Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup

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{{tlrow|cleanup|article|category=Wikipedia cleanup}}

• 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: cleanup|reason= to specify issues identified (it may be a link to comments on the talk page).

{{tlrow|cleanup AfD|category=Articles needing cleanup}}

• Use this tag where an AFD discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."

{{tlrow|cleanup rewrite||article|category=Wikipedia articles needing rewrite}}

• Use this tag where the whole article needs extensive revision.

{{tlrow|section rewrite||category=Wikipedia articles needing rewrite}}

• Use this tag where a section needs extensive revision.
  (This is the same cleanup rewrite tag with section parameter enabled)

{{tlrow|cleanup section|category=Cleanup by month}}

• Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.

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{{tlrow|copy edit|article|category=All articles needing copy edit}}

{{tlrow|copy edit section|category=All articles needing copy edit}}

{{tlrow|verify spelling||category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}

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{{tlrow|Copy edit inline|category=All articles needing copy edit}}

• This template tags a statement for basic copyediting, and should be placed after the statement.

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{{tlrow|CIA World Factbook only|category=CIA World Factbook cleanup}}

{{tlrow|cleanup book|category=Books needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|cleanup Congress bio|category=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup}}

{{tlrow|cleanup film|category=Film articles needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|cleanup school|category=Schools needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|cleanup higher education|category=Higher education articles needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|game guide|category=Video game cleanup}}

{{tlrow|game trivia|category=Video game cleanup}}

{{tlrow|localist|category=Places of local interest needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|metricate|article|category=Articles requiring unit attention}}

{{tlrow|USRD-wrongdir|category=U.S. road articles written in the wrong direction}}

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{{tlrow|all plot|article|category=Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention}}

{{tlrow|fiction|article|category=Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction}}

• This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.

{{tlrow|in-universe|article|category=Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction}}

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

{{tlrow|long plot|article|category=Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention}}

{{tlrow|more plot|article|category=Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention}}

{{tlrow|no plot|article|category=Wikipedia articles without plot summaries}}

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{{tlrow|needs IPA|category=Articles needing IPA}}

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{{tlrow|abbreviations|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|buzzword|article|category=Wikipedia articles containing buzzwords}}

{{tlrow|Cleanup press release|article|category=articles with a promotional tone}}

{{tlrow|cleanup tense|article|category=Wikipedia articles with incorrect tenses}}

{{tlrow|debate|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|essay-like|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|excessive examples|article|category=articles with too many examples}}

{{tlrow|how-to|article|category=Articles containing how-to sections}}

{{tlrow|inappropriate person|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|Resume-like|article|category=articles with a promotional tone}}

{{tlrow|obituary|article|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|over-quotation|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|peacock|article|category=All articles with peacock terms}}

{{tlrow|pro and con list|article|category=articles containing pro and con lists}}

{{tlrow|promotional|article|category=articles with a promotional tone}}

{{tlrow|research paper|article|review|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|review|article|review|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|speculation|article|category=Articles containing predictions or speculation}}

{{tlrow|story|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|technical|article|category=Wikipedia articles that are too technical}}

{{tlrow|tone|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|travel guide|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

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{{tlrow|cleanup reorganize|category=Wikipedia articles needing reorganization}}

{{tlrow|copy edit|category=Wikipedia articles needing copy edit}}

{{tlrow|duplication|category=Articles in need of internal merging}}

{{tlrow|importance section|category=Wikipedia cleanup}}

{{tlrow|organize section|category=Wikipedia articles needing reorganization}}

{{tlrow|overcolored|category=Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems}}

{{tlrow|overcoloured|category=Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems}}

{{tlrow|sections|category=Articles needing sections}}

{{tlrow|summarize section|category=Articles containing overly long summaries}}

{{tlrow|Too many sections|category=Articles needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|too many see alsos|category=Articles with excessive see also sections}}

{{tlrow|trivia|category=Articles with trivia sections}}

{{tlrow|very long|category=Articles that may be too long}}

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{{tlrow|lead extra info|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}

{{tlrow|lead missing|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}

{{tlrow|lead rewrite|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}

{{tlrow|lead too long|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}

{{tlrow|lead too short|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}

{{tlrow|POV lead|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

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{{tlrow|AI-generated|article or section|category=Articles containing suspected AI-generated texts}}

{{tlrow|cleanup list|article or section|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}

• For use in articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted

{{tlrow|cleanup red links|article or section|category=Wikipedia red link cleanup}}

{{tlrow|close paraphrasing|article|category=Articles with close paraphrasing}}

{{tlrow|copypaste|article|category=Copied and pasted articles and sections}}

{{tlrow|criticism section|article|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|external links|article|category=Wikipedia external links cleanup}}

{{tlrow|further reading cleanup|category=Wikipedia further reading cleanup}}

{{tlrow|in popular culture|article|category=Articles with trivia sections}}

{{tlrow|MOS|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|non-free|article|category=Articles with improper non-free content}}

