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==Deletion process== | ==Deletion process== | ||
Pages should only be deleted once there is consensus to do so. | Pages should only be deleted once there is consensus to do so. [[Pikipedia:Administrators|Administrators]] and [[Pikipedia:Bureaucrats|bureaucrats]] have the ability to delete most pages, while [[Pikipedia:Patrollers|patrollers]] can only delete some pages. Once a page is deleted, it and the edits to it will no longer be visible to anyone except administrators and bureaucrats. In rare cases, pages can be undeleted, but deleted files cannot be recovered. | ||
In some cases, it may be preferable to turn a page into a redirect instead of deleting it. If it is decided to merge a page's content into another page, the now-unnecessary page can be made to redirect to the other page, such that links and searches for the page direct readers to the new page. Any user can turn an article into a redirect, though this should only be done once there is consensus to do so. | In some cases, it may be preferable to turn a page into a redirect instead of deleting it. If it is decided to merge a page's content into another page, the now-unnecessary page can be made to redirect to the other page, such that links and searches for the page direct readers to the new page. Any user can turn an article into a redirect, though this should only be done once there is consensus to do so. | ||