("AfD" as used on this page is an abbreviation for "Articles for Deletion".)
To list a single article for deletion, follow this three-step process:
I.
Put the deletion tag on the article.
Insert the {{subst:afd1}} tag at the top of the article if it's the article's first AfD nomination, if the article has been nominated for deletion before use {{subst:afdx}} instead.
Please do not mark the edit as minor.
Please include in the edit summary the phrase AfD: Nominated for deletion; see [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NominationPageName]] replacing NominationPageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
(If you used template {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" instead of "PageName" for a second nomination, etc.).
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 by a vandal or a new user unfamiliar with deletion policy.
Save the page.
II.
Create the article's deletion discussion page.
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. Some preloaded text and some instructions will appear.
Give a reason for the deletion and a category for the debate (instructions will be on the page).
OR
Click the link saying "this article's entry" to open the deletion-debate page.
Insert this text: {{subst:afd2 | pg=PageName | cat=Category | text=Reason the page should be deleted}} ~~~~ replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion, Category with a letter indicating the category of the debate, and Reason... with the reasons you think the page should be deleted.
Consider checking "Watch this page" to follow the progress of the debate.
Please use an edit summary such as Creating deletion discussion page for [[PageName]] replacing PageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
Save the page.
III.
Notify users who monitor AfD discussion.
Open the articles for deletion log page. At the top of the list on the log page (there's a comment indicating the spot), insert:
{{subst:afd3 | pg=NominationPageName}}
replacing NominationPageName appropriately, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" instead of "PageName" for a second nomination, etc.).
Include the discussion page's name in your edit summary like Adding [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NominationPageName]] replacing NominationPageName with the name of the page you are proposing for deletion.
(If you used template {{subst:afdx}} instead of {{subst:afd1}}, use "PageName (2nd nomination)" instead of "PageName" for a second nomination, etc.).
Save the page. Your insertion will be automatically expanded to the same form as the preceding lines in the file: {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName}}.
To list multiple related pages for deletion see this page.
