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Requests for cleanup add new | history | archives Cleanup requests, questions and discussions. |
Requests for verification/English add new English request | history | archives Requests for verification in the form of durably-archived attestations conveying the meaning of the term in question. |
Requests for verification/CJK add new CJK request | history Requests for verification of entries in Chinese, Japanese, Korean or any other language using an East Asian script. |
Requests for verification/Italic add new Italic request | history Requests for verification of Italic-language entries. |
Requests for verification/Non-English add new non-English request | history | archives Requests for verification of any other non-English entries. |
Requests for deletion/Others add new | history Requests for deletion and undeletion of pages in other (not the main) namespaces, such as categories, appendices and templates. |
Requests for moves, mergers and splits add new | history | archives Moves, mergers and splits; requests listings, questions and discussions. |
Requests for deletion/English add new English request | history | archives Requests for deletion of pages in the main namespace due to policy violations; also for undeletion requests. |
Requests for deletion/CJK add new CJK request | history Requests for deletion and undeletion of entries in Chinese, Japanese, Korean or any other language using an East Asian script. |
Requests for deletion/Italic add new Italic request | history Requests for deletion and undeletion of Italic-language entries. |
Requests for deletion/Non-English add new non-English request | history | archives Requests for deletion and undeletion of any other non-English entries. |
Requests for deletion/Reconstruction add new reconstruction request | history Requests for deletion and undeletion of reconstructed entries. |
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For verification of English terms: including Middle English, Scots, Yola, Fingallian |
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For verification of Chinese/Japanese/Korean terms: | /CJK |
For verification of Italic-language terms: | /Italic |
For verification of other terms: | /Non-English |
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Overview: This page is for disputing the existence of terms or senses. It is for requests for attestation of a term or a sense, leading to deletion of the term or a sense unless an editor proves that the disputed term or sense meets the attestation criterion as specified in Criteria for inclusion, usually by providing citations from three durably archived sources. Requests for deletion based on the claim that the term or sense is nonidiomatic or “sum of parts” should be posted to Wiktionary:Requests for deletion. Requests to confirm that a certain etymology is correct should go in the Etymology scriptorium, and requests to confirm pronunciation is correct should go in the Tea Room.
Adding a request: To add a request for verification (attestation), add the template {{rfv}}
or {{rfv-sense}}
to the questioned entry, and then add a new section to the appropriate subpage. Those who would seek attestation after the term or sense is nominated will appreciate your doing at least a cursory check for such attestation before nominating it: Google Books is a good place to check, others are listed here (WT:SEA).
Answering a request by providing an attestation: To attest a disputed term, i.e. prove that the term is actually used and satisfies the requirement of attestation as specified in inclusion criteria, do one of the following:
In any case, advise on this page that you have placed the citations on the entry page.
Closing a request: After a discussion has sat for more than a month without being “cited”, or after a discussion has been “cited” for more than a week without challenge, the discussion may be closed. Closing a discussion normally consists of the following actions:
Archiving a request: At least a week after a request has been closed, if no one has objected to its disposition, the request should be archived to the entry's talk page. This is usually done using the aWa gadget, which can be enabled at WT:PREFS.
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