{{tlrow|overlinked|category=Articles with too many wikilinks}}

{{tlrow|schedule|category=Articles which include current schedules}}

{{tlrow|trivia|category=Articles with trivia sections}}

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{{tlrow|Peacock inline|notes=|category=Articles with peacock terms}}

• See also: WP:PEACOCK

{{tlrow|spam link|category=Wikipedia spam cleanup}}

{{tlrow|weasel inline|category=Articles with weasel words}}

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{{tlrow|context|article|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}

{{tlrow|generalize|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}

{{tlrow|human-centric|article|category=Wikipedia articles needing biological rebalancing}}

{{tlrow|overly detailed|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}

{{tlrow|Too many charts|category=Pages with too many statistics}}

{{tlrow|specific|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}

{{tlrow|time-context|article|that may not be current but does not specify a time period|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}

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{{tlrow|off topic|category=Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections}}

• Also takes "other article" parameter

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{{tlrow|biblio|article|category=Articles needing additional references}}

{{tlrow|cleanup biography|category=Biographies with insufficient biographical information}}

{{tlrow|expand section|category=Articles to be expanded}}

• When calling this template, you may pass it a parameter. A template call like {{tlx |expand section | examples and additional citations}} generates: "This section requires expansion with: examples and additional citations."

{{tlrow|formula missing descriptions|category=Wikipedia articles needing factual verification}}

{{tlrow|kmposts|category=Routes needing mileposts}}

• Place above road junction lists that do not contain kilometreposts.

{{tlrow|lacking ISBN|article|category=Articles lacking ISBNs}}

• Place {{tlx|lacking ISBN|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} at the head of the relevant section(s). Remember that books published before 1974 may not have ISBNs (though more recent editions should).

{{tlrow|lacking overview|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}

{{tlrow|mileposts|category=Routes needing mileposts}}

• Place above road junction lists that do not contain mileposts.

{{tlrow|missing information|Articles to be expanded}}

• When calling this template, you must pass it a parameter. A template call like {{tlx |Missing information | why bananas are yellow}} generates "This article is missing information about why bananas are yellow."

{{tlrow|expand language|category=Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias}}

• Typically used as one of 170 language-specific templates such as {{tlx|Expand Italian|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

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{{tlrow|expert needed|PROJECTNAME|article|category=Articles needing expert attention}}

• Before adding this template, start a section on the article discussion page describing what you wish the expert to address, and put the section name in the {{para|talk}} parameter. {{tl|Expert needed talk}} may be used on the talk page for this purpose.

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{{tlrow|time-context|article|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}

{{tlrow|update|category=Wikipedia articles in need of updating}}

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{{tlrow|clarify timeframe|notes=For tagging WP:DATED problems|category=All articles with vague or ambiguous time}}

{{tlrow|update after|category=Wikipedia articles scheduled for update tagging|notes=For facts that likely will need updating at a specific future date|nocat=true}}

{{tlrow|update inline|notes=For facts that need updating now|category=Wikipedia articles in need of updating}}

{{tlrow|as of|notes=Used within prose to attribute a specific time to information that may quickly become dated, such as population statistics.|category=Articles containing potentially dated statements}}

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{{tlrow|under construction|article|category=Pages actively undergoing construction}}

{{tlrow|in use|category=Pages actively undergoing a major edit}}

{{tlrow|recently revised|category=Recently revised}}

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{{tlrow|confusing|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}

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

{{tlrow|contradicts other|category=Articles contradicting other articles}}

{{tlrow|contradicts others|example|illustration|category=Articles contradicting other articles}}

• Use these tags in articles that appear to contradict themselves or each other.

{{tlrow|incomprehensible|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}

{{tlrow|misleading|category=Misleading articles}}

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

{{tlrow|self-contradictory|category=Self-contradictory articles}}

{{tlrow|unclear date|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}

{{tlrow|unfocused|category=Wikipedia articles lacking focus}}

• Use this tag when the writing is clear, but the article as a whole doesn't concentrate on a single theme.

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{{tlrow|Contradictory inline|category=Self-contradictory articles}}

• Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.

{{tlrow|expand acronym}}

• Use this to mark acronyms and abbreviations that are not written in full at first occurrence.

{{tlrow|inconsistent|category=Inconsistent articles}}

• Use this to mark statements that are inconsistent with other parts of the article.

{{tlrow|vague|optional mouseover message|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}

• Use this for specific sentences needing clarification.

