විකිපීඩියා:Template index/Cleanup

"WP:TC" මෙතැනට යළියොමුවෙයි. the Wikipedia Task Center සඳහා, WP:TASKS බලන්න. WikiProject Tropical cyclones සඳහා, WP:WPTC බලන්න. the Wikipedia Triple Crown සඳහා, WP:CROWN බලන්න.

general help on tagging pages සඳහා, Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems බලන්න

මෙම ලිපියේ අඩංගු කරුණු සැකෙවින්: Add template messages to inform readers and editors of specific problems with articles or sections, but do not use them as a badge of shame.

Template messages (maintenance tags, cleanup tags, cleanup messages) may be added to articles needing 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 an article, or a method of warning readers about an article.

Unless otherwise noted, cleanup messages should be placed at the top of the page, before other templates, images, or infoboxes, but after hatnotes (see Wikipedia:Hatnote § Placement). Cleanup messages should be placed directly on the article or file, not on its talk page. Certain tags can be placed at the beginning of an individual section, and others can be placed within the text itself (inline).

A date parameter is added by a bot, or you can add it yourself with |date=දෙසැම්බර් 2023.

Before you tag an article, please remember the following:

Don't tag an article if you can easily and confidently fix the problem.

The goal is an improved article, not a tagged article.

Do some research to attempt to solve the problem before tagging.

Don't put the burden of doing so on another editor if you are capable of fixing the problem yourself with a simple search or consulting a reference work.

Don't do "drive-by" tagging.

Tags must be accompanied by either a comment on the article's talk page explaining the problem and beginning a discussion on how to fix it or, for simpler and more obvious problems, a remark using the reason parameter (available in all templates, regardless of whether it appears in the documentation) as shown below. At the very least, tagging editors must be willing to follow through with substantive discussion.

Don't do "drive-by" de-tagging.

Likewise, please provide a similar rationale for removing a template, unless your preceding edits have clearly fixed the announced problem. See also when not to remove a template.

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: Wikipedia:Tag bombing and Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems § 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 noting grammatical problems for a section that needs to be completely re-written to comply with content policies. Focus on the biggest one, two, or three problems.

Does the article meet inclusion requirements?

Before placing templates on a page it is worthwhile to cast a critical eye over the page to determine whether indeed it should be included in Wikipedia. Some articles can be tagged for speedy deletion or nominated for a deletion discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion.

Best practices in obscure or unpopular articles

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 frequently tag articles should also address the backlogs.

Best practices in heavily monitored articles

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 noticeable changes. In general, an editor who places a template message to indicate a problem like this should explain their rationale fully on the talk page 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

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 ⇧ Shift+\. See the specific template below to determine if such "section use" is supported and appropriate.

Tag consolidation

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 {{multiple issues}}.

Cleanup

Overarching copyright issues

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{{copypaste|article}} category links talk edit

Combined message boxes

Do not use this as the only message box on the article or section; it should be used with at least two other message boxes sandwiched inside it.

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes) — multiple issues (top of article)
{{multiple issues}} links talk edit

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes) — multiple issues (section)
{{multiple issues|section=yes}} links talk edit

General cleanup

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

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{{cleanup|article}} category links talk edit	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}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where an AFD discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."
{{cleanup rewrite|article}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where the whole article needs extensive revision.
{{section rewrite}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where a section needs extensive revision. (This is the same cleanup rewrite tag with section parameter enabled)
{{cleanup section}} category links talk edit	Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.

Copy editing

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

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{{copy edit|article}} category links talk edit
{{copy edit section}} category links talk edit
{{verify spelling}} category links talk edit

Cleanup of specific subjects

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

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{{CIA World Factbook only}} category links talk edit
{{cleanup book}} category links talk edit
{{cleanup Congress bio}} category links talk edit
{{cleanup film}} category links talk edit
{{cleanup school}} category links talk edit
{{cleanup higher education}} category links talk edit
{{game guide}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Game guide
{{game trivia}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Game trivia
{{localist}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Localist
{{metricate|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Metricate
{{USRD-wrongdir}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:USRD-wrongdir

Fiction

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction

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{{all plot|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:All plot
{{fiction|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Fiction This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.
{{in-universe|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:In-universe See template documentation for list of topic-specific sub-templates.
{{long plot|article}} category links talk edit
{{more plot|article}} category links talk edit
{{no plot|article}} category links talk edit

Inline with article text

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{{needs IPA}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Needs IPA

Style of writing

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Five pillars, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, සහ Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch

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{{abbreviations|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Abbreviations
{{advert|article}} category links talk edit
{{buzzword|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Buzzword
{{cleanup-PR|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup-PR
{{cleanup tense|article}} category links talk edit
{{debate|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Debate
{{essay-like|article}} category links talk edit
{{excessive examples|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Excessive examples
{{how-to|article}} category links talk edit	මෙම පිටුව සිංහල විකිපීඩියාවේ කෙසේ භාවිතා කරයිද යන්න හා බැඳි පොදු භාවිතය ගැන ලියැවුනු එකකි.
{{inappropriate person|article}} category links talk edit
{{like resume|article}} category links talk edit
{{manual|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Manual
{{obituary|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Obituary
{{over-quotation|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Over-quotation
{{peacock|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Peacock
{{pro and con list|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Pro and con list
{{repetition|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Repetition
{{research paper|article|review}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Research paper
{{review|article|review}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Review
{{speculation|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Speculation
{{story|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Story
{{technical|article}} category links talk edit
{{tone|article}} category links talk edit
{{travel guide|article}} category links talk edit
{{verbosity|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Verbosity

Structure, formatting and sections

මේවාත් බලන්න: Help:Section, Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings), සහ Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout

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{{cleanup reorganize}} category links talk edit
{{copy edit}} category links talk edit
{{duplication}} category links talk edit
{{importance section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Importance section
{{organize section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Organize section
{{overcolored}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Overcolored
{{overcoloured}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Overcoloured
{{sections}} category links talk edit
{{summarize section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Summarize section
{{Too many sections}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Too many sections
{{too many see alsos}} category links talk edit
{{trivia}} category links talk edit
{{very long}} category links talk edit

Introduction

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section

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{{Improve lead}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Improve lead
{{lead extra info}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Lead extra info
{{lead missing}} category links talk edit
{{lead rewrite}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Lead rewrite
{{lead too long}} category links talk edit
{{lead too short}} category links talk edit
{{POV lead}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:POV lead

Potentially unwanted content

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not

Message boxes

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{AI generated|article or section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:AI generated
{{cleanup list|article or section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup list For use in articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted
{{cleanup red links|article or section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup red links
{{close paraphrasing|article}} category links talk edit
{{copypaste|article}} category links talk edit
{{criticism section|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Criticism section
{{external links|article}} category links talk edit
{{further reading cleanup}} category links talk edit
{{in popular culture|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:In popular culture
{{MOS}} category links talk edit
{{non-free|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Non-free
{{overlinked}} category links talk edit
{{schedule}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Schedule
{{trivia}} category links talk edit

Inline with article text

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{{peacock term}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Peacock term See also: WP:PEACOCK
{{spam link}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Spam link
{{weasel inline}} category links talk edit

Context, statistics and detail

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{{context|article}} category links talk edit
{{generalize}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Generalize
{{human-centric|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Human-centric
{{overly detailed}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Overly detailed
{{Too many charts}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Too many charts
{{specific}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Specific
{{time-context|article|that may not be current but does not specify a time period}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Time-context

Off-topic

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

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{{off topic}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Off topic Also takes "other article" parameter

Expand and add

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{{biblio|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Biblio
{{cleanup biography}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup biography
{{expand section}} category links talk edit	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}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Formula missing descriptions
{{kmposts}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Kmposts Place above road junction lists that do not contain kilometreposts.
{{lacking ISBN|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Lacking ISBN Place {{lacking ISBN|date=දෙසැම්බර් 2023}} at the head of the relevant section(s). Remember that books published before 1974 may not have ISBNs (though more recent editions should).
{{lacking overview}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Lacking overview
{{mileposts}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Mileposts Place above road junction lists that do not contain mileposts.
{{missing information}} category links talk edit	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."
{{expand language}} category links talk edit	Typically used as one of 170 language-specific templates such as {{Expand Italian|date=දෙසැම්බර් 2023}}

Expert needed

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{{expert needed|PROJECTNAME|article}} category links talk edit	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 needed talk}} may be used on the talk page for this purpose.

Time-sensitive

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers සහ Category:Temporal templates

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{time-context|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Time-context
{{update}} category links talk edit
{{update|inaccurate=y}} category

Inline with article text

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{{clarify timeframe}} category links talk edit	For tagging WP:DATED problems සැකිල්ල:Clarify timeframe
{{update after}} category links talk edit	For facts that need updating now or at a specific future date
{{update inline}} category links talk edit	For facts that need updating සැකිල්ල:Update inline
{{as of}} category links talk edit	Used within prose to attribute a specific time to potentially outdated statements.  වන විට

Contradiction and confusion

Note: Templates relevant for when articles are confusing or hard to understand due specifically to translation issues can be found at Wikipedia:Template index/Translation.

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{{confusing}} category links talk edit	Use this tag in articles that need broad cleanup to eliminate confusion and discrepancies.
{{contradicts other}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Contradicts other
{{contradicts others|example|illustration}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Contradicts others Use these tags in articles that appear to contradict themselves or each other.
{{incomprehensible}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Incomprehensible
{{misleading}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Misleading Use this tag when the article is not factually wrong, but leads the reader to draw incorrect conclusions.
{{self-contradictory}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Self-contradictory
{{unclear date}} category links talk edit
{{unfocused}} category links talk edit	Use this tag when the writing is clear, but the article as a whole doesn't concentrate on a single theme.

Inline with article text

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{{contradict-inline}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Contradict-inline Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.
{{expand acronym}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Expand acronym Use this to mark acronyms and abbreviations that are not written in full at first occurrence.
{{inconsistent}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Inconsistent Use this to mark statements that are inconsistent with other parts of the article.
{{vague|optional mouseover message}} category links talk edit	Use this for specific sentences needing clarification.

Content forks

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{{bad summary}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Bad summary
{{duplication}} category links talk edit

Importance and notability

See also: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (importance conveyed by sources) and Wikipedia:Notability (coverage by sources).

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{{importance inline}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Importance inline inline version of {{importance section}}
{{importance section}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Importance section
{{notability}} category links talk edit	An optional parameter can be added to specify the applicable guideline; e.g.: {{notability|biographies}}, {{notability|fiction}}. See the template documentation for a list of supported values.

Neutrality and factual accuracy

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, සහ Wikipedia:Verifiability

Message boxes

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{{autobiography}} category links talk edit
{{cherry-picked|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cherry-picked
{{coatrack}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Coatrack
{{COI}} category links talk edit
{{disputed}} category links talk edit
{{disputed section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Disputed section
{{geographical imbalance}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Geographical imbalance
{{globalize|article}} category links talk edit
{{hoax}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Hoax
{{peacock|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Peacock
{{political POV}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Political POV
{{POV}} category links talk edit
{{POV check}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:POV check
{{POV lead}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:POV lead
{{POV section}} category links talk edit
{{recentism|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Recentism
{{systemic bias}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Systemic bias
{{unbalanced|article}} category links talk edit
{{undisclosed paid|section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Undisclosed paid
{{undue weight|section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Undue weight
{{weasel|article}} category links talk edit

Inline with superimposed text

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{{according to whom}} category links talk edit	For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...")
{{clarify}} category links talk edit	Do not use without first taking some steps to research the apparent problem
{{contentious label inline}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Contentious label inline
{{dubious}} category links talk edit
{{editorializing}} category links talk edit
{{excessive citations inline}} category links talk edit	For abuse of citations, per Wikipedia:Citation overkill. සැකිල්ල:Excessive citations inline
{{original research inline}} category links talk edit
{{POV statement}} category links talk edit
{{unbalanced opinion}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Unbalanced opinion
{{undue weight inline}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Undue weight inline
{{when}} category links talk edit	For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds.
{{who}} category links talk edit	For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...")

Verifiability and sources

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Reliable sources, සහ Wikipedia:Citing sources

Message boxes

• For quotations used out of context, references to unrelated material, and other misuse of citations.
• Message boxes may be used at the top of an article, or in a specific section of an article.
• Individual message boxes may be combined.

Individual message boxes: Biographies of living persons

Tag	Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes. (Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{BLP IMDb refimprove}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:BLP IMDb refimprove
{{BLP primary sources}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:BLP primary sources
{{BLP self-published}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:BLP self-published
{{BLP sources}} category links talk edit
{{BLP sources section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:BLP sources section
{{BLP unsourced}} category links talk edit
{{BLP unsourced section}} category links talk edit

Individual message boxes: Issues with citations and sources

Tag	Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes. (Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{cite check|article}} category links talk edit
{{cite check section|section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cite check section
{{excessive citations|article}} category links talk edit
{{media IMDb refimprove}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Media IMDb refimprove
{{more citations needed|article}} category links talk edit
{{more citations needed section}} category links talk edit
{{More medical citations needed}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:More medical citations needed
{{more science citations needed}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:More science citations needed
{{old news|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Old news
{{one source|article}} category links talk edit
{{original research|article}} category links talk edit
{{primary sources|article}} category links talk edit
{{refexample}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Refexample
{{religious text primary|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Religious text primary
{{self-published|article}} category links talk edit
{{speculation}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Speculation
{{third-party|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Third-party
{{unreferenced category}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Unreferenced category
{{unreferenced|article}} category links talk edit
{{unreferenced section}} category links talk edit
{{unreliable sources|article}} category links talk edit
{{user-generated|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:User-generated

Individual message boxes: Issues with style or format

Tag	Individual message boxes, text that will be shown, and usage notes. (Boxes for both the top of an article, or a specific section of an article)
{{Citation style|article}} category links talk edit
{{Citations broken|article}} category links talk edit
{{Citations broken from PEIS limit|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Citations broken from PEIS limit
{{Cleanup bare URLs|article}} category links talk edit
{{Duplicated citations|article}} category links talk edit
{{Format footnotes|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Format footnotes