Wikipedia:Cleanup resources

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Resources for maintenance and collaboration v • d • e
Cleanup	General - By topic - Copy to Wiktionary - Notability Sorting - Wiki syntax - English grammar - Copyediting - Spam - Cleanup Taskforce - Wikify an article
Categories	General cleanup - Articles to be categorized - Underpopulated - More…
Create an article	Most wanted - Requests 1 year+ - Requested articles - Short pages - Missing encyclopedic topics - Review anonymous article submissions
Stubs	Advice - Stubs by topic - Most wanted - Short pages - Incomplete lists - Collaboration of the week
Deletion	Speedy - Articles - Categories - Redirects - Templates - Misc. pages - Stub templates and categories - Jokes - Log - Discussion archives - Review
Polishing	Expand an article - Peer review - Featured candidates - Fill a topic list - This week's improvement drive
Translation into English	Wikipedia:Translation - Existing pages - Spanish trans. of the week - Interwiki link checker
Images	Requested pictures - Pictures needing attention - Images for cleanup - Caption review - Images with missing articles - Fair use images to be replaced
Controversy	Neutrality - Article accuracy - Statement accuracy
To-do lists	Articles - Projects - Books
Disambiguation	Disambiguation - Manual of Style Disambiguation - Hatnotes - Templates
More	Cleaning department - Active wiki fixup projects - Open tasks - Articles to merge - Articles to split - Copyright violations - Requests - Backlogs - Expert request sorting - Missing names

Shortcut: WP:CR WP:CUR

For Wikipedia: Copyrights please use the WP:COPY, WP:C or WP:Copyrights shortcuts.

1 How to mark articles for cleanup
2 Tags for articles that need cleaning up
3 Cleanup
4 Merging and splitting
5 Moving
- 5.1 Moving to other projects
6 Translations and pronunciations
7 See also
8 De-listing cleaned articles
9 Related pages
10 Collaboration coordination

[edit] How to mark articles for cleanup

Make sure this is the page you should be using. (See the section "Related pages" below.)
Find the appropriate tag(s) in the table below.
Add the tags to the top of the article.
Add an explanatory note to the article's talk page and/or list the article on Wikipedia: Cleanup.

By doing this, you will put the article into one or more categories where other Wikipedians can find and fix it. The categories are linked from the tables below.

If you don't have time to do anything more than tag an article as needing cleanup, that's fine and a very useful thing to do. (Reading and evaluating articles does indeed take a lot of time and is certainly real work.) If you do have the time to do so, it would be helpful to fix one article already on the list for every one that you add. This helps ensure that at least some fix-it work actually does get done, and helps keep the size of this collection from growing without bound.

[edit] Tags for articles that need cleaning up

Shortcut: WP:TC

The following tags should be added to the articles needing cleanup. Unless otherwise noted, they should be placed at the top of the article. Note that the date parameter can be safely left off—it will be added by a robot. Some tags have alternate versions that apply to situations of greater specificity.

Note: Many cleanup templates listed below need their very own minor cleanup. They add tagged pages to a category, unfortunately also lists with examples. To disable this, replace:
...<includeonly>[[Category:etc.]]</includeonly>
with
...<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:etc.]]}}}</includeonly>.

[edit] Cleanup

[edit] General cleanup

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

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{{cleanup|March 2007}}
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page or replace this tag with a more specific message.
This article has been tagged since March 2007.

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.

{{cleanup-remainder|March 2007}}
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The remainder of this article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since March 2007.

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

{{cleanup-rewrite}}
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This may need a complete rewrite.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page.

