Wikipedia talk:Page blanking

message: Does this policy cover Userpages and Usertalk pages? Nat Tang  talk to me! | Check on my contributions!|Email Me! 14:35, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's what I'm wondering... Nigel Louis 12 keeps blanking his talk page, but I can't find anything saying it's not allowed. UnsignificantEditor (talk) 09:53, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

text: , They are allowed to remove most things from their talk page.  See WP:BLANKING for the policy on blanking user talk pages.  About the only thing that can not be removed in denied unblock requests while the user is still blocked.  Since  is not blocked they can keep their user talk page and user page blanked.  ~ GB fan 11:17, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Userpage/Usertalk blanking 

message: Hi.
I think there should be some exceptions to this rule, as in a few cases blank pages may be appropriate. For example, an attack page against a real, living person containing potentially libelous material or something that might lead to imminent real world damage should be able to be dealt with by non-administrators without having to wait for an administrator to speedy delete the page, which can still take time. Although such exceptions would likely be rare, if a non-administrator sights something that could have very immediate bad consequence being on Wikipedia, and there is no way to save the page (ie. whole page is trouble) then blanking it should be allowed, and held until an administrator can fully delete the page. Ie. blanking as an "emergency" measure when absolute urgency is needed. mike4ty4 03:19, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If that's the case, just replace the page with  or another appropriate deletion tag.  However, simply tagging the page for deletion is good enough for most cases.  --Sigma 7 04:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Added. Andjam (talk) 01:08, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exceptions to the rule? 

message: I don't disagree with image or talk pages, but in the matter of articles, I would prefer that, instead of deleting, a very short article to be created, because anonymous can contribute to stubs but cannot create them. However, I have seen admins deleting very small stubs because they were just too small. -- ReyBrujo 13:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blanking 

message: I recommend we allow experimental use of page blanking in accordance with Wikipedia:Experimental_Deletion/XD1 and Wikipedia:Experimental Deletion/XD1/Example and Wikipedia:Pure wiki deletion. A code or configuration change might be needed to implement red-linking of blanked pages. Ron Duvall (talk) 00:00, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pure wiki deletion

message: There is currently an ongoing discussion about the future of this and others MoS naming style. Please consider the issues raised in the discussion and vote if you wish GnevinAWB (talk) 21:00, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: MoS naming style

message: Section blanking redirects here so is it o.k. if I create a section for it with something like this:
"Section blanking is likely vandalism and is monitored by software (a bot) which leaves the message (Tag:section blanking) in the edit summary. If the edit looks like vandalism please revert it." Jim Derby (talk) 23:25, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section blanking 

message: I have noticed someone blanking his own talk page. Is that allowed? --Cristian ] Yes? 15:53, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: , as mentioned above by : They are allowed to remove most things from their talk page. See WP:BLANKING for the policy on blanking user talk pages. About the only thing that can not be removed in denied unblock requests while the user is still blocked. Melofors (talk) 22:03, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can a User's Talk page be blanked? 

message: Wouldn't it be funny if someone (not me, I don't want to get into trouble) page blanked this article? Also, can I do that in my sandbox, if so, how? Username142857 (talk) 08:52, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page Blanking 

message: I propose removing the link to  from the WP:Page blanking#See also section.
* It was moved from WP to User space soon after its creation in 2006, with no major edits since then and only vandalism and reverts since 2012.
* User:Samuel Blanning's last sustained activity was in 2007 with a final edit in 2018.
* Special:PageInfo/User:Samuel Blanning/Blanking returns 17 views in the past 30 days. There was a spike on 17 April 2022 that corresponds with a spate of vandalism.
I also propose retargeting  from that user essay to here. Flatscan (talk) 04:24, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I posted a notification at User talk:Samuel Blanning/Blanking. Flatscan (talk) 04:29, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  Seeing no objections in over a week, I removed the link and retargeted the redirect. Flatscan (talk) 04:36, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove See also: User:Samuel Blanning/Blanking 

message: To emphasize the difference between content removal and page deletion (WP:Deletion policy), I propose inserting "and removing its content" into the first sentence. I also propose matching "remove" and "delete" to their respective actions precisely. There is one instance of "removed" in the third paragraph that will increase repetition when replaced. Also see WT:Content removal#Content removal versus page deletion (essay) and User talk:Samuel Blanning/Blanking#Content removal versus page deletion (user essay). Flatscan (talk) 04:37, 17 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing no objections in a week, I inserted the clause and replaced the one instance. Flatscan (talk) 04:33, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Content removal versus page deletion 

message: After coming across this edit (about which I have notified the editor in question, so no worries there), I came to this page expecting to find a guideline about blanking of pages in Template and other namespaces. I was surprised to find no such guidance, unless I missed it when I read this page twice just now. Is there a a separate guideline page about blanking pages that are not articles, user pages in your own user space, or user talk pages?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonesey95 (talk • contribs) 20:44, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Looking for a guideline about blanking of pages in other namespaces