This is only one of our many DeletionConventions. Please read those as well.

'''Best Practice for D''''''eletedButWelcome'''

	1 If the page seems like a new-user test page, use the D''''''eletedButWelcome tag. Different rules apply to a WikiHomePage though; see AreYouThere instead for our current best-practice.
	1 If a page was deleted with the D''''''eletedButWelcome tag, wait a day before seconding the deletion.
	1 When you visit a D''''''eletedButWelcome page, please check the diff to decide if the original deleter had a valid claim. There are three options:
		* Second the deletion.
		* Restore the EditCopy. (check it by clicking on the last edit date)
		* Leave D''''''eletedButWelcome intact for someone else to delete.
	1 Beware of changing a page from 'deleted' to 'D''''''eletedButWelcome'. This ''will'' delete the page for good, instead of simply making the deletion tag more friendly.

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''Moved from the list above, where it says "Beware of changing a page from 'deleted' to 'D''''''eletedButWelcome'":''

The best way to handle the this case would be to:
		1. Restore the original page using the EditCopy. Save the page.
		1. Replace the page with the DeletedButWelcome tag.

''Unfortunately, that won't work. Wiki regards consecutive edits by a single author as a single edit, so the restoration will be washed away by the second step, which will be taken as a "confirm delete" by wiki.''
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How about being able to set expiry dates on wiki pages? Then the new user could arrange for their test page to automatically delete itself. -- AndyPierce

I think a day may not be long enough for the original writer to see the DeletedButWelcome tag. How about a week? They may not be in RecentChanges anymore, but one can check the backlinks from DeletedButWelcome to find pages that need to be seconded. -- KrisJohnson

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