Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion/Deletion templates

Template	Aliases	Criteria	Used for
Whenever possible, use a reason-specific template.
{{db-g1}}	{{db-nonsense}}	CSD G1	Patent nonsense. You can put {{subst:Db-nonsense-notice|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g2}}	{{db-test}}	CSD G2	Test page. You can put {{subst:uw-creation1|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g3}}	{{db-vandalism}}	CSD G3	Vandalism. You can put {{subst:uw-creation2|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
	{{db-pagemove}}	CSD G3	Nonsense redirects that are created from the cleanup of page move vandalism. You can put {{subst:mp2-n|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
	{{db-hoax}}	CSD G3	Blatant hoaxes. You can put {{subst:uw-hoax|"page name"}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g4}}	{{db-repost}}	CSD G4	Copies of material that was previously deleted after an XfD discussion. Articles that were only previously speedily deleted do not fall under this category. You can put {{subst:repost-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g5}}	{{db-banned|name of banned user}}	CSD G5	Contributions made by a banned user while they were banned.
{{db-g6}}	{{histmerge| page to merge history from}}	CSD G6	History merge.
	{{db-move|page to be moved| reason for move}}	CSD G6	Making way for a non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved and the reason for the move.
	{{db-copypaste|page to be moved}}	CSD G6	Cleaning up copy-and-paste page moves to make way for a clean, non-controversial move. Please add the name of the page that is to be moved.
	{{db-xfd}}	CSD G6	An experienced editor has closed a deletion debate as a "delete" but not deleted the page.
	{{db-maintenance}} {{db-house}}	CSD G6	Other non-controversial "housekeeping" tasks, such as reversing a redirect.
	{{db-g7}}	{{db-author}} {{db-self}}	CSD G7	Speedy request by only editor.
{{db-blanked}}		CSD G7	Page blanked by only editor.
{{db-g8}}	{{db-talk}}	CSD G8	Talk page of a deleted or nonexistent page.
	{{db-subpage}}	CSD G8	Subpage of a deleted or nonexistent page.
	{{db-imagepage}}	CSD G8	Image page without a corresponding image.
	{{db-redirnone}}	CSD G8	Redirect to non-existent page. You can put {{subst:redirnone-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
	{{db-templatecat}}	CSD G8	Category that is populated solely by a template that has been deleted.
{{db-g10}}	{{db-attack}}	CSD G10	Attack page intended to disparage its subject. You can put {{subst:attack|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g11}}	{{db-spam}}	CSD G11	Blatant advertising. You can put {{subst:spam-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g12|url=URL of source}}	{{db-copyvio|url=URL of source}}	CSD G12	Blatant copyright violation. You can put {{subst:uw-copyright|page name|url=URL of source}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-g13}}	{{db-afc}} {{db-blankdraft}}	CSD G13	Any page in draftspace or user drafts that are blank or with only the default Article Wizard text, if unedited for six months.
{{db-g14}}	{{db-disambig}}	CSD G14	Unnecessary disambiguation pages.
{{db-a1}}	{{db-empty}} {{db-nocontext}}	CSD A1	Very short articles without context. Use {{subst:empty-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-a2}}	{{db-foreign}}	CSD A2	Foreign language article duplicated on other Wikimedia project.
{{db-a3}}	{{db-nocontent}} {{db-contact}}	CSD A3	No content other than external links of whatever kind, or an attempt to contact subject of article.
{{db-a5}}	{{db-transwiki}}	CSD A5	Transwikification completed (if article is a dictionary definition only and has been transwikied, with or without an Articles for deletion discussion).
{{db-a7}}	{{db-bio}}– for a person	CSD A7	Article about a real person, individual animal(s), group, company, or web content that does not indicate the importance of the subject. Try to use one of the more specific templates rather than {{db-a7}}. You can put {{subst:nn-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page, or, if it seems that someone has created a user page in the encyclopedia section instead of their user page, you can put {{subst:nn-userfy|page name}}-- ~~~~ on their talk page.
	{{db-person}} – for people
	{{db-band}} – for bands
	{{db-club}} – for clubs, societies, groups, and organizations
	{{db-inc}} – for companies and corporations
	{{db-web}} – for websites
	{{db-animal}} – for individual animals
{{db-a9}}	{{db-album}} {{db-song}}	CSD A9	Article about a musical recording (album, single, etc.) that does not indicate the importance of the subject, and where the artist's article does not exist.