[edit] Style of writing

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, soapbox, how-to guide, blog, billboard, fansite, resume, crystal ball, nor is it censored

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{{review}}
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This article or section reads like a review and may need cleanup.
Please help improve this article to make it neutral in tone and meet Wikipedia's quality standards. (talk, help, how to edit)

{{abbreviations}}
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This article or section uses abbreviations that may be confusing or ambiguous.
To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and be more accessible to a general audience, this may require cleanup.
Please improve the article or discuss changes on the talk page. (help)

{{advert}}
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This is written like an advertisement.
Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view per Wikipedia policy.
Mark blatant advertising for speedy deletion with {{db-spam}}. (help, talk)

{{fansite|March 2007}}
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{{buzzword}}
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This article or section appears to contain a large number of buzzwords and may require cleanup.
Please help rewrite this article to make it more concrete and meaningful, removing tautologies, obvious statements and excessive abstraction. (talk)

{{proseline}}
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This article or section may contain proseline.

Please help convert this timeline into prose or, if necessary, a list. (help)

{{Essay-entry|article}}
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This article reads like a personal reflection or essay and may require cleanup.
Please improve this article by rewriting this article in an encyclopedic style. (documentation, talk)

{{howto}}
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The how-to sections in this article may be unencyclopedic.
Please help improve this article by removing or rewriting the how-to sections, which may qualify to be imported to Wikibooks. (talk)

{{inappropriate person}}
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This uses [[grammatical person|]] .
Please edit this article to use the more formal tone expected of an encyclopedia, per Wikipedia's style guidelines. (help, talk)

{{inappropriate tone}}
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This is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article.
Please improve it or discuss changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.

{{likeresume}}
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This biographical article or section is written like a résumé.
Please help improve this article by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic. (help)

{{Plot}}
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This contains a plot summary that is overly long.
Please edit the article to both contextualise the fictional nature of the work and focus on discussing the work rather than simply reiterating the plot. You may also discuss changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.
Overly detailed plot summaries may constitute copyright violation.

{{prophecy}}
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This article or section seems to describe future events as if they have already occurred. Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions.

{{quotefarm}}
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This seems to contain too many quotations for an encyclopedia entry.
Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page.
You can edit the article to add more encyclopaedic text or link the article to a page of quotations, possibly one of the same name, on Wikiquote. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions.

{{cleanup-gallery}}
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This seems to be an image gallery.
Please help by moving freely licensed images to Wikimedia Commons, possibly creating a gallery of the same name if one does not already exist.
See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions.

{{story}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our NPOV policy, this article or section may require cleanup.
The current version of this article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. It reads more like a story than an encyclopedia entry.
Please see specific examples noted on the talk page. Editing help is available.

[edit] Lists

Lists serve useful purposes, but sometimes need cleanup, too.

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{{cleanup-laundry}}
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This article contains unencyclopedic lists that may require cleanup.
To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, please help improve this article by: removing items which are not notable, encyclopedic, or helpful from embedded lists; incorporating appropriate items into the main body of the article; and discussing this issue on the talk page.

For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of lists.

{{cleanup-laundryrack}}
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This article contains sprawling lists that may require cleanup.
To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, please help improve this article by restructuring the list and attributes as a table and by discussing this issue on the talk page.

For use where lists could be better presented as tables.

{{list to prose (section)}}
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This section is currently a list, and needs cleanup.
A good lead should be written for this, and/or the entire section converted to prose. Once this task is complete, please remove this message. (talk, help, how to edit)

{{cleanup-list}}
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This list may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please help improve this list. It may be poorly defined, unverified or indiscriminate. (talk, help, how to edit)

Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.

{{create-list}}
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This article should be changed into list format to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
This article's content may be better presented as a stand-alone or embedded list. Please help improve this article, prune it, or discuss it on the talk page.

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

{{MOSLOW}}
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This article or section contains a list of works that does not follow the Manual of Style for lists of works (often, but not always, due to being in reverse-chronological order) and may need cleanup.

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

[edit] Structure and sections

See also: Help:Section, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings), and Wikipedia:Guide to layout

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{{cleanup-combine}}
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This section overlaps with other sections; it should be combined with the rest of the article.
Please post any comments on this issue on the talk page.

{{cleanup-restructure}}
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This article or section may require restructuring to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page.

{{sections}}
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This article needs sections.
Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings).

{{sectionrewrite}}
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To comply with Wikipedia's Quality standards this section of the article needs a complete rewrite.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page and read the layout guide to make sure the section will be inclusive of all essential details.

