Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
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The following tags should be added to the articles needing cleanup. Unless otherwise noted, they should be placed at the top of the article. Note that the date parameter can be safely left off—it will be added by a robot. Some tags have alternate versions that apply to situations of greater specificity.
Note: 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>
with
...<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:etc.]]}}}</includeonly>.
[edit] Cleanup
[edit] General cleanup
Use one of these general tags when none of the more specific tags fit.
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{{cleanup|April 2007}} category |
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{{cleanup-section|April 2007}} category |
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{{cleanup-remainder|April 2007}} category |
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{{cleanup-rewrite}} category |
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[edit] Style of writing
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, soapbox, how-to guide, blog, billboard, fansite, resume, or crystal ball.
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{{review}} category |
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{{abbreviations}} category |
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{{advert}} category |
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{{fansite|April 2007}} 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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{{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 |
[edit] Lists
Lists serve useful purposes, but sometimes need cleanup, too.
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{{cleanup-laundry}} category |
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{{cleanup-laundryrack}} category |
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{{list to prose (section)}} |
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{{cleanup-list}} category |
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{{create-list}} category |
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{{examplefarm}} |
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{{MOSLOW}} category |
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[edit] Structure and sections
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{{cleanup-combine}} category |
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{{cleanup-restructure}} category |
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{{sections}} category |
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{{sectionrewrite}} category |
[edit] Potentially unwanted content
Some things just don't belong.
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{{external links|April 2007}} category |
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{{cleanup-spam}} category |
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{{copypaste}} category |
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{{toomuchtrivia}} category |
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{{unencyclopedic}} |
[edit] Fiction
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{{in-universe}} category |
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{{fiction}} category |
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[edit] Context and detail
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{{context}} category |
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{{generalize}} category |
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{{technical}} category |
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[edit] Expand and add
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{{expand}} category |
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{{expand-section}} category |
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{{reqdiagram}} category |
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{{LocateMe}} category |
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[edit] Time sensitive
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{{update}} category |
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{{RRevised}} category |
[edit] Expert needed
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{{expert}} category |
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{{expert-subject|PROJECTNAME}} category |
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{{expert-verify|April 2007}} category |
[edit] Contradiction and confusion
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{{contradict}} |
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{{contradict-other}} |
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{{cleanup-confusing|April 2007}} category |
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{{uncleardate|April 2007}} category |
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{{misleading}} category |
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{{vague|optional mouseover message}} category |
[vague]
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[edit] Plain old editing
Some articles just need someone with a good grasp of editing technique to give them a once-over.
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{{copyedit}} |
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{{spelling}} category |
[edit] Factual accuracy
Sometimes, editors dispute the truth of statements. See also: Wikipedia:Attribution.
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{{disputed}} category |
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{{disputed-section}} category |
[edit] Neutrality
All articles should maintain a Neutral point of view.
[edit] Message boxes
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{{POV}} category |
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{{POV-section}} category |
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{{totally-disputed}} category |
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{{totally-disputed-section}} category |
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{{weasel}} category |
[edit] Inline with article text
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{{POV-statement}} |
[neutrality disputed] |
{{lopsided}} |
[opinion needs balancing] |
{{POVassertion}} |
(Neutrality disputed — See talk page) |
{{dubious}} |
[dubious — see talk page] |
[edit] Importance and notability
- See also: Wikipedia:Notability
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{{importance}} category |
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{{importance-s}} category |
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{{bio-notability}} category |
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{{music-importance}} category |
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{{company-importance}} category |
[edit] Length and intro
- See also: Wikipedia:Lead section and Wikipedia:Guide to layout
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{{context}} category |
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{{intro length}} category |
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{{tooshort}} category |
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{{vagueintro}} category |
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{{introrewrite}} category |
[edit] Off-topic
Articles occasionally contain content which is otherwise valid, but is unrelated to the nominal topic of the article.
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{{off-topic}} category |
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{{off-topic-other|Other Article}} category |
[edit] Images
- See also: Wikipedia:Images, Wikipedia:Picture tutorial, Help:Images and other uploaded files, Wikipedia:Uploading images, Wikipedia:Image use policy, and Wikipedia:Image copyright tags
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{{image-out-of-focus}} |
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{{image-blownout}} |
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{{image-underexposure}} |
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{{image-toosmall}} |
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{{cleanup-image}} category |
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[edit] Attribution and sources
- See also: Wikipedia:Attribution, Wikipedia:Reliable sources, and Wikipedia:Citing sources
[edit] Message boxes
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{{citation style}} category |
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{{citations missing}} |
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{{citations_broken}} |
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{{citecheck}} |
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{{not verified|article}} category |
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{{unreferenced|article}} |
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{{unreferencedsect}} |
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{{pagenumbers|article}} |
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{{primarysources|article}} |
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{{nofootnote|article}} |
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{{originalresearch|article}} |
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{{unreliable|article}} category |
[edit] Inline with article text
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{{citequote|article}} |
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{{clarifyme|article}} |
[clarify] |
{{fact|article}} |
[citation needed] |
{{or|article}} |
[original research?] |
{{syn|article}} |
[improper synthesis?] |
{{vague|optional message}} |
[vague] |
{{verify source|article}} |
[verification needed] |
{{verify credibility|article}} |
[this source's reliability may need verification] |
[edit] Wiki tech
Most of these issues are covered in the main Wikipedia:Manual of Style.
