Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup

"WP:TC" redirects here. For WikiProject Tropical cyclones, see WP:WPTC.

For general help on tagging pages, see Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems.

This page in a nutshell: Add template messages to inform readers and editors of specific problems with articles or sections. Do not use them as a badge of shame.

Shortcuts: WP:TC WP:TMC

The following template messages may be added to articles needing a cleanup. Their purposes are to foster improvement of the encyclopedia by alerting editors to changes that need to be made. Cleanup tags are meant to be temporary notices that result in the problem being fixed, not a permanent badge of shame to show that you disagree with the article or a method of warning the readers against the article.

Unless otherwise noted, the cleanup messages, or tags, should be placed at the top—before other templates, images, or infoboxes, but after a possible hatnote (see WP:Hatnote#Placement). Certain tags can be placed at the top of an individual section, and others can be placed within the text itself (inline).

Avoid tagging articles if you can easily fix the problem. The goal is an improved article, not a tagged article.
If the problem is not obvious, add an explanatory remark via the reason parameter as shown below or via the talk page.
Don’t insert tags that are similar or redundant. For example, most articles that read like essays have an inappropriate tone, and in fact they end up being automatically grouped in the same category, so it is unnecessary to tag with both {{tone}} and {{essay-like}}.
If an article has many problems, tag only the highest priority issues. A lengthy list is often less helpful than a shorter one. (See also: tag bombing and over-tagging)
Don't add tags for trivial or minor problems, especially if an article needs a lot of work. For example, there is little point in polishing the grammar of a section that needs to be dramatically re-written to comply with content policies. Focus on the biggest one, two, or three problems.

A date parameter is added by a bot, or you can add it yourself with |date=May 2012.

Does the article meet inclusion requirements?

Before placing templates on a page it is worthwhile to cast a critical eye over the page to determine whether it should, in fact, be included in Wikipedia. Some articles can be tagged for speedy deletion or marked as an article for deletion.

Best practices in obscure or unpopular articles

On pages that have received little attention from editors or readers, cleanup templates can be used as a way to call attention to problems that need to be addressed by editors. Editors who want to help address these problems should look through the various cleanup categories such as maintenance and articles with content issues and try to address the problems so that the templates can be removed. Editors who do a lot of tagging of articles should also address the backlogs.

Best practices in heavily monitored articles

On pages that are being edited by a number of users, cleanup templates are used to inform readers and editors of ongoing discussions and attempts to fix the problems on the page. Such templates can be used to attract uninvolved users to discussions and cleanup efforts, and they can also serve as a warning to casual readers that the article may have problems and be subject to dramatic changes. In general, an editor who places a template message to indicate a problem like this should explain their rationale fully on the talkpage of the article. If the consensus of the other editors is that there is a problem or an editorial dispute that deserves such a clean-up template, then the editors should work to fix the problem as quickly and cleanly as possible so the template message can be removed. If the consensus is that there is no problem, then the message can be removed immediately. For heavily monitored articles, please do not add or remove template messages of this sort without using the talk page.

Use in sections

Many of these cleanup tags require you to place |article as the first parameter when you use the tag at the top of an article. When you want the template to refer to just one section, however, you replace |article with |section (where the | is a pipe key found on most keyboards as a shift-backslash (\). See the specific template below to determine if such "section use" is supported and appropriate.

Tag consolidation

If too many tags are put at the top of an article, the article can become eclipsed by the tags, especially with short or stub articles. Consider consolidating the tags into the {{multiple issues}} template.

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{{multiple issues}}
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This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.

Include only those parameters directly relevant to the issues of the particular article or section. Also, do not use this template without any parameters.
Use |section=y if placing the template in a particular section.
To specify the month tagged for the categories that sort articles by month, type |issue=May 2012

Cleanup

General cleanup

Use one of these general tags when none of the more specific tags fits.

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{{cleanup}} category links talk edit	reason=<Fill reason here>}}, or remove Cleanup template. This applies to general problems not addressed by other tags. Please consider using specific cleanup tags first, as specific tags help other editors to easily identify problems in an article. Use the reason parameter to specify issues identified, or post your comments on the talk page.
{{cleanup AfD}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where an AFD discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."
{{cleanup-remainder}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.
{{cleanup-rewrite}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where the whole article needs extensive revision.

