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Properties for deletion

This is the properties for deletions page. To nominate a property for deletion, complete the following steps:

• Place the {{Property for deletion}} template on the property talk page.
• Open the discussion on this page under the "Requests" section below.
• Transclude the subpage under #Requests below.
• Notify the user who originally proposed the property and the property creator for it on their respective talk pages.
• Check if the property is being used in other projects (using {{ExternalUse}}) and if it is, leave a message on a project discussion page by notifying the participants.

Requests may be closed after 7 days, but may be extended if consensus is not reached. If an extended discussion becomes stale and has been left unclosed, a request for closure can be made at the administrators' noticeboard. If the request is uncontroversial, for example "accidentally created with wrong datatype", please use the faster-moving requests for deletions instead.

Properties for deletion may be used:

1. To merge a property to another, or request to deprecate a property in favor of another.
2. To change the data type of a property currently being used.
3. Rarely, to delete a property with no replacement (e.g. it refers to an external website that is closed and/or not suitable for Wikidata).

Properties for deletion should not be used:

1. To change the scope or purpose of a property; these should be discussed at the talk page of the property, project chat, or requests for comment.
2. To request of undeletion of a property. To challenge a recently closed properties for deletion, you may use administrators' noticeboard; otherwise, you may repropose the property.

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On this page, old requests are archived. An overview of all archives can be found at this page's archive index. The current archive is located at Wikidata:Properties for deletion/Archive/2024/9.