{{db-r2}}	{{db-rediruser}}	CSD R2	Redirect to an article talk page, image description page, image talk page, mediawiki page, mediawiki talk page, category talk page, portal talk page, template talk page, help talk, user page, or user talk. You can put {{subst:rediruser-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r3}}	{{db-redirtypo}} {{db-redirmisnomer}}	CSD R3	Recently created redirect that is a result of an implausible typo or misnomer. You can put {{subst:redirtypo-warn|page name}}~~~~ on the user's talk page.
{{db-r4}}	{{db-redircom}}	CSD R4	Redirects in the file namespace that shadow a Commons file or redirect.
{{db-f1|replacement file name.ext}}	{{db-redundantfile| replacement file name.ext}} {{isd|replacement file name.ext}}	CSD F1	Same or better file exists on Wikipedia (see {{db-f8}} for files now on Commons).
{{db-f2}}	{{db-nofile}}	CSD F2	Corrupt or empty file. File page for a file on Commons without Wikipedia related or assessment information.
{{db-f3}}	{{db-noncom}}	CSD F3	"No commercial use" or "by permission" files uploaded after target date.
{{db-f4}}	{{db-unksource}}	CSD F4	Lack of licensing – Should only be used if the file has been previously tagged with {{no license}}, {{no source}}, or a similar template.
{{db-f5}}	{{db-unfree}}	CSD F5	Unused copyright file – Should only be used if the file has been previously tagged with {{or-cr}}, {{or-fu}}, or a similar template.
{{db-f6}}	{{db-norat}}	CSD F6	File with fair use tag but no fair use rationale - must have been tagged as such for seven days and uploaded after May 4, 2006.
{{db-f7}}	{{db-badfairuse}}	CSD F7	Bad fair use template – file tagged as fair use with a template that is patently irrelevant to the actual file, like {{game-screenshot}} on a photo of a celebrity. Please notify uploader on their talk page using {{subst:badfairuse|File:file name|tag that was on the file}}.
{{db-f8}}	{{db-nowcommons}} {{db-nowcommons| name of file on Commons.ext}}	CSD F8	Identical file has been moved to or is otherwise available on Commons.
{{db-f9|url=URL of source}}	{{db-filecopyvio|url=URL of source}}	CSD F9	Blatant copyright infringements.
{{db-f10}}	{{db-badfiletype}}	CSD F10	Uploaded file that is not an image, video or sound, is unused, and has no foreseeable encyclopedic use.
{{db-f11}}	{{db-nopermission}}	CSD F11	No evidence of permission from copyright holder to publish under license asserted by uploader – file must have been tagged with {{no permission}}, and uploader notified for seven days.
{{db-c1}}	{{db-catempty}}	CSD C1	Category that has been empty for at least four days.
{{db-u1}}	{{db-userreq}}	CSD U1	User page or subpage requested to be deleted by the user with whom it is associated.
{{db-u2}}	{{db-nouser}}	CSD U2	Userpages of users who do not exist.
{{db-u3}}	{{db-gallery}}	CSD U3	Fair use galleries in user space.
{{db-u5}}	{{db-notwebhost}}	CSD U5	Inappropriate use of userpages as web hosting.
{{db-t2}}	{{db-policy}}	CSD T2	Templates that are blatant misrepresentations of established policy.
{{db-t3|~~~~~ | OtherTemplate}}	{{db-duplicatetemplate|~~~~~ | OtherTemplate}}	CSD T3	Templates that are duplicates of, hard-coded instances of, or an inferior alternative to another template.
{{db-p1}}		CSD P1	Any portal that would be subject to speedy deletion as an article.
{{db-p2}}	{{db-emptyportal}}	CSD P2	Underpopulated portal.
{{db-x1}}		CSD X1	Unnecessary Neelix redirects.
{{db-x2}}		CSD X2	Pages created by the content translation tool prior to 27 July 2016.
If you are not sure, you can use these general templates:
{{db}}	{{db-reason|reason}} {{deletebecause|reason}} {{delbecause|reason}} {{delete|reason}} {{d|reason}} {{Speedy deletion|reason}} {{Speedy|reason}} {{csd|reason}}		Replace reason with a specific reason for speedy deletion. Please try to write out a reason that will be comprehensible to non-Wikipedians.