The following template messages may be added to articles needing a 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 the article or a method of warning the readers against the article.

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).

  • Avoid tagging articles if you can easily fix the problem. The goal is an improved article, not a tagged article.
  • Avoid "drive-by" tagging: tags should be accompanied by a comment on the article's talk page explaining the problem and beginning a discussion on how to fix it, or, for simpler problems, a remark using the reason parameter as shown below
  • Don’t insert tags that are similar or redundant. For example, most articles that read like essays have an inappropriate tone, and in fact they end up being automatically grouped in the same category, so it is unnecessary to tag with both {{tone}} and {{essay-like}}.
  • If an article has many problems, tag only the highest priority issues. A lengthy list is often less helpful than a shorter one. (See also: tag bombing and over-tagging)
  • Don't add tags for trivial or minor problems, especially if an article needs a lot of work. For example, there is little point in polishing the grammar of a section that needs to be dramatically re-written to comply with content policies. Focus on the biggest one, two, or three problems.

A date parameter is added by a bot, or you can add it yourself with |date=అక్టోబరు 2024.

Does the article meet inclusion requirements?

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Before 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 nominated for a deletion discussion at article for deletion.

Best practices in obscure or unpopular articles

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On pages that have received little attention from editors or readers, cleanup templates can be used as a way to call attention to problems that need to be addressed by editors. Editors who want to help address these problems should look through the various cleanup categories such as maintenance and articles with content issues and try to address the problems so that the templates can be removed. Editors who do a lot of tagging of articles should also address the backlogs.

Best practices in heavily monitored articles

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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 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

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Many of these cleanup tags require you to place |article as the first parameter when you use the tag at the top of an article. When you want the template to refer to just one section, however, you replace |article with |section (where the | is a pipe key found on most keyboards as a shift-backslash (\). See the specific template below to determine if such "section use" is supported and appropriate.

Tag consolidation

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If too many tags are put at the top of an article, the article can become eclipsed by the tags, especially with short or stub articles. Consider consolidating the tags into the {{multiple issues}} template.

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{{multiple issues}}
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  • Include only those parameters directly relevant to the issues of the particular article or section. Also, do not use this template without any parameters.
  • Use |section=y if placing the template in a particular section.
  • To specify the month tagged for the categories that sort articles by month, type |issue=అక్టోబరు 2024

General cleanup

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

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{{cleanup}}
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  • This applies to general problems not addressed by other tags.
  • Please consider using specific cleanup tags first, as specific tags help other editors to easily identify problems in an article.
  • Use the reason parameter: cleanup|reason= to specify issues identified (it may be a link to comments on the talk page).
{{cleanup AfD}}
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మూస:Cleanup AfD
  • Use this tag where an AFD discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."
{{cleanup-remainder}}
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మూస:Cleanup-remainder
  • Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.
{{cleanup-rewrite}}
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  • Use this tag where the whole article needs extensive revision.

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

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{{copy edit}}
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{{copy edit-section}}
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Cleanup of specific subjects

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

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{{CIA}}
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మూస:CIA
{{cleanup Congress Bio}}
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మూస:Cleanup Congress Bio
{{cleanup-book}}
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మూస:Cleanup-book
{{cleanup-film}}
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మూస:Cleanup-film
{{cleanup-school}}
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మూస:Cleanup-school
{{cleanup-university}}
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మూస:Cleanup-university
{{game guide}}
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మూస:Game guide
{{local}}
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మూస:Local
{{metricate}}
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{{USRD-wrongdir}}
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మూస:USRD-wrongdir
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{{all plot}}
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{{fiction}}
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  • This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.
{{in-universe}}
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{{plot}}
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Inline with article text

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{need-IPA}}
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మూస:Need-IPA

Style of writing

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{{abbreviations}}
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{{advert}}
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{{peacock}}
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{{buzzword}}
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మూస:Buzzword
{{cleanup-tense}}
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మూస:Cleanup-tense
{{crystal}}
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{{debate}}
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{{editorial}}
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{{essay-like}}
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{{howto}}
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మూస:Howto
{{inappropriate person}}
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మూస:Inappropriate person
{{like resume}}
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{{news release}}
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మూస:News release
{{news release section}}
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మూస:News release section
{{obituary}}
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మూస:Obituary
{{pro and con list}}
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మూస:Pro and con list
{{repetition}}
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మూస:Repetition
{{review}}
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మూస:Review
{{story}}
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{{technical}}
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{{tone}}
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{{travel guide}}
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{{over-quotation}}
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మూస:Over-quotation

Structure, formatting, and sections

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{{cleanup-reorganize}}
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{{condense}}
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{{duplication}}
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మూస:Duplication
{{importance-section}}
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మూస:Importance-section
{{overcoloured}}
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మూస:Overcoloured
  • Add "|US=yes" to adjust spelling for United States English articles
{{sections}}
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{{spacing}}
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మూస:Spacing
{{too many see alsos}}
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మూస:Too many see alsos
{{trivia}}
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{{very long}}
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{{inadequate lead}}
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{{lead missing}}
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{{lead rewrite}}
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{{lead too long}}
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{{lead too short}}
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{{POV-lead}}
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Potentially unwanted content

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{{cleanup-spam}}
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మూస:Cleanup-spam
{{cleanup red links}}
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{{cleanup-list}}
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మూస:Cleanup-list
  • For use in articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted
{{close paraphrasing}}
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{{copypaste}}
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{{criticism section}}
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మూస:Criticism section
{{external links}}
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{{further reading cleanup}}
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మూస:Further reading cleanup
{{in popular culture}}
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మూస:In popular culture
{{MOS}}
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మూస:MOS
{{non-free}}
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{{overlinked}}
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మూస:Overlinked
{{schedule}}
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మూస:Schedule
{{trivia}}
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Inline with article text

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{spam link}}
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మూస:Spam link
{{peacock-inline}}
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For a peacock term in an article
మూస:Peacock-inline
{{weasel-inline}}
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For weasel words
మూస:Weasel-inline

Context and detail

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{{context}}
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{{generalize}}
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మూస:Generalize
{{over detailed}}
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మూస:Over detailed
{{specific}}
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మూస:Specific
{{time-context}}
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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.

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{{off-topic}}
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మూస:Off-topic
  • Also takes "other article" parameter

Expand and add

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{{biblio}}
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మూస:Biblio
  • Place {{biblio|date=అక్టోబరు 2024}} at the head of the relevant section(s).
{{cleanup-biography}}
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మూస:Cleanup-biography
{{expand section}}
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  • When calling this template, you may pass it a parameter. A template call like {{expand section|examples and additional citations}} generates: "This section requires expansion with: examples and additional citations."
{{formula missing descriptions}}
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మూస:Formula missing descriptions
{{ISBN}}
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ISBN article Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: invalid character
  • Place {{ISBN|date=అక్టోబరు 2024}} at the head of the relevant section(s). Remember that books published before 1974 may not have ISBNs (though more recent editions should).
{{kmposts}}
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మూస:Kmposts
{{mileposts}}
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మూస:Mileposts
{{Lacking overview}}
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మూస:Lacking overview
{{Missing information}}
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  • When calling this template, you must pass it a parameter. A template call like {{Missing information|why bananas are yellow}} generates "This article is missing information about why bananas are yellow."
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{{expert-subject}}
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  • Before adding this template, start a section on the article discussion page describing what you wish the expert to address, and put the section name in the |talk= parameter. {{Expert-talk}} may be used on the talk page for this purpose.

Time-sensitive

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{{recently revised}}
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మూస:Recently revised
{{time-context}}
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{{update}}
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{{update|inaccurate=y}}
category

Inline with article text

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{update after}}
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For facts that need updating now or at a specific future date
[dated info]
{{update inline}}
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For facts that need updating
మూస:Update inline
{{clarify timeframe}}
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For tagging WP:DATED problems
[timeframe?]
{{who}}
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For something that needs an attribution
[ఎవరు?]
{{qn}}
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For something that needs a quotation
మూస:Qn

Contradiction and confusion

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{confusing}}
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  • Use this tag in articles that need broad cleanup to eliminate confusion and discrepancies.
{{contradict}}
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{{contradict-other}}
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{{contradict-other-multiple}}
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మూస:Contradict-other-multiple
  • Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.
{{incoherent}}
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{{misleading}}
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మూస:Misleading
  • Use this tag when the article is not factually wrong, but leads the reader to draw incorrect conclusions.
{{unclear date}}
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మూస:Unclear date

Inline with article text

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{contradiction-inline}}
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మూస:Contradiction-inline
  • Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.
{{expand acronym}}
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మూస:Expand acronym
  • Use this to mark acronyms and abbreviations that are not written in full at first occurrence.
{{inconsistent}}
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మూస:Inconsistent
  • Use this to mark statements that are inconsistent with other parts of the article.
{{vague}}
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[vague]
  • Use this for specific sentences needing clarification.
Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{bad summary}}
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మూస:Bad summary

Importance and notability

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{{notability}}
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Neutrality and factual accuracy

