Wikipedia:Deletion of newly created pages

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This page in a nutshell: Do not rush to mark pages bearing the {{ deletion unless they appear to have been abandoned by their creator

Placing the {{

This page was just created. Its author is familiar with Wikipedia's inclusion guidelines and has done so in good faith. More editing may be needed to meet standards. Please do not rush to mark it for deletion, but check back in a while and/or contact the creator to ascertain his/her plans. If the creator has abandoned work on this page and is not responding to communication, you may consider deleting it or moving it to the draft namespace for collaborative improvement. This page was last edited by Premeditated Chaos (talk | contribs) 6 years ago. (Update timer) Note: This template should not be used on biographies of living persons.

As mentioned in the above text, the creator has created the page in good faith and is aware of Wikipedia's inclusion guidelines. Therefore, once all is said and done, the article will probably meet these guidelines.

This tag has been designed to be used temporarily, preferably for not more than an hour without an edit, though there is no specific amount of time under this guideline. It is all a matter of judgment.

This tag should not under any circumstances be used for

Editors may vary how long they take to complete editing. This tag was designed to be very temporary as a way of notifying

The page should not be deleted, but should be userfied if the impression is the page's topic is valid for a Wikipedia article and/or the editor will probably continue.

The page may be marked for deletion using any appropriate method of the

• The page is a
  biography of a living person
  and it does not meet biographical inclusion criteria
• The page is in gross violation of Wikipedia policy beyond a reasonable doubt, including
  vandalism
  .
• It appears the creator has abandoned all attempts at creating the page, and content is
  non-sensical
  and so minimal that it can easily be recreated.
• The creator has removed the {{
  newpage
  }} tag, and the page falls short of meeting Wikipedia's inclusion criteria.

More time should be allowed and the page not be deleted when:

• The creator appears to be continually editing the page, adding bits of information at a time. If it appears the page will not meet Wikipedia's inclusion guidelines when complete, the creator should be contacted in order to ascertain his/her intentions.
• The article has one or more issues (including
  dictionary entry
  ) that can be addressed by placement of issue tags rather than deleting the page
• The article was previously deleted. Whether or not it appears in the version seen that the creator is attempting to address the issues that led to the page's earlier deletion, there is a chance that the creator will make necessary changes in upcoming edits.