In other cases, you should specify why you are deleting it. (For example, "this page is not about the subject of this wiki" or "this page is a copyright violation".) | #Type your reason for deletion in the box provided. If it is a very short page, the box will contain the page text. For pages that are obviously vandalism, you may wish to leave the full text as the reason. In other cases, you should specify why you are deleting it. (For example, "this page is not about the subject of this wiki" or "this page is a copyright violation".) | ||
#After you have deleted the page, check to see if it has a talk page. If it does, delete this too. | #After you have deleted the page, check to see if it has a talk page. If it does, delete this too. | ||
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==Undeleting a page== | ==Undeleting a page== | ||
Pages can be undeleted for as long as they are in the archive. This archive is occasionally cleared out. | Pages can be undeleted for as long as they are in the archive. This archive is occasionally cleared out. | ||
#To restore a page that has not been recreated, look for a message on the page telling you how many deleted revisions there are. To restore a page that has been recreated, this message will appear when you view the page history. (You can also type the full URL to undelete; for example, http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=Foo to undelete | #To restore a page that has not been recreated, look for a message on the page telling you how many deleted revisions there are. To restore a page that has been recreated, this message will appear when you view the page history. (You can also type the full URL to undelete; for example, http://www.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=Foo to undelete Foo.) | ||
#Click on this to go to a page which displays the deleted revisions. You can look at each revision separately, and choose whether to undelete ''all'' revisions (the default) or selected ones. | #Click on this to go to a page which displays the deleted revisions. You can look at each revision separately, and choose whether to undelete ''all'' revisions (the default) or selected ones. | ||
#To undelete all revisions, click the ''restore'' button which appears on the confirmation page. (Undeletion occurs as soon as you click this; there is no further confirmation screen or a place to type a reason.) | #To undelete all revisions, click the ''restore'' button which appears on the confirmation page. (Undeletion occurs as soon as you click this; there is no further confirmation screen or a place to type a reason.) | ||
