Wikipedia:List of monthly maintenance categories with templates

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1911 Britannica articles needing updates
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Accuracy disputes
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{{Disputed}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Disputed category}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Disputed list}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Self-published inline}} semi {{Fix}}


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Article sections to be split
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Articles about possible neologisms
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Articles containing potentially dated statements
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Articles lacking in-text citations
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Articles lacking page references
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{{Page numbers needed}} none {{Ambox}}


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Articles lacking reliable references
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{{Circular-ref}} none {{Fix}}
{{Cite check}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Irrelevant citation}} none {{Fix}}
{{Marketing material}} none {{Fix}}
{{Primary sources}} full {{Ambox}}
{{Promotional source}} none {{Fix}}
{{Religion primary}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Religious text primary}} none {{Ambox}}
{{SCIRS}} none {{Fix}}
{{Self-published}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Third-party inline}} none {{Fix}}
{{Unreliable medical source}} none {{Fix}}
{{Unreliable sources}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Verify credibility}} full {{Fix}}


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Articles lacking sources
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{{Verifiability}} full {{Ambox}}
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Articles needing additional categories
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Articles needing additional references
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{{Cite plot points}} none {{Ambox}}
{{One source}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Refimprove}} full {{Ambox}}
{{Unlinked references}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Unreferenced}} full {{Ambox}}


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Articles needing cleanup
{{Cleanup}} full various
{{Cleanup list}} full {{Ambox}}
{{Ibid}} full {{Ambox}}
{{Prose}} full {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup bare URLs}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Lead missing}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Lead rewrite}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Lead too short}} semi {{Ambox}}
{{Catholic-cleanup}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup AfD}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup book}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup images}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup remainder}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup school}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Cleanup university}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Close paraphrasing}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Condense}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Create-list}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Game guide}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Howto}} none {{Ambox}}
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{{List to table}} none {{Ambox}}
{{List years}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Over-explained}} none {{Fix}}
{{Unclear date}} none {{Ambox}}


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Articles needing expert attention by month
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{{Expert-verify}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Technical}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Formula missing descriptions}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Technical statement}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles needing link rot cleanup
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Articles needing more viewpoints
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{{Too few opinions}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Unbalanced}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles needing sections
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Articles needing the year an event occurred
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Articles requiring tables
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Articles slanted towards recent events
{{Recentism}} full {{DMCA}}


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Articles sourced by IMDb
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Articles sourced only by IMDb
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Articles that may be too long
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Articles that may contain original research
{{Or}} full {{Fix}}
{{Original research}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Synthesis}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Sciencereview}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Syn}} none {{Fix}}


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Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction
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Articles to be expanded
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{{Expand}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Expand language}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Expand language (non-Latin script)}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Expand section}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Linkage}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Missing information}} none {{Ambox}}
{{Transreq}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles to be split
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{{Move portions}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Split}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Split-apart}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Split2}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Split dab}} none {{DMC}}
{{Split sections}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles with a promotional tone
{{Advert}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Fanpov}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Like resume}} none {{DMCA}}
{{News release}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles with broken or outdated citations
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Articles with close paraphrasing
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Articles with close paraphrasing of public domain sources
{{Close paraphrasing}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles with dead external links
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Articles with disputed statements
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{{Disputed inline}} none {{Fix}}
{{Dubious}} full {{Fix}}


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Articles with excessive see also sections
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Articles with ibid
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Articles with improper non-free content
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Articles with limited geographic scope
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{{Geographical imbalance}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles with links needing disambiguation
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Articles with minor POV problems
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{{ASF}} none {{Fix}}
{{COI source}} none {{Fix}}
{{Editorializing}} none {{Fix}}
{{Lopsided}} none {{Fix}}
{{Overly detailed inline}} none {{Fix}}
{{NPOV language}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Opinion}} none {{Fix}}
{{Undue weight inline}} none {{Fix}}


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Articles with neologism issues
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Articles with obsolete information
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Articles with peacock terms
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{{Peacock term}} semi {{Fix}}


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Articles with sections that need to be turned into prose
{{Lacking overview}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Prose}} full {{DMCA}}


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Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases
{{By whom}} full {{Fix}}
{{Weasel inline}} full {{Fix}}
{{Who}} full {{Fix}}
{{Attribution needed}} semi {{Fix}}
{{Which?}} semi {{Fix}}
{{Compared to?}} none {{Fix}}
{{How often}} none {{Fix}}
{{Says who}} none {{Fix}}
{{To whom?}} none {{Fix}}
{{Who else}} none {{Fix}}
{{Why?}} none {{Fix}}


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Articles with topics of unclear notability
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Articles with trivia sections
{{Trivia}} full {{DMCA}}
{{In popular culture}} none {{DMCA}}


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Articles with unsourced statements
{{Chronology citation needed}} none {{Fix}}
{{Citation broken}} none {{Fix}}
{{Citation needed}} full {{Fix}}
{{Episode}} none {{Fix}}
{{Failed verification}} full {{Fix}}
{{Imagefact}} none {{Fix}}
{{ME-fact}} none {{Fix}}
{{Medical citation needed}} none {{Fix}}
{{Quantify}} none {{Fix}}
{{Season needed}} none {{Fix}}
{{Volume needed}} none {{Fix}}


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Articles with weasel words
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Attempted de-orphan
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BLP articles lacking sources
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{{BLP sources}} full {{Ambox}}


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Categories for discussion
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{{Cfm}} full {{DMC}}
{{Cfr}} full {{DMC}}
{{Cfr-speedy}} none {{DMC}}


