Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup

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Template messages (maintenance tags, cleanup tags, cleanup messages) may be added to articles needing 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 lead to an effort to fix the problem, not a permanent badge of shame to show that you disagree with an article, or a method of warning readers about an article.

Unless otherwise noted, cleanup messages should be placed at the top of the page, before other templates, images, or infoboxes, but after hatnotes (see Wikipedia:Hatnote § Placement). Cleanup messages should be placed directly on the article or file, not on its talk page. Certain tags can be placed at the beginning of an individual section, and others can be placed within the text itself (inline).

A date parameter is added by a bot, or you can add it yourself with |date=July 2026.

Before you tag an article, please remember the following:

Don't tag an article if you can easily and confidently fix the problem.
The goal is an improved article, not a tagged article.
Do some research to attempt to solve the problem before tagging.
Don't put the burden of doing so on another editor if you are capable of fixing the problem yourself with a simple search or consulting a reference work.
Don't do "drive-by" tagging.
Tags must either be accompanied by a comment on the article's talk page explaining the problem and beginning a discussion on how to fix it or, for simpler and more obvious problems, a remark using the reason parameter (available in some templates) as shown below. At the very least, tagging editors must be willing to follow through with substantive discussion.
Don't do "drive-by" de-tagging.
Likewise, per WP:BRD, please provide a similar rationale for removing a template, unless your preceding edits have clearly fixed the announced problem.
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: Wikipedia:Tag bombing and Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems § 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 noting grammatical problems for a section that needs to be completely re-written to comply with content policies. Focus on the biggest one, two, or three problems.

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 indeed it should be included in Wikipedia. Some articles can be tagged for speedy deletion or nominated for a deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles 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 noticeable changes. In general, an editor who places a template message to indicate a problem like this should explain their rationale fully on the talk page 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 ⇧ Shift+\. 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 {{multiple issues}}.

Cleanup

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{{copypaste}}
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Combined message boxes

Do not use this as the only message box on the article or section; it should be used with at least two other message boxes sandwiched inside it.

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{{multiple issues}}

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{{multiple issues|section=yes}}

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General cleanup

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

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{{cleanup}}
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  • 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).
{{cleanup AfD}}
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  • Use this tag where an AFD discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."
{{cleanup rewrite}}
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  • Use this tag where the whole article needs extensive revision.
{{cleanup section}}
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  • Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.

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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{{copy edit section}}
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{{verify spelling}}
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Cleanup of specific subjects

These templates are all "general cleanup" templates, but tie into a specific subject matter or WikiProjects.

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{{CIA World Factbook only}}
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{{cleanup book}}
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{{cleanup Congress bio}}
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{{cleanup film}}
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{{cleanup school}}
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{{cleanup higher education}}
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{{game guide}}
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{{game trivia}}
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{{localist}}
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{{metricate}}
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{{USRD-wrongdir}}
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Fiction

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction
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{{all plot}}
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{{fiction}}
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  • This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.
{{in-universe}}
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{{long plot}}
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{{more plot}}
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{{no plot}}
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Inline with article text

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{{needs IPA}}
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Style of writing

See also: Wikipedia:Five pillars, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch
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{{abbreviations}}
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{{advert}}
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{{buzzword}}
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{{cleanup-PR}}
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{{cleanup tense}}
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{{debate}}
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{{essay-like}}
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{{example farm}}
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{{how-to}}
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{{inappropriate person}}
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{{like resume}}
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{{manual}}
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{{obituary}}
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{{over-quotation}}
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{{peacock}}
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{{pro and con list}}
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{{repetition}}
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{{research paper}}
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{{review}}
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{{speculation}}
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{{story}}
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{{technical}}
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{{tone}}
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{{travel guide}}
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{{verbosity}}
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Structure, formatting and sections

See also: Help:Section, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings), and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout
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{{cleanup reorganize}}
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{{copy edit}}
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{{duplication}}
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{{importance section}}
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{{organize section}}
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{{overcolored}}
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{{overcoloured}}
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{{sections}}
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{{summarize section}}
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{{Too many sections}}
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{{too many see alsos}}
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{{trivia}}
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{{very long}}
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Introduction

