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<span class="anonymous-show">'''You must sign in''' to nominate pages for deletion.  If you do not sign-in, or you edit anonymously, you will get stuck part way through the nomination procedure.</span>
*'''To nominate ''multiple'' related pages for deletion,''' follow the '''[[Template:Afd footer (multiple)|multi-page deletion nomination procedure]].'''
*'''To nominate a ''single'' page for deletion,''' you can use [[WP:TWINKLE|Twinkle]], or follow these three steps:
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| style="background-color:#ffff99;font-family:verdana,arial;" | '''I'''.
|| <div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Put the deletion tag on the article.</div>  
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* Insert '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd1}}</nowiki></code>''' at the '''top''' of the article.
:<small>If this article has been nominated before,<!--where would nominator find that out? --> use '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afdx|2nd}}</nowiki></code>''' or '''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afdx|3rd}}</nowiki></code>''' etc.</small>
* Do not mark the edit as minor.
* Include in the edit summary <br /> <code>'''AfD: Nominated for deletion; see <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> <br />  replacing <code>''NominationName''</code> with the name of the page being nominated.
:<small>The NominationName is normally the article name (<code>''PageName''</code>), but if it has been nominated before, use "<code>''PageName'' (2nd nomination)</code>" or "<code>''PageName'' (3rd nomination)</code>" etc.)</small> <!-- is this really necessary given the use of |2nd  |3rd already described earlier? -->
* You can check the "Watch this page" box to follow the page in your watchlist.  This allows you to notice if the AfD tag is removed. 
* Save the page ("Publish changes").
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| style="background-color:#ffcc00;font-family:verdana,arial;" | '''II'''.
| style="background-color:#f6f6f6" |<div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Create the article's deletion discussion page.</div>
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The resulting AfD box at the top of the article should contain a link to "'''Preloaded debate'''" in the AfD page.
* Click that link to open the article's deletion discussion page for editing. Some text and instructions will appear.
* Give a reason for the deletion and a category for the debate (instructions are on that page).
''OR''
* Click the link saying "'''deletion discussion page'''" to open the deletion-debate page.
* Insert this text:<br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd2 | pg=</nowiki>''PageName'' | cat=''Category'' | text=''Why the page should be deleted''<nowiki>}} ~~~~</nowiki></code>''' <br />Replace <code>''PageName''</code> with the name of the page, <code>''Category''</code> with a letter from the list [[Template:AfD categories|M, O, B, S, W, G, T, F, and P]] to categorize the debate, and <code>''Why the page should be deleted''</code> with the reasons the page should be deleted.
* If appropriate, inform members of the most relevant [[WP:WikiProject|WikiProject(s)]] through one or more [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Compact|"deletion sorting lists"]]. Then add a {{tlsx|delsort|<topic>|<signature>}} template to the nomination, to insert a note that this has been done. 
* You can check "Watch this page" to follow the debate.  
* Use an edit summary such as <code> <br />'''Creating deletion discussion for <nowiki>[[</nowiki>''PageName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code> 
* Save the page ("Publish changes").
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| style="background-color:orange;font-family:verdana,arial;" | '''III'''.
|| <div style="font-size:100%;width:12em;max-width:30%;float:left;margin:2px 0px 2px 0px;border:1px solid #ffcc00;padding:.1em;text-align:center;background-color:#ffff99;">Notify users who monitor AfD discussions.</div>  
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* Open the&nbsp;{{plain link|url={{SERVER}}{{localurl:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/{{CURRENTYEAR}}_{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}}|action=edit}} '''articles for deletion log'''}} page for editing.  
* At the '''top''' of the list on the log page (there's a comment indicating the spot), insert:<br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:afd3 | pg=</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />replacing ''NominationName'' appropriately (use "<code>''PageName''</code>", "<code>''PageName'' (2nd nomination)</code>", etc.).
* Link to the discussion page in your edit summary: <br /><code>'''Adding <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>]].</nowiki>'''</code>
* Save the page ("Publish changes").  Your insertion will be expanded to the same form as the preceding lines in the file:  <code><nowiki>{{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/</nowiki>''NominationName''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>.
*Consider letting the authors know on their talk page by adding: <br />'''<code><nowiki>{{subst:Afd notice|</nowiki>''NominationName''}} {{4~}}<nowiki></nowiki></code>'''
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