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{autobiography}}
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{{cherry picked}}
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మూస:Cherry picked
{{coat rack}}
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మూస:Coat rack
{{COI}}
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మూస:COI
{{disputed}}
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{{disputed-section}}
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{{excessive advocacy}}
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మూస:Excessive advocacy
{{geographical imbalance}}
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మూస:Geographical imbalance
{{globalize}}
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{{peacock}}
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{{POV}}
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{{POV-check}}
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{{POV-lead}}
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{{POV-section}}
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{{POV-title}}
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{{recentism}}
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{{unbalanced}}
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{{undue}}
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{{weasel}}
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Inline with article text

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{clarify}}
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[విడమరచి రాయాలి]
{{dubious}}
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[dubious ]
{{editorializing}}
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మూస:Editorializing
{{lopsided}}
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[unbalanced opinion]
{{or}}
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[original research?]
{{POV-statement}}
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[neutrality is disputed]
{{undue-inline}}
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మూస:Undue-inline
{{when}}
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For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds.
[ఎప్పుడు?]
{{who}}
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For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...")
[ఎవరు?]
{{whom?}}
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For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...")
మూస:Whom?

Verifiability and sources

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వికీపీడియా:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources

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{{cat improve}}
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మూస:Cat improve
{{category unsourced}}
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మూస:Category unsourced
{{Disputed-category}}
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{{Check category}}
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మూస:Check category
{{recategorize}}
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మూస:Recategorize
{{uncategorized}}
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  • Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{uncategorized stub}}
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మూస:Uncategorized stub
  • Place this at the bottom of an article if it is only categorized into a stub category and you are unsure of which categories apply.

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

Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup-gallery}}
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{{cleanup-images}}
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{{image requested}}
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మూస:Image requested
  • This template should be used on talk pages. Please add one or more subject categories into the template.
  • Use of= to add detailed information on the request.
  • Use in= to define locations.
{{reqdiagram}}
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మూస:Reqdiagram
  • This template should be used on talk pages.
{{reqmap}}
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మూస:Reqmap
  • This template should be used on talk pages.
{{too many photos}}
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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup-list}}
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మూస:Cleanup-list
  • For use in non-list articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted
{{cleanup-laundry}}
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మూస:Cleanup-laundry
  • For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of lists.
{{create-list}}
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మూస:Create-list
  • Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.
{{disputed-list}}
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మూస:Disputed-list
  • To identify a list on Wikipedia that has content whose truth, factual nature, and/or relevance to the topic is in dispute.
{{example farm}}
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మూస:Example farm
  • For use in non-list articles where too much of the content is composed of "examples", "references in popular culture", and the like.
{{famous}}
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మూస:Famous
  • For use in articles with unclear criteria for a list of "famous" or "notable" persons.
{{famous players}}
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మూస:Famous players
  • For use in articles with unclear criteria for a list of "famous" or "notable" sports persons.
{{fictionrefs}}
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మూస:Fictionrefs
  • For use in fiction-specific articles that have way too many trivial examples. (Ex.: For an article specifically about famous fictional horses that mentions the fact that Sesame Street once told kids how to spell "horse", or that one of the animals you can kill in an online game is a horse.)
{{in popular culture}}
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మూస:In popular culture
  • For use when a nonfiction article has become overcrowded with too many references to fiction or other pop culture. (Ex.: Article on horses having a long section of TV shows, movies, video games, etc. that have "horse" in the name or feature horses in some way.)
{{list to table}}
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మూస:List to table
  • For use where lists could be better presented as tables.
{{MOSLOW}}
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మూస:MOSLOW
{{prose}}
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  • Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.

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

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{{cleanup-HTML}}
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మూస:Cleanup-HTML
  • If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup
{{cleanup-lang}}
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  • If the article has non-English text but lacks {{Lang}} template(s)
{{dead end}}
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  • Use this to mark articles or sections that completely lack internal links.
{{underlinked}}
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  • Use this to mark articles or sections with too few internal links.
{{disambiguation cleanup}}
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మూస:Disambiguation cleanup
{{incoming links}}
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మూస:Incoming links
  • Use this to mark disambiguation pages with a large amount of incoming links.
{{more-specific-links}}
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మూస:More-specific-links
  • Use this on a page with general links that should be more specific.
{{orphan}}
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  • Use this for articles that aren't linked to from any other pages.
{{uncategorized}}
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  • Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.

Infobox needed

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{infobox requested}}
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  • 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.
{{newinfobox}}
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మూస:Newinfobox
  • This template should be used on talk pages.
{{single infobox request}}
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మూస:Single infobox request
  • This template should be used on talk pages.

Infobox cleanup needed

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Tag Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup-infobox}}
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Other article tags

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There are also tags available for:


[[Category:List templates|మూస:Namespace GreekWikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]