Secpedia:Deletion policy

We all hate deleting an article. However, maintaining quality is of higher importance in Secpedia.

Article contents/pages are considered for deletion when
 * They are not supposed to belong here. Secpedia is not a directory or database, so subject of the article should have some amount of notability in the area information security.
 * The subject does not require a dedicated page or section.
 * The subject is already covered very well in Wikipedia. Secpedia aims to bring quality information to the public, and if a subject is already well covered in Wikipedia there is no need to recreate it in Secpedia. However exceptions are allowed if Secpedia can bring out better coverage of the same topic.

'''In some cases, deletion can be avoided by modifying the content/page. For example,'''
 * Badly written articles can be rewritten.
 * Plagiarized contents can be removed instead of removing the whole subject from Secpedia

Images uploaded to Secpedia are considered for deletion when
 * It is not supposed to be here. The reason can be copyright violation, privacy violation or may be harassing a particular belief or community.
 * If no articles are linking to an image.

Normal deletion procedure

 * Verify the content/page/image and make sure that it is not within the scope of Secpedia. It is also recommended to bring up this issue on corresponding talk page.
 * Propose the page/image for deletion by adding tag. This helps people to know that the page/image is proposed for deletion. The  tag must be placed before anything else in the article.
 * Add the page/image link at the end of the Secpedia:Votes for deletion list. Sign your vote (using four tildes without spaces) and also specify the reason behind listing it for deletion.
 * Other contributors can also sign their vote and express their opinions. "Articles and images are presumed guilty until proven innocent". If there are no considerable reasons for retaining the article, even after 15 days after adding the tag, it will be deleted by an administrator.

Speedy deletion
Administrators may delete obviously inappropriate articles and images without going through the normal deletion procedures.

Speedy keep
Administrators may also decide to keep an article or image and thus saving it from normal deletion procedures.