Here are some examples of articles that have been rescued from AfD. But please do not add articles that need rescue to the list below. Instead, flag them for rescue using the instructions on the project page.
| Examples of rescued articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article | AfD | Rescued? | Comment | Tagged by |
| Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity) | 1 2 3 | Yes | AfD was mentioned in an LA Times article, Speedy keep at latest AfD | Fosnez |
| Corey Delaney | 1 2 3 | No | The deletion of this article attracted the attention of the Australian Media. See the full log of events here. | Fosnez |
| Donovan Joyce | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Exercise Robin Sage | 1 | Yes | Supporters of article rescue offer this as a Prime Example of an article that should never have been put through an AfD. There were abundant sources available, yet the nominator did not improve the article. Rather, they chose to list it for AfD. | Fosnez |
| Fingerboard (skateboard) | 1 | Yes | Benjiboi | |
| Fruit (slang) | 1 | Yes | Benjiboi | |
| GayNZ.com | 1 | Yes | Benjiboi | |
| Gumtree | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Helvenston et al. v. Blackwater Security | 1 | Yes | This one caused the usage of the {{rescue}} template to be called into question. |
Bearian |
| Jesus Scroll, The | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Kiss World Tour 2008 | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Mzoli's Meats | 1 | Yes | this one caused some controversy | Fosnez |
| Nederwiet | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| New Jersey School Report Card | 1 | Yes | Resulted in the third MfD for ARS. Expansion resulted in  DYK? on 2008-07-17 |
JimMillerJr |
| QIK | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Radio malt | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Radio Milinda | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Sound Unlimited | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Steal This Film | 1 2 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Strong Bad Sings | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |
| Weapons of Resident Evil 4 | 1 | — | No consensus at latest AfD; was merged and redirected on 2008-05-19 | Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles |
| Zerg | 1 | Yes | Fosnez | |