[edit] Potentially unwanted content

Some things just don't belong.

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{{External links|March 2007}}
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The external links in this article may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.
Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links. Please remove this tag when this is done. This article has been tagged since March 2007. (talk)

{{cleanup-spam}}
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This article or section may contain spam.
Wikipedia spam consists of external links mainly intended to promote a website. Wikipedia spam also consists of external links to websites which primarily exist to sell goods or services, use objectionable amounts of advertising, or require payment to view the relevant content. If you are familiar with the content of the external links, please help by removing promotional links in accordance with Wikipedia:External links. (You can help!)

{{copypaste}}
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This appears to have been copied and pasted from a source, possibly in violation of a copyright.
Please edit this article to remove any copyrighted text and to be an original source, following the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. Remove this template after editing.

{{toomuchtrivia}}
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This article contains a trivia section.
Content in this section should be integrated into other appropriate areas of the article or removed, and the trivia section removed.

{{Unencyclopedic}}
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‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. See templates for deletion to help reach a consensus on what to do. ›

An editor has expressed concern that this article or section may be unencyclopedic and should be deleted.
This is primarily a statement about the article's subject, not necessarily its quality or veracity. Please review what Wikipedia is not and try to resolve the objections on the talk page. If you agree that it is not encyclopedic, consider proposing or discussing its deletion.

[edit] Fiction

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)

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{{in-universe}}
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This article or section describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in-universe style and may need cleanup.
Please help rewrite this article according to the guidelines on writing about fiction, or discuss the issue on the talk page.

{{fiction}}
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This article or section may fail to make a clear distinction between fact and fiction.
Please edit this article, according to the fiction guidelines, to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. (talk, help)

This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.

[edit] Context and detail

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{{context}}
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The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter.
Please help improve the introduction to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page.

{{generalize}}
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This article describes a highly specialized aspect of its subject.
Please help improve this article by adding more general information.

{{technical}}
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This article may be too technical for a general audience.
Please help improve this article by providing more context and better explanations of technical details to make it more accessible, without removing technical details. See below for more information.

Contains Template:Check talk (edit talk links history), and should be placed on Talk pages. Please do not remove it from this page.

[edit] Expand and add

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{{Expand}}
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Please help improve this by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.

First argument is inserted after 'improve this': {{expand|article with examples}} → "...improve this article with examples"

{{Expand-section}}
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Please help improve this article by expanding this section.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. Please remove this message once the section has been expanded.

First argument is added to description: {{expand-section|examples}} → "...by expanding this section with examples"

{{reqdiagram}}
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It is requested that a diagram or diagrams be included in this article to improve its quality.
For more information, refer to discussion on this page and/or the listing at Wikipedia:Requested images.

Place this notice in the article at the point where a diagram should be inserted.

[edit] Time sensitive

See also: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)

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{{update}}
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This article or section needs to be updated.
Parts of this article or section have been identified as no longer being up to date.
Please update the article to reflect recent events, and remove this template when finished.

{{RRevised}}
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This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help!

[edit] Expert needed

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{{Expert}}
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This is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.
Please help recruit one or improve this article yourself. See the talk page for details.
Please consider using {{Expert-subject}} to associate this request with a WikiProject

Use of this template is deprecated. Where possible, please use {{Expert-subject}} instead

{{Expert-subject|PROJECTNAME}}
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This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.
WikiProject PROJECTNAME may be able to help recruit one.
If a more appropriate WikiProject or portal exists, please adjust this template accordingly.

{{Expert-verify|March 2007}}
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This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.
Please assist in recruiting an expert or improve this article yourself. See the talk page for details. This article has been tagged since March 2007.

[edit] Contradiction and confusion

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{{contradict}}
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This article appears to contradict itself. Please see the discussion on the talk page.

{{contradict-other}}
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This article appears to contradict another article. Please see discussion on the talk page.

{{cleanup-confusing|March 2007}}
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This article or section may be confusing or unclear for many readers.
Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page. This article has been tagged since March 2007.

