Issue: There seems to be a wide variation in how the Afd process works. The only guidelines that are evaluated are the ones that individuals bring up in the discussion. And, the outcome of the discussion is based upon the input from users, some of whom understand the guidelines and others do not. In addition, the decision-making process is sometimes focused on waiting until there is consensus versus weighing the extent to which the applicable guidelines are correctly assessed.
Proposal: Using a checklist, similar in concept to the {{ DYK checklist}}, and based upon the criteria from deletion reason guideline, will help ensure a thorough evaluation of the guidelines for decision-making.
This document has a proposed blank template, description of the fields, and a rough draft to help with decision-making, it was just started for illustrative purposes and would benefit from collaborative discussion.
Blank template:
{{AfD checklist |CSDcriteria = |plagiarismfree = |vandalism = |SPAM = |contentforking= |sourced = |fail to find sources = |notability= |eligibilityother = |breach BLP (if applicable) = |policyother = |neutral = |status = |comments = }}
Description
Decision-making - very rough draft, it was just started for illustrative purposes
There are some cases where it should be clear that an article should be deleted. Instructions about how to use the template for evaluation of the article should help for more consistent decision-making practices.
Issue: There seems to be a wide variation in how the Afd process works. The only guidelines that are evaluated are the ones that individuals bring up in the discussion. And, the outcome of the discussion is based upon the input from users, some of whom understand the guidelines and others do not. In addition, the decision-making process is sometimes focused on waiting until there is consensus versus weighing the extent to which the applicable guidelines are correctly assessed.
Proposal: Using a checklist, similar in concept to the {{ DYK checklist}}, and based upon the criteria from deletion reason guideline, will help ensure a thorough evaluation of the guidelines for decision-making.
This document has a proposed blank template, description of the fields, and a rough draft to help with decision-making, it was just started for illustrative purposes and would benefit from collaborative discussion.
Blank template:
{{AfD checklist |CSDcriteria = |plagiarismfree = |vandalism = |SPAM = |contentforking= |sourced = |fail to find sources = |notability= |eligibilityother = |breach BLP (if applicable) = |policyother = |neutral = |status = |comments = }}
Description
Decision-making - very rough draft, it was just started for illustrative purposes
There are some cases where it should be clear that an article should be deleted. Instructions about how to use the template for evaluation of the article should help for more consistent decision-making practices.