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section
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{{Improve lead}}
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{{lead extra info}}
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{{lead missing}}
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{{lead rewrite}}
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{{lead too long}}
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{{lead too short}}
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{{POV lead}}
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Potentially unwanted content

See also: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not

Message boxes

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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
{{cleanup red links}}
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{{close paraphrasing}}
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{{copypaste}}
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{{criticism section}}
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{{external links}}
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{{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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{{overlinked}}
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{{schedule}}
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{{trivia}}
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Inline with article text

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{{peacock term}}
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{{spam link}}
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{{weasel inline}}
category links talk edit 		[weasel words]

Context and detail

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{{context}}
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{{generalize}}
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{{human-centric}}
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{{overly detailed}}
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{{specific}}
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{{time-context}}
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Off-topic

Articles occasionally contain content which is otherwise valid, but appears unrelated to the nominal topic of the article.

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{{off topic}}
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  • Also takes "other article" parameter

Expand and add

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{{biblio}}
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{{cleanup biography}}
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{{expand section}}
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  • When calling this template, you may pass it a parameter. A template call like {{expand section|examples and additional citations}} generates: "This section requires expansion with: examples and additional citations."
{{formula missing descriptions}}
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{{kmposts}}
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{{lacking ISBN}}
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  • Place {{lacking ISBN|date=July 2026}} at the head of the relevant section(s). Remember that books published before 1974 may not have ISBNs (though more recent editions should).
{{lacking overview}}
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{{mileposts}}
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{{missing information}}
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  • When calling this template, you must pass it a parameter. A template call like {{Missing information|why bananas are yellow}} generates "This article is missing information about why bananas are yellow."

Expert needed

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{{expert needed}}
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  • 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 |talk= parameter. {{Expert needed talk}} may be used on the talk page for this purpose.

Time-sensitive

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers and Category:Temporal templates
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{{time-context}}
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{{update}}
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{{update|inaccurate=y}}
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Inline with article text

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{{clarify timeframe}}
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[timeframe?]
{{update after}}
category links talk edit 		For facts that need updating now or at a specific future date
[needs update]
{{update inline}}
category links talk edit 		For facts that need updating
[needs update]

Contradiction and confusion

Note: Templates relevant for when articles are confusing or hard to understand due specifically to translation issues can be found at Wikipedia:Template index/Translation.
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{{confusing}}
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  • Use this tag in articles that need broad cleanup to eliminate confusion and discrepancies.
{{contradicts other}}
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{{contradicts others}}
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  • Use these tags in articles that appear to contradict themselves or each other.
{{incomprehensible}}
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{{misleading}}
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  • Use this tag when the article is not factually wrong, but leads the reader to draw incorrect conclusions.
{{self-contradictory}}
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{{unclear date}}
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{{unfocused}}
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  • Use this tag when the writing is clear, but the article as a whole doesn't concentrate on a single theme.

Inline with article text

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{{contradict-inline}}
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  • Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.
{{expand acronym}}
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  • 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}}
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{{duplication}}
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Importance and notability

See also: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (importance conveyed by sources) and Wikipedia:Notability (coverage by sources).
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{{importance inline}}
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{{importance section}}
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{{notability}}
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Neutrality and factual accuracy

See also: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, and Wikipedia:Verifiability

Message boxes

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{{autobiography}}
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{{cherry-picked}}
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{{coatrack}}
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{{COI}}
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{{disputed}}
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{{disputed section}}
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{{geographical imbalance}}
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{{globalize}}
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{{hoax}}
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{{partisan sources}}
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{{peacock}}
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{{political POV}}
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{{POV}}
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{{POV check}}
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{{POV lead}}
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{{POV section}}
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{{recentism}}
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{{systemic bias}}
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{{unbalanced}}
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{{undisclosed paid}}
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{{undue weight}}
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{{weasel}}
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Inline with superimposed text

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{{according to whom}}
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[according to whom?]
{{clarify}}
category links talk edit 		Do not use without first taking some steps to research the apparent problem
[clarification needed]
{{contentious label inline}}
category links talk edit 		[contentious label]
{{dubious}}
category links talk edit 		[dubious – discuss]
{{editorializing}}
category links talk edit 		[editorializing]
{{excessive citations inline}}
category links talk edit 		For abuse of citations, per Wikipedia:Citation overkill.
[excessive citations]
{{original research inline}}
category links talk edit 		[original research?]
{{POV statement}}
category links talk edit 		[neutrality is disputed]
{{unbalanced opinion}}
category links talk edit 		[unbalanced opinion?]
{{undue weight inline}}
category links talk edit 		[undue weight? – discuss]
{{when}}
category links talk edit 		For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds.
[when?]
{{who}}
category links talk edit 		For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...")
[who?]