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

{{uncleardate|March 2007}}
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This article or section contains statements that may date quickly and become unclear.
Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page. This article has been tagged since March 2007.

{{misleading}}
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An editor is concerned that statements of fact in this article may be misleading. Please see the discussion on the talk page.

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

{{vague|optional mouseover message}}
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^[vague]

Use this for specific sentences needing clarification.

[edit] Plain old editing

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

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{{copyedit}}
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This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
You can assist by editing it now. A how-to guide is available, as is general documentation.

{{spelling}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require a spell check.
Please correct the typos and other spelling mistakes in this article.

[edit] Factual accuracy

Sometimes, editors dispute the truth of statements. See also: Wikipedia:Attribution.

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{{Disputed}}
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The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.

{{Disputed-section}}
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The factual accuracy of this section is disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page

[edit] Neutrality

All articles should maintain a Neutral point of view.

[edit] Message boxes

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{{POV}}
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The neutrality of this article is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.

A.k.a. {{Neutrality}}

{{POV-section}}
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The neutrality of this section is disputed.
Please see the discussion on the talk page.

{{totally-disputed}}
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The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.

{{totally-disputed-section}}
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The neutrality and factual accuracy of this section are disputed.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.

{{weasel}}
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The neutrality or factuality of this may be compromised by weasel words.
You can help Wikipedia by improving weasel-worded statements.

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{{POV-statement}} links talk view	^{[neutrality disputed]}
{{Lopsided}} links talk view	^{[opinion needs balancing]}
{{POVassertion}} links talk view	^{(Neutrality disputed — See talk page)}
{{Dubious}} links talk view	^{[dubious — see talk page]}

[edit] Importance and notability

See also: Wikipedia:Notability

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{{importance}}
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This article lacks information on the notability (importance) of the subject matter.
Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. (help, talk)

{{importance-s}}
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This section lacks information on the importance of the subject matter.
Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. (help, talk)

{{bio-notability}}
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An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Biographies.

If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability. The best way to address this concern is to reference published, third-party sources about the subject. If notability cannot be established, the article is more likely to be considered for deletion, per Wikipedia:Guide to deletion. (See also Wikipedia:Notability)

{{music-importance}}
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An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Music.

{{company-importance}}
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This article about a company does not make it clear whether the subject meets the Wikipedia criteria for company notability. If you have the relevant information, please expand the article to include it,
or cite sources on the article's talk page.

[edit] Length and intro

See also: Wikipedia:Lead section and Wikipedia:Guide to layout

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{{context}}
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{{intro length}}
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The introduction to this article is too long. To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be abridged.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page and read the layout guide to make sure the section will be inclusive of all essential details.

{{tooshort}}
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The introduction of this article is too short.
To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page and read the lead section guide to make sure the introduction summarizes the article.

{{vagueintro}}
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The introduction of this article is vague or missing. To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be improved.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page and read the lead section guide to make sure the introduction summarizes the article.

{{introrewrite}}
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To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite.
Please discuss this issue on the talk page and read the layout guide to make sure the section will be inclusive of all essential details.

[edit] Off-topic

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

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{{off-topic}}
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This section may stray from the topic of the article.
Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. (help)

{{Off-topic-other|Other Article}}
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This section may stray from the topic of the article into the topic of another article, Other Article.
Please help improve this section or discuss this issue on the talk page. (help)

[edit] Images

See also: Wikipedia:Images, Wikipedia:Picture tutorial, Help:Images and other uploaded files, Wikipedia:Uploading images, Wikipedia:Image use policy, and Wikipedia:Image copyright tags

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{{image-out-of-focus}}
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The main subject of this image is blurry and out of focus.

Unless this is intentional, please replace the image with one that is clearly in focus.

{{image-blownout}}
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The bright areas of this picture are clipped and are pure white or lack detail.

{{image-underexposure}}
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This image is underexposed.

