Project:Speedy deletion is a Wikipedia policy that allows certain pages to be deleted quickly without the standard discussion process, when they meet specific criteria like being spam, vandalism, or having no real content. It matters because it helps keep Wikipedia clean and reliable by removing obviously problematic pages efficiently, rather than waiting through lengthy debate procedures.
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Speedy deletion is a process that provides administrators with broad consensus to bypass deletion discussion, at their discretion, and immediately delete Wikipedia pages or media. Pages are eligible for speedy deletion only if they meet one of the criteria for speedy deletion (CSD). Because deletion is reversible only by administrators, other deletions occur only after discussion, unless they are proposed deletions. Speedy deletion is intended to reduce the time spent on deletion discussions for pages or media with no practical chance of surviving discussion. Anyone can request speedy deletion by adding one of the speedy deletion templates, but only administrators may actually delete.
Before nominating a page for speedy deletion, consider whether it could be improved, reduced to a stub, merged or redirected elsewhere, reverted to a better previous revision, or handled in some other way (see Wikipedia:Deletion policy § Alternatives to deletion). A page is eligible for speedy deletion only if all of its history is also eligible. Users nominating a page for speedy deletion should specify which criterion/criteria the page meets, and should notify the page creator and any major contributors. If a page needs to be removed from Wikipedia for privacy reasons (e.g. non-public personal information, a child disclosing their age, or possible libel), request oversight instead.
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