ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Template messages/Cleanup
This page in a nutshell: Add template messages to inform readers and editors of specific problems with articles or sections. Do not use them as a badge of shame. |
The following template messages may be added to articles needing a cleanup. Their purposes are to foster improvement of the encyclopedia and to notify readers about possible problems.
Unless otherwise noted, the cleanup messages, or tags, should be placed at the top—before other templates, images, or infoboxes, but after a possible hatnote (see WP:Hatnote#Placement). Certain tags can be placed at the top of an individual section, and others can be placed within the text itself (inline). Where the problem is not obvious, add an explanatory remark via the reason parameter as shown below or via the talk page.
Don’t insert tags that are similar or redundant. For example, all 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 {{Inappropriate tone}} and {{Essay-like}}. Similarly, if an article has many problems, tag only the most important, a lengthy list often being less helpful than a shorter one. A tag is not intended as a badge of shame. (See also: tag bombing.)
A date parameter is added by a bot, or you can provide a date yourself.
Does the article meet inclusion requirements?
ସମ୍ପାଦନାBefore placing templates on a page it is worthwhile to cast a critical eye over the page to determine whether it should, in fact, be included in Wikipedia. Some articles can be tagged for speedy deletion or marked as an article for deletion.
Best practices in obscure or unpopular articles
ସମ୍ପାଦନାOn pages that have received little attention from editors or readers, cleanup templates can be used as a way to call attention to problems that need to be addressed by editors. Editors who want to help address these problems should look through the various cleanup categories such as maintenance and articles with content issues and try to address the problems so that the templates can be removed. Editors who do a lot of tagging of articles should also address the backlogs.
Best practices in heavily monitored articles
ସମ୍ପାଦନାOn 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 dramatic changes. In general, an editor who places a template message to indicate a problem like this should explain their rationale fully on the talkpage of the article. If the consensus of the other editors is that there is a problem or an editorial dispute that deserves such a clean-up template, then the editors should work to fix the problem as quickly and cleanly as possible so the template message can be removed. If the consensus is that there is no problem, then the message can be removed immediately. For heavily monitored articles, please do not add or remove template messages of this sort without using the talk page.
Use in sections
ସମ୍ପାଦନାMany of these cleanup tags require you to place |article
as the first parameter when you use the tag at the top of an article. When you want the template to refer to just one section, however, you replace |article
with |section
(where the |
is a pipe key found on most keyboards as a shift-backslash (\
). See the specific template below to determine if such "section use" is supported and appropriate.
Tag consolidation
ସମ୍ପାଦନାIf too many tags are put at the top of an article, the article can become eclipsed by the tags, especially with short or stub articles. Consider consolidating the tags into the {{Multiple issues}} template.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Multiple issues}} |
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Cleanup
ସମ୍ପାଦନାGeneral cleanup
ସମ୍ପାଦନାUse one of these general tags when none of the more specific tags fit.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{cleanup}} category |
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{{cleanup-remainder}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-remainder
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{{cleanup-reorganize}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-reorganize
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{{cleanup-rewrite}} category |
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Plain old editing
ସମ୍ପାଦନାSome articles just need someone with a good grasp of editing technique to give them a once-over.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{copyedit}} category |
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{{copyedit-section}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Copyedit-section | ||
{{capitalization}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Capitalization |
Style of writing
ସମ୍ପାଦନାWikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, soapbox, how-to guide, blog, billboard, résumé, or crystal ball.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Review}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Review | ||
{{Abbreviations}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Abbreviations | ||
{{Advert}} category |
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{{News release}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:News release | ||
{{News release section}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:News release section | ||
{{Buzzword}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Buzzword | ||
{{Essay-like}} category |
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{{Editorial}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Editorial | ||
{{Howto}} category |
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{{Travel guide}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Travel guide | ||
{{Inappropriate person}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Inappropriate person | ||
{{Inappropriate tone}} category |
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{{Like resume}} category |
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{{Pro and con list}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Pro and con list | ||
{{Cleanup-images}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-images | ||
{{Cleanup-gallery}} category |
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{{Cleanup-spam}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-spam | ||
{{Story}} category |
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{{Cleanup-tense}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-tense | ||
{{Cleanup-jargon}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-jargon | ||
{{technical}} |
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{{Repetition}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Repetition | ||
{{Obituary}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Obituary | ||
{{Crystal}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Crystal | ||
{{Debate}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Debate |
Structure and sections
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{importance-section}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Importance-section | ||
{{cleanup-combine}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-combine | ||
{{cleanup-reorganize}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-reorganize | ||
{{Condense}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Condense | ||
{{sections}} category |
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{{section-diffuse}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Section-diffuse | ||
{{spacing}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Spacing | ||
{{Very long}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Very long | ||
{{Duplication}} category |
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{{trivia}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Trivia | ||
{{Too many see alsos}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Too many see alsos |
Introduction
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{lead missing}} category |
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{{lead rewrite}} category |
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{{lead too long}} category |
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{{lead too short}} category |
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{{inadequate lead}} category |
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{{POV-lead}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:POV-lead |
Potentially unwanted content
ସମ୍ପାଦନାSome things just don't belong.