{{Image-toosmall}}
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This article or section contains one or more images that are too small. Please resize the image so that it is no longer being displayed at a size which compromises its original quality. Alternately, please replace the image with a larger version or similar image of greater size.

To be placed at the top of an article which features an image expanded beyond its limits, such as an avatar-size image in a large TV or film box.

{{cleanup-image}}
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This image may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please see our picture tutorial, Image help, and image use policy for further information, or check the talk page.

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 requesting a photo by adding the template {{reqphoto}} to the talk page of the article(s) in which the image is present.

[edit] Attribution and sources

See also: Wikipedia:Attribution, Wikipedia:Reliable sources, and Wikipedia:Citing sources

[edit] Message boxes

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{{citation style}}
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The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking.

{{citations missing}}
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This is missing citations and/or footnotes.

This may use words or ideas of other works in its text without citing sources. Using citations to support claims outside the realm of elementary knowledge helps guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page. Help on using footnotes is available.

{{citations_broken}}
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This uses citations that are either broken or outdated.

This uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources, and are deemed unreliable. Please improve the article or discuss this issue on the talk page. Help on using footnotes is available.

{{citecheck}}
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This may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations which do not verify the text.
Please help improve this article by checking for inaccuracies. (help, talk, get involved!)

For quotes used out of context, references to unrelated material, and other misuse of citations.

{{not verified|article}}
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Some information in this article is not attributed to sources and may not be reliable.
Please check for inaccuracies, and modify and cite sources as needed.

{{unreferenced|article}}
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This article does not adequately cite its references or sources.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. (help, get involved!)

{{Unreferencedsect}}
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This section does not cite its references or sources.
Please help improve this article by introducing appropriate citations. (help, get involved!)

{{pagenumbers|article}}
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This article cites its sources but does not provide page references.
You can improve this article by introducing citations that are more precise.

{{primarysources|article}}
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This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of the article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources.

{{nofootnote|article}}
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This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its
sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations.
You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations.

{{originalresearch|article}}
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This article may contain original research or unattributed claims.
Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the talk page for details.

{{unreliable|article}}
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Some of the information in this article may not be attributed to reliable sources. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified to cite reliable sources.

[edit] Inline with article text

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{{fact\|article}} links talk view	^{[citation needed]}
{{or\|article}} links talk view	^{[original research?]}
{{syn\|article}} links talk view	^{[improper synthesis?]}
{{vague\|optional message}} links talk view	^[vague]
{{Verify source\|article}} links talk view	^{[verification needed]}
{{Verify credibility\|article}} links talk view	^{[this source's reliability may need verification]}

[edit] Wiki tech

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

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{{wikify|March 2007}}
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This article (or section) may need to be wikified to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.
Please help improve this article, especially its section layout, and relevant internal links. (help)
This article has been tagged since March 2007.

If the article needs reformatting to be more readable
If the article needs HTML changed into wikitext
If important words need to be linked to appropriate Wikipedia articles

{{uncategorized}}
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This page is uncategorized.

Please help improve this page by adding it to one or more categories, so it may be associated with related project pages (how?). Please remove this tag after categorizing, but not before.

Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article if you are unsure of which categories apply.

{{cleanup-disambig}}
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This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Note: This page may need to be cleaned up to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. See WikiProject Disambiguation for more information.

Use this for disambiguation pages not written according to the style in MoS:DP.
Replace Template:Disambig (edit talk links history) with this.

{{orphan|March 2007}}
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There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.
Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. After links have been created, remove this message.
This article has been tagged since March 2007.

[edit] Infobox needed

See also: Help:Infobox and Category:Infobox templates

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An appropriate infobox needs to be added to this article, or the current infobox needs to be updated. The template to use is {{x4}}. Optional notes.

{{newinfobox}}
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This page has a deprecated or subst'ed infobox and needs a new one.
Please consult the relevant WikiProject or this category to find the appropriate replacement.

{{single infobox request}}
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A Song Infobox has been requested for this article. Please format it according to the guidelines.

[edit] Cleanup of specific subjects

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

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{{CIA}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting.
The current version of the article was imported from the CIA World Factbook. Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.

