Help:Delete

Any user can delete content by editing a page and removing information. The content will still be available in the page history. Explain your actions clearly in your edit summary and/or the talk page.

Administrators can delete articles so they are no longer viewable by non-admins. Before you delete anything, please note that it is often a mistake to delete content.



How do I request deletion of a page?
If a page is a candidate for speedy deletion, simply add   to a page to tag it so an admin can delete it.

If the page is not a candidate for speedy deletion, you can propose its deletion by adding or. This will give the page's previous editors a chance to discuss why it should stay or go.



Can deleted pages be restored?
Yes, an administrator can view a deleted page, determine whether it was wrongly deleted, and undelete some or all revisions of the text.



How do I know what has been deleted?
You may examine the deletion log at Special:Log/delete. You can reach this page any time by clicking "Special pages" in the toolbar, selecting "Logs", and then choosing "Deletion log" in the dropdown at the top of the page.

You will not be notified if a page you created or are watching is deleted. The page will disappear from your contributions list and watchlist.

If you are a registered user, when you visit a page which has been deleted you will see the normal page creation message and edit box.

If you are an admin, when you visit a page which has been deleted, you will see a small link at the top which says "view or restore N deleted edits?", where N is the number of revisions the page had before it was deleted.



Is there any way to delete information more permanently?
Staff members can use Oversight tools to remove certain revisions permanently (for instance, those that contain personal information such as addresses and phone numbers).