Message boxes
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Overlinked}} category |
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{{MOS}} category |
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{{External links}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:External links | ||
{{cleanup-spam}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-spam | ||
{{non-free}} category |
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{{copypaste}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Copypaste | ||
{{Close paraphrase}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Close paraphrase | ||
{{schedule}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Schedule | ||
{{trivia}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Trivia | ||
{{in popular culture}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:In popular culture | ||
{{criticism-section}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Criticism-section | ||
{{Unencyclopedic}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Unencyclopedic | ||
{{fancruft}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Fancruft | ||
{{Further reading cleanup}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Further reading cleanup |
Inline with article text
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{Linkspam}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Linkspam |
{{contact info}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Contact info |
Context and detail
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{where is it}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Where is it | ||
{{time-context}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Time-context | ||
{{context}} category |
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{{generalize}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Generalize | ||
{{gen-section}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Gen-section |
Off-topic
ସମ୍ପାଦନାArticles occasionally contain content which is otherwise valid, but is unrelated to the nominal topic of the article.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{off-topic}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Off-topic |
{{Off-topic-other}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Off-topic-other |
Expand and add
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Expand section}} category |
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{{Missing information}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Missing information
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{{Cleanup-biography}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-biography
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{{reqdiagram}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqdiagram
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{{reqphoto}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqphoto
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{{ISBN}} category |
ISBN article calling template requires template_name parameter
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{{Formula missing descriptions}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Formula missing descriptions
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{{Cleanup-weighted}} |
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{{Biblio}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Biblio
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{{Mileposts}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Mileposts
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{{Kmposts}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Kmposts
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Expert needed
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Expert-verify}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Expert-verify
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{{Expert-subject}} |
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{{Expert-subject-multiple}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Expert-subject-multiple
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Time-sensitive
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Update}} category |
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{{Recently revised}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Recently revised | ||
{{Time-context}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Time-context | ||
{{Out of date}} category |
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Inline with article text
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{Update after}} category |
For facts that need updating now or at a specific future date ପ୍ରକାଶନରେ ଅସୁବିଧା: ଅଜଣା < ଯୁକ୍ତାକ୍ଷର । |
{{Citation needed}} |
For something that needs a cite [ଆଧାର ଲୋଡ଼ା] |
{{Who}} |
For something that needs an attribution [who?] |
Contradiction and confusion
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{contradict}} |
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{{contradict-other}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Contradict-other | ||
{{contradict-other-multiple}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Contradict-other-multiple
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{{confusing}} category |
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{{incoherent}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Incoherent | ||
{{incoherent-topic}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Incoherent-topic | ||
{{uncleardate}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Uncleardate | ||
{{misleading}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Misleading
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Inline with article text
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{contradiction-inline}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Contradiction-inline
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{{vague}} category |
[vague]
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{{inconsistent}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Inconsistent
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{{Expand acronym}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Expand acronym
|
Content forks
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{bad summary}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Bad summary |
Importance and notability
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{notability}} category |
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{{puffery}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Puffery |
Neutrality and factual accuracy
ସମ୍ପାଦନାAll articles should maintain a neutral point of view. Sometimes, editors dispute the truth of statements. See also: Wikipedia:Verifiability.
