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 | This page in a nutshell: Do not create pages which serve no purpose beyond disparaging or threatening their subjects, or biographical articles which are unsourced and entirely negative in tone. |
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Anattack page is apage, in anynamespace, that exists primarily to disparage or threaten its subject; or biographical material that is entirely negative in tone and unsourced or poorly sourced. Under thecriteria for speedy deletion, these pages may be removed immediately. Upon finding such a page, identify it for speedy deletion by prepending the{{db-attack}} template, andblank the page as courtesy. Warn the user who created it using the {{subst:db-attack-notice}}speedy deletion notice template.
Once a page is tagged with the{{db-attack}} template, it will be added toCategory:Candidates for speedy deletion as attack pages.
If the subject of the article isnotable, but the existing page consists primarily of attacks against the subject or a living person, and there is noneutral version in the history torevert to, then the attack page should be deleted and an appropriatestub article should be written in its place. This is especially important if the page containsbiographical material about a living person.
Attack pages eligible for speedy deletion may be inside or outside themain namespace. However, this policy is not usually meant to apply torequests for comment and similar processes (although these processes have their own guidelines for deletion of requests that are invalid or in bad faith). On the other hand, keeping a "list of enemies" or "list of everything bad user:XXX did" on your user space is neither constructive nor appropriate. Bear in mind that the key toresolving a dispute isnot to find and list all thedirt you can find on somebody.
When material isspunout of a biography of apublic figure by consensus because that section of the articlehas a length that is out of proportion to the rest of the article, it is not necessarily an attack page, even if the content in question reflects negatively upon its subject. Such an article is still required to comply withWikipedia:Biographies of living persons.
When deleting attack pages, it is important that youdo not quote any of the content in your deletion summary. If you wish to add any comments in addition to using the "G10" option from the dropdown menu, be sure to include only a simple description without the details of the attack.