Copy editing

Some articles just need someone with a good grasp of editing technique to give them a once-over.

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{{copy edit}}
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This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. You can assist by editing it.

{{copy edit-section}}
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This section may require copy-editing.

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}}
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{{cleanup Congress Bio}}
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{{cleanup-book}}
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{{cleanup-comics}}
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{{cleanup-IPA}}
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{{cleanup-school}}
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{{cleanup-university}}
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This college or university may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia guidelines for college and university articles. Please improve this if you can.

{{game cleanup}}
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{{game guide}}
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{{local}}
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{{metricate}}
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This article exclusively uses non-SI units of measurement. Please help improve this article by adding international units, preferably from the references cited in the article.

{{toLCleanup}}
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{{USRD-wrongdir}}
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Fiction

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{{all plot}}
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This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary and should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real-world context. Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot.

{{fiction}}
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This article may fail to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. Please rewrite it according to the fiction guidelines, so that it meets Wikipedia's quality standards.

This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.

{{in-universe}}
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This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style. Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non-fictional perspective.

See template documentation for list of topic-specific sub-templates.

{{plot}}
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This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise.

Inline with article text

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{{need-IPA}} category links talk edit	^{[needs IPA]}

Style of writing

See also: WP:Five pillars and WP:What Wikipedia is not

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{{abbreviations}}
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{{advert}}
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{{peacock}}
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This article may contain wording that merely promotes the subject without imparting verifiable information. Please remove or replace such wording, unless you can cite independent sources that support the characterization.

{{buzzword}}
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{{cleanup-tense}}
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This article does not follow Wikipedia's guidelines on the use of different tenses. Please consider copy editing to past tense if historic, present tense if not time-based (e.g. fiction), or future tense if upcoming.

{{crystal}}
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{{debate}}
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{{editorial}}
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{{essay-like}}
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This article is written like a personal reflection or essay rather than an encyclopedic description of the subject. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style.

{{howto}}
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{{inappropriate person}}
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{{like resume}}
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{{news release}}
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{{news release section}}
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This section reads like a news release and needs to be rewritten.

{{obituary}}
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{{pro and con list}}
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{{repetition}}
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{{review}}
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{{story}}
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{{technical}}
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This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please help improve this page to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. The talk page may contain suggestions.

{{tone}}
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This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. Specific concerns may be found on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.

{{travel guide}}
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{{over-quotation}}
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Structure, formatting and sections

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{{cleanup-combine}}
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{{cleanup-reorganize}}
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{{condense}}
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This article may have too many section headers dividing up its content. Please help improve the article by merging similar sections and removing unneeded subheaders.

{{duplication}}
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{{importance-section}}
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{{section-diffuse}}
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{{sections}}
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This article should be divided into sections by topic, to make it more accessible. Please help by adding section headings in accordance with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

{{spacing}}
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{{trivia}}
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{{very long}}
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This page may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Please consider splitting content into sub-articles and summarizing the key points of the subject.

Introduction

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{{inadequate lead}}
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{{lead missing}}
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This article has no lead section. Please help by adding an introductory section to this article. For more information, see the layout guide, and Wikipedia's lead section guidelines.

{{lead rewrite}}
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To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, the introduction of this article may need to be rewritten. 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.

{{lead too long}}
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This article's introduction may be too long for its overall length. Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. For more information please read the layout guide and Wikipedia's lead section guidelines.

{{lead too short}}
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This article's lead section may not adequately summarize its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of the article's key points.

{{POV-lead}}
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The neutrality of this article's introduction is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved.

Potentially unwanted content

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{{cleanup-spam}}
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{{cleanup red links}}
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{{cleanup-list}}
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For use in articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted

{{close paraphrasing}}
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This article contains close paraphrasing of one or more non-free copyrighted sources. Ideas in this article should be expressed in an original manner. More details may be available on the talk page.

{{copypaste}}
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This article may have been copied and pasted from a source, possibly in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Please remedy this by editing this article to remove any non-free copyrighted content and attributing free content correctly, or flagging the content for deletion.

