User:Cranloa12n/Speedy deletion applies to drafts too
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 | This page in a nutshell: If you see a draft that in mainspace would be eligible for speedy deletion, mark the draft for speedy deletion. |
Often at MfD, there are drafts which if articles, would be speedily deleted. These drafts should just be marked as such and be done with. However, this is not the case, and time is wasted on submitting it to MfD, then after a day an admin closes the discussion with "Speedy delete", when it wasn't even necessary to do the MfD.
This essay is to remind you that speedy deletion does indeed apply to drafts too. For example, here, a pure nonsensical hoax article is nominated for deletion. After 2 replies, it is closed as "Speedy delete".
However, less bandwidth would have been consumed if the article was simply marked with the appropriate deletion tag. Instead, a useless MfD had to be created.
Note: If a draft is not notable, do not put it for speedy deletion. Instead, wait until it gets rejected. There is no need to do so.
This applies to WP: too
[edit]This not only applies to drafts, but the Wikipedia namespace too. If you see a nonsense essay, feel free to mark it as speedy delete.
What about user pages?
[edit]User pages also apply. If they are blatantly violating Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, or violating the user page guidelines, then nominate those for speedy deletion too. In more ambiguous cases, then you should post at MfD. That's what MfD is for.
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[edit]Cool guy (talk • contribs) • he/they 02:10, 20 March 2022 (UTC)