Template:Db-g1/sandbox

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This template is used to tag pages for speedy deletion under the speedy deletion criteria, specifically CSD G1. There is a separate template for each criterion – see the table to the right.

This template places the page into the categories: Candidates for speedy deletion, and Candidates for speedy deletion as nonsense pages.

Usage

The template should be placed at the top of the page to be deleted.

Parameters

{{db-g1}}

This is the most basic form of the template.

{{db-g1|bot=ExampleBot}}

Bot accounts will specify the |bot= parameter to notify the reviewing admin that the page was tagged by an automated process.

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Db-g1

Tags a page as eligible for speedy deletion under category G1

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Bot account	bot	Bot accounts will specify this parameter to notify the reviewing admin that the page was tagged by an automated process. If you're a human reading this, you shouldn't be setting it.	String	optional
Raw	raw	Used for generating a simple deletion message with no message box. Default false	Boolean	optional
Summary	summary	A brief summary which will be preloaded into the deletion confirmation screen. There is no need to include the CSD criterion as this is added automatically. It is passed through to the db-meta template.	String	optional
Help	help	Set to "off" to hide the message to the nominator about notifying the author. Example off	String	optional
nocat	nocat	Overrides whether the page is categorized according to the CSD, see Template:Category_handler#The_"nocat"_parameter. Can be "on," "off," or unset.	String	optional

Format: inline

Test of raw TemplateData output:

Tags a page as eligible for speedy deletion under category G1

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Bot account	bot	Bot accounts will specify this parameter to notify the reviewing admin that the page was tagged by an automated process. If you're a human reading this, you shouldn't be setting it.	String	optional
Raw	raw	Used for generating a simple deletion message with no message box. Default false	Boolean	optional
Summary	summary	A brief summary which will be preloaded into the deletion confirmation screen. There is no need to include the CSD criterion as this is added automatically. It is passed through to the db-meta template.	String	optional
Help	help	Set to "off" to hide the message to the nominator about notifying the author. Example off	String	optional
nocat	nocat	Overrides whether the page is categorized according to the CSD, see Template:Category_handler#The_"nocat"_parameter. Can be "on," "off," or unset.	String	optional

Author notification

If you nominate a page for deletion under this criterion, please consider placing the following code:

1. REDIRECT Template:Template link with subst and parameters

...on the User talk page of the main contributor(s) to the page, replacing PageName with the name of the page being marked for deletion. This will display the following user warning template:

Template:Nonsensepage

See also

• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
• Wikipedia:Deletion policy
• Wikipedia:Deletion process
• Wikipedia:Deletion review
• Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace