Template:Duplicate

There are many others like it, but this one is mine. This article or image is a candidate for deletion, because one or more editors feel it is a duplicate of existing content at [[{{{1}}}]].

Use this template to mark an article or image for deletion on the basis of being a duplicate. Place the text {{Duplicate|}} at the top of the article, adding a link to the article or image it is a duplicate of after the |. For images, the template must be linked as {{Template:Duplicate|}} and the "image:" section of the link changed to "media:" to prevent the image being displayed in the template. The article or image will then be automatically added to the "Delete" category.

As a guideline, if the pages are not identical, use this template on the least complete version of a page. With images, check the "links" section at the bottom of the page, and tag the one that is linked to the least number of times; ideally, you should also change all links to the tagged image into links to the other version, so no pages are left with broken images when the duplicate is deleted. If the pages or images are identical, check the history tab, and place the template on the one that was started or uploaded most recently.