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{{db-g1}} {{db-nonsense}} CSD G1 Patent nonsense. You can put {{subst:Db-nonsense-notice|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g2}} {{db-test}} CSD G2 Test page. You can put {{subst:uw-creation1|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g3}} {{db-vandalism}} CSD G3 Vandalism. You can put {{subst:uw-creation2|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-hoax}} CSD G3 Blatant hoaxes. You can put {{subst:uw-hoax|"page name"}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g4}} {{db-repost}} CSD G4 Copies of material that was previously deleted after an XfD discussion. Articles that were only previously speedily deleted do not fall under this category. You can put {{subst:repost-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g5}} {{db-banned|name of banned user}} CSD G5 Contributions made by a banned user while they were banned.
{{db-gs|contentious topic code}} CSD G5 Contributions made in violation of general sanctions
{{db-g6}} {{db-move|page to be moved|
reason for move}}
CSD G6 Making way for a non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved and the reason for the move.
{{db-copypaste|page to be moved}} CSD G6 Cleaning up copy-and-paste page moves to make way for a clean, non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved.
{{db-xfd}} CSD G6 An experienced editor has closed a deletion debate as a "delete", but the page did not get deleted.
{{db-g6}} CSD G6 Other non-controversial "housekeeping" tasks, such as reversing a redirect.
{{db-g7}} {{db-author}}
{{db-self}}
CSD G7 Speedy request by only editor.
{{db-g8}} {{db-talk}} CSD G8 Talk page of a deleted or nonexistent page.
{{db-subpage}} CSD G8 Subpage of a deleted or nonexistent page.
{{db-redirnone}} CSD G8 Redirect to non-existent page.
{{db-g10}} {{db-attack}} CSD G10 Attack page intended to disparage its subject. You can put {{subst:attack|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g11}} {{db-spam}} CSD G11 Blatant advertising. You can put {{subst:spam-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g12|url=URL of source}} {{db-copyvio|url=URL of source}} CSD G12 Blatant copyright violation. You can put {{subst:uw-copyright|page name|url=URL of source}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g13}} {{db-afc}}
{{db-blankdraft}}
CSD G13 Any page in draftspace or user drafts that are blank or with only the default Article Wizard text, if unedited for six months.
{{db-g14}} {{db-disambig}} CSD G14 Unnecessary disambiguation pages.
{{db-a1}} {{db-nocontext}} CSD A1 Very short articles without context. Use {{subst:db-nocontext-notice|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-a2}} {{db-foreign}} CSD A2 Foreign language article duplicated on other Wikimedia project.
{{db-a3}} {{db-nocontent}}
{{db-contact}}
CSD A3 No content other than external links of whatever kind, or an attempt to contact subject of article.
{{db-a7}} {{db-bio}}for a person CSD A7 Article about a real person, individual animal(s), group, company, or web content that does not indicate the importance of the subject. Try to use one of the more specific templates rather than {{db-a7}}. You can put {{subst:nn-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page, or, if it seems that someone has created a user page in the encyclopedia section instead of their user page, you can put {{subst:nn-userfy|page name}}-- ~~~~ on their talk page.
{{db-person}} – for people
{{db-band}} – for bands
{{db-club}} – for clubs, societies,
groups, and organizations
{{db-inc}} – for companies and corporations
{{db-web}} – for websites
{{db-animal}} – for individual animals
{{db-a9}} {{db-album}}
{{db-song}}
CSD A9 Article about a musical recording (album, single, etc.) that does not indicate the importance of the subject, and where the artist's article does not exist.
{{db-a10}} {{db-same}} CSD A10 Recently created article with no relevant page history that duplicates an existing English Wikipedia article, and that does not expand upon, detail or improve information within any existing article(s) on the subject, and where the title is not a plausible redirect.
{{db-a11}} {{db-invented}}
{{db-madeup}}
CSD A11 Article that plainly indicates that the subject was invented/coined/discovered by the article's creator or someone the creator personally knows, and does not credibly indicate why its subject is important or significant.
{{db-r2}} {{db-rediruser}} CSD R2 Redirect to an article talk page, image description page, image talk page, mediawiki page, mediawiki talk page, category talk page, portal talk page, template talk page, help talk, user page, or user talk. You can put {{subst:rediruser-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r3}} {{db-redirtypo}}
{{db-redirmisnomer}}
CSD R3 Recently created redirect that is a result of an implausible typo or misnomer. You can put {{subst:redirtypo-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r4}} {{db-redircom}} CSD R4 Redirects in the file namespace that shadow a Commons file or redirect.
{{db-f1|replacement file
name.ext
}}
{{db-redundantfile|
replacement file name.ext}}

{{isd|replacement file name.ext}}
CSD F1 Same or better file exists on Wikipedia (see {{db-f8}} for files now on Commons).
{{db-f2}} {{db-nofile}} CSD F2 Corrupt or empty file. File page for a file on Commons without Wikipedia-related or assessment information.
{{db-imagepage}} CSD F2 Image page without a corresponding image.
{{db-f3}} {{db-noncom}} CSD F3 "No commercial use" or "by permission" files uploaded after target date.
{{di-no source}} {{db-g4}}
{{db-unksource}}
CSD F4 Lack of licensing – Should only be used if the file has been previously tagged with {{di-no license}}, {{di-no source}}, or a similar template.
{{db-f5}} CSD F5 Non-free file previously used by a now-deleted article with no other possible uses
{{Di-orphaned non-free use}} {{orfud}} CSD F5 Unused non-free file (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{Di-no non-free use rationale}} {{db-f6}}
{{db-norat}}
CSD F6 File with fair use tag but no fair use rationale (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{db-f7}} {{db-badfairuse}} CSD F7 File from a press agency that is not itself the subject of commentary
{{Di-replaceable non-free use}} {{rfu}} Replaceable non-free image (waits two days before queuing for deletion)
{{Di-disputed non-free use rationale}} {{dfu}} Invalid non-free use rationale (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{Now Commons}} {{db-f8}}
{{db-nowcommons}}
{{db-nowcommons|
name of file on Commons.ext}}
CSD F8 Identical file has been moved to or is otherwise available on Commons.
{{db-f9|url=URL of source}} {{db-filecopyvio|url=URL of source}} CSD F9 Blatant copyright infringements.
{{Di-no permission}} {{db-f11}} CSD F11 No evidence of permission from copyright holder to publish under license asserted by uploader (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{db-c1}} {{db-catempty}} CSD C1 Empty category (waits seven days before queuing for deletion)
{{db-c4}} {{db-templatecat}} CSD C4 Unused maintenance category.
{{db-t5}} CSD T5 Unused template subpage
{{db-u1}} {{db-userreq}} CSD U1 User page or subpage requested to be deleted by the user with whom it is associated.
{{db-u2}} {{db-nouser}} CSD U2 Userpages of users who do not exist.
{{db-u5}} {{db-notwebhost}} CSD U5 Inappropriate use of userpages as web hosting.

If you are not sure, you can use these general templates:

{{db}} {{db-reason|reason}}
{{deletebecause|reason}}
{{delbecause|reason}}
{{delete|reason}}
{{d|reason}}
{{Speedy deletion|reason}}
{{Speedy|reason}}
{{csd|reason}}
Replace reason with a specific reason for speedy deletion.
Please try to write out a reason that will be comprehensible to non-Wikipedians.


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