User:KrakatoaKatie/CSD

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The following is a test I've designed (actually, I swiped the idea from another admin) to make sure that admin coachees understand the policies of speedy deletion.

The "articles" here are actual cases that I have encountered. Assume that the title of the page is everything following User:KrakatoaKatie/CSD/.

You are not allowed to use Wikipedia in any way:

  • you cannot see if the page still exists on Wikipedia, including any use of the 'search' box
  • you cannot go through my deletion log (or anyone else's log) to see if it was deleted
  • you may use Google or other online techniques you would normally use to assess notability, but you must include the phrase '-wikipedia' in your search, which will eliminate Wikipedia mirrors and forks

Assume for this exercise that you are an administrator. View the page, but do not edit it (I want to use this for other coachees). Don't make assumptions based on the absence or presence of a CSD tag.

When you're ready to give your answer, return to your coaching page and comment on each entry in question. State whether you would delete the page or not:

  • If you would, cite the specific criteria at WP:CSD that you would use to delete it;
  • If you would not delete it, state why, and state what you would do to the page (simply remove the tag, redirect it somewhere else, keep it but remove certain information from it, etc.).

In real cases, you should ALWAYS check the page history before making a decision. Sometimes the page is a legitimate article that got vandalized, or page moved, etc. In these cases, the page history won't tell you anything (I'm the only contributor), but remember that in real cases the page history is very important. Normally, you should also check 'What links here', because the deleting admin is responsible for cleaning up the redlinks that remain _and_ because an article with many links may be more notable than originally meets the eye (or not). In this exercise, the articles won't link to anything of consequence.

Take your time, and don't feel like you have to answer them all in one editing session. Good luck! :-) KrakatoaKatie 07:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Note to fellow coaches

You're welcome to use this exercise or even expand it if you'd like, because I shamelessly stole the idea from Eric, and what's a little GFDL use between friends? - KrakatoaKatie 07:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Note to fellow coachees

Of course there are a lot of ways to "cheat" on this exercise, but I think you'll get the most out of this if you do it on your own without help from others. We often learn best from our mistakes. :-) KrakatoaKatie 07:23, 21 January 2008 (UTC)