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{{Nutshell|Add template messages to inform readers and editors of specific problems with articles or sections, but do '''not''' use them as a badge of shame.}}

'''Template messages''' ('''maintenance tags''', '''cleanup tags''', '''cleanup messages''') may be added to articles needing [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|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 [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles|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 {{Section link|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 [[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]], or you can add it yourself with <code>|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</code>.

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 be accompanied by either 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 all templates, regardless of whether it appears in the documentation) 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, please provide a similar rationale for [[WP:WTRMT|removing a template]], unless your preceding edits have clearly fixed the announced problem. See also [[WP:WNTRMT|when not to remove a template]].
;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 {{tl|tone}} and {{tl|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. {{crossreference|(See also: [[Wikipedia:Tag bombing]] and {{section link|Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems|Over-tagging}})}}
;If multiple tags are necessary, consider using the {{tl|multiple issues}} template.
: This will help to avoid cluttering the article with tags and eclipsing the article's content.
;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 thinking|critical]] eye over the page to determine whether indeed it should be included in Wikipedia. Some articles can be tagged for [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|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 [[:Category:Wikipedia cleanup|cleanup categories]] such as [[:Category:Wikipedia maintenance|maintenance]] and [[:Category:Wikipedia articles with content issues|articles with content issues]] and try to address the problems so that the templates can be removed. Editors who frequently tag articles should also address the [[:Category:Wikipedia backlog|backlogs]].

===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 [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] of the article. If the [[Wikipedia:Consensus|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 <code>|article</code> 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 <code>|article</code> with <code>|section</code> (where the <code>|</code> is a pipe key {{Key press|pipe}} found on most keyboards as a shift-backslash {{Key press|Shift|\}}. See the specific template below to determine if such "section use" is supported and appropriate.

==Cleanup==
=== Overarching copyright issues ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
|-
{{tlrow|copypaste|article|category=Copied and pasted articles and sections}}
|}

=== Combined message boxes ===
Do not use this as the {{em|only}} message box on the article or section; it should be used with at least two other message boxes sandwiched inside it.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes) — multiple issues (top of article)
|-
|valign="top"|{{tlp|multiple issues}}<br />
{{Lts/|Multiple issues}}
|{{multiple issues|
{{POV|date=May 2009}}
{{no footnotes|date=Aug 2010}}
{{self-published|date=March 2011}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2012}}
}}
|-
|valign="top"|{{tlp|multiple issues|</br>section{{=}}yes}}<br />
{{Lts/|Multiple issues}}
|{{multiple issues|section=yes|
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2008}}
{{Disputed section|date=June 2009}}
{{Expand section|1=examples and additional citations|date=June 2012}}
}}
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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 [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|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|cleanup section|category=Cleanup by month}}
* Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.
{{tlrow|section rewrite||category=Wikipedia articles needing rewrite}}
* Use this tag where a section needs extensive revision.<br>(This is the same cleanup rewrite tag with section parameter enabled)
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|copy edit|article|category=All articles needing copy edit}}
{{tlrow|copy edit section|category=All articles needing copy edit}}
|}

====Inline with article text====
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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.
{{tlrow|verify spelling||category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
|}

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

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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 higher education|category=Higher education articles needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|cleanup school|category=Schools 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|television incorrect naming style|category=Television articles with incorrect naming style}}
{{tlrow|USRD-wrongdir|category=U.S. road articles written in the wrong direction}}
|}

====Fiction====
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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:In-universe|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}}
|}

====Inline with article text====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|needs IPA|category=Articles needing IPA}}
|}

===Style of writing===
{{see also|Wikipedia:Five pillars|Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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|fan POV|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|how-to|article|category=Articles containing how-to sections}}
{{tlrow|inappropriate person|article|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{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|resume-like|article|category=articles with a promotional tone}}
{{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}}
|}

===Structure, formatting, and sections===
{{See also|Help:Section|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
!Alternative tag spellings
{{tlrow|cleanup reorganize|category=Wikipedia articles needing reorganization}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|<nowiki>{{organise section}}{{reorganize}}{{reorganise}}{{organize}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|copy edit|category=Wikipedia articles needing copy edit}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|<nowiki>{{copy-edit}}{{copyedit}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|duplication|category=Articles in need of internal merging}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|importance section|category=Wikipedia cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|organize section|category=Wikipedia articles needing reorganization}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|<nowiki>{{organise section}}{{reorganize}}{{reorganise}}{{organize}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|overcoloured|category=Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|<nowiki>{{overcolored}}{{colourblind}}{{colorblind}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|sections|category=Articles needing sections}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|summarize section|category=Articles containing overly long summaries}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|summary style|category=Articles needing cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|too many sections|category=Articles needing cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|too many see alsos|category=Articles with excessive see also sections}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|trivia|category=Articles with trivia sections}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|<nowiki>{{miscellaneous}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|very long|category=Articles that may be too long}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|<nowiki>{{too long}}{{long}}</nowiki>
|}

====Lead====
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
!style="min-width: 100px;"|Alternative tag spellings
{{tlrow|lead extra info|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
{{tlrow|lead missing|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"| <nowiki>{{missing lead}}</nowiki><br/><nowiki>{{no lead}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|lead rewrite|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"| <nowiki>{{rewrite lead}}</nowiki><br/><nowiki>{{lead}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|lead too long|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"| <nowiki>{{lead long}}</nowiki><br/><nowiki>{{long lead}}</nowiki>
{{tlrow|lead too short|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}} || style="vertical-align: top;"|
|}

===Potentially unwanted content===
{{see also|Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not}}

====Message boxes====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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 MOS|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{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|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}}
|}

====Inline with article text====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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}}
|}

