Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion

"WP:MFD" redirects here. For other uses, see WP:MFD (disambiguation).

Miscellany for deletion (MfD) is a place where Wikipedians decide what should be done with problematic pages in the namespaces which aren't covered by other specialized deletion discussion areas. Items sent here are usually discussed for seven days; then they are either deleted by an administrator or kept, based on community consensus as evident from the discussion, consistent with policy, and with careful judgment of the rough consensus if required.

Filtered versions of the page are available at

• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion no drafts
• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion no portals
• Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion no user pages

Information on the process

What may be nominated for deletion here:

• Pages not covered by other XFD venues, including pages in these namespaces: Draft:, Help:, Portal:, MediaWiki:, Wikipedia: (including WikiProjects), User:, TimedText:, MOS:, Event: and the various Talk: namespaces
• Userboxes, regardless of the namespace
• File description pages when the file itself is hosted on Commons
• Any other page, that is not in article space, where there is dispute as to the correct XFD venue.

Requests to undelete pages deleted after discussion here, and debate whether discussions here have been properly closed, both take place at Wikipedia:Deletion review, in accordance with Wikipedia's undeletion policy.

Notes

Before nominating a page for deletion

Before nominating a page for deletion, please consider these guidelines:

Deleting pages in your own userspace	If you want to have your own userpage or a draft you created deleted, there is no need to list it here; simply tag it with {{db-userreq}} or {{db-u1}} if it is a userpage, or {{db-author}} or {{db-g7}} if it is a draft. If you wish to clear your user talk page or sandbox, just blank it.
Deletions in draftspace	Unlike articles, drafts are generally not deleted solely due to lack of demonstrated notability or context. Drafts that have not been edited in six months may be deleted under criterion for speedy deletion G13 and do not need nomination here. Duplications in draftspace are usually satisfactorily fixed by redirection. If the material is in mainspace, redirect the draft to the article, or a section of the article. If multiple draft pages on the same topic have been created, tag them for merging. See WP:SRE. For further information on draft deletion, including when nomination here is appropriate, see WP:NMFD
Deleting pages in other people's userspace	Consider explaining your concerns on the user's talk page with a personal note or by adding {{subst:Uw-userpage}} ~~~~  to their talk page. This step assumes good faith and civility; often the user is simply unaware of the guidelines, and the page can either be fixed or speedily deleted using {{db-userreq}}. Take care not to bite newcomers – sometimes using the {{subst:welcome}} or {{subst:welcomeg}} template and a pointer to WP:UP would be best first. Problematic userspace material is often addressed by the User pages guidelines including in some cases removal by any user or tagging to clarify the content or to prevent external search engine indexing. (Examples include copies of old, deleted, or disputed material, problematic drafts, promotional material, offensive material, inappropriate links, 'spoofing' of the MediaWiki interface, disruptive HTML, invitations or advocacy of disruption, certain kinds of images and image galleries, etc) If your concern relates to these areas consider these approaches as well, or instead of, deletion. User pages about Wikipedia-related matters by established users usually do not qualify for deletion. Articles that were recently deleted at AfD and then moved to userspace are generally not deleted unless they have lingered in userspace for an extended period of time without improvement to address the concerns that resulted in their deletion at AfD, or their content otherwise violates a global content policy such as our policies on Biographies of living persons that applies to any namespace.
Policies, guidelines and process pages	Established pages and their sub-pages should not be nominated, as such nominations will probably be considered disruptive, and the ensuing discussions closed early. This is not a forum for modifying or revoking policy. Instead consider tagging the page as {{historical}} and/or moving it into the historical archive, or redirecting it somewhere. Proposals still under discussion generally should not be nominated. If you oppose a proposal, discuss it on the policy page's discussion page. Consider being bold and improving the proposal. Modify the proposal so that it gains consensus. Also note that even if a policy fails to gain consensus, it is often useful to retain it as a historical record, for the benefit of future editors.
WikiProjects and their subpages	It is generally preferable that inactive WikiProjects not be deleted, but instead be marked as {{WikiProject status|inactive}}, redirected to a relevant WikiProject, or changed to a task force of a parent WikiProject, unless the WikiProject was incompletely created or is entirely undesirable. WikiProjects that were never very active and which do not have substantial historical discussions (meaning multiple discussions over an extended period of time) on the project talk page should not be tagged as {{historical}}; reserve this tag for historically active projects that have, over time, been replaced by other processes or that contain substantial discussion (as defined above) of the organization of a significant area of Wikipedia. Before deletion of an inactive project with a founder or other formerly active members who are active elsewhere on Wikipedia, consider moving it into the historical archive, or userfication. Notify the main WikiProject talk page when nominating any WikiProject subpage, in addition to standard notification of the page creator.
Alternatives to deletion	Normal editing that does not require the use of any administrator tools, such as merging the page into another page or renaming it, can often resolve problems. Pages in the wrong namespace (e.g. an article in Wikipedia namespace), can simply be moved and then tag the redirect for speedy deletion using {{db-g6|rationale= it's a redirect left after a cross-namespace move}}. Notify the author of the original article of the cross-namespace move.
Alternatives to MfD	Speedy deletion If the page clearly satisfies a "general" or "user" speedy deletion criterion, tag it with the appropriate template. Be sure to read the entire criterion, as some do not apply in the user space.