{{Cleanup Congress Bio}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require rewriting and/or reformatting.
The current version of the article was imported in part or in full from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.

{{cleanup-book}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this book-related article may require cleanup.

This article contains very little context, or is unclear to readers who know little about the book.
See this article's talk page before making any large and/or controversial edits.

{{cleanup-comics}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup.
This article contains little context or is unclear to readers who know little about the comics, characters, or persons under discussion. See this article's talk page before making any large and/or controversial edits.

{{cleanup-school}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article may require cleanup.
More verifiable information on this school is needed. Guidelines and editing help are available.
See rationale on this article's talk page. This school based article is related to WikiProject Schools.

{{local}}
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This article on a place of local interest appears to contain only a small amount of verifiable information. Please expand the article, citing sources, using these suggestions as a guide. If this article is not expanded, consider merging this article into the article on the parent community.

For further guidance, please consult Wikipedia:Places of local interest.

{{ToLCleanup}}
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This Tree of Life article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. This may include adding a taxonomy box or adding correct categorization, as well as any other cleaning up.
See Wikipedia:How to edit a page and Category:Wikipedia help for help, or this article's talk page.

{{gamecleanup}}
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This video game-related article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards or The Video Games project's guidelines.
Video game-related articles should adhere to the Manual of Style and should not contain unverifiable information nor should it have gameplay instructions.
Please replace this tag with {{gamecleanup|March 2007}}.

[edit] Miscellaneous

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{{metricate}}
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This contains no SI units of measurement.
Please help improve this article by adding international units, preferably from the references cited in the article. (talk)

{{globalize}}
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The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
Please improve this article or discuss the issue on the talk page.

{{OTRS|POV and referencing problems}}
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To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup, suggested by a request emailed to Wikipedia:
POV and referencing problems
Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available.

{{cleanup-afd}}
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This article or section was considered for deletion and requires cleanup per its AfD discussion.
Please help improve this article to meet Wikipedia's quality standards or replace this tag with a more specific message. (help, talk)

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

{{examplefarm}}
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This seems to contain too many examples (or examples of poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry.
Lists of examples in articles should be of limited size, not exhaustive lists, and should contain only pertinent examples. Since such lists tend to collect listcruft over time, they should be judiciously pruned.
Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page.
You can edit the article to add more encyclopaedic text. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions.

[edit] Merging and splitting

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{{merge|Other page}}
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It has been suggested that this page or section be merged with Other page. ([[|Discuss]])

Place this at the top of both pages or sections that are to be merged. Use the other page's name as the parameter. A link will be generated automatically.
By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
If it is known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tags {{mergeto|Dest page}} and {{mergefrom|Source page}} (or one of the sectional variants) instead.
Add the date parameter |date=October 2006 to place articles in Category:Articles to be merged since October 2006

{{merge-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}}
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It has been suggested that this page or section be merged with Source 1, Source 2 and Source 3 (Discuss)

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By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.

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Place this at the top of the page or section that is to have its content transferred to another page.
If the proposed source is an entire page, place the tag {{mergefrom|Source page}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
If the proposed source is one specific section of page, place the tag {{mergesection|Source page|Source section}} at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
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{{mergefrom|Source|Talk page}}
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It has been suggested that Source be merged into this page or section. (Discuss)

If the proposed source is an entire page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the source page or section.
If a merger of multiple pages into a single page is being proposed, use {{mergefrom-multiple|Source 1|Source 2|Source 3}}.
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If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.

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It has been suggested that Source 1, Source 2 and Source 3 be merged into this page or section. (Discuss)

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{{mergesection|Source page|Source section}}
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It has been suggested that the section Source section from the page Source page be merged into this page or section. ([[|Discuss]])

If the proposed source is one specific section of a page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the source page or section.
By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a third parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.