Verifiability and sources

See also: Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Reliable sources, and Wikipedia:Citing sources
Shortcuts

Message boxes

  • For quotations used out of context, references to unrelated material, and other misuse of citations.
  • Message boxes may be used at the top of an article, or in a specific section of an article.
  • Individual message boxes may be combined.
Individual message boxes: Biographies of living persons
Tag Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes.
(Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{BLP IMDb refimprove}}
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{{BLP primary sources}}
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{{BLP self-published}}
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{{BLP sources}}
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{{BLP sources section}}
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{{BLP unsourced}}
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{{BLP unsourced section}}
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Individual message boxes: Issues with citations and sources
Tag Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes.
(Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{cite check}}
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{{cite check section}}
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{{excessive citations}}
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{{media IMDb refimprove}}
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{{more citations needed}}
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{{more citations needed section}}
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{{More medical citations needed}}
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{{more science citations needed}}
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{{one source}}
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{{original research}}
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{{primary sources}}
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{{refexample}}
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{{religious text primary}}
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{{self-published}}
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{{speculation}}
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{{third-party}}
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{{unreferenced}}
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{{unreferenced section}}
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{{unreliable sources}}
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{{user-generated}}
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Individual message boxes: Issues with style or format
Tag Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes.
(Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{citation style}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{citations broken}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{citations broken from PEIS limit}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{cleanup bare URLs}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{duplicated citations}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{format footnotes}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{full citations needed}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{ibid}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{more footnotes needed}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{no footnotes}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{page numbers improve}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{page numbers needed}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.

Tags inline with article text

Tag Background info from Wikipedia namespace
{{according to whom}}
links talk edit 		[according to whom?]
{{additional citation needed}}
links talk edit 		[additional citation(s) needed]
{{attribution needed}}
links talk edit 		[attribution needed]
{{better source needed}}
links talk edit 		[better source needed]
{{better source needed example}}
links talk edit 		[better source needed] Links to self-sourcing examples
{{by whom}}
links talk edit 		[by whom?]
{{chronology citation needed}}
links talk edit 		[chronology citation needed]
{{circular reference}}
links talk edit 		[circular reference] When the sources copy Wikipedia material directly
{{circular reporting}}
links talk edit 		[circular reporting?] For the subtler case when you suspect the sources are based on facts first published at Wikipedia, but they didn't copy it directly
{{citation needed}}
links talk edit 		[citation needed]
{{citation needed span}}
links talk edit 		The sun is hot.[citation needed]
{{clarify}}
links talk edit 		[clarification needed]
{{copyvio link}}
links talk edit 		[infringing link?]
{{dead link}}
links talk edit 		[dead link]
{{disambiguation needed}}
links talk edit 		[disambiguation needed]
{{disputed inline}}
links talk edit 		[disputed – discuss]
{{dubious}}
links talk edit 		[dubious – discuss]
{{episode needed}}
links talk edit 		[episode needed]
{{example needed}}
links talk edit 		[example needed]
{{example needed span}}
links talk edit 		This is a claim that needs one or more examples.[example needed]
{{explain}}
links talk edit 		[further explanation needed]
{{failed verification}}
links talk edit 		[failed verification]
{{full citation needed}}
links talk edit 		[full citation needed]
{{how}}
links talk edit 		[how?]
{{medical citation needed}}
links talk edit 		[medical citation needed]
{{medical citation needed span}}
links talk edit 		This is an uncited biomedical claim.[medical citation needed]
{{nonspecific}}
links talk edit 		[not specific enough to verify]
{{not verified in body}}
links talk edit 		[not verified in body]
{{original research inline}}
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]
{{quote without source}}
links talk edit 		[This quote needs a citation]
{{registration required}}
links talk edit 		(registration required)
{{request quotation}}
links talk edit 		[need quotation to verify]
{{season needed}}
links talk edit 		[season and episode needed]
{{self-published inline}}
category links talk edit 		[self-published source?]
{{self-published source}}
category links talk edit 		[self-published source]
{{specify}}
category links talk edit 		[specify]
{{synthesis inline}}
links talk edit 		[improper synthesis?]
{{third-party inline}}
links talk edit 		[third-party source needed]
{{unreliable medical source}}
links talk edit 		[unreliable medical source?]
{{unreliable source?}}
links talk edit 		[unreliable source?]
{{update after}}
links talk edit 		[needs update]
{{user-generated inline}}
category links talk edit 		[user-generated source?]
{{user-generated source}}
category links talk edit 		[user-generated source]
{{vague}}
links talk edit 		[vague]
{{verify quote}}
links talk edit 		[verify]
{{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?]
{{whose quote}}
links talk edit 		[who said this?]
{{why}}
links talk edit 		[why?]
{{year missing}}
links talk edit 		[year missing] Use when the year of publication of a source is needed
{{year needed}}
links talk edit 		[year needed] Use when the date of an event is needed
Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{find sources}}
links talk edit 		Find sources: Google (books⧼Dot-separator⧽news⧼Dot-separator⧽scholar⧼Dot-separator⧽free images⧼Dot-separator⧽WP refs)⧼Dot-separator⧽FENS⧼Dot-separator⧽JSTOR⧼Dot-separator⧽NYT⧼Dot-separator⧽WP Library
{{search}}
links talk edit

