Template:Cleanup
This template tag adds a "Cleanup" notice to a page, indicating that the page needs a significant clean-up. Please explain below why the page needs a clean-up. You do not need to enter the year.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Please explain. See description for suggested reasons. | reason | Please describe why the page needs a clean-up. You may use the talk page for long descriptions. Suggested reasons - •'''accuracy''' is disputed •'''bias''' eg promotional content, misleading or lacks neutrality disputed •'''citations needed''' •'''editorial''' guidelines not met •'''image copyright''' missing or images may not be licensed for reuse •'''image essential''' •'''layout''' is poor or article is cluttered •'''multiple issues''' •'''spelling or grammar''' •'''rewrite''' to meet quality standards •'''sources unscientific''', may not meet science guidelines eg citing of Wikipedia, unreferenced articles, blogs •'''tidy citations''' eg link to authors •'''too long'''•'''too technical'''
| String | suggested |
Year | date | By default, this tag will be marked with the current year. You can also correct it here if you need to.
| String | suggested |
This template should not be substituted. |
This template is used on approximately 100 pages, so changes to it will be widely noticed. Please test any changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Please consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
If you plan to make breaking changes to this template, move it, or nominate it for deletion, please notify Twinkle's users and maintainers at Wikipedia's Twinkle talk page as a courtesy, as this template is used in the standard installation of Twinkle. Thank you! |
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Example[edit source]
{{Cleanup|reason=incorrect capitalization }}
This template may require cleanup to meet MEpedia's guidelines.
The reason given is: |
{{Cleanup|reason=incorrect capitalization|date=2019}}
This template may require cleanup to meet MEpedia's guidelines.
The reason given is: |
{{Cleanup|reason =incorrect capitalization|date={{year}}
This template may require cleanup to meet MEpedia's guidelines.
The reason given is: |
Sandbox testing[edit source]
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{{Cleanup/sandbox|reason=incorrect capitalization|date=2019}}
{{Cleanup/sandbox|reason =incorrect capitalization|date={{year}}
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Usage[edit source]
{{Cleanup}}
should be used with the following parameter:
reason
: the reason for requesting cleanup. This is useful for editors in case the reason for requesting a cleanup is not immediately obvious. The first character of the reason (immediately after the equals sign) should be lowercase, in order to preserve the sentence flow when rendered.
date
: the date is automatically completed; this helps to figure out how long an article has been tagged for cleanup.
Optional parameters include:
talksection
: the section of the talk page explaining what needs to be done. Add a new section to the talk page explaining the type and extent of clean-up required so editors will know what to address, and when to remove this template.
The template should be placed at the top of the article requiring a cleanup. Because {{Cleanup}}
is vague, specific problems should be identified in the reason
field; a more detailed explanation of what needs to be done can be provided on the article's talk page. An article's {{Cleanup}}
template may be removed without the problem(s) being fixed if it is not possible to identify what needs to be cleaned up.
Do not substitute this template.
When to use[edit source]
This tag is intended to identify pages that need wikification or the correction of spelling, grammar, typographical errors, tone, and other similar, non-content-focused changes. Use this tag when the article needs improvement.
Articles that violate policy need more direct action. Other templates, such as {{POV}}
{{POV}}, are better suited to content disputes.
Examples[edit source]
For example, {{Cleanup|reason=the article is full of incorrect capitalization}}
would display as:
may require cleanup to meet MEpedia's guidelines. The reason given is: the article is full of incorrect capitalization (2024) |
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The descriptor (on the preceding example "template") can be changed from its default using the first parameter, for instance {{Cleanup|section}}
or {{Cleanup|disambiguation page}}
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Categorization[edit source]
This template will add pages on which it is used to a specific category Category:All articles needing cleanup containing pages needing cleanup or a dated subcategory thereof.
For tracking purposes it also categorises the page according to whether a reason code has been given.
Alternative[edit source]
If the problem is correctable with the skills you already possess, consider being bold and fixing it yourself, rather than applying this template and leaving it for someone else to clean up.
See also[edit source]
- Template:Cleanup/doc
- {{Cleanup/Citations needed}} - multiple references need to be added
- {{Cleanup/Editorial}} - Editorial guidelines not met
- {{Cleanup/Science}} - Science guidelines not met (referencing issues)
- {{Cleanup/MOS}} - Manual of style not met
- {{Cleanup/Tidy citations}} - For references that need a cleanup
- {{Cleanup/Too long}} - needs to be condensed or split into several pages
- {{Cleanup/Too technical}} - Science too complicated
- {{Cleanup/Image copyright}} - image copyright issues
- {{Cleanup/Image essential}} - must have an image but none on the page
- {{Cleanup/Multiple issues}}
- {{Cleanup/POV}} - Biased / not a neutral point of view
- {{Cleanup/Rewrite}}
- {{Cleanup/Spelling}} - spelling or grammar
- {{Cleanup/Layout}} - layout issues
- {{Cleanup/Translate}} - poor translations (future use)
- MEpedia:Cleanup
- Category:Cleanup templates
Redirects[edit source]
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Cleanup/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |