Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
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The following tags should be added to articles that need a cleanup. Unless otherwise noted, they should be placed at the top of the article. Note that the date parameter will be added by a bot if it is left off. Some tags have alternative versions that apply to situations of greater specificity.
Note: Many cleanup templates listed below need their own minor cleanup. They add tagged pages to a category, as well as lists with examples. To disable this, replace:
...<includeonly>[[Category:etc.]]</includeonly>
with
...<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:etc.]]}}}</includeonly>.
Cleanup
General cleanup
Use one of these general tags when none of the more specific tags fit.
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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| {{cleanup}} category |
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| {{cleanup-section}} category |
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| {{cleanup-remainder}} category |
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| {{cleanup-rewrite}} category |
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Plain old editing
Some articles just need someone with a good grasp of editing technique to give them a once-over.
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{copyedit}} category |
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| {{grammar}} category |
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| {{capitalization}} category |
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Style of writing
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, soapbox, how-to guide, blog, billboard, fansite, resume, or crystal ball.
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{review}} category |
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| {{abbreviations}} category |
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| {{advert}} category |
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| {{newsrelease}} category | Template:Newsrelease | ||
| {{fansite|September 2008}} category |
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| {{buzzword}} category |
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| {{proseline}} category |
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| {{essay-entry|article}} category |
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| {{essay-entry|section}} |
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| {{howto}} category |
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| {{inappropriate person}} category |
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| {{inappropriate tone}} category |
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| {{likeresume}} category |
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| {{plot}} category |
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| {{nonfiction}} category | Template:Nonfiction | ||
| {{prophecy}} category |
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| {{quotefarm}} category |
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| {{cleanup-gallery}} category |
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| {{story}} category |
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| {{cleanup-tense}} category |
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| {{gameguide}} category |
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| {{cleanup-jargon}} category |
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| {{repetition}} category |
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| {{obit}} category |
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Structure and sections
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{importance-sect}} category |
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| {{cleanup-combine}} category |
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| {{cleanup-restructure}} category |
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| {{sections}} category |
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| {{verylong}} category |
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| {{shorten}} category |
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| {{sectionrewrite}} category |
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Potentially unwanted content
Some things just don't belong.
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{external links|September 2008}} category |
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| {{cleanup-spam}} category |
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| {{non-free}} category |
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| {{copypaste}} category |
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| {{schedule}} category |
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| {{trivia}} category |
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| {{criticism-section}} category |
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| {{unencyclopedic}} category |
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Context and detail
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{whereisit}} category |
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| {{context}} category |
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| {{generalize}} category |
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| {{technical}} category |
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Off-topic
Articles occasionally contain content which is otherwise valid, but is unrelated to the nominal topic of the article.
| Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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| {{off-topic}} category |
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| {{off-topic-other|Other Article}} category |