Wikipedia:Cleanup resources

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Cleanup General - By topic - Move to Wiktionary - Notability Sorting - Wiki syntax - English grammar - Spam - Cleanup Taskforce - Wikify an article
Categories Orphaned - General cleanup - Articles to be categorized - Underpopulated - More…
Create an article Most wanted - Requests 1 year+ - Requested articles - Blank pages - Missing encyclopedic topics - Review anonymous article submissions
Stubs Advice - Stubs by topic - Most wanted - Short pages - Incomplete lists - Collaboration of the week
Deletion Speedy - Articles - Categories - Redirects - Templates - Misc. pages - Stub templates and categories - Jokes - Log - Discussion archives - Review
Polishing Expand an article - Peer review - Featured candidates - Fill a topic list - This week's improvement drive
Translation into English From foreign Wikipedias - Existing pages - Spanish trans. of the week - Interwiki link checker
Images Requested pictures - Pictures needing attention - Images for cleanup - Image recreation requests - Caption review - Images with missing articles - Fair use images to be replaced
Controversy Neutrality - Article accuracy - Statement accuracy
To-do lists Articles - Projects - Books
Disambiguation Disambiguation - Manual of Style Disambiguation - Hatnotes - Templates
More Cleaning department - Active wiki fixup projects - Open tasks - Articles to merge - Articles to split - Copyright violations - Requests - Backlogs - Expert request sorting


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[edit] How to mark articles for cleanup

  1. Make sure this is the page you should be using. (See the section "Related pages" below.)
  2. Find the appropriate tag(s) in the table below.
  3. Add the tags to the top of the article.
  4. Add an explanatory note to the article's talk page and/or list the article on Wikipedia: Cleanup.

By doing this, you will put the article into one or more categories where other Wikipedians can find and fix it. The categories are linked from the tables below.

If you don't have time to do anything more than tag an article as needing cleanup, that's fine and a very useful thing to do. (Reading and evaluating articles does indeed take a lot of time and is certainly real work.) If you do have the time to do so, it would be helpful to fix one article already on the list for every one that you add. This helps ensure that at least some fix-it work actually does get done, and helps keep the size of this collection from growing without bound.

[edit] Tags for articles that need cleaning up

This article or section may require restructuring to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page. This article has been tagged since December 2006.
Note: this {{cleanup-restructure}} tag refers to this page, Cleanup resources.

The following tags should be added to the articles needing cleanup. Unless otherwise noted, they should be placed at the top of the article.

Some tags have alternate versions that apply to situations of greater specificity.

[edit] Cleanup

Many cleanup templates listed below need their very own minor cleanup. They add tagged pages to a category, unfortunately also lists with examples. To disable this replace
...<includeonly>[[Category:etc.]]</includeonly> by
...<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:etc.]]}}}</includeonly>.

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup}}
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page or replace this tag with a more specific message.
  • This applies to general problems not addressed by other tags.
  • In the future, please use cleanup-date, below, instead.
{{cleanup-date|December 2006}}
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This article or section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please help improve this article or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since December 2006. (help, talk)
  • This applies to general problems not addressed by other tags.
  • Please do not use this in combination with the more specific cleanup tags.
{{cleanup-remainder|December 2006}}
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The remainder of this article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since December 2006.
  • Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.
{{cleanup-confusing|December 2006}}
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This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers.
Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page. This article has been tagged since December 2006.
  • Use this tag in articles that need broad cleanup to eliminate confusion and discrepancies.
{{cleanup-list}}
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This list may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
This list is poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate. Please help improve this list, prune it, or discuss it on the talk page.
  • Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.
{{cleanup-image}}
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This image may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please see our picture tutorial, Image help, and image use policy for further information, or check the talk page.
  • This should be used for images that have artifacts, poor definition, poor lighting, or other visual flaws.
  • Many of these images may need to be replaced entirely. Try requesting a photo by adding the template {{reqphoto}} to the talk page of the article(s) in which the image is present.
{{cleanup-disambig}}
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Note: This page needs to be cleaned up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. See WikiProject Disambiguation for more information.
{{cleanup-afd}}
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This article or section was considered for deletion and requires cleanup per its AfD discussion.
Please help improve this article to meet Wikipedia's quality standards or replace this tag with a more specific message. (help, talk)
  • Use this tag where an AFD discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."


