Do not decide that a page is thin just because it is short. Audit what it contributes. Export or list your public URLs, group them by page type, and review a sample of each group: articles, category pages, tools, profiles, product pages, and search results. For every page, record its purpose, the information unique to it, the evidence it uses, and whether a visitor can complete the promised task.
Mark a page for revision when it is unfinished, repeats another page with only a changed location or keyword, makes unsupported claims, or provides a title without the promised answer. A directory listing can be useful if it includes selection criteria, current facts, and a way to compare entries. A list of names copied from elsewhere may offer little to the reader. Google says AdSense-ready pages should have unique content relevant to visitors and an inviting layout; see its content and navigation guidance.
Choose one of three remedies. Improve when the page has a distinct purpose worth keeping but lacks evidence or explanation. Combine when several pages answer the same question and a single comprehensive page would serve readers better. Remove or noindex when a page has no user purpose, is a broken draft, or duplicates another page without a reason to remain accessible. Check internal links and redirects before removing anything.
Example: a site has 18 near-identical city pages, each changing only the city name. If each page lacks genuinely local information, rewriting all 18 with synonyms does not create 18 distinct resources. Consider one national guide plus a smaller number of truly researched local pages.
Run SiteReadyScore to help surface public-page patterns and prioritize URLs for human review. Record the scan date and evidence URLs, then make decisions page by page. The goal is not to maximize a count of published pages; it is to make the pages you keep useful and coherent.