{{criticism section}}
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{{external links}}
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This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links, and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references.

{{further reading cleanup}}
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{{in popular culture}}
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{{MOS}}
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{{non-free}}
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This article may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted material. Please review the use of non-free media according to policy and guidelines and correct any violations. The talk page may have details.

{{overlinked}}
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{{schedule}}
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{{trivia}}
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Inline with article text

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{{contact information}} links talk edit	[Contact information deleted (see Wikipedia's guidelines on inappropriate promotion).]
{{spam link}} category links talk edit	^{[spam link?]}

Context and detail

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{{context}}
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This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject. Please help improve the article with a good introductory style.

{{generalize}}
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{{over detailed}}
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This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience. Please help relocate any relevant information, and remove excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia inclusion policy.

{{specific}}
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{{time-context}}
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{{where is it}}
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Off-topic

Articles occasionally contain content which is otherwise valid, but appears unrelated to the nominal topic of the article. However, such stray may be subject of interpretation and must not lead to common understanding.

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{{off-topic}} category links talk edit	Also takes "other article" parameter

Expand and add

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{{biblio}}
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Place {{biblio|date=May 2012}} at the head of the relevant section(s).

{{cleanup-biography}}
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{{expand section}}
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This section requires expansion.

First argument is added to description: {{expand-section|examples}} ? "...by expanding this section with examples"

{{expand further}}
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‹ The template below (Expand article) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.›

{{formula missing descriptions}}
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{{ISBN}}
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Place {{ISBN|date=May 2012}} at the head of the relevant section(s). Remember that books published before 1974 may not have ISBNs (though more recent editions should).

{{kmposts}}
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Place above road junction lists that do not contain kilometreposts.

{{mileposts}}
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Place above road junction lists that do not contain mileposts.

{{Lacking overview}}
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{{missing information}}
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First argument is added to description "{{{1}}}" appears: {{Missing information|foo, bar, baz and quux.}} ? "...information about: foo, bar, baz and quux." This template is for when the article needs to be expanded even to be accurate.

Expert needed

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{{expert-subject}} links talk edit	After adding this template, start a section on the article discussion page describing what you wish the expert to address. {{Expert-talk}} may be used for this purpose.
{{expert-subject-multiple}} links talk edit	Add one to five WikiProjects and they will be displayed in the list After adding this template, start a section on the article discussion page describing what you wish the expert to address. {{Expert-talk}} may be used for this purpose.

Time-sensitive

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{{out of date}}
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This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. Please help improve the article by updating it. There may be additional information on the talk page.

{{recently revised}}
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{{time-context}}
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{{update}}
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This Wikipedia page is outdated. Please update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information.

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{{update after}} category links talk edit	For facts that need updating now or at a specific future date ^{[dated info]}
{{clarify timeframe}} links talk edit	For tagging WP:DATED problems ^[timeframe?]
{{who}} links talk edit	For something that needs an attribution ^[who?]

Contradiction and confusion

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{{confusing}}
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This may be confusing or unclear to readers. Please help clarify the ; suggestions may be found on the [[|talk page]].

Use this tag in articles that need broad cleanup to eliminate confusion and discrepancies.

{{contradict}}
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{{contradict-other}}
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{{contradict-other-multiple}}
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Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.

{{incoherent}}
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This lacks a single coherent topic. Please help improve this by rewording sentences or removing irrelevant information. Specific concerns may appear on the talk page.

{{misleading}}
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Use this tag when the article is not factually wrong, but leads the reader to draw incorrect conclusions.

{{unclear date}}
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Inline with article text

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{{contradiction-inline}} category links talk edit	^{[contradiction]} Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.
{{expand acronym}} links talk edit	^{[expand acronym]} Use this to mark acronyms and abbreviations that are not written in full at first occurrence.
{{inconsistent}} category links talk edit	^{[inconsistent]} Use this to mark statements that are inconsistent with other parts of the article.
{{vague}} category links talk edit	^[vague] Use this for specific sentences needing clarification.

Content forks

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{{bad summary}} category links talk edit

Importance and notability

See also: WP:What Wikipedia is not (importance conveyed by sources) and WP:Notability (coverage by sources).

