Purpose
Maintenance template used to mark pages for deletion if they meet criteria and add them to Category:Pages needing deletion. By adding file=1 as a parameter, the template can also be used to mark files for deletion and add them to Category:Files needing deletion.
Usage
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Description
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| file |
Must be given a value (such as "1" or "y") to display. Changes header to mark a file page for deletion.
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| reason |
Enables a reason to be given for why the page is marked for deletion.
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| date |
Displays the date the page was marked for deletion on.
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Code
{{Delete}}
{{Delete|file=|reason=|date=}}
Examples
{{Delete}}
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Marking a file for deletion with a reason and date
{{Delete|file=1|reason=Low quality.|date=April 19, 2023}}
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This article has been proposed for deletion. (April 19, 2023)
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| Reason: Low quality. Discuss this proposal on the talk page.
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This is the template documentation page for Template:Delete. It should be transcluded onto the template page.