[edit] Specific issues

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{review}}
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This article or section reads like a review and may need cleanup.
Please help improve this article to make it neutral in tone and meet Wikipedia's quality standards. (talk, help, how to edit)
{{abbreviations}}
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This article or section uses abbreviations that may be confusing or ambiguous.
To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and be more accessible to a general audience, this may require cleanup.
Please improve the article or discuss changes on the talk page. (help)
{{advert}}
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This article or section reads like an advertisement.
Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view per Wikipedia policy. Mark blatant advertising for speedy deletion with {{db-spam}}. (help, talk)
{{fansite|December 2006}}
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This article or section resembles a fan site.
Please help improve this article by removing excessive trivia, uncritical praise, lists and collections of links that are of little or no interest to a general audience. This article has been tagged since December 2006. (talk, help)
{{buzzword}}
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This article or section appears to contain a large number of buzzwords and may require cleanup.
Please help rewrite this article to make it more concrete and meaningful, removing tautologies, obvious statements and excessive abstraction. (talk)
{{cleanup-combine}}
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This section overlaps with other sections; it should be combined with the rest of the article.
Please post any comments on this issue on the talk page.
{{cleanup-laundry}}
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This article contains unencyclopedic lists that may require cleanup.
To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, please help improve this article by: removing items which are not notable, encyclopedic, or helpful from embedded lists; incorporating appropriate items into the main body of the article; and discussing this issue on the talk page.
  • For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of lists.
{{cleanup-restructure}}
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This article or section may require restructuring to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page.
{{cleanup-rewrite|w00t!}}
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This article or section needs a complete rewrite.
Reason: w00t!
Please discuss this issue on the talk page.
{{cleanup-spam}}
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This article or section may contain spam.
Wikipedia spam consists of external links promoting sites which exist primarily to sell goods or services, use objectionable amounts of advertising, or require payment to view the relevant content. If you are familiar with the content of the external links, please help by removing promotional links in accordance with Wikipedia:External links. (You can help!)
{{proseline}}
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This article or section may contain proseline.
Please help convert this timeline into prose or, if necessary, a list. (help)
{{in-universe}}
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This article or section describes a work of fiction in a primarily in-universe style and may need cleanup.
Please help rewrite this article according to the guidelines on writing about fiction, or discuss the issue on the talk page.
{{context}}
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The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.
Please help Wikipedia by improving the introduction according to the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:Guide to layout. You can discuss the issue on the talk page.
{{contradict}}
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This article appears to contradict itself. Please see the discussion on the talk page.
{{contradict-section}}
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This section appears to contradict itself. Please see discussion on the talk page.
{{contradict-other}}
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This article appears to contradict another article. Please see discussion on the talk page.
{{copyedit}}
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This needs copy editing for proper spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice.
You can help by editing it now. A guide is available, as is general editing help.
{{copypaste}}
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This appears to have been copied and pasted from an online source, possibly in violation of a copyright.
Please edit this article to be an original source, following the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. Remove this template after editing.
{{diagram needed}}
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It is requested that a diagram or diagrams be included in this article to improve its quality.
For more information, refer to discussion on this page and/or the listing at Wikipedia:Requested images.
  • Place this notice in the article at the point where a diagram should be inserted.
{{Disputed}}
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The factual accuracy of this article or section is disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
{{Disputed-section}}
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The factual accuracy of this section is disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page
{{POV}}
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The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.
{{POV-section}}
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The neutrality of this section is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.
{{totally-disputed}}
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The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
{{totally-disputed-section}}
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The neutrality and factual accuracy of this section are disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.
{{Unencyclopedic}}
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An editor has expressed a concern that the topic of this article may be unencyclopedic.
Please review Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and try to resolve the objections on the discussion page.
{{Essay-entry|article}}
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This article reads like an essay and may require cleanup.
Please help improve this article by rewriting this article in an encyclopedic style. (help, talk)
{{Expand}}
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Please help improve this by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.
  • Please add appropriate an stub tag instead.
{{Expand-section}}
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Please help improve this article by expanding this section.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. Please remove this message once the section has been expanded.
{{Expert}}
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This is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.
Please help recruit one or improve this article yourself. See the talk page for details.
Please consider using {{Expert-subject}} to associate this request with a WikiProject
{{Expert-verify|December 2006}}
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This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.
Please help recruit an expert or improve this article yourself. See the talk page for details. This article has been tagged since December 2006.
{{External links|December 2006}}
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The external links in this article may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.
Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links. Please remove this tag when this is done. This article has been tagged since December 2006. (talk)
{{fiction}}
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This article may fail to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction.
Please help rewrite this article, according to the fiction guidelines, to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. (talk, help)
  • This does not cover factual or accuracy disputes.
{{globalize}}
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The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
Please improve this article or discuss the issue on the talk page.
{{generalize}}
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This article describes a highly specialized aspect of its subject.
Please help improve this article by adding more general information.
{{howto}}
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The how-to sections in this article may be unencyclopedic.
Please help improve this article by removing or rewriting the how-to sections, which may qualify to be imported to Wikibooks. (talk)
{{importance}}
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This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter.
Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. (help, talk)
{{importance-s}}
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This section lacks information on the importance of the subject matter.
Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. (help, talk)
{{inappropriate person}}
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This article or section may use the first or second person inappropriately or excessively.
Please help edit this article to use the more formal tone expected of an encyclopedia, per Wikipedia's style guidelines. (help, talk)


