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WikiProject Cleanup is a resource for Wikipedia cleanup information and discussion. Cleanup issues that this project covers may include wikification, spelling, grammar, typographical errors, tone, and sourcing. All users are welcome to help in editing or fixing any page on these lists. Please remember to remove the appropriate tag(s) off the page after cleaning an article, then strike-out the entry using <s> </s>, which produces: (sample text). This retains the listing for historical reference regarding accomplishments of the project. Please also document improvements on an article's talk page for the reference of other editors.

For comprehensive lists of pages requiring cleanup, which are automatically generated from the {{cleanup}} banners placed on articles, please refer to:

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If you've arrived at this page from a link on a {{cleanup}} template that someone placed on an article, it most likely was because the article does not meet one or more of Wikipedia's standards on content and style. Try reading Wikipedia:Writing better articles to get a sense of what Wikipedia's standards are. The advice on that page should help editors to effectively clean up any article.

Information on the cleanup process may be found at Wikipedia:Cleanup process. Other resources may be found at Wikipedia:Cleanup resources and Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup, for help on posting problems with Wikipedia pages, or to use as a guide. For older entries, please refer to the project's archives.

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2012

May

April

  • Have done some preliminary cleanup on the Roland Rat article. Fixed bare urls, added sections. Northamerica1000(talk) 21:41, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
 — (The above 6 entries were posted by Northamerica1000(talk) 08:26, 16 April 2012 (UTC))

March

 — Northamerica1000(talk) 10:17, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 – I've done some preliminary clean-up to the page's layout and added the "expert attention requested" template. Northamerica1000(talk) 04:11, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

February

--- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 11:34, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Have you tried requesting protection at WP:RFPP? -- œ 02:04, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────I have just put in a request for Temporary semi-protection. I should like to thank El duderino, and everyone else who has helped on The Sopranos since 25 February 2012 (UTC)--- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 10:45, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

The Sopranos (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)
Indefinite semi-protection:
Persistent sockpuppetry. Repeated deletion of sourced material by new editors. Persistent vandalism. I have had help from the Wikipedia:Cleanup Project (since February 25) and I should welcome your help in maintaining this article. Thank you, Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 11:06, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Jayjg (talk) 03:36, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
 – Added a reference:
 — "China National Tea Museum". China.org.cn. October 15, 2011. http://www.china.org.cn/learning_english/2011-10/14/content_23626096.htm. Retrieved February 17, 2012.  (Includes text and video). Northamerica1000(talk) 20:52, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
 – The link China National Tea Museum is functional as of the time of this post. Northamerica1000(talk) 10:40, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 – Added lede to the article. Northamerica1000(talk) 18:45, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
 — Northamerica1000(talk) 0:55, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

*Jeanie Johnston - "Personal communication" as a reference. Would someone please look at (and probably revert) this edit of Jeanie Johnston [1] I would explain that <ref>{{Personal communication, Aiseanna Mara Teoranta}}</ref> is not acceptable, (and it is tagged as such), but in the light of the reason given for the changes: (I reverted some of user Lugnad's changes, as he or she deleted withouth comment several unfavourable, but researched and sourced facts about the ship. Also fixed some typos.) It might be better received from someone other than I. Just to add, I have no idea what changes of mine are being referred to. Thanks, Lugnad (talk) 11:34, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for responding Lugnad (talk) 18:31, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
I've chopped the pers. comm. ref and claim. Bet it comes back. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:51, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 – Information very likely copied and pasted, or written verbatim per University literature has been removed. The article is now a stub. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:00, 23 February 2012 (UTC)

January

 – Added a lede sentence. Northamerica1000(talk) 13:57, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 – Added a lede sentence. Northamerica1000(talk) 16:03, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 — Northamerica1000(talk) 01:28, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

2011

December

 – Article currently has 13 inline citations. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:26, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

November

Added a lead. WylieCoyote (talk) 11:41, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

October

 – The article has been improved as of this post, still needs some copy editing for cohesion, more inline citations. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:50, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 – Article has been wikified and has categories Northamerica1000(talk) 06:50, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 – Article currently has two sources, and another editor has cleaned up the grammar. The article could use more sources. Northamerica1000(talk) 14:19, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 – Note: Neely Traditional Academy has been merged and redirected to Gilbert Public Schools. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:56, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

September

August

 – Article currently has one inline citation; needs more. It appears to be in better shape at this time. Northamerica1000(talk) 15:51, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
 – The article no longer has a "Geography and Territories" section. However, it would benefit from more sources and inline citations. Northamerica1000(talk) 19:29, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 – The article has been cleaned up. Northamerica1000(talk) 19:44, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
 – I've done some minor layout cleanup to the article as of this post. Northamerica1000(talk) 19:23, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

July

 – Cleaned up layout. The article needs more sources and is overly-detailed; would benefit from copy editing to make it more concise. Northamerica1000(talk) 19:50, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

May

April

March

 – I've cleaned up the article's layout, reorganized it and have added sections. It would still benefit from much more work, particularly significant copy editing, more sources and inline citations. Northamerica1000(talk) 20:48, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

February

 – I've cleaned up the article's layout, fixed bare urls and reordered some of the information. The article still needs work. Northamerica1000(talk) 20:14, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

January

 – Cleaned up the article's layout. It does appear that some of the text is copy/pasted from Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Per the article:
 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Thiers, Louis Adolphe". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
However, since the information is in the public domain (see: Wikipedia:Public domain), it's not technically a copyright violation (see: Wikipedia:Copyright violations). Northamerica1000(talk) 20:04, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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