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Recreating a previously deleted page is not forbidden. But if you do choose to recreate the page, you should be aware of the issues leading to its earlier deletion prior to recreation.
If an article was deleted, it may or may not have been deleted for a reason agreeable to you. The article's creator may have opposed its deletion, and may feel strongly about reproducing it with exactly the same content and perhaps more. A recreated page has staying power if the earlier issues have been successfully addressed or the consensus regarding those issues has changed.
Acceptable reasons for recreating a previously deleted page are:
A previously deleted page can be speedy deleted if its reason for deletion was any of the following, and the recreated version has the same issues:
If a previously deleted article was recreated after deletion for any of the following reasons, its deletion must be brought again to AfD. Regardless, a page shall not be proposed for deletion on the day it is recreated if it has a {{ construction}} tag. Either seven days shall pass without any significant edits, or else the creator shall be contacted in order to ascertain their intentions prior to proposing the page for deletion.
Reposting oversighted material is forbidden. Material is not oversighted without good cause, a valid reason to even prevent administrators from viewing the material, therefore, reposting such material is highly disruptive.
Here are the steps to take if you plan to recreate a previously deleted page:
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
Recreating a previously deleted page is not forbidden. But if you do choose to recreate the page, you should be aware of the issues leading to its earlier deletion prior to recreation.
If an article was deleted, it may or may not have been deleted for a reason agreeable to you. The article's creator may have opposed its deletion, and may feel strongly about reproducing it with exactly the same content and perhaps more. A recreated page has staying power if the earlier issues have been successfully addressed or the consensus regarding those issues has changed.
Acceptable reasons for recreating a previously deleted page are:
A previously deleted page can be speedy deleted if its reason for deletion was any of the following, and the recreated version has the same issues:
If a previously deleted article was recreated after deletion for any of the following reasons, its deletion must be brought again to AfD. Regardless, a page shall not be proposed for deletion on the day it is recreated if it has a {{ construction}} tag. Either seven days shall pass without any significant edits, or else the creator shall be contacted in order to ascertain their intentions prior to proposing the page for deletion.
Reposting oversighted material is forbidden. Material is not oversighted without good cause, a valid reason to even prevent administrators from viewing the material, therefore, reposting such material is highly disruptive.
Here are the steps to take if you plan to recreate a previously deleted page: