Template:Articleissues
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This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page.
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Template documentationThis template tags an article or section for multiple issues, and displays all warnings in a single box. This is an alternative to using multiple individual tags, which can take up too much space on a page.
Usage
- Use the
article=yparameter if specifying issues that pertain to the entire article. - Use
section=yif placing the template in a particular section. - Issue parameters that don't support a date (such as
COI=) must be set to some value, but the value entered won't have any effect, so any arbitrary value will do. For example,COI=yhas the same effect asCOI=Hello, butCOI=will result in the COI issue not displaying at all. - Issue parameters that do support a date (see table below) can also be set to any value, however it is recommended that you set these to the current date for categorization purposes.
- Dates should be set using the "month year" format, ie.
=June 2008, or={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
- Dates should be set using the "month year" format, ie.
- Don't insert all the code you see in the complete example below. Include only those parameters that pertain to the issues that need addressing in the particular article or section.
Using too many individual boxes, rather than this template, can be distracting from the article, and can make it unpleasing to look at, as in this example.
- Don't use this template for a single issue.
- Always specify which issues the article has. Don't use this template without parameters.
Example
{{articleissues|cleanup=January 2008|POV=June 2008}}
Tags an article for cleanup and POV, as well as providing a date for the POV tagging, producing the following:
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This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page.
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Complete example
Copy and paste the text below and delete the parameters you don't need; you can also view a full listing of what each parameter will produce.
{{Articleissues
| advert = June 2008
| autobiography = y
| blpdispute = June 2008
| citations missing = June 2008
| citationstyle = June 2008
| citecheck = June 2008
| cleanup = June 2008
| COI = y
| colloquial = June 2008
| confusing = June 2008
| context = June 2008
| contradict = June 2008
| copyedit = June 2008
| criticisms = June 2008
| deadend = June 2008
| disputed = June 2008
| do-attempt = June 2008
| essay = June 2008
| examplefarm = June 2008
| expand = June 2008
| expert = topic name
| external links = June 2008
| fansite = June 2008
| fiction = June 2008
| globalize = June 2008
| histinfo = June 2008
| hoax = y
| howto = June 2008
| inappropriate person = June 2008
| in-universe = June 2008
| importance = June 2008
| incomplete = June 2008
| intro length = June 2008
| introrewrite = June 2008
| jargon = June 2008
| laundrylists = June 2008
| likeresume = June 2008
| long = June 2008
| newsrelease = June 2008
| nofootnotes = y
| notable = June 2008
| onesource = June 2008
| OR = June 2008
| orphan = June 2008
| peacock = June 2008
| plot = June 2008
| POV = June 2008
| primarysources = June 2008
| prose = June 2008
| proseline = y
| quotefarm = June 2008
| refimprove = June 2008
| restructure = June 2008
| review = June 2008
| rewrite = June 2008
| roughtranslation = June 2008
| sections = June 2008
| self-published = June 2008
| spam = June 2008
| synthesis = June 2008
| technical = June 2008
| tone = June 2008
| tooshort = June 2008
| trivia = June 2008
| unbalanced = June 2008
| uncategorized = June 2008
| unencyclopedic = y
| unreferenced = June 2008
| update = June 2008
| weasel = June 2008
| wikify = June 2008
}}
Please do not insert tags that are too similar or redundant with each other. All articles that read like essays have an inappropriate tone, and in fact they end up in the same category, so it is unnecessary to set tone in addition to essay. cleanup is a very general issue and so should be replaced with a more specific one.
Similarly, if an article has many problems, please consider listing only the most important problems. A very lengthy list is often less helpful than a shorter one.
Issues supported
Each parameter can be set to any value without consequence. However, it is encouraged that for any issue sorting articles by month into specific categories, please set the current month as the value (or the month it was originally tagged with that issue), there is no harm in setting month for other issues, which may, of course, support it in future. Those currently supported are listed below
| Parameter name | Issue and stand-alone template | Optional format of value |
|---|---|---|
| advert | {{advertisement}} | |
| autobiography | {{autobiography}} | |
| blpdispute | {{blpdispute}} | |
| citations missing | {{citations missing}} | month and year |
| citationstyle | {{citation style}} | month and year |
| citecheck | {{citecheck}} | month and year |
| cleanup | {{cleanup}} | month and year |
| COI, or coi |
{{COI}} (Conflict of interest) | month and year |
| colloquial | {{colloquial}} | |
| confusing | {{confusing}} | |
| context | {{context}} | |
| contradict | {{contradict}} | month and year |
| copyedit | {{copyedit}} | month and year |
| criticisms | {{criticism-section}} | month and year |
| deadend | {{deadend}} | month and year |
| disputed | {{disputed}} factual accuracy | month and year |
| do-attempt | {{do-attempt}} attempted de-orphan | month and year (the "orphan" parameter should also be defined with month and year, see below) |
| essay | written like an {{essay-entry}} | |
| examplefarm | {{examplefarm}} | |
| expand | {{expand}} | month and year |
| expert | {{expert}} attention needed | WikiProject or Portal name |
| external links | {{external links}} | month and year |
| fansite | {{fansite}} month and year | |
| fiction | {{fiction}} or {{in-universe}} | |
| globalize | {{globalize}} | |
| histinfo | {{histinfo}} | |
| hoax | {{hoax}} | |
| howto | {{howto}} | month and year |
| importance | {{importance}} | month and year |
| inappropriate person | {{inappropriate person}} | month and year |
| incomplete | {{incomplete}} | month and year |
| intro length | {{intro length}} or {{toolong}} | month and year |
| introrewrite | {{introrewrite}} | month and year |
| in-universe | {{in-universe}} | month and year |
| jargon | {{cleanup-jargon}} | month and year |
| laundrylists or laundry | {{cleanup-laundry}} | month and year |
| likeresume | {{likeresume}} | month and year |
| long | {{long}} or {{verylong}} | |
| newsrelease | {{newsrelease}} | month and year |
| nofootnotes | {{nofootnotes}} | |
| notable, or notability |
{{notability}} | month and year |
| onesource | {{onesource}} | month and year |
| OR, or or, or original research |
{{original research}} | month and year |
| orphan | {{orphan}} less than three valid links, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Orphanage | month and year |
| peacock | {{peacock}} | month and year |
| plot | {{plot}} | month and year |
| POV or NPOV, pov or npov |
{{POV}} dispute | month and year |
| primarysources | {{primarysources}} | month and year |
| prose | {{prose}} | month and year |
| proseline | {{proseline}} | |
| quotefarm | {{quotefarm}} | month and year |
| refimprove | {{refimprove}} | month and year |
| restructure | {{cleanup-restructure}} | month and year |
| review | {{review}} | |
| rewrite | {{rewrite}} | |
| roughtranslation | {{roughtranslation}} | month and year |
| sections | {{sections}} | month and year |
| self-published | {{self-published}} | month and year |
| spam | {{cleanup-spam}} | month and year |
| synthesis | improper {{synthesis}} | month and year |
| technical | {{technical}} | |
| tone | {{inappropriate tone}} | month and year |
| tooshort | {{tooshort}} | month and year |
| trivia | {{trivia}} | month and year |
| unbalanced | {{unbalanced}} | month and year |
| uncategorized, uncategorised, uncat |
{{uncategorized}} | month and year |
| unencyclopedic | {{unencyclopedic}} | |
| unreferenced | {{unreferenced}} | month and year |
| update | {{update}} | month and year |
| weasel | {{weasel}} words | |
| wikify | {{wikify}} | month and year |
| other | unique parameter for very specific concerns; allows extra information |
Adding new issues
Method 1
To add an issue that the template does not currently support, add the following to the template. Before adding an issue, check the list to make sure there is not already a similar one; many maintenance templates have multiple redirects and go by multiple names. Be sure to add new issues to the documentation in the full template example and the table. Please ask for help if you are uncomfortable with ParserFunctions.
For issues with date based categories (check whether they use "since date" or "from date"):
Issue name
-->{{#if:{{{issue|}}}|* Text to be displayed.[[Category:Main tracking category]]{{#if:{{checkdate|{{{issue}}}}}|<small> (tagged since {{checkdate|{{{issue}}}}})</small>[[Category:Date based category from {{checkdate|{{{issue}}}}}]]|[[Category:General category]]}}}}<!--
For issues that do not support dates:
Issue name
-->{{#if:{{{issue|}}}|* Text to be displayed.[[Category:Main tracking category]]}}<!--
Method 2 (dated issues only)
To add a new issue use, use this example:
{{DatedAI
| name = {{{unreferenced|}}}
| message = * It does not '''cite any [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|references or sources]]'''. Please help improve this article by citing [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|reliable sources]]
| cat = All articles lacking sources
| cat-date = Articles lacking sources from
| cat-undate = Articles lacking sources
}}
- Produces
- It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources Tagged since June 2008.
Redirects
- {{Article issues}}
- {{Issues}}
See also
- {{Stub}} and the Category:Stub categories for a more appropriate way to tag most very short articles.
