Template:Cleanup

Template Documentation

This template can be used to mark an article or section that suffers from formatting, grammar, style, etc. related issues. When writing an article, you should reference the Manual of Style for guidance. Editors are encouraged to regularly check the list of articles that need cleanup and contribute by reformatting and editing them. This is how this notice looks like:

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This article or section needs cleanup. Please edit the article, paying special attention to fixing any formatting issues, inconsistencies, grammar, or phrasing. Make sure to consult the Manual of Style for guidance.

Usage

It is simply sufficient to include this template on a page. This example would produce a notice like the one above:

{{Cleanup}}

You can indicate what part of the article needs cleanup by setting the scope. You can also include a reason for your notice. For example, a notice that would indicate this template documentation needs cleanup because it's too short would look like this:

{{Cleanup|scope=template documentation|reason=The documentation is too short.}}

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This template documentation needs cleanup. The documentation is too short. Please edit the article, paying special attention to fixing any formatting issues, inconsistencies, grammar, or phrasing. Make sure to consult the Manual of Style for guidance.

Template data

Housekeeping notice for marking articles that don't follow the Manual of Style.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Scope	scope	The scope of the notice. E.g.: article, section, subsection, etc.	Line	optional
Reason	reason	The reason for the notice.	Line	optional