Template:How to delete empty categories
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How to ask for speedy-delete of an empty category
[edit]When you want to ask for speedy-delete of an empty category, best practice is to mark it with either:
- {{SD|C2}} ("unuseful empty category") if it would be OK to re-create it in the future, given that appropriate content becomes available
- {{SD|C1}} ("improperly named category") if it is an inappropriate category name that should not be reused (e.g. typos).
"C1" and "C2" come from Commons:Criteria for speedy deletion. You could also use of the following:
- {{badname|current category name}}
- {{speedy|empty, misspelled category name}}
The above templates (SD, speedy, Badname) expand to full speedy deletion requests.
In particular, this is better practice than just blanking the category page. Blanked categories end up on Special:UncategorizedCategories, which is largely handled by non-admins who cannot delete the categories in question.
Thank you. (This is a standardized talk page message)
Template documentation
Purpose
[edit]This template should normally be used on a user talk page as {{subst:How to delete empty categories}} - ~~~~ or {{subst:How to delete empty categories|CATNAME}} - ~~~~ (where CATNAME is the name of the deleted category, without the "Category:" prefix).
Usage
[edit]{{subst:How to delete empty categories|CATNAME}}~~~~
{{subst:How to delete empty categories}}~~~~
