Misplaced Pages

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1. Why is this project canvassing a bunch of editors to come keep articles?

   Ideally, it isn't. The goal of the Article Rescue Squadron is to clean up content that would otherwise be deleted. By necessity, this involves examining the deletion discussion to see what the problems with the article are, and then remedying them. If done correctly, this article cleanup improves the encyclopedia. If an article you put up for deletion is improved through this process by addressing your concerns and thus kept, you haven't lost. Rather, the encyclopedia has won.

2. Why are non-articles tagged with {{rescue}}? I thought this was the article rescue squadron.

   While articles are the main focus, badly-formed encyclopedia content can be found in other namespaces. If article content up for deletion, such as a template or image, is badly-formed and you feel it can be fixed, go ahead and tag it with {{rescue}}, to see if it can be fixed.

3. So you'll save my article from deletion?

   Not exactly. First off, Misplaced Pages is a 💕 and articles can be changed by anyone and no individual exclusively controls any specific article. Secondly, if an article meets Misplaced Pages's policies on notability and reliable sourcing it likely will not be deleted. There are also alternatives to deletion which may be appropriate. The project members will do what they can as time allows. We suggest that you reference the Article Rescue Squadron guide to saving articles (Currently in development).

4. Will you help fix the rest of the article problems after the deletion discussion?

   In theory? No. Often, however, individual members will assist after the discussion has closed. You may want to contact a related WikiProject to see if someone there can assist. Sometimes project members completely overhaul an article but in practice most changes are incremental and you should take initiative to add sourcing and improve the article yourself. Many times other editors will post sources to the deletion discussion, if they meet our sourcing standards then feel free to apply them to the article.