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CSD suggestion: vanity

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An article on a person that does not assert notability.

Examples

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  • Anthony James Cartwright (born November 27, 1970) is an English Computer Expert. He was born in Bridlington England.
  • Born on January 14 1984, Sahand grew up in the city of Tehran, Iran. He is a photographer and has advanced skills in computing software. Sahand is passionate about all animals and ethology. He currently studies Biology at the University of Ontario.
  • The world-renowned man, who some call the "patron saint of mediocrity and laziness." Thousands of children, of all ages would worship him as a deity if only they had the slightest idea of who he is. He posses no redeeming qualities of any kind. He is to enroll in Tulane University's Chemistry program, as well as its Navy ROTC program. He is Truly the greatest man ever!
  • Professor of computing at Liverpool John Moores University. Research interests include autonomic computing.
  • Suzanne Rowntree, born Martinborough New Zealand, 25 october 1944 to Gilbert Roy Rowntree and Muriel Selma nee Pedersen. She was the 4th child. Robin Claudia Rowntree, Anthony Noel Rowntree, Christopher Alan Rowntree, Suzanne Lesley Rowntree, Jillian Laurel Rowntree.

Other CSD suggestions

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  1. Extremely short articles which add no information beyond what is obvious from the title.
  2. Any article consisting of one sentence or less.
  3. Band articles that obviously fail WP:MUSIC (e.g. bands that have never released an album, contain no members that are famous for reasons other than being in the band, and have no press coverage)
  4. Fanfic

Behavioral suggestion: userfy

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A vanity page created by a relatively new user should be speedily userfied, rather than VFD'ed. Leave the redirect intact for a few days. Leave a polite notice (templateble, see WP:BITE/talk) on their talk page. If the user objects, discussion on what to do with the article should ensue.

CSD formalization

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(listed here because it's already common practice)

  1. Any article in userspace, IF requested by the 'owner' of said space.
  2. Attack pages
  3. Transwikied to wikt
    • Note, please that it does not require the deletion of a transwiki'd article. If, in the discretion of the moving editor, both projects should have an article on shovel, they can. M:Transwiki simply allows immediate deletion. We can allow it because the history of the article has not been lost. Any editor can transwiki an article out. It does not require admin powers. Any editor can transwiki the article back in with equal ease. Because it is a reversible decision, it does not require the strict controls that we impose on true deletions.