Message boxes
ସମ୍ପାଦନାInline with article text
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{Clarify}} |
[clarification needed] |
{{POV-statement}} |
[neutrality is disputed] |
{{Lopsided}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Lopsided |
{{or}} |
(ଇଂରାଜୀ) |
{{editorializing?}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Editorializing? |
{{Dubious}} |
[dubious ] |
{{When}} |
For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds. [when?] |
{{Whom?}} |
For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...") ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Whom? |
{{Who?}} |
For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...") ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Who? |
Verifiability and sources
ସମ୍ପାଦନାଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
Lists
ସମ୍ପାଦନାLists serve useful purposes, but sometimes need cleanup, too.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{cleanup-laundry}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-laundry
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{{listtable}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Listtable
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{{Prose}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Prose
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{{create-list}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Create-list
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{{example farm}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Example farm
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{{fictionlist}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Fictionlist
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{{fictionrefs}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Fictionrefs
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{{MOSLOW}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:MOSLOW
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{{Disputed-list}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Disputed-list
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Images
ସମ୍ପାଦନାFor tips on requesting images see Wikipedia:Requested pictures.
- For template messages related to the clean up of images, see Wikipedia:Template messages/Image namespace#Image format and quality.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{reqphoto}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqphoto
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{{reqscreenshot}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqscreenshot
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{{reqmap}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqmap
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{{reqdiagram}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqdiagram
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{{Too many photos}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Too many photos | ||
{{Cleanup-gallery}} |
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Categories
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Catimprove}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Catimprove | ||
{{Recategorize}} |
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{{uncategorized}} category |
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{{Uncategorized stub}} |
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{{Category unsourced}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Category unsourced
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{{Category relevant?}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Category relevant?
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Wiki tech
ସମ୍ପାଦନାMost of these issues are covered in the main Wikipedia:Manual of Style.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{wikify}} |
ତୃଟି: the {{Wikify}} template is deprecated and has been deemed by the community as too ambiguous; please do not use/transclude/substitute it. Instead, use a more specific template, such as those listed in this template's documentation.
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{{cleanup-HTML}} |
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{{disambig-cleanup}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Disambig-cleanup
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{{uncategorized}} |
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{{orphan}} |
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{{deadend}} |
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{{More-specific-links}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:More-specific-links
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{{Incoming links}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Incoming links
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Infobox needed
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{newinfobox}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Newinfobox
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{{single infobox request}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Single infobox request
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{{ship infobox request}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Ship infobox request
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{{Reqinfobox}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Reqinfobox
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Infobox cleanup needed
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{Cleanup-infobox}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-infobox |
Cleanup of specific subjects
ସମ୍ପାଦନାThese templates are all "general cleanup" templates, but tie into a specific subject matter or WikiProject.
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{CIA}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:CIA |
{{Cleanup Congress Bio}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup Congress Bio |
{{cleanup-book}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-book |
{{cleanup-comics}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-comics |
{{cleanup-school}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-school |
{{cleanup-university}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-university |
{{local}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Local |
{{ToLCleanup}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:ToLCleanup |
{{gamecleanup}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Gamecleanup |
{{gameguide}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Gameguide |
{{Hadith authenticity}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Hadith authenticity |
{{USRD-wrongdir}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:USRD-wrongdir |
Fiction
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{Plot}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Plot | ||
{{All plot}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:All plot | ||
{{In-universe}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:In-universe
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{{Fiction}} category |
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{{Book-fiction}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Book-fiction
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Miscellaneous
ସମ୍ପାଦନାMessage boxes
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{metricate}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Metricate | ||
{{bad unit conversions}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Bad unit conversions | ||
{{globalize}} category |
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{{cleanup-afd}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-afd
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{{example farm}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Example farm | ||
{{cleanup-ipa}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-ipa | ||
{{cleanup-chartable}} category |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Cleanup-chartable |
Inline with article text
ସମ୍ପାଦନାTag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) |
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{{dubious conversion}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Dubious conversion
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{{Need IPA}} |
ଛାଞ୍ଚ:Need IPA |