This page in a nutshell: The purpose of this page is to explain some things relating to the Wikipedia:Revision deletion policy page. This page will demonstrate what type of material can and cannot be removed (using Revision deletion) through the use of examples. While the examples may be based on real edits that were submitted for revision deletion, they have been "scrubbed" to avoid violating the criterion again, and to protect those who may have been targeted by attacks, outing, or trolling. |
Criterion | Description | Revdelete usually valid | RevDelete NOT usually valid | Notes / comments |
1 | Violation of copyright policy |
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, |
The statement It was the best of times, it was the worst of times has taken on a new meaning in modern society. | Even though the second example is not properly sourced, it would not be enough of a copyright violation to justify revision deletion. |
2 | Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material |
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3 | Purely disruptive material |
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Example could link to a website that has a high risk of harming the visitor's device with malware. |
4 | Oversightable material |
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5 | Valid deletion under deletion policy | (add example here) | (add example here) | These are cases not covered by the first three criteria but still merit revision deletion without the need of being suppressed. This includes serious cases of vandalism and spam but also after making history merges and solving cut-and-paste moves. |
6 | Non-contentious housekeeping | (N/A) | (N/A) | Criterion 6 of the revision deletion criteria is applicable should an administrator make a mistake in using the RevisionDelete feature (such as forgetting to redact something that should be or redacting something that should not be). |
This page in a nutshell: The purpose of this page is to explain some things relating to the Wikipedia:Revision deletion policy page. This page will demonstrate what type of material can and cannot be removed (using Revision deletion) through the use of examples. While the examples may be based on real edits that were submitted for revision deletion, they have been "scrubbed" to avoid violating the criterion again, and to protect those who may have been targeted by attacks, outing, or trolling. |
Criterion | Description | Revdelete usually valid | RevDelete NOT usually valid | Notes / comments |
1 | Violation of copyright policy |
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, |
The statement It was the best of times, it was the worst of times has taken on a new meaning in modern society. | Even though the second example is not properly sourced, it would not be enough of a copyright violation to justify revision deletion. |
2 | Grossly insulting, degrading, or offensive material |
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3 | Purely disruptive material |
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Example could link to a website that has a high risk of harming the visitor's device with malware. |
4 | Oversightable material |
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5 | Valid deletion under deletion policy | (add example here) | (add example here) | These are cases not covered by the first three criteria but still merit revision deletion without the need of being suppressed. This includes serious cases of vandalism and spam but also after making history merges and solving cut-and-paste moves. |
6 | Non-contentious housekeeping | (N/A) | (N/A) | Criterion 6 of the revision deletion criteria is applicable should an administrator make a mistake in using the RevisionDelete feature (such as forgetting to redact something that should be or redacting something that should not be). |