{{inappropriate tone}}
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This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article.
Please improve it or discuss changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.
{{intro length}}
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The introduction to this article is too long. To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines it should be abridged.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page and read the layout guide to make sure the section will be inclusive of all essential details.
{{likeresume}}
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This biographical article or section reads like a résumé.
Please help improve this article by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic. (help)
{{linkless-date|December 2006}}
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There are very few or no other articles that link here.
Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. After links have been created, remove this message. This article has been tagged since December 2006.
{{list to prose (section)}}
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At the moment this section is a list. A good lead should be written for this, and/or the entire section converted to prose. Once this task is complete, please remove this message. Thank you!
Please feel free to discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.
{{metricate}}
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This contains non-SI units of measurement.
Please help improve this article by adding international units, preferably from the references cited in the article. (talk)
{{music-importance}}
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An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Music.

If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for deletion, as per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. (See also Wikipedia:Notability)
{{off-topic}}
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This section may stray from the topic of the article.
Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. (help)
{{Off-topic-other|On-topic}}
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This section may stray from the topic of the article into the topic of another article, On-topic.
Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. (help)


The remainder of this article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since December 2006.
Note: this {{cleanup-remainder}} tag refers to this page, Cleanup resources.
Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{Plot}}
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This article or section contains a plot summary that may be overly long, confusing, or ambiguous.
Please edit it to both contextualise the fictional nature of the work and focus on discussing the work rather than reiterating the plot. You may also discuss changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.
{{PotentialVanity}}
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This page may be a user page mistakenly created as an article.
Because Wikipedia is an effort to create an encyclopedia, its content is restricted to materials that are appropriate for an encyclopedia. This page doesn't seem to assert the notability of its subject, which means that this page may qualify for deletion as a vanity page. If the creator of this page is a new user, and would like to keep this information posted on Wikipedia, the information in this article can be transferred to the User page of their account. If you feel the page is notable, please discuss the matter on its talk page.
{{prophecy}}
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This article or section seems to describe future events as if they have already occurred. Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.
{{quotefarm}}
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This seems to contain too many quotations for an encyclopedia entry.
Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page.
You can edit the article to add more encyclopaedic text or link the article to a page of quotations on Wikiquote. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions.
{{sections}}
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This article needs sections.
Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings).
{{story}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup.
The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. It reads more like a story than an encyclopedia entry.
Please see specific examples noted on the talk page. Editing help is available.
{{technical}}
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This article needs more context around or a better explanation of technical details to make it more accessible to general readers and technical readers outside the specialty, without removing technical details. See below for more information.
{{toomuchtrivia}}
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In order to meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article's trivia section requires cleanup.
Content in the trivia section should be integrated into other appropriate areas of the article.
{{uncategorized}}
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This page is uncategorized.

Please help improve this page by adding it to one or more categories, so it may be associated with related project pages (how?). Please remove this tag after categorizing.
  • Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{update}}
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This article or section needs to be updated.
Parts of this article or section have been identified as no longer being up to date.

