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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

Information on the process

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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:,[a] 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

  1. ^ The vast majority of pages in the MOS: namespace are redirects, which should be discussed at RfD. MfD is only applicable for the handful of its non-redirect pages.

Before nominating a page for deletion

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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 doesn't 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

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How to list pages for deletion

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

Administrator instructions

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XFD backlog
V Dec Jan Feb Mar Total
CfD 0 59 130 0 189
TfD 0 2 39 0 41
MfD 0 0 0 0 0
FfD 0 30 26 0 56
RfD 0 0 90 0 90
AfD 0 0 4 0 4

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

Archived discussions

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

Current discussions

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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.

February 28, 2026

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

A TA was reverting my speedy deletion tags, can this be deleted? Thanks Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 19:42, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 27, 2026

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User:WaffleWizard21/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Fake alternate history election sandbox, which turns the 1956 United States House of Representatives elections into a parliamentary election won by "prime minister" Hubert Humphrey. (The dissolution of parliament was still granted by President Eisenhower according to the body text, so they haven't mucked with that bit of history, but this isn't how the US election process works.)
While this doesn't strictly violate BLP, since the people named here certainly aren't still alive, it still violates other Wikipedia policies to publish false and inaccurate information. (And yes, as usual, this was left in all of the real article's categories for public consumption.) Bearcat (talk) 19:56, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per “fake alternate history”, which is offensive to Wikipedia. SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:36, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
User:Littlebigred34/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Fake alternate history election sandbox, which copies 1993 Virginia gubernatorial election and reinfoboxes it for October 1995, which was (a) not a real Virginia gubernatorial election year, and (b) not the month in which a Virginia gubernatorial election would have been held even if 1995 were the right year. It features the real incumbent governor of the state (but running for an imaginary party) running against a person who has never been a gubernatorial candidate at all as far as his article says (also running for a different imaginary party).
As usual, since both of these people are still alive, it violates WP:BLP to publish false information about living people, even in userspace. And as usual, this was left in all of the real article's categories for public consumption. Bearcat (talk) 19:48, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per “fake alternate history”, which is offensive to Wikipedia. Also the BLP angle. SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:37, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 26, 2026

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Article alerts (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

The page has not been receiving article alerts since 2010. This page is overall useless as it does not serve a purpose other than just to exist. Wikiman (talk) 23:46, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I put it up for speedy deletion it exists for something that no longer functions. Moxy🍁 00:04, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Archive. Old things that were once used should be archived, not deleted, unless there is a reason to delete and not archive. MfD is not a forum for managing WikiProject minutiae. SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:39, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
User:S.Kaviyapriyasiva/sandbox (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Appears to be a documentation of some kind. Delete per WP:NOTWEBHOST and WP:UPNOT. TheTechie[she/they] | talk? 05:06, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delete as a WP:NOTWEBHOST violation by a non-contributor. SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:42, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 24, 2026

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Draft:Butta No Margarine (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

NN rapper. Article created by editor since indeffed for sockpuppetry and undisclosed paid editing. Ravenswing 06:11, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the above. TheTechie[she/they] | talk? 16:30, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Containing this is what draftspace is for. Bringing it to MfD is a net negative. SmokeyJoe (talk) 13:43, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 23, 2026

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

There is WP:SNOW chance of this actually being accepted, especially considering that Draft:Gimkit isn't a even article yet. Additionally, this fails the notability guideline and does not belong on Wikipedia. Speedrunz (talk) 02:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: This is not yet an article, so, to my knowledge, notability does not matter yet. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 03:38, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
See WP:NMFD, which says "Failure to demonstrate that the topic meets notability guidelines is not considered sufficient reason to delete a draft".
I do not believe that any of your other arguments constitute deletion and I do not believe this draft meets any of the deletion reasons in policy, either. I will vote keep. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 03:44, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTGUIDE. TheTechie[she/they] | talk? 05:07, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Isn't that policy only for mainspace? Correct me if I'm wrong. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 05:30, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Comics & fancruft (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

This is written from the perspective of a single user's experience and I'm not seeing a meaningful difference between fancruft and fancruft specific to comics. — An anonymous username, not my real name 01:09, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. Not a valid reason. It would be helpful if instead of deleting it, maybe just improve it? Robloxguest3 (talk) 08:01, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 22, 2026

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User:Cognsci/Necrophile (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Possibly inflammatory. Kind of peculiar in the way that necrophilia is a disorder (often) but also refers to the sexual act.

I don't oppose disorder userboxes, but the category of this userbox and other general things imply more of a sexuality part.

Do we think keep, for whatever reason, delete, or just modify? 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 18:56, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"necrophilia is a disorder", whilst paraphilias used to be classified as disorders within both the DSM and the ICD, in subsequent versions (see Paraphilic disorder#ICD-11 and Paraphilic disorder#DSM-5) they are not. Cognsci (talk) 19:16, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Right. I may have misspoke, whoops. That's supposed to be what the "often" is for. I don't know the actual percentages. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 19:26, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
As for inflammatory, the Wikipedia page for Necrophilia isn't listed as a contentious topic so I find it unlikely that other wikipedians will agree with that sentiment. Cognsci (talk) 19:39, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Whether a topic is listed as a contentious topic has more to do with prior disruption in the topic area than whether the topic is necessarily itself divisive. Pedophilia isn't listed as a CTOP, but it's certainly been divisive in the past; see WP:Requests_for_arbitration/Pedophilia_userbox_wheel_war. ~2026-12505-11 (talk) 15:01, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The arbitration request you linked seems more to do with user conduct (as arbitration requests typically are) than it does to do with the topic of pedophilia. Cognsci (talk) 15:44, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Cognsci (talk) 23:12, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Cognsci You don’t say why this Userbox should be keeping VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 17:58, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Well I think userboxes about human sexuality help us to collaborate more effectively on articles, do you disagree? Cognsci (talk) 18:44, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
User:Kamilhussen24 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Two previous speedy deletions have been declined already. This user page has been made more promotional since the previous speedy deletion attempts and the user is clearly WP:NOTHERE.

It should be deleted for being an unsourced BLP. If that's not enough, then please also consider that this user is using Wikipedia as a webhost. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 13:33, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. I think it's always good to give a newbie at least one chance to turn things around. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 08:21, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

February 21, 2026

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Wikipedia:Reporting interaction ban violations (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Article has not been edited in several years and contains very little information. Speedrunz (talk) 20:14, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per above. TheTechie[she/they] | talk? 05:09, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Stupid Articles (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) – (View MfD)​

Denigrating the contributions of other editors isn't conducive to building an encyclopedia. - Eureka Lott 19:42, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

note: after removing anything that either doesn't exist or doesn't fit, it is now ONEOTHER. i would suggest a redirect to Wikipedia:List of really, really, really stupid article ideas that you really, really, really should not create, as stupid articles would serve much better as a redirect than a list. User "Oreocooke" (speak of the sun and it shines) 21:33, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Move the redirect to WP:Stupid articles for capitalization. Awesomecat ( / ) 20:47, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Old business

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Closed discussions

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Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Archived debates