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{{notability}}
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The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.

An optional parameter can be added to specify the applicable guideline; e.g.: {{notability|biographies}}, {{notability|fiction}}. See the template documentation for a list of supported values.

Neutrality and factual accuracy

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{{autobiography}}
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This is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject or an institution related to the subject. Please help edit it to conform to Wikipedia's neutral point of view, in line with the discussion on the talk page.

{{cherry picked}}
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{{coat rack}}
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{{COI}}
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A major contributor to this appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page.

{{disputed}}
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This article's factual accuracy is disputed. Please help to ensure that disputed facts are reliably sourced. See the relevant discussion on the talk page.

{{geographical imbalance}}
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{{globalize}}
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The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page.

{{peacock}}
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{{POV}}
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The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved.

{{POV-check}}
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{{POV-lead}}
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The neutrality of this article's introduction is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved.

{{POV-section}}
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The neutrality of this section is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved.

{{POV-title}}
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{{recentism}}
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This article may be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective.

{{unbalanced}}
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{{undue}}
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{{weasel}}
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This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed.

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{{clarify}} links talk edit	^{[clarification needed]}
{{dubious}} links talk edit	^{[dubious – discuss]}
{{editorializing}} links talk edit	^{[editorializing]}
{{lopsided}} links talk edit	^{[unbalanced opinion]}
{{or}} links talk edit	^{[original research?]}
{{POV-statement}} links talk edit	^{[neutrality is disputed]}
{{undue-inline}} links talk edit	^{[undue weight? – discuss]}
{{when}} links talk edit	For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds. ^[when?]
{{who}} links talk edit	For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...") ^[who?]
{{whom?}} links talk edit	For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...") ^{[according to whom?]}

Verifiability and sources

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{{BLP IMDb refimprove}}
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{{BLP sources}}
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This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.

{{BLP sources section}}
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This section of a biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.

{{BLP unsourced}}
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This biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately.

{{citation style}}
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This article's citation style may be unclear. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation, footnoting, or external linking.

{{citations broken}}
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{{cite check}}
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For quotes used out of context, references to unrelated material, and other misuse of citations.

{{cleanup-link rot}}
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This article uses bare URLs for citations. Please consider adding full citations so that the article remains verifiable. Several templates and the Reflinks tool are available to assist in formatting. (Reflinks documentation)

{{format footnotes}}
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{{ibid}}
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{{medref}}
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{{more footnotes}}
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This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.

{{no footnotes}}
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This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations.

{{one source}}
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This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Discussion about the problems with the sole source used may be found on the talk page.

{{original research}}
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This article may contain original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding references. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. More details may be available on the talk page.

{{page numbers improve}}
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{{page numbers needed}}
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{{primary sources}}
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This article relies on references to primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject, rather than references from independent authors and third-party publications. Please add citations from reliable sources.

{{refimprove}}
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

{{ref improve section}}
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This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

{{religious text primary}}
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{{self-published}}
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This article may contain improper references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources, where they are used inappropriately.

{{third-party}}
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{{unreferenced}}
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This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.

{{unreferenced section}}
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This unreferenced section requires citations to ensure verifiability.

{{unreliable sources}}
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This article's references may not meet Wikipedia's guidelines for reliable sources. Please help by checking whether the references meet the criteria for reliable sources.

{{Film IMDb refimprove}}
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This 's references may not meet Wikipedia's guidelines for reliable sources. Please help by checking whether the references meet the criteria for reliable sources.

