[Vim-l] Delete page

[fREW]

sounds good!

On 6/21/07, John Beckett <johnb.beckett at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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-fREW