[Vim-l] Delete page

[John Beckett]

fREW wrote:
> How do we mark a page for deletion again?
> And how do we see the pages marked for such?

(1) Put "{{Delete}}" on the page (no quotes).
(2) Click the resulting link to see all pages to-be-deleted.

If you put {{Delete}} at the top of a page, a prominent
"This page is a candidate for deletion" box is displayed, and
the text: [[Category:Candidates for deletion]] is added.

That adds the page to the "Candidates for deletion" category,
and makes a clickable link to take you to that category page.

In the Vim wiki, clicking on the link would go to:
http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Candidates_for_deletion

That page shows whatever text is in its source (i.e. you could
change it on the Edit page). However, it is also magic: It lists
all pages which are in the category "Candidates for deletion".

The above is from my reading: I'm going to try it in the next
couple of days with a couple of pages.

I don't know how you actually delete a page. I believe there are
two levels: The recommended delete leaves "this page has been
deleted" (a redirect?) at the URL of the deleted page. In a wiki
that has been active for an extended period, such a redirect is
desirable.

Each imported tip here has two pages:
(1) The actual tip page.
(2) A redirect at VimTip<Number>.

I propose that we use the second level of delete on (1), so the
tip page really is deleted (no redirect).

We would keep (2), but change it from a redirect to a standard
"this tip has been deleted page", with navigation links:
- Next tip
- Previous tip
- Imported from tip # (to see original tip at vim.org)

I'm waiting for a sysop to explain how you actually delete a
page.

John