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wiki:vhswiki:deletion [2026/05/26 13:52] – created amberwiki:vhswiki:deletion [2026/05/27 16:20] (current) – amber
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 [2026-05-26] This is a **draft** proposal for how to handle deleting wiki pages that no longer need to exist in order to clean up the wiki. [2026-05-26] This is a **draft** proposal for how to handle deleting wiki pages that no longer need to exist in order to clean up the wiki.
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 +## Principles
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 + * It's okay for the deletion process to be slow in cases of uncertainty, as long as it's not so slow that it stops people from trying to delete things at all.
 + * It's easy to restore deleted pages, so mistaken deletes are okay as long as they're noticeable.
 + * It's most likely that deletion causes harm if useful information disappears and isn't noticed, so silently deleting things should be reserved for more obvious cases.
  
 ## Process ## Process
  
-1. If an article is *obviously* unnecessary, just delete it. *(To delete a page, edit it and remove all of its content.)* Examples:+1. If an article is *obviously* unnecessary, just delete it. *(To delete a page, edit it and remove all of its content.)* For example:
     *  A page that has been completely replaced by a different page     *  A page that has been completely replaced by a different page
     * A page that describes something that no longer exists, and there's no pressing reason to keep a historical record     * A page that describes something that no longer exists, and there's no pressing reason to keep a historical record
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 ## Candidates for Deletion ## Candidates for Deletion
  
-|Proposal Date|Proposer|Page To Delete|Reason|+|Proposal Date|Proposer|Page(s) To Delete|Reason|
 |-------------|--------|--------------|------| |-------------|--------|--------------|------|
-| 2026-05-26  | amber  | [Compendium of Champions](wiki:tools:compendium_of_champions) | No longer valid, per [notes](wiki:vhswiki:start) |+| 2026-05-26 | amber | [[wiki:tools:compendium_of_champions]] | No longer valid, per [notes](wiki:vhswiki:start) | 
 +| 2026-05-26 | amber | [[wiki:area]], and all subpages under it | Most useful content is covered on other pages already. Should be replaced with a single page that focuses just on the physical layout of the space as noted on [[wiki:area]] | 
 +| 2026-05-26 | amber | [[wiki:venables]] | No longer relevant - dealt with initial setup of the Venables space, mostly links to Talk | 
 +| 2026-05-26 | amber | [[wiki:membership]] | Not the actual [membership page](/membership), and the info on it is outdated / incorrect | 
 +| 2026-05-26 | amber | Either [about:faq](about:faq) or [wiki:faq](wiki:faq) | Almost but not quite identical, one should be chosen to keep as the canonical FAQ and the other deleted. For the most part wiki:faq seems more up to date ([full diff](https://www.diffchecker.com/CJ4sgp9J/)). | 
 +| 2026-05-26 | amber | [[wiki:do-ocracy]] | Relatively minimal content; anything of use should just be incorporated into [the Do-ocracy section of the new member guide](wiki:vhs_member_initiation#do-ocracy) and the minimal backlinks pointed there instead |