Please update the article to reflect recent events, and remove this template when finished.
{{wikify-date|December 2006}}
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This article may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please help improve this article, especially its introduction, section layout, and relevant internal links. (help)
  • If the article needs reformatting to be more readable
  • If the article needs HTML changed into wikitext
  • If important words need to be linked to appropriate Wikipedia articles
{{weasel}}
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The neutrality of this article or section may be compromised by weasel words.
You can help Wikipedia by improving weasel-worded statements.
{{image-oof}}
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The main subject(s) of this image are not in focus. This may be because of incorrect focusing or insufficient depth of field.
{{image-blownout}}
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The bright areas of this picture are clipped and are pure white or lack detail.
{{image-underexposure}}
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This image is underexposed.
{{Image-toosmall}}
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This article or section contains an image which is being stretched beyond its actual size.
Please replace this image with a larger version or similar image of greater size.
  • To be placed at the top of an article which features an image expanded beyond its limits, such as an avatar-size image in a large TV or film box.
{{POV-statement}}
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{{Lopsided}}
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{{POVassertion}}
links talk view		 (Neutrality disputed — See talk page)
{{Dubious}}
links talk view		 [dubious — see talk page]


[edit] Verifiability and sources

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{citation style}}
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The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page for further details.
{{citations missing}}
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This is missing citations and/or footnotes.

To meet Wikipedia's style guidelines and conform to our policies regarding neutral point of view, original research, and verifiability, please provide appropriate inline citations and/or footnotes.
For guidance in this area, see Wikipedia:Footnotes#How to use.


{{citecheck}}
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This may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations which do not verify the text.
Please help improve this article by checking for inaccuracies. (help, talk, get involved!)
  • For quotes used out of context, references to unrelated material, and other misuse of citations.
{{not verified|article}}
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Some information in this article has not been verified and may not be reliable.
Please check for any inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed.
{{unreferenced|article}}
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This article does not cite its references or sources.
Please help improve this article by introducing appropriate citations. (help, get involved!)
{{pagenumbers|article}}
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This article cites its sources but does not provide page references.
You can help Wikipedia by introducing more precise citations.
{{nofootnote|article}}
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This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations.
You can help Wikipedia by introducing more precise citations.
{{originalresearch|article}}
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This article may contain original research or unverified claims.
 Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.
{{unreliable|article}}
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Some of the information in this article may not be verified by reliable sources. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified to cite reliable sources.
{{Citequote|article}}
links talk view		 [cite this quote]
{{Clarifyme|article}}
links talk view		 [clarify]
{{fact|article}}
links talk view		 [citation needed]
{{or|article}}
links talk view		 [original research?]
{{Verify source|article}}
links talk view		 [verification needed]
{{Verify credibility|article}}
links talk view		 [this source's credibility needs verifying]


[edit] Miscellaneous

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{CIA}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting.
The current version of the article was imported from the CIA World Factbook. Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.
{{Cleanup Congress Bio}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting.
The current version of the article was imported in part or in full from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.
{{cleanup-book}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this book-related article may require cleanup.

This article contains very little context, or is unclear to readers who know little about the book.
See this article's talk page before making any large and/or controversial edits.
{{cleanup-comics}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup.
This article contains little context or is unclear to readers who know little about the comics, characters, or persons under discussion. See this article's talk page before making any large and/or controversial edits.
{{cleanup-school}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require cleanup.
More verifiable information on this school is needed. Guidelines and editing help are available.
See rationale on this article's talk page. This school based article is related to WikiProject Schools.
{{local}}
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This article on a place of local interest appears to contain only a small amount of verifiable information. Please expand the article, citing sources, using these suggestions as a guide. If this article is not expanded, consider merging this article into the article on the parent community.

For further guidance, please consult Wikipedia:Places of local interest.
{{ToLCleanup}}
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This Tree of Life article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. This may include adding a taxonomy box or adding correct categorization, as well as any other cleaning up.
See Wikipedia:How to edit a page and Category:Wikipedia help for help, or this article's talk page.
{{RRevised}}
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This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help!


{{infoboxneeded|x4}}
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Maintenance An appropriate infobox needs to be added to this article, or the current infobox needs to be updated. The template to use is {{x4}}.


{{newinfobox}}
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Maintenence This page has a deprecated or subst'ed infobox and needs a new one.
Please consult the relevant WikiProject or this category to find the appropriate replacement.


{{single infobox request}}
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A Song Infobox has been requested for this article. Please format it according to the guidelines.
{{OTRS|POV and referencing problems}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup, suggested by a request emailed to Wikipedia:
POV and referencing problems
Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.
{{spelling}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require a spell check.
Please correct the the typos and other spelling mistakes in this article.


[edit] Merging and splitting

The following tags should be placed atop the pages or sections to which they refer.

