Vampire Knight Wiki:Deletion Policy

Marked For Deletion
To mark a page/image/etc for deletion, simply add the template to it. In the case of images/videos, simply add the template to the image's page (i.e. the page you arrive at when you click on the image on an article). See Template:Delete for further details on using the template.

If a file/page is marked for deletion, the issue can of course be discussed. Do this either on the talk page of the article/file. If it is decided to keep the page/file, or if the reason why the page was listed for deletion is resolved, then the can be removed from it.

Deleting Content

 * Reasons for removing content include:
 * The content is inaccurate/misleading/speculation
 * Content is unreferenced or cannot be verified
 * Content that violates the Speculation Policy
 * Copyrighted content
 * Content that is inappropriate, insulting, vandalism or otherwise violates policies.

Deleting Pages

 * Reasons for deleting a page include:
 * A page created solely as an act of vandalism or to insult users, characters, etc
 * Fan fiction or speculative page
 * The content of the page is spam
 * The page has an inappropriate title/content
 * Purpose of the page has been superseded by another page, making it unnecessary
 * Page is not widely used
 * Page otherwise violates policies

Deleting Forums/Blogs

 * Reasons for deleting a forum or blog include:
 * Inappropriate title/content
 * Content is spam or vandalism
 * Forum created outside the Forum namespace
 * Content has been merged with another forum covering the same topic
 * Duplicate of another topic
 * Content violates policies

Deleting Images

 * Reasons for deleting an image include:
 * Users can request the removal of an image that they uploaded if it is no longer wanted
 * Fan-art added to articles
 * No license template despite the image being under copyright
 * Inappropriate title/content
 * Image is a duplicate
 * Image is not being used
 * Image was added as an act of vandalism
 * Misuse/abuse of the "update image" facility
 * Image otherwise violates policies

Deleting Videos

 * Reasons for deleting a video include:
 * Fan-made videos added to articles
 * Video is not being used
 * Video has inappropriate content/title
 * Video violates policies

Deleting Redirects

 * Reasons for deleting a redirect include:
 * Redirect is not used/necessary
 * Redirect is unhelpful/links to wrong page
 * Redirect is ambiguous/not specific enough
 * Redirect otherwise violates polcies

Deletion
Unless there is an obvious and serious breach of policy, a file (e.g. image, video) will typically be deleted between 1 and 3 days after being marked for deletion, unless the issue with it is resolved. Articles that have been marked for deletion will be given longer before being removed, typically about a week. Only administrators and Wikia appointed users with special rights have the ability to delete a page/image/etc and the final decision rests with them.