ConRunner:Template messages/Cleanup

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The following tags should be placed on the article needing cleanup, not on its talk page. Unless otherwise noted, they should be added to the top of the article.

Some tags have alternate versions that should be used if the applicability of the tag is disputed.

See Wikipedia:Template messages for other useful tags.

General

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup}}


(category)

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality.
See How to Edit and Style and How-to for help, or this article's talk page.
  • This applies to general problems not addressed by other tags.
  • In the future, please use cleanup-date, below, instead.
{{cleanup-date|December 2024}}


(category)

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality.
This article has been tagged since December 2024.
See How to Edit and Style and How-to for help, or this article's talk page.
  • This applies to general problems not addressed by other tags.
  • Please do not use this in combination with the more specific cleanup tags.
  • Please replace "December 2024" with the appropriate month and year. Note that there is a space between them.
{{cleanup-image}}


(category)

This image needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality.
For help, see the picture tutorial and our image use policy.
  • This should be used for images that have artifacts, poor definition, poor lighting, or other visual flaws.
  • Many of these images may need to be replaced entirely. Try listing on Wikipedia:Image recreation requests.

Copyright violations

See Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance#Copyright violations.

Specific cleanup issues

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{wikify}}


(category)

This article needs to be wikified. Please format this article according to the guidelines laid out at Wikipedia:Guide to layout.
  • If the article needs reformatting to look pretty
  • If the article needs HTML changed into wikitext
  • If important words need to be linked to appropriate Wikipedia articles
{{copyedit}}


(category)

This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc.)
{{cleanup-verify}}


(category)

This article contains information that is not verifiable. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article, citing sources.
{{cleanup-importance}} or {{explain significance}}


(category1 category2)

This article lacks information on the subject matter's importance. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page.
{{cleanup-context}} or {{context}}


(category)

The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. Please fix the introduction or article as you see fit.
{{technical}}


(category)

This article may be too technical for most readers to understand. Please expand it to make it accessible to non-experts, without removing the technical details.
{{cleanup-tone}}


(category)

The tone of this article may be inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. Please fix it if you can, or discuss it at the talk page.
{{confusing}}


(category)

This article can be confusing for some readers, and needs to be edited for clarity. If you are familiar with the subject matter, please clarify the article, or discuss it on the talk page.
{{fiction}}


(category)

This article does not make a clear distinction between fact and fiction. Please edit it according to the guidelines regarding fiction.
  • This does not cover factual or accuracy disputes.
{{contradict}}


(category)

Parts of this article contradict each other.
Please see the relevant discussion on this article's talk page and fix it if you can.
{{cleanup-rewrite}}


(category)

This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page.
{{notenglish}}


(category)

This article needs translation.
Please see its entry on ConRunner:Pages needing translation into English for discussion. If the article is not rewritten in English within the next two weeks, it will be listed for deletion.
If you are the person who just added this template, remember to add a note on ConRunner:Pages needing translation into English.
{{cleanup-translation}}


(category)

This article has been translated, and needs attention from someone approaching dual fluency.
Please see its entry on ConRunner:Pages needing translation into English for discussion.
If you are the person who just added this template, remember to add a note on ConRunner:Pages needing translation into English.
  • This always should be supplemented by a note on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English.
  • This should be used for articles that still have translation issues, but have enough English-language content that they are not subject to deletion for that reason.
{{RoughTranslation|LANGUAGE}}


(category)

This article is a rough translation of an article in LANGUAGE.
It may have been generated by a computer or by a translator with limited proficiency in English or the original language. Feel free to enhance the translation. For reference, the original article may appear under "LANGUAGE" in the "other languages" list.
{{cleanup-ipa}}


(category)

This article contains nonstandard pronunciation information which should be rewritten using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation) for help.
{{limitedgeographicscope}}


(category)

File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg The perspective and/or examples in this article do not represent a world-wide view. Please edit this page to improve its geographical balance .


{{music-importance}}


(category)

Template:Music-importance
{{cleanup-school}}


(category)

Template:Cleanup-school
{{PotentialVanity}}


(category)

Template:PotentialVanity
{{cleanup-nonsense}} Template:Cleanup-nonsense
  • This should be used if an article appears to be nonsense not covered by Patent nonsense speedy deletion rule (for example, a theory that appears to be pseudoscience presented without any explanation of context, scientific reaction, etc).
  • This template should either be replaced with one of the above templates (usually cleanup-context or cleanup-confusing) or nominated for deletion in accordence with Wikipedia's deletion policies, but both should only be done by somebody familar with the subject area of the article.

Merging and splitting

{{Wikipedia:Template messages/Merging and splitting}}

Controversy

See Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes.

Moving to other projects

{{Wikipedia:Template messages/Moving to other projects}}

Stubs

See Wikipedia:Stub.

Unlike cleanup tags, stub tags should be added at the bottom of the article.

It is possible to use {{stub}}, but if you have time to find the correct topical stub tag instead, please do so.

Topical stub tags are listed on Wikipedia:Template messages/Stubs and shown in the stub categories.

Example: Template:Comp-stub

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