* '''Keep''' stubs and pages that could become acceptable material if heavily edited. Even stubs or pages that are biased, inaccurate, disorganized, or abandoned can be fixed. You can either fix the problems yourself or identify the problems so someone else can fix it.
* '''Keep''' pages that are within the scope of the learning project there in, unless nominated for deletion due to a general consensus decision by the project contributors. In this situation, please note the location of the relevant discussion that occurred regarding the deletion.
* '''Keep''' material that can be reused in another learning project or could be used to start a new learning project.
* '''Keep''' abandoned learning projects that are within Wikiversity's scope. Participants may adopt it at a later date.
* '''Keep''' small and large learning projects. Wikiversity has no size limitations, restrictions or requirements.
* '''Keep''' material that was previously proposed for deletion and consensus was to keep or was previously undeleted due to consensus.
* '''Move''' material outside of Wikiversity's scope that could be saved by being included on another Wikimedia project where the material is within scope.
* '''Delete''' user pages, user talk pages, and any user subpages requested by the user that the pages belong to, unless it could be used to start a useful learning project.
* '''Delete''' material that are clearly outside Wikiversity' mission and has no reasonable chance of ever being constructive. This includes pages with only [[Wikiversity:No shrines for vandals|vandalism]], spam, personal attacks (e.g. "f**k you"), racism, bigotry, prejudices, praises (e.g. "this guy is great!"), sensitive personal information without the person's consent, and tests (e.g. "can I really create a page here?").
* '''Delete''' materials and media that violate any of Wikiversity's official policies or guidelines, unless there is a good reason not to.
* '''Delete''' material and media confirmed to be copyright violations, and a reasonable amount of time has passed to seek permission to use the work.
* '''Delete''' material outside Wikiversity's scope that has been moved to a more appropriate Wikimedia project or website.
* '''Delete''' local media that has been moved to Wikimedia Commons or media that is available from Wikimedia Commons that was duplicated locally.
* '''Delete''' redirects not linked to by anything locally that were created within the last week or redirects tagged with <code><nowiki>{{subst:dated soft redirect|"[[new title]]"}}</nowiki></code> for at least two months. Redirects to nonexistent pages may be deleted at any time.
* '''Delete''' discussion pages for deleted or nonexistent pages.
* '''Delete''' contents previously deleted where the content has not significantly changed and has not underwent a consensus discussion to undelete on [[Wikiversity:Requests for Deletion]].
Never delete or propose pages for deletion without first attempting to find another solution. Deletion should always be the last option when all else has failed. Use common sense and [[WV:AGF|assume good faith]]. Always check the page's history to make sure bad material didn't replace good material. If this is the case, revert it instead of deleting the page.
Always use [[Wikiversity:Requests for Deletion|Requests for Deletion]] when you are not sure and other attempts have failed. Use {{tlx|deletion request}} at the top of pages to give participants an opportunity to share their thoughts. If you are reasonable sure that the community would support deletion you may instead propose that pages be speedy deleted. Use {{tlx|delete|<reason>}} at the top of pages to give participants an opportunity to share their thoughts. Speedy deletion usually bypasses the consensus process, so you must always give a good reason for doing so. Anyone may remove a speedy deletion request or change a speedy deletion request into a request for deletion in order to get community consensus.
Custodians should use their best judgment in deciding whether to honor a speedy deletion request or not, and whether to honor the outcome of a request for deletion discussion. Custodians may also delete pages as part of a page move or history merge if the action requiring deletion is uncontroversial.
