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== Finding articles for deletion ==

I feel like proposing some ''old'' articles for deletion.  What's the best way of finding old articles that may not meet the notability criteria?

I know about [[Wikipedia:New_pages_patrol|new pages patrol]] and that's not what I'm looking for.  I'm specifically looking for articles that were created years ago and may never have met the notability criteria, but have somehow escaped being deleted up until now. --[[User:Viennese Waltz|Viennese Waltz]] 15:10, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

:[[User:Viennese Waltz|Viennese Waltz]] are you asking about [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion]], [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion]] or both? The header suggests the first and the first sentence the second. [[User:TSventon|TSventon]] ([[User talk:TSventon|talk]]) 16:14, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
::I don't think you understand. I want to find, and propose for deletion, some old articles which have not currently been proposed for deletion. I don't have any particular articles in mind, I just want to find some articles and propose them for deletion.  There must be a tool I can use for this purpose. I trust this clarifies. --[[User:Viennese Waltz|Viennese Waltz]] 16:18, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
:If you are specifically looking for older articles that may not meet the notability criteria and have slipped through the cracks for years; a good place to look is the various maintenance categories such as [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]] or [[:Category:Articles with topics of unclear notability]].  Remember that it is your obligation prior to nominating for AFD or PROD to do a [[WP:BEFORE|check for sources before]] nominating. ~ ''[[User:ONUnicorn|<span style="color:#0cc">ONUnicorn</span>]]''<sup>([[User talk:ONUnicorn|Talk]]&#124;[[Special:Contributions/ONUnicorn|Contribs]])</sup><small>[[WP:P&amp;S|problem solving]]</small> 16:20, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
::Perfect, those categories are exactly what I'm looking for.  Many thanks, --[[User:Viennese Waltz|Viennese Waltz]] 16:24, 16 March 2026 (UTC)