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{{attribution needed}} links talk edit	^{[attribution needed]}
{{Better source}} links talk edit	^{[better source needed]}
{{by whom}} links talk edit	^{[by whom?]}
{{chronology citation needed}} links talk edit	^{[chronology citation needed]}
{{citation broken}} links talk edit	^{[broken citation]}
{{citation needed}} links talk edit	^{[citation needed]}
{{citation needed (lead)}} links talk edit	^{[not verified in body]}
{{cite quote}} links talk edit	^{[cite this quote]}
{{clarify}} links talk edit	^{[clarification needed]}
{{copyvio link}} links talk edit	^{[copyright violation?]}
{{dead link}} links talk edit	^{[dead link]}
{{disambiguation needed}} links talk edit	^{[disambiguation needed ]}
{{dubious}} links talk edit	^{[dubious – discuss]}
{{elucidate}} links talk edit	^{[further explanation needed]}
{{examples}} links talk edit	^{[examples needed]}
{{failed verification}} links talk edit	^{[not in citation given]}
{{full}} links talk edit	^{[Full citation needed]}
{{medical citation needed}} links talk edit	^{[medical citation needed]}
{{nonspecific}} links talk edit	^{[not specific enough to verify]}
{{or}} links talk edit	^{[original research?]}
{{page needed}} links talk edit	^{[page needed]}
{{primary source-inline}} links talk edit	^{[non-primary source needed]}
{{quantify}} links talk edit	^[quantify]
{{registration required}} links talk edit	(Registration required)
{{request quotation}} links talk edit	^{[Need quotation to verify]}
{{season needed}} links talk edit	^{[season & episode needed]}
{{self-published inline}} category links talk edit	^{[self-published source?]}
{{specify}} category links talk edit	^[specify]
{{subscription required}} links talk edit	(Subscription required)
{{syn}} links talk edit	^{[improper synthesis?]}
{{third-party-inline}} links talk edit	^{[Third-party source needed]}
{{unreliable medical source}} links talk edit	^{[unreliable medical source?]}
{{update after}} links talk edit	^{[dated info]}
{{vague}} links talk edit	^[vague]
{{verify credibility}} links talk edit	^{[unreliable source?]}
{{verify source}} links talk edit	^{[verification needed]}
{{volume needed}} links talk edit	^{[volume & issue needed]}
{{when}} links talk edit	^[when?]
{{where}} links talk edit	^[where?]
{{which?}} links talk edit	^[which?]
{{who}} links talk edit	^[who?]
{{whom?}} links talk edit	^{[according to whom?]}
{{whosequote}} links talk edit	^{[who said this?]}
{{why?}} links talk edit	^[why?]
{{year needed}} links talk edit	^{[year needed]}

Links for search

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{{find sources}} links talk edit	Find sources: "example" – news · books · scholar · JSTOR · free images
{{find sources 3}} links talk edit	Find sources: GBooks · MSBooks · GScholar · MSAcademic · GNews recent · GNews old · NYT recent · NYT old · Wikipedia Reference Search
{{search}} links talk edit	(wp gwp g \| eb 1911 co gct sw)

Images

For tips on requesting images see: WP:Requested pictures.

For template messages related to the clean up of images, see: Wikipedia:Template messages/File namespace#Image format and quality.

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{{cleanup-gallery}}
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{{cleanup-images}}
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{{image requested}}
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It is requested that an image or photograph be included in this article to improve its quality.
The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites.

This template should be used on talk pages. Please add one or more subject categories into the template.
Use of= to add detailed information on the request.
Use in= to define locations.

{{reqdiagram}}
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It is requested that a diagram or diagrams be included in this article to improve its quality. Specific illustrations, plots or diagrams can be requested at the Graphic Lab.
For more information, refer to discussion on this page and/or the listing at Wikipedia:Requested images.

This template should be used on talk pages.

{{reqmap}}
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It is requested that a map or maps be included in this article to improve its quality.

This template should be used on talk pages.

{{too many photos}}
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Lists

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{{cleanup-list}}
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For use in non-list articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted

{{cleanup-laundry}}
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For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of lists.

{{create-list}}
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Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.

{{disputed-list}}
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To identify a list on Wikipedia that has content whose truth, factual nature, and/or relevance to the topic is in dispute. There is also an inline version, {{list fact}}.

{{example farm}}
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For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of "examples", "references in popular culture", and the like.

{{fictionrefs}}
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For use in fiction-specific articles that have way too many trivial examples. (Ex.: For an article specifically about famous fictional horses that mentions the fact that Sesame Street once told kids how to spell "horse", or that one of the animals you can kill in an online game is a horse.)

{{in popular culture}}
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For use when a nonfiction article has become overcrowded with too many references to fiction or other pop culture. (Ex.: Article on horses having a long section of TV shows, movies, video games, etc. that have "horse" in the name or feature horses in some way.)