Please familiarize yourself with the following policies

• Wikipedia:Deletion policy – our deletion policy that describes how we delete things by consensus
• Wikipedia:Deletion process – our guidelines on how to list anything for deletion
• Wikipedia:Guide to deletion – a how-to guide whose protocols on discussion format and shorthands also apply here
• Wikipedia:Project namespace – our guidelines on "Wikipedia" namespace pages
• Wikipedia:User page – our guidelines on user pages and user subpages
• Wikipedia:Userboxes – our guideline on userboxes

How to list pages for deletion

Please check the aforementioned list of deletion discussion areas to check that you are in the right area. Then follow these instructions:

Instructions on listing pages for deletion:

To list a page for deletion, follow this three-step process: (replace PageName with the name of the page, including its namespace, to be deleted)

Note: Users must be logged in to complete step II. An unregistered user who wishes to nominate a page for deletion should complete step I and post their reasoning on Wikipedia talk:Miscellany for deletion with a notification to a registered user to complete the process.

I.	Edit PageName: Enter the following text at the top of the page you are listing for deletion: {{mfd|1={{subst:FULLPAGENAME}}}} for a second or subsequent nomination use {{mfdx|2nd}} or {{mfd|GroupName}} if nominating several similar related pages in an umbrella nomination. Choose a suitable name as GroupName and use it on each page. If the nomination is for a userbox or similarly transcluded page, use {{subst:mfd-inline}} so as to not mess up the formatting for the userbox. Use {{subst:mfd-inline|GroupName}} for a group nomination of several related userboxes or similarly transcluded pages. Please include in the edit summary the phrase Added MfD nomination at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]] replace PageName with the name of the page that is up for deletion. Please don't mark your edit summary as a minor edit. Check the "Watch this page" box if you would like to follow the page in your watchlist. This may help you to notice if your MfD tag is removed by someone. Save the page
II.	Create its MfD subpage. The resulting MfD box at the top of the page should contain the link "this page's entry" Click that link to open the page's deletion discussion page. Insert this text: {{subst:mfd2| pg={{subst:#titleparts:{{subst:PAGENAME}}||2}}| text=Reason why the page should be deleted}} ~~~~ replacing Reason... with your reasons why the page should be deleted and sign the page. Do not substitute the pagename, as this will occur automatically. Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the progress of the debate. Please use an edit summary such as Creating deletion discussion page for [[PageName]] replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion. If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant WikiProjects through one or more "deletion sorting lists". Then add a {{subst:delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done. Save the page.
III.	Add a line to MfD. Follow   this edit link   and at the top of the list add a line: {{subst:mfd3| pg=PageName}} Put the page's name in place of "PageName". Include the discussion page's name in your edit summary like Added [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]] replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion. Save the page. If nominating a page that has been nominated before, use the page's name in place of "PageName" and add {{priorxfd|PageName}} in the nominated page deletion discussion area to link to the previous discussions and then save the page using an edit summary such as Added [[Template:priorxfd]] to link to prior discussions.

• If nominating a page from someone else's userspace, notify them on their main talk page.
  For other pages, while not required, it is generally considered civil to notify the good-faith creator and any main contributors of the miscellany that you are nominating. To find the main contributors, look in the page history or talk page of the page and/or use TDS' Article Contribution Counter or Wikipedia Page History Statistics. For your convenience, you may add

  {{subst:mfd notice|PageName}} ~~~~

  to their talk page in the "edit source" section, replacing PageName with the pagename. Please use an edit summary such as

  Notice of deletion discussion at [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName]]

  replacing PageName with the name of the nomination page you are proposing for deletion.
• If the user has not edited in a while, consider sending the user an email to notify them about the MfD if the MfD concerns their user pages.
• If you are nominating a WikiProject, please post a notice at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council, in addition to the project's talk page and the talk pages of the founder and active members.

Administrator instructions

XFD backlog

V	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Total
CfD	0	94	84	0	178
TfD	1	0	52	0	53
MfD	0	0	0	0	0
FfD	6	2	34	0	45
RfD	0	0	50	0	50
AfD	0	0	50	0	50

Administrator instructions for closing and relisting discussions can be found here.