{{mergesections|Source}}
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It has been suggested that multiple sections of Source be merged into this page or section. ([[|Discuss]])

If proposing that multiple sections of a single page (but not the entire page) be merged into another page, place this at the top of the page or section that is to receive the merged material.
Place the tag {{mergeto|Dest page}} at the top of the each source section.
By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a second parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
If it is not known which page or section is to receive the merged material, use the tag {{merge|Other page}} instead.

{{merging|Dest page}}
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This page is in the process of being merged into Dest page, and it may be outdated.

If necessary, please edit only the page mentioned above, as this page's content may be turned into a redirect.

Please see the relevant discussion on this page's talk page and/or the destination page's talk page.

Place this at the top of a source page for which a merger has begun (but has not yet been completed).

{{split}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into multiple pages accessible from a disambiguation page. (Discuss)

Place this at the top of a page for which a split into two or more new pages is proposed.
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Optionally, you can include suggested titles for between 2 and 20 new pages as parameters.

{{split-apart}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into multiple pages. (Discuss)

Place this at the top of a page for which a split into two or more new pages is proposed, and where they are distinct enough that a disambiguation page is not appropriate.
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{{split-apart|New title 1|New title 2}}
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It has been suggested that this page be split into pages entitled New title 1 and New title 2. (Discuss)

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{{splitsection}}
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new page. (Discuss)

Place this at the top of one or more sections for which a split into a new page is proposed.
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{{splitsection|New title}}
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It has been suggested that this section be split into a new page entitled New title. (Discuss)

Optionally, you can include a suggested title for the new page as a parameter.

{{splitsections|New title}}
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It has been suggested that some sections of this page be split into a new page entitled New title. (Discuss)

Place this at the top of a page for which a split of multiple sections into a new page is proposed.
By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.
If possible, instead use {{splitsection}} or {{splitsection|new title}} in each of the sections that should be split into the new page.

[edit] Moving

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{{move|new title}}
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It has been proposed below that Wikipedia:Cleanup resources be renamed and moved to new title.

The proposed move should have been noted at Wikipedia:Requested moves.
Discussion to support or oppose the move should be on this talk page, usually under the heading "Requested move". If, after a few days, a clear consensus for the page move is reached, please move the article and remove this notice, or request further assistance.
Maintenance Use Only: {{subst:WP:RM|Wikipedia:Cleanup resources|new title|}}

{{moveoptions}}
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It has been proposed that Wikipedia:Cleanup resources be renamed and moved somewhere else, with the name being decided below.
When there is a clear consensus please move the article and remove the notice, or request further assistance at Wikipedia:Requested moves if necessary.
Maintenance Use Only: {{subst:WP:RM|Wikipedia:Cleanup resources|?|}}

Place these at the top of a Talk page of an article that has a proposed move. Do not remove them from this page.

{{ subst:moved }}
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{{ subst:moved-n|old|new }}
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{{ subst:WP:RM|old|new|why }}
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old → new —(Discuss)— why —~~~~

This template already includes the bullet, and it's for use only on Wikipedia:Requested moves (aka WP:RM, hence the name). Be sure to use the subst: and always put four tildes ~~~~ after it.

[edit] Moving to other projects

The following templates should be placed atop articles.

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{{Copy to Wiktionary}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary using the Transwiki process.

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{{Copy to Wikiquote}}
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If the page can be expanded into an encyclopedic article, rather than a list of quotes, please do so and remove this message.

{{Copy to Wikisource}}
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If the page can be edited into an encyclopedic article, rather than merely a copy of the source text, please do so and remove this message. Otherwise, you can help by formatting it per the Wikisource guidelines in preparation for being imported to Wikisource by a Wikisource admin. Note that if this source text is not in English, it will have to be copied using the transwiki process.

{{Copy to Wikibooks}}
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{{Copy to Wikibooks Cookbook}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to the Wikibooks Cookbook using the Import process.
If the page can be edited into an encyclopedic article, rather than simply a recipe, please do so and remove this message.
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{{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}
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This is a candidate to be copied to the Wikimedia Commons using the Transwiki process.

Wikipedia is not a collection of photographs or media files and appropriately licensed media are more accessible to other Wikimedia projects if placed on Commons.