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Copied and pasted articles and sections
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Copied and pasted articles and sections with url provided
{{Copypaste}} full {{DMCA}}


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Current events
{{Current}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Current event}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Recent death}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Current person}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Current related}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Current disaster}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Current election}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Current spaceflight}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Current sport}} none {{DMCA}}


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Dead-end pages
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Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup
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{{Hndis-cleanup}} none {{DMCA}}


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Incomplete disambiguation
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Incomplete lists
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{{Inc-up}} none {{DMCA}}


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Merge by month
{{Merge}} full {{DMC}}
{{Merge from}} full {{DMC}}
{{Merge to}} full {{DMC}}
{{Afd-mergefrom}} none {{DMC}}
{{Afd-mergeto}} none {{DMC}}
{{Merging}} none {{DMC}}


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Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes
{{POV}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Criticism section}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{POV check}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{POV statement}} semi {{Fix}}
{{Whom?}} semi {{Fix}}
{{Bio-coatrack}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Coat rack}} none {{DMCA}}
{{COI-check}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Obituary}} none {{DMCA}}
{{POV lead}} none {{DMCA}}
{{POV map}} none {{DMCA}}
{{POV heading}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Undue weight}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Undue section}} none {{DMCA}}
{{USgovtPOV}} none {{DMCA}}


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Pages with excessive dablinks
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Pages with non-English text lacking appropriate markup
{{Cleanup lang}} none {{DMCA}}


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Orphaned articles
{{Orphan}} full {{DMCA}}


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Recently revised
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Self-contradictory articles
{{Contradict-inline}} none {{Fix}}


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Uncategorized pages
{{Uncategorized}} full {{DMC}}


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Suspected copyright infringements without a source
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Deprecated templates
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Uncategorized stubs
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Unreferenced BLPs
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Unreviewed new articles
{{New unreviewed article}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Userspace draft}} semi {{DMC}}


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Unreviewed new articles created via the Article Wizard
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{{Userspace draft}} semi {{DMC}}


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Userspace drafts
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Use British English
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Use British (Oxford) English
{{Use British (Oxford) English}} none {{DMCA}}


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Use Canadian English
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Use dmy dates
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Use mdy dates
{{Use mdy dates}} full {{DMCA}}


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User-created public domain files
{{PD-self}} full {{DMC}}
{{PD-user}} full {{DMC}}


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Userspace drafts created via the Article Wizard
{{Userspace draft}} semi {{DMC}}


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Vague or ambiguous geographic scope
{{Where}} full {{Fix}}


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Vague or ambiguous time
{{When}} full {{Fix}}


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Wikipedia articles containing buzzwords
{{Buzzword inline}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Buzzword}} none {{DMCA}}
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Wikipedia articles in need of updating
{{Update}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Update after}} semi {{DMCA}}
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Wikipedia articles needing clarification
{{Clarify}} full {{Fix}}
{{Confusing}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Confusing section}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Incomplete}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Vague}} semi {{Fix}}
{{Ambiguous}} none {{Fix}}
{{Confusing section}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Definition}} none {{Fix}}
{{Elucidate}} none {{Fix}}
{{Examples}} none {{Fix}}
{{Too abstract}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Unclear date}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Verify spelling}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia articles needing context
{{Context}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Context inline}} none {{Fix}}
{{Generalize}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Specific}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Time-context}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia articles needing copy edit
{{Copy edit}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Copy edit section}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia articles needing factual verification
{{Expert-verify}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Verify source}} full {{Fix}}
{{Formula missing descriptions}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Nonspecific}} none {{Fix}}
{{Primary source inline}} none {{Fix}}
{{Primary source claim}} none {{Fix}}
{{Request quotation}} none {{Fix}}


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Wikipedia articles needing page number citations
{{Page needed}} semi {{Fix}}


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Wikipedia articles needing reorganization
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Wikipedia articles needing rewrite
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Wikipedia articles with style issues
{{Advert}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Tone}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Essay-like}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Fancruft}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Overly detailed}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Abbreviations}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Colloquial}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Editorial}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Fanpov}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Inappropriate person}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Like resume}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Magazine}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Manual}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Needs table}} none {{DMCA}}
{{News release}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Quotefarm}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Repetition}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Review}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Spacing}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Story}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Summary style}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Technical}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Term paper}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Textbook}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Tone inline}} none {{Fix}}
{{Too many categories}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Travel guide}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia articles needing time reference citations
{{Time needed}} none {{Fix}}


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Wikipedia articles that are too technical
{{Technical}} semi {{DMCAT}}


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Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention
{{Plot}} full {{DMCA}}
{{All plot}} none {{DMCA}}
{{More plot}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest
{{COI}} full {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia articles without plot summaries
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Wikipedia categories needing cleanup
{{Cleanup}} full {{DMC}}


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Wikipedia external links cleanup
{{External links}} semi {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia introduction cleanup
{{Context}} full {{DMCA}}
{{Inadequate lead}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Lead missing}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Lead rewrite}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Lead too long}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Lead too short}} full {{DMCA}}
{{POV lead}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Time-context}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia list cleanup
{{Cleanup list}} full {{DMCA}}
{{List to table}} none {{DMCA}}


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Wikipedia pages needing cleanup
{{Cleanup}} full {{DMC}}


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Wikipedia references cleanup
{{Citation style}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Verify sources}} none {{Ambox}}


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Wikipedia spam cleanup
{{External links}} semi {{DMCA}}
{{Further reading cleanup}} none {{DMCA}}
{{Spam link}} none {{Fix}}


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Wikipedia templates needing cleanup
{{Cleanup}} full {{DMC}}


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Wikipedians having been offered adoption
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