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{{tlrow|bad summary|category=Wikipedia articles with content forks}}

{{tlrow|duplication|category=Articles in need of internal merging}}

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{{tlrow|importance inline}}

• inline version of {{tlp|importance section}}

{{tlrow|importance section}}

{{tlrow|notability|category=Articles with topics of unclear notability}}

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

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{{tlrow|autobiography|category=Autobiographical articles}}

{{tlrow|cherry-picked|category=Articles needing more viewpoints|article}}

{{tlrow|coatrack|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|COI|category=Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest}}

{{tlrow|disputed|category=Accuracy disputes}}

{{tlrow|disputed section|category=Accuracy disputes}}

{{tlrow|geographical imbalance|category=Articles with limited geographic scope}}

{{tlrow|globalize|article|category=Articles with limited geographic scope}}

{{tlrow|hoax|category=Wikipedia suspected hoax articles}}

{{tlrow|peacock|category=Wikipedia style guidelines|article}}

{{tlrow|political POV|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|POV|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|POV lead|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|POV section|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|recentism|article|category=Articles slanted towards recent events}}

{{tlrow|unbalanced|article|category=Articles needing more viewpoints}}

{{tlrow|undisclosed paid|section|category=Wikipedia articles with undisclosed paid content}}

{{tlrow|undue weight|section|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}

{{tlrow|weasel|category=Wikipedia style guidelines|article}}

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{{tlrow|according to whom|notes=For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...")|category=All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases}}

{{tlrow|clarify|notes=Do not use without first taking some steps to research the apparent problem|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}

{{tlrow|contentious label inline|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}

{{tlrow|dubious|category=Articles with disputed statements}}

{{tlrow|editorializing|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}

{{tlrow|excessive citations inline|notes=For abuse of citations, per Wikipedia:Citation overkill.|category=Articles tagged with the inline citation overkill template}}

{{tlrow|original research inline|category=Articles that may contain original research}}

{{tlrow|POV statement|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}

{{tlrow|unbalanced opinion|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}

{{tlrow|undue weight inline|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}

{{tlrow|when|notes=For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds.|category=Vague or ambiguous time}}

{{tlrow|who|notes=For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...")|category=Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases}}

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{{tlrow|audio requested|category=Wikipedia requested audio|nocat=true}}

{{tlrow|cleanup gallery|article|category=no}}

{{tlrow|cleanup images|article|category=Articles needing cleanup}}

{{tlrow|diagram requested|category=Wikipedia requested diagram images}}

• This template should be used on talk pages.

{{tlrow|Cleanup image captions|category=Image captions for cleanup}}

{{tlrow|image requested|category=Wikipedia requested images}}

• 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.

{{tlrow|map requested|category=Wikipedia requested maps}}

• This template should be used on talk pages.

{{tlrow|too many photos|category=Pages with too many photos}}

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{{tlrow|cleanup list|article or section|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}

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

{{tlrow|create list|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}

• Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.

{{tlrow|disputed list|category=Accuracy disputes}}

• To identify a list on Wikipedia that has content whose truth, factual nature, and/or relevance to the topic is in dispute.

{{tlrow|Excessive examples|article|category=Articles with too many examples}}

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

{{tlrow|famous|category=unverifiable lists of persons}}

• For use in articles with unclear criteria for a list of "famous" or "notable" persons.

{{tlrow|fiction trivia|category=Articles with fictioncruft}}

• 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.)

{{tlrow|in popular culture|article|category=Articles with trivia sections}}

• 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.)

{{tlrow|list entry too long|category=Articles containing overly long list entries}}

• For use when a list item is excessively large due to indiscriminate trivia or a need to merge or split

{{tlrow|list scope|article|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}

• To identify a list on Wikipedia that has entries that may be out of scope.

{{tlrow|list to table|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}

• For use where lists could be better presented as tables.

{{tlrow|Unsorted list|category=Wikipedia articles contravening the Manual of Style for lists of works}}

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

{{tlrow|prose|article|category=Articles with sections that need to be turned into prose}}

• Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.

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{{tlrow|cleanup HTML|category=Articles with HTML markup}}

• If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup

{{tlrow|cleanup lang|category=Pages with non-English text lacking appropriate markup}}

• If the article has non-English text but lacks {{tl|Lang}}, {{tl|transl}} or other multilingual support templates.

{{tlrow|dablinks|category=Pages with excessive dablinks}}

• Use this on a page that links to a large number of disambiguation pages.
• This template is sometimes placed automatically by {{noping|DPL bot}}.

{{tlrow|dead end|article|category=Dead-end pages}}

• Use this to mark articles or sections that completely lack internal links.

{{Replace|{{tlrow|disambiguation cleanup|category=Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup}}|__DISAMBIG__

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{{tlrow|infobox requested|category=Wikipedia articles with an infobox request}}

• 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.

{{tlrow|new infobox|category=Pages needing an infobox conversion}}

• This template should be used on talk pages.

{{tlrow|single infobox request|category=Song articles without infoboxes}}

• This template should be used on talk pages.

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{{tlrow|cleanup infobox|category=Wikipedia infobox cleanup}}