Categories

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{check category}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{disputed category}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{improve categories}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{recategorize}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{uncategorized}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{uncited category}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.

Images and other media

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

See also: Help:Files, Help:Pictures, Wikipedia:Images, Wikipedia:Uploading images, Wikipedia:File copyright tags, and Wikipedia:Image use policy
Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{audio requested}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{cleanup gallery}}
links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{cleanup images}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{diagram requested}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • This template should be used on talk pages.
{{image captions for cleanup}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{image requested}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • 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.
{{map requested}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • This template should be used on talk pages.
{{too many photos}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.

Lists

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists
Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup list}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • For use in non-list articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted
{{create list}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.
{{disputed list}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • To identify a list on Wikipedia that has content whose truth, factual nature, and/or relevance to the topic is in dispute.
{{example farm}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of "examples", "references in popular culture", and the like.
{{famous}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • For use in articles with unclear criteria for a list of "famous" or "notable" persons.
{{fiction trivia}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • 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}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • 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 entry too long}}
category links talk edit 		[List entry too long]
  • For use when a list item is excessively large due to indiscriminate trivia or a need to merge or split
{{list scope}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • To identify a list on Wikipedia that has entries that may be out of scope.
{{list to table}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • For use where lists could be better presented as tables.
{{MOSLOW}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{prose}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.

Wiki tech

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

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup HTML}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup
{{cleanup lang}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
{{dablinks}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this on a page that links to a large number of disambiguation pages.
  • This template is sometimes placed automatically by DPL bot.
{{dead end}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this to mark articles or sections that completely lack internal links.
{{disambiguation cleanup}}
category links talk edit
{{incoming links}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this on a page with general links that should be more specific.
{{orphan}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this for articles that aren't linked to from any other pages.
{{uncategorized}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{underlinked}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • Use this to mark articles or sections with too few internal links.

Infobox needed

See also: Help:Infobox and Category:Infobox templates
Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{infobox requested}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • 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.
{{new infobox}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • This template should be used on talk pages.
{{single infobox request}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
  • This template should be used on talk pages.

Infobox cleanup needed

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup infobox}}
category links talk edit 		TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.

Other article tags

There are also tags available for:

Open tasks

Wikipedia backlog by category

Wikipedia:Backlog lists tasks that should be done to improve Wikipedia (assuming the cleanup templates were placed correctly). Helping reduce backlogs is an important issue, so please feel free to help out.

Click any linked number for that category's articles prioritized by their number of incoming links.

See also



  1. ↑ As an alternative, you may view this article in the source editor and navigate to the section where the reference is displayed.
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