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{{wikify|April 2007}} |
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{{uncategorized}} category |
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{{cleanup-disambig}} category |
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{{orphan|April 2007}} |
[edit] Infobox needed
- See also: Help:Infobox and Category:Infobox templates
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{{infoboxneeded|x4|Optional notes.}} category |
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{{newinfobox}} category |
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{{single infobox request}} category |
[edit] Cleanup of specific subjects
These templates are all "general cleanup" templates, but tie into a specific subject matter or WikiProject.
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{{CIA}} category |
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{{Cleanup Congress Bio}} category |
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{{cleanup-book}} category |
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{{cleanup-comics}} category |
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{{cleanup-school}} category |
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{{local}} category |
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{{ToLCleanup}} category |
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{{gamecleanup}} category |
[edit] Miscellaneous
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{{metricate}} category |
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{{globalize}} category |
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{{gender bias}} category |
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{{OTRS|POV and referencing problems}} category |
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{{cleanup-afd}} category |
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{{examplefarm}} |
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[edit] Merging and splitting
The following tags should be placed atop the pages or sections to which they refer.
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{{merge|Other page}} category |
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{{merge-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}} category |
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{{mergeto|Dest page|Talk page}} category |
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{{mergefrom|Source|Talk page}} category |
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{{mergefrom-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}} category |
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{{mergesection|Source page|Source section}} category |
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{{mergesections|Source}} category |
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{{merging|Dest page}} category |
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{{split}} category |
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{{split|New title 1|New title 2}} category |
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{{split-apart}} category |
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{{split-apart|New title 1|New title 2}} category |
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{{splitsection}} category |
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{{splitsection|New title}} category |
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{{splitsections|New title}} category |
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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}} category |
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{{moveoptions}} category |
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{{ subst:moved }} |
This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. | |
{{ subst:moved-n|old|new }} |
This article has been renamed from old to new as the result of a move request. | |
{{ subst:WP:RM|old|new|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}} category |
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{{Copy to Wikiquote}} category |
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{{Copy to Wikisource}} category |
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{{Copy to Wikibooks}} category |
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{{Copy to Wikibooks Cookbook}} category |
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{{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} category |
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{{NowCommons|sample}} category |
Please do not use this template directly. Use {{subst:ncd}} or {{subst:ncd|Image:Filename.ext}} instead.
[[]][[]] |
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{{Copy to Wikispecies}} category |
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{{move to gaming wiki}} category |
[edit] Translations and pronunciations
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{notenglish|language}} category |
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{{TranslatePassage|language}} category |
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{{cleanup-translation|language}} category |
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{{RoughTranslation|language}} category |
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{{Translation WIP|WP:TC|{{{2}}}}} category |
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{{cleanup-ipa}} category |
[edit] See also
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance#Copyright violations
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Stubs
- Template:Expert-subject
Categories: Cleanup from April 2007 | Wikipedia articles needing style editing | Articles containing how-to sections | Wikipedia articles with incorrect tenses | Wikipedia list cleanup | Wikipedia articles contravening the Manual of Style for lists of works | Wikipedia cleanup | All pages needing cleanup | All Articles with sections needing rewrite | Articles with sections needing rewrite from | Wikipedia external links cleanup | Articles which may be unencyclopedic | Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction | Wikipedia introduction cleanup | Articles to be expanded | All articles to be expanded | Wikipedia requested diagrams | PROJECTNAME articles needing expert attention | Pages needing expert attention | Wikipedia articles needing factual verification | Wikipedia articles needing clarification | Misleading articles | Pages with several spelling mistakes | Accuracy disputes | NPOV disputes | Articles with weasel words | Wikipedia articles with topics of unclear importance | Articles lacking sources | All articles lacking sources | Articles which may contain original research | All pages needing to be wikified | Wikify from April 2007 | Category needed | Uncategorized pages | Orphaned articles from April 2007 | All orphaned articles | Articles needing an infobox | Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup | Tree of Life cleanup | All video game articles requesting maintenance | Articles requiring unit attention | Limited geographic scope | Articles with gender bias | Items to be merged | Articles to be merged | Articles in translation