{{NowCommons|sample}}
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Please do not use this template directly. Use {{subst:ncd}} or {{subst:ncd|Image:Filename.ext}} instead.

This picture/multimedia file is now available on Wikimedia Commons as sample.

Images which have been tagged with this template may be deleted immediately after satisfying these conditions (CSD I8).

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{{Copy to Wikispecies}}
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This page is a candidate to be copied to Wikispecies.

Before moving this content to Wikispecies, please verify that this article meets the Wikispecies criteria for inclusion.
If this page can be re-written into an encyclopedic article, please do so and remove this template.

{{Move to gaming wiki}}
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This page or section is a candidate to be copied to a gaming wiki.

Articles on video games should not list minutiae or give a detailed description of how to play the game. Such topics should be moved to a gaming wiki, such as StrategyWiki, Encyclopedia Gamia, GamerWiki, or GameInfo.

If the page can be edited into an encyclopedic article, rather than merely a copy of the source text, please do so and remove this message.

[edit] Translations and pronunciations

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{{Notenglish|language}}
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This article needs translation from language to English.
Please see this article's entry on 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 and/or possibly moved to a Wikipedia in language.

If you have just labeled this page as needing translation, please add
{{subst:Needtrans| pg=Cleanup resources| Language=language| Comments=}} ~~~~
to the bottom of this section of Pages needing translation into English.

This always should be supplemented by a note on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English.
This should be used only for articles that are completely or almost completely in a foreign language.
Note that if the issue isn't dealt with in two weeks, the article goes to Articles for deletion.

{{TranslatePassage|language}}
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A passage in this article or section needs to be translated from language into English.
If you are confident enough in your fluency of English and language, please feel free to add a translation.

This always should be supplemented by a note on Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English.
This should be used only for articles that are mostly in English, but have a passage in a foreign language.

{{cleanup-translation|language}}
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This article contains translated text and needs attention from someone approaching dual fluency in language.
Please see this article's entry on Pages needing translation into English for discussion.

If you have just labeled this page as needing such attention, please add
{{subst:Duflu| pg=Cleanup resources| Language=language | Comments= }} --~~~~
to the bottom of 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}}
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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 "" in the "other languages" list.

{{Translation WIP|WP:TC|{{{2}}}}}
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This article is a work in progress translation of the WP:TC article from {{{2}}} to ToLanguage. If you are confident enough in your fluency of {{{2}}} and ToLanguage, please feel free to assist with this translation.

Original article in {{{2}}}: WP:TC

Original article in ToLanguage: WP:TC

Please see the Template Page for full usage notes and other information.

{{cleanup-ipa}}
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ə	This article contains only non-IPA pronunciation information which should be expanded with the International Phonetic Alphabet. For assistance, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation).

[edit] See also

[edit] De-listing cleaned articles

Remove the {{cleanup}}, etc. tag from the article itself, if there is one.
Remove the listing from Wikipedia: Cleanup, if there is one. Please don't just ~~strikethrough~~; these will just accumulate in an unsustainable fashion.

[edit] Related pages

For images that need to be improved, see Wikipedia: Images for cleanup.

To request an image or map be added to an article, please see Wikipedia:Requested pictures or Wikipedia:WikiProject Maps/Requested and orphan maps.

For categories that need to be improved, see Category: Wikipedia categories in need of attention.

For repetitive cleanup that would benefit from automation, see Wikipedia:Bot requests.

[edit] Collaboration coordination

Some editors prefer that helpers work on leftovers and older articles, just to deal with them and get them out of the way. But whether your preference is new or old; all help is appreciated. If you work on cleanup regularly, you can add your name and a description of what you do to the Wikipedia:Cleaning department page.

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Wikipedia:Cleanup resources

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[edit] How to mark articles for cleanup

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[edit] Cleanup

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[edit] Fiction

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[edit] Wiki tech

[edit] Infobox needed

[edit] Cleanup of specific subjects

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Merging and splitting

[edit] Moving

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[edit] See also

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[edit] Related pages

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