{{list to table}}
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For use where lists could be better presented as tables.

{{MOSLOW}}
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Use this tag where a list of works is in reverse-chronological order or otherwise contravenes the WP:Manual of Style (lists of works).

{{prose}}
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This article is in a list format that may be better presented using prose. You can help by converting this article to prose, if appropriate. Editing help is available.

Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.

Wiki tech

Most of these issues are covered in the main Manual of Style.

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{{cleanup-HTML}}
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If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup

{{cleanup-lang}}
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If the article has non-English text but lacks {{Lang}} template(s)

{{dead end}}
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This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text.

Use this to mark articles or sections that lack internal links but are otherwise wikified.

{{disambiguation cleanup}}
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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 may need to be cleaned up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Further information might be found on the talk page. Tools: DabFix

Use this for disambiguation pages not written according to the style in WP:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages).
Replace {{disambiguation}} with this.

{{incoming links}}
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Use this to mark disambiguation pages with a large amount of incoming links.

{{more-specific-links}}
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Use this on a page with general links that should be more specific.

{{orphan}}
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This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available.

Use this for articles that aren't linked to from more than one or two other pages.

{{uncategorized}}
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This page has not been added to any categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar pages.

Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.

{{wikify}}
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This article may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please help by adding relevant internal links, or by improving the article's layout.

Click [show] on right for more details.

No reason has been cited for the Wikify tag on this article.You can insert a reason using the |reason= parameter, like this: {{Wikify|reason=Your reason here}}

Please replace HTML markup with wiki markup where appropriate.
Add wikilinks. Where appropriate, make links to other articles by putting "[[" and "]]" on either side of relevant words (see WP:LINK for more information) and check that your links work as expected. Please do not link terms that most readers are familiar with, such as common occupations, well-known geographical terms, and everyday items.
Format the lead. Create or improve the lead paragraph.
Arrange section headers as described at Wikipedia:Guide to layout.
Add an infobox if it is appropriate for the article.
Clean up / format the references and footnotes, using citation templates when appropriate.
Remove this tag.

If the article needs reformatting to be more readable
If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup
If the article needs text markup for mathematical formulae per WP:MATH
If important words need to be linked to appropriate Wikipedia articles

Infobox needed

See also: Help:Infobox and Category:Infobox templates

Tag

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{{infobox requested}}
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This article lacks an infobox. You may wish to add one, so that the article resembles the standard display for this subject. This talk page may contain the banner of a relevant project, that provides the standardized infobox for this type of article. See also Category:Infobox templates, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Infoboxes.

This template should be used on talk pages.
Also has functionality to indicate that only a section in a page needs one. See the template page for more info.

{{newinfobox}}
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This article has a deprecated, substituted or incorrect infobox and needs a new one. Please consult the relevant WikiProject or Infobox templates category to find an appropriate replacement.

This template should be used on talk pages.

{{ship infobox request}}
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This article lacks a ship infobox. You can help WikiProject Ships by copying the source code into the attached article, and filling in the information yourself, or by providing the information here on the Talk page so that someone else can construct the box.

This template should be used on talk pages.

{{single infobox request}}
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An {{Infobox single}}, {{Infobox song}} or {{Infobox standard}} has been requested for this article. Please select the appropriate infobox and format it according to the guidelines.

This template should be used on talk pages.

Infobox cleanup needed

Tag

Text that will be shown (and usage notes)

{{cleanup-infobox}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article's infobox may require cleanup.

Merging

The following tags should be placed on top the pages or sections which require merging. For more details on this topic, see Wikipedia:Merging and Category:Merge templates.

Moving

The following cleanup tags are to be used for, during, and after proposing a move on Wikipedia:Requested moves.

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)

{{ subst:Requested move|new|why }}
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It has been proposed in this section that Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup be renamed and moved to new title.

The proposed move will be listed automatically at Wikipedia:Requested moves within 30 minutes.
Discussion regarding the move should occur on this talk page. 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.
When discussion has ended, remove this tag and it will be removed from the list.