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{merge|Other page}}
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It has been suggested that this page or section be merged with Other page. ([[|Discuss]])
  • Place this at the top of both pages or sections that are to be merged. Use the other page's name as the parameter. A link will be generated automatically.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tags {{mergeto|Dest page}} and {{mergefrom|Source page}} (or one of the sectional variants) instead.
  • Add the date parameter |date=October 2006 to place articles in Category:Articles to be merged since October 2006
{{merge-multiple|Source 1|Source 3|Source 3}}
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It has been suggested that this page or section be merged with Source 1, Source 3 and Source 3 (Discuss)
  • This template is for proposing the merger of between 2 and 20 pages into a single page.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
{{mergeto|Dest page|Talk page}}
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It has been suggested that this page or section be merged into Dest page. (Discuss)
  • Place this at the top of the page or section that is to have its content transferred to another page.
  • If the proposed source is an entire page, place the tag {{mergefrom|Source page}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • If the proposed source is one specific section of page, place the tag {{mergesection|Source page|Source section}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • If proposing that multiple sections of a single page (but not the entire page) be merged into another page, place the tag {{mergesections|Source page}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the destination page. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • Consider adding new material to the page or section that is the parameter of this tag (i.e. [[Dest page]]) instead of the page or section that contains this template message.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{mergefrom|Source|Talk page}}
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It has been suggested that Source be merged into this page or section. (Discuss)
  • If the proposed source is an entire page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the source page or section.
  • If a merger of multiple pages into a single page is being proposed, use {{mergefrom-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}}.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{mergefrom-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}}
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It has been suggested that Source 1, Source 2 and Source 3 be merged into this page or section. (Discuss)
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{{mergesection|Source page|Source section}}
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It has been suggested that the section Source section from the page Source page be merged into this page or section. ([[|Discuss]])
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  • If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.
{{mergesections|Source}}
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It has been suggested that multiple sections of Source be merged into this page or section. ([[|Discuss]])
  • If proposing that multiple sections of a single page (but not the entire page) be merged into another page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
  • Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the each source section.
  • By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
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{{merging|Dest page}}
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Image:Merge-arrow.gif This page is in the process of being merged into Dest page, and it may be outdated.

If necessary, please edit only the page mentioned above, as this page's content may be turned into a redirect.

Please see the relevant discussion on this page's talk page and/or the destination page's talk page.


  • Place this at the top of a source page for which a merger has begun (but has not yet been completed).
{{split}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into multiple pages accessible from a disambiguation page. (Discuss)
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{{split|New title 1|New title 2}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into pages entitled New title 1 and New title 2, accessible from a disambiguation page. (Discuss)
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{{split-apart}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into multiple pages. (Discuss)
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{{split-apart|New title 1|New title 2}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into pages entitled New title 1 and New title 2. (Discuss)
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{{splitsection}}
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new page. (Discuss)
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{{splitsection|New title}}
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new page entitled New title. (Discuss)
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{{splitsections|New title}}
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It has been suggested that some sections of this page be split into a new page entitled New title. (Discuss)
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[edit] Moving

The following tags are to be used for, during, and after proposing a move on WP:RM.

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{{move|new title}}
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It has been proposed below that Wikipedia:Cleanup resources be renamed and moved to new title.

The proposed move should have been noted at Wikipedia:Requested moves.
Discussion to support or oppose the move should be on this talk page, usually under the heading "Requested move." If, after a few days, a clear consensus for the page move is reached, please move the article and remove this notice, or request further assistance.
Maintenance Use Only: {{subst:WP:RM|Wikipedia:Cleanup resources|new title|}}
{{moveoptions}}
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It has been proposed that Wikipedia:Cleanup resources be renamed and moved somewhere else, with the name being decided below.
When there is a clear consensus please move the article and remove the notice, or request further assistance at Wikipedia:Requested moves if necessary.
Maintenance Use Only: {{subst:WP:RM|Wikipedia:Cleanup resources|?|}} -- ~~~~ {{move|?}}
  • Place these at the top of a Talk page of an article that has a proposed move. Do not remove them from this page.
{{ subst:moved }}
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{{ subst:moved-n|old|new }}
links talk view		 This article has been renamed from old to new as the result of a move request.
{{ subst:WP:RM|old|new|why }}
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  • old → new —(Discuss)— why —~~~~

This template already includes the bullet, and it's for use only on Wikipedia:Requested moves (aka WP:RM, hence the name). Be sure to use the subst: and always put four tildes ~~~~ after it.


