Editing Encyclopedia:Image use policy (section)

==Deleting images==
{{Further|Wikipedia:Guide to image deletion}}
# Consider contacting the user who uploaded the image, telling them of your concerns. You may be able to resolve the issue at this point.
# Add a deletion notice to the image description page
#* If it is an obvious copyright violation: use the {{tl|db-f9}} or {{tl|db-filecopyvio}} tag
#* If it falls under certain of the other conditions listed under [[WP:CSD#Files]]: use {{tls|nsd}} for files that lack a description of its origin, {{tls|nld}} for files that lack licensing information, {{tls|nsdnld}} for files that lack both of these, {{tls|npd}} for files that have a licensing statement but no evidence that it really applies
#* If it is tagged as non-free but obviously fails the [[WIkipedia:Non-free content|non-free content policy]] in certain ways: use {{tls|orfud}} if it isn't used in any article, {{tls|rfud}} if it is replaceable with a free file, {{tls|nrd}} if it lacks a non-free content rationale, {{tls|dfu}} if the rationale is in some other way obviously insufficient, {{tls|prod}} if there are any other concerns
#: In all these cases, the file will be deleted by an administrator after a waiting period of a few days or a week.
# If the file is tagged as freely licensed but you have reasons to suspect this tagging is false: list the file under [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion|files for discussion]], by adding the {{tl|ffd}} template on the file and then adding a listing to the [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion]] pages following the instructions in the tag.
# Same if you think it should be deleted for some other reason: list the file under [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion|files for discussion]], by adding the {{tl|ffd}} template on the file and then adding a listing to the [[Wikipedia:Files for discussion]] pages following the instructions in the tag. This process may be used for images that are low quality, obsolete, unencyclopedic, likely to remain unused, or whose use under the non-free content rules is disputed.
# In each case, give proper notification to the uploader, following the instructions in the deletion tag.

To actually delete an image after following the above procedure, you must be an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]]. To do so, go to the image description page and click the ''(del)'' or ''Delete this page'' links. Administrators can also restore deleted images.