Note: This tag should be placed at the beginning of the section containing the relevant discussion.

old → new why ~~~~
Be sure to use the subst: and always sign it (four tildes ~~~~) after it.

{{ subst:RMlink|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 sign it (four tildes ~~~~) after it.

{{ subst:RMlink?|old|why }}
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old → ? —(Discuss)— why —~~~~

This template is an alternative to RMlink. It 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 sign it (four tildes ~~~~) after it. The newname part has been replaced with ?.

{{cleanup-articletitle}}
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{{move to userspace}}
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It has been suggested that this page should be moved to 's userspace.

{{movenotice}}
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It has been proposed that Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup be renamed and moved ([[|Discuss]]).

{{moveoptions}}
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Use {{subst:move|?}} instead.

Place either of these 2 templates at the top of a talk page of an article that has a proposed move. Do not remove them from this page.

Copying to other projects

The following templates should be placed atop articles desired to be moved to other Wikimedia sister projects:

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)

{{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}
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This is a candidate to be copied to Wikimedia Commons. Freely licensed or public domain media are more accessible to other Wikimedia projects if placed on Commons. Any user may perform this move—please see Moving images to the Commons for more information.

Please thoroughly review the copyright status of this file and ensure that it is actually eligible for transfer to Commons. If you are concerned that this file could have problems with its attribution information and/or copyright status, then remove this notice and DO NOT transfer it to Commons. By transferring this file to Commons, you acknowledge you have read this message and are willing to accept all and any consequences for inappropriate transfers. Repeat violators will be blocked from editing.

If this image has been copied to Commons replace this tag with {{subst:ncd}} or {{subst:ncd|Image name on Commons.ext}} if a different filename is used on Commons.

Copy to Commons: via CommonsHelper · via wmfLabs CommonsHelper

{{convert to SVG and copy to Wikimedia Commons}}
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This image needs to be converted to the SVG format. Once that is done, it should be moved to the Wikimedia Commons in accordance with Wikipedia's image policy. Once the image is improved, see moving images to the Commons for information on how to proceed. If you can not convert to SVG, go ahead and move to the Commons anyway. See Move-to-commons assistant.

This template should only be used on image pages.

{{copy to Meta}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Meta.
This article is neither an encyclopedic article, nor a meta article which only applies to the English Wikipedia, and is therefore better located at the Wikimedia Meta wiki.
If this article can be modified to be a proper encyclopedia entry, please do so and remove this message.

{{copy to Wikibooks}}
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{{copy to Wikibooks Cookbook}}
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{{copy to Wikimedia Commons}}
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If this image has been copied to Commons replace this tag with {{subst:ncd}} or {{subst:ncd|Image name on Commons.ext}} if a different filename is used on Commons.

Copy to Commons: via CommonsHelper · via wmfLabs CommonsHelper

{{copy to Wikiquote}}
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{{copy to Wikisource}}
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{{copy to Wikiversity}}
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{{copy to Wiktionary}}
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{{now Commons}}
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This file is now available on Wikimedia Commons as File:Sample.png.

Files that have been tagged with this template may be deleted after satisfying conditions of CSD F8. Administrators: If the file has been properly moved, delete it. If not, change the {{Now Commons}} tag to: {{Not moved to Commons|sample.png|reason=reason why the image could not be moved}}

This template should only be used on file (image) pages.

{{shadowsCommons}}
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A different image is available on the Wikimedia Commons with the same name, Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup.

You can help fix this in one of the following ways:

Copy to Wikimedia Commons if it is a freely licensed or public domain media. See Moving images to the Commons for more information.
Rename the file locally ({{rename media}}).
Nominate the file for deletion if it is not usable or for example a lower-quality version of the one on the Commons. Note: Do not delete the image if the Keep Local tag is present.

This template should only be used on image pages.

The following related cleanup templates are also available:

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{TWCleanup}} category links talk edit
{{TWCleanup2}} category links talk edit

Splitting

These templates are used for splitting articles.

For more details on this topic, see Wikipedia:Splitting.

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{{cleanup split}}
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Place this at the top of the section that has grown too large and has been split.