Archived discussions

A list of archived discussions can be located at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Archived debates.

Current discussions

Pages currently being considered for deletion are indexed by the day on which they were first listed. Please place new listings at the top of the section for the current day. If no section for the current day is present, please start a new section.

September 1, 2026

Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Who's closest

Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Who's closest (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

This was removed from the list in 2014 because it is not necessarily a hoax but rather a non-notable game the page creator knew about or made up. RanDom 404 (talk) 22:09, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

• Comment - This was admin-protected by User:Pppery in 2025. Why was this protected, and what is their opinion about deletion? Robert McClenon (talk) 03:37, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

August 31, 2026

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Tropical Storm Gaenari

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the miscellaneous page below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page. The result of the discussion was: withdrawn by nom. Newyorkbrad (talk) 17:01, 1 September 2026 (UTC) Draft:Tropical Storm Gaenari Draft:Tropical Storm Gaenari (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​ The page isn't souced that much, and I want to delete it. 🐴🌀 (talk) 01:18, 31 August 2026 (UTC) Keep: Drafts aren't checked for notability or sanity, so poor sourcing isn't by itself a reason to delete one. The nominator is also the creator, but this is not eligible for G7 because it has been substantially edited by others. If you really want this gone, @Guythatlikeshorses2, it will probably time out in 6 months. Chess enjoyer (talk) 02:00, 31 August 2026 (UTC) Keep - Drafts are not deleted for poor sourcing, and one of the other editors may find and add better sources. It might not time out, but if it doesn't time out, it might be useful. Robert McClenon (talk) 11:21, 31 August 2026 (UTC) Keep per above. Drafts are generally checked for sourcing. As other users have contributed to it, it is not G7 eligible. Maybe it will become notable later if more editors develop it, but if not, it will eventually be abandoned and automatically deleted after 6 months of inactivity. TruenoCity (talk) 15:50, 31 August 2026 (UTC) Ok, I kept the draft now. I will delete this soon, if not this chat will stay. 🐴🌀[citation needed] 09:09, 1 September 2026 (UTC) The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the page's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

August 30, 2026

Draft:Wash AQuebec!

Draft:Wash AQuebec! (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Nonsense Mvcg66b3r (talk) 02:32, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

• Delete as long as we are here. I am not sure what this is. This is not G5 because the originator was not blocked until after the draft was created, but is close enough to G5 that MFD can and should reasonably delete it. Robert McClenon (talk) 11:04, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

Draft:WKRI

Draft:WKRI (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

It's a fake; written by a vandal Mvcg66b3r (talk) 02:31, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

• Delete as long as we are here. I am not sure what this is. This is not G5 because the originator was not blocked until after the draft was created, but is close enough to G5 that MFD can and should reasonably delete it. Robert McClenon (talk) 11:05, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

  Re. "not sure what this is" - it's a poorly written draft about an imaginary United States TV station. Given that it is fictitious, it certainly stands no chance of ever becoming an article, even if the author weren't blocked. Omphalographer (talk) 20:59, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

August 26, 2026

User:Michael189878932

User:Michael189878932 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Spam, not intended use of a user page - AllegedlyAPhotographer_(talk) 20:37, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Delete per nom --Chicken4War (talk) 20:45, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

Neutral for now, user created their account and this page today. Weakly suggesting moving to creator's sandbox, albeit this is their only edits with clearly no meaningful content beyond a copy of Google AI's output. TruenoCity (talk) 21:44, 26 August 2026 (UTC)

• Keep: Move it to the creator's sandbox to avoid biting the newcomers. In solidarity, Gommeh ^{(talk 🎮 sign)} 21:02, 27 August 2026 (UTC)
• Weak Sandboxify and remind the creator to do something that has something to do with the encyclopedia. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:58, 28 August 2026 (UTC)
• Keep - Remove the '67' spam/test if desired. Maybe leave them a note on their talk page. If they go inactive for a bit, then {{userspace blanked}} would be appropriate. Entire contents are pseudo-draft sort content at top of page and large '67'-"test" sort of editing below; not problematic enough in userspace for a listing here. — Godsy ^(TALK_CONT) 06:18, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

Keep, optionally blank. Per WP:BITE and WP:ATD. Martinp (talk) 12:53, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

Keep, but the user should be warned/advised about the kind of content they shouldn't have on their user page, in line with WP:UPNOT. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 20:36, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Delete. Not within reasonable leeway for a non contributor.
Regarding the first version, “Delete as an unsourced BLP”, or delete and refer the newcomer to J. J. McCarthy; please improve that page directly, or discuss on its talk page.
Blank, and sandboxify are good alternatives, neither required MfD. SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:06, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Closed discussions

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Archived debates