[edit] Moving to other projects

The following templates should be placed atop articles.

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{{Copy to Wiktionary}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary using the Transwiki process.
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{{Copy to Wikiquote}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wikiquote using the Transwiki process.
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{{Copy to Wikisource}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wikisource
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{{Copy to Wikibooks Cookbook}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to the Wikimedia Commons using the Transwiki process.
Wikipedia is not a collection of photographs or media files with no text to go with the articles. If you are interested in presenting a picture, please edit the article to provide an encyclopedic context. You may also want to consider changing this page's title to better suit an encyclopedia entry.
{{NowCommons|sample}}
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Commons
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Images which have been tagged with this template may be deleted immediately after satisfying these conditions (CSD I8).


{{Copy to Wikispecies}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wikispecies.
If this page can be re-written into an encyclopedic article, please do so and remove this tag. Before moving this content to Wikispecies, please verify that this article meets the Wikispecies criteria for inclusion.
{{Move to gaming wiki}}
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This article or section is a candidate to be moved to a gaming wiki.
Articles on computer and video games should not list minutiae or give a detailed description of how to play the game. Such topics should be moved to a gaming wiki, such as StrategyWiki, Encyclopedia Gamia, or GameInfo.

If the article or section can be re-written to give an encyclopedic overview, please do so and remove this message. See What Wikipedia is not and WikiProject Computer and video games for further details on content guidelines.


[edit] Translations and pronunciations

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{{Notenglish|language}}
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This article needs translation from language.
Please see this article's entry on Pages needing translation into English for discussion. If the article is not rewritten in English within the next two weeks it will be listed for deletion and possibly moved to a Wikipedia in language.

If you have just labeled this page as needing translation, please add
{{subst:Needtrans| pg=Cleanup resources| Language=language| Comments=}} ~~~~
to the bottom of this section of Pages needing translation into English.
{{TranslatePassage|language}}
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A passage in this article needs to be translated from language into English.
If you are confident enough in your fluency of English and language, please feel free to add a translation.
{{cleanup-translation|language}}
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This article contains translated text and needs attention from someone approaching dual fluency in language.
Please see this article's entry on Pages needing translation into English for discussion.

If you have just labeled this page as needing such attention, please add
{{subst:Duflu| pg=Cleanup resources| Language=language | Comments= }}--~~~~
to the bottom of Pages needing translation into English.

  • This always should be supplemented by a note on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English.
  • This should be used for articles that still have translation issues, but have enough English-language content that they are not subject to deletion for that reason.
{{RoughTranslation|language}}
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This article is a rough translation of an article in language.

It may have been generated by a computer or by a translator with limited proficiency in English or the original language. Feel free to enhance the translation. For reference, the original article may appear under "" in the "other languages" list.
{{Translation WIP|WP:TC|{{{2}}}}}
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This article is a work in progress translation of the WP:TC article from {{{2}}} to {{{4}}}. If you are confident enough in your fluency of {{{2}}} and {{{4}}}, please feel free to assist with this translation.

Original article in {{{2}}}: WP:TC

Original article in {{{4}}}: [[:{{{5}}}:WP:TC|WP:TC]]

  • Please see the Template Page for full usage notes and other information.
{{cleanup-ipa}}
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ə This article contains nonstandard pronunciation information which should be rewritten using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation) for help.


[edit] See also

[edit] De-listing cleaned articles

  • Remove the {{cleanup}}, {{cleanup-date|April 2006}}, etc. tag from the article itself, if there is one.
  • Remove the listing from Wikipedia: Cleanup, if there is one. Please don't just strikethrough; these will just accumulate in an unsustainable fashion.

[edit] Related pages

For images that need to be improved, see Wikipedia: Images for cleanup.

To request an image or map be added to an article, please see Wikipedia:Requested pictures or Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Requested and orphan maps.

For categories that need to be improved, see Category: Wikipedia categories in need of attention.

For repetitive cleanup that would benefit from automation, see Wikipedia:Bot requests.

[edit] Collaboration coordination

Some editors prefer that helpers work on leftovers and older articles, just to deal with them and get them out of the way. But whether your preference is new or old; all help is appreciated. If you work on cleanup regularly, you can add your name and a description of what you do to the Wikipedia:Cleaning department page.

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