{{split}}
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Place this at the top of a page for which a split into two or more new pages is proposed.
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.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{split}}
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Optionally, you can include suggested titles for between 2 and 20 new pages as parameters.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{split-apart}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into multiple pages. (Discuss)

Place this at the top of a page for which a split into two or more new pages is proposed, and where they are distinct enough that a disambiguation page is not appropriate.
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.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{split-apart}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into pages titled New title 1 and New title 2. (Discuss)

Optionally, you can include suggested titles for between 2 and 20 new pages as parameters.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{split dab}}
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This template is used for splitting disambiguation pages.

{{split section}}
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new page. ([[|Discuss]])

Place this at the top of one or more sections for which a split into a new page is proposed.
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.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{split section}}
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new page titled New title. ([[|Discuss]])

Optionally, you can include a suggested title for the new page as a parameter.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{split sections}}
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It has been suggested that some sections of this page be split into a new page titled New title. (Discuss)

Place this at the top of a page for which a split of multiple sections into a new page is proposed.
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.
If possible, instead use {{split section}} or {{split section|new title}} in each of the sections that should be split into the new page.
Add the date parameter |date=May 2012 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from May 2012

{{sub-sections}}
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This section of the article is too long to read comfortably, and needs subsections. Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out in the Manual of Style.

Place this at the top of one or more sections for which a split into a new section on the same 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.

Translation

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{{cleanup-translation}}
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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.

{{expand Spanish}}
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This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in the Spanish Wikipedia.

Don't speak Spanish? Click here to read a machine-translated version of the Spanish article.

Click [show] on the right to review important translation instructions before translating.

Google's machine translation is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into English Wikipedia.
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
After translating, {{Translated|es|source article}} must be added to the talk page to ensure copyright compliance.
For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

For requesting translations, there is a tag for each language. See Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates to choose the appropriate expand tag.

{{not English}}
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This article needs translation from language to English.

This article is written in language. If it is intended for readers from the language language community, it should be contributed to the Wikipedia in that language. See list of Wikipedias.

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/or moved to the language Wikipedia.

If you have just labeled this page as needing translation, please add
{{subst:Needtrans | pg = Template messages/Cleanup | Language = language | Comments = }} ~~~~
to the bottom of this section 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 only for articles that are completely or almost completely in a foreign language.
Note that if the issue isn't dealt with in two weeks, the article goes to Articles for deletion.

{{not English-inline}}
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^{[in English?]}

An inline version to use after a single phrase.

{{rough translation}}
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This article is a rough translation from language. It may have been generated by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency. Please help to enhance the translation.

If you have just labeled this page as needing such attention, please add
{{subst:Duflu | pg= Template messages/Cleanup | Language = language | Comments = }} ~~~~
to the bottom of the WP:PNTCU section on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English.

The original article is under "language" in the "languages" sidebar.

{{translated page}}
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Article contains a translation of an Unspecified article from Please provide the language code of the source wiki.

Place this on the talk page when text from another language Wikipedia is translated and included on a page in the English Wikipedia. It serves as attribution under the licence requirements.
Example: {{translated page|source language code|source page title|version=123456789|insertversion=987654321|section=name}}

{{translatePassage}}
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This always should be supplemented by a note on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English.
This should be used only for articles that are mostly in English, but have a passage in a foreign language.

{{translation WIP}}
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Foreign article name
Foreign article's language
Foreign article's language code

Please see the Template Page for full usage notes and other information.

Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup

Does the article meet inclusion requirements?

Best practices in obscure or unpopular articles

Best practices in heavily monitored articles

Use in sections

Tag consolidation

Cleanup

General cleanup

Copy editing

Cleanup of specific subjects

Fiction

Inline with article text

Style of writing

Structure, formatting and sections

Introduction

Potentially unwanted content

Message boxes

Inline with article text

Context and detail

Off-topic

Expand and add

Expert needed

Time-sensitive

Inline with article text

Contradiction and confusion

Inline with article text

Content forks

Importance and notability

Neutrality and factual accuracy

Message boxes

Inline with article text

Verifiability and sources

Message boxes

Inline with article text

Links for search

Categories

Images

Lists

Wiki tech

Infobox needed

Infobox cleanup needed

Merging

Moving

Copying to other projects

Splitting

Translation

See also

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