===Context, statistics and detail===
{{Anchor|Context and detail}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|context|article|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
{{tlrow|fringe theories}}
{{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|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}}
{{tlrow|too many charts|category=Pages with too many statistics}}
|}

====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. ← Commented out because incomprehensible; left here in hopes someone can figure it out and fix it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Template_messages/Cleanup#incomprehensible_.22translationese.22 -->
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|off topic|category=Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections}}
* Also takes "other article" parameter
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===Expand and add===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|biblio|article|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|cleanup biography|category=Biographies with insufficient biographical information}}
{{tlrow|expand language|category=Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias}}
* Typically used as one of [[:Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates|170 language-specific templates]] such as {{tlx|Expand Italian|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
{{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 [[WP:RJL|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 [[WP:RJL|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."
|}

===Expert needed===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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.
|}

===Time-sensitive===
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|Category:Temporal templates}}

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|time-context|article|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
{{tlrow|update|category=Wikipedia articles in need of updating}}
|-
| {{tlx|update|inaccurate{{=}}y}}<br /><small>[[:Category:Articles with obsolete information|category]]</small>
| {{update|inaccurate=y|categories=no|nocat=true}}
|}
====Inline with article text====
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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}}
{{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}}
|}

===Major edits===

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|in use|category=Pages actively undergoing a major edit}}
{{tlrow|recently revised|category=Recently revised}}
{{tlrow|under construction|article|category=Pages actively undergoing construction}}
|}

===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]].

{| class="wikitable" id="con"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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.
|}

====Inline with article text====
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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.
|}

===Content forks===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|bad summary|category=Wikipedia articles with content forks}}
{{tlrow|duplication|category=Articles in need of internal merging}}
|}

===Importance and notability===
{{See also2|[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]] (importance conveyed by sources) and [[Wikipedia:Notability]] (coverage by sources).}}

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|importance inline}}
* inline version of {{tlp|importance section}}
{{tlrow|importance section}}<!--no category-->
{{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:Notability/doc|template documentation]] for a list of supported values.
|}

===Neutrality and factual accuracy===
{{see also|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Wikipedia:Verifiability}}

====Message boxes====
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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 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}}
|}

====Inline with superimposed text====
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|according to whom|notes=<span style="font-size:70%">For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...")</span>|category=All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases}}
{{tlrow|clarify|notes=<span style="font-size:70%">Do not use without first taking some steps to research the apparent problem</span>|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
{{tlrow|contentious label inline|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|dubious|category=Articles with disputed statements}}
<!-- These are not duplicate templates; rather, they are two completely different templates, each intended to be used in articles using either British or American English respectively. Please do not remove either of them from this list. -->
{{tlrow|editorialising|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|editorializing|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|excessive citations inline|notes=<span style="font-size:70%">For abuse of citations, per [[Wikipedia:Citation overkill]].</span>|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=<span style="font-size:70%">For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds.</span>|category=Vague or ambiguous time}}
{{tlrow|who|notes=<span style="font-size:70%">For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...")</span>|category=Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases}}
|}

===Verifiability and sources===
{{See also|Wikipedia:Verifiability|Wikipedia:No original research|Wikipedia:Reliable sources|Wikipedia:Citing sources}}

{{/Verifiability and sources}}

===Categories===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
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{{tlrow|disputed category|category=Accuracy disputes}}
|-
{{tlrow|improve categories|article|category=Articles needing additional categories}}
|-
{{tlrow|recategorize|category=Too many categories}}
|-
{{tlrow|uncategorized|category=Uncategorized pages}}
* Place this at the '''bottom''' of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
|-
{{tlrow|unreferenced category|Name of category|category=Articles with uncited categories}}
|-
|}

===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|Wikipedia:Image use policy}}
* For template messages related to the clean up of images, see: [[Wikipedia:Template index/File namespace#Format and quality]].

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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|audio requested|category=Wikipedia requested audio|nocat=true}}
{{tlrow|cleanup gallery|article|category=no}}
{{tlrow|cleanup image captions|category=Image captions for cleanup}}
{{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|image requested|category=Wikipedia requested images}}
* This template should be used on talk pages. Please add one or '''more''' [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures#Categorizing your request|subject categories]] into the template.
* Use '''of=''' to add detailed information on the request.
* Use '''in=''' to define locations.
{{tlrow|improve images|article|category=Articles needing additional images}}
{{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}}
|}

===Lists===
{{see also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists}}

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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|prose|article|category=Articles with sections that need to be turned into prose}}
* Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.
{{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)]].
|}

===Wiki tech===
Most of these issues are covered in the main [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]].

{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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 [[:Category:Wikipedia multilingual support templates|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__|}}
* Use this for disambiguation pages not written according to the style in [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)]].
* Replace {{tl|disambiguation}} with this.
{{tlrow|incoming links|category=Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup}}
* Use this on a page with general links that should be more specific.
{{tlrow|orphan|category=All orphaned articles}}
* Use this for articles that aren't linked to from any other pages.
{{tlrow|uncategorized|category=Uncategorized pages}}
* Place this at the '''bottom''' of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{tlrow|underlinked|article|category=Articles with too few wikilinks}}
* Use this to mark articles or sections with too few internal links.
|}

====Infobox needed====
{{See also|Help:Infobox|Category:Infobox templates}}
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{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.
|}

====Infobox cleanup needed====
{| class="wikitable"
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!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup infobox|category=Wikipedia infobox cleanup}}
|}

==Other article tags==
There are also tags available for:
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/Merging|'''merging''']] articles;
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/Moving|'''moving''']] articles;
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/Splitting|'''splitting''']] articles; and
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/Translation|'''translation''']] of articles.

==Open tasks==
{{divhide|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.
{{Backlog status}}
{{divhide|end}}

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Responsible tagging]]
* [[Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems]]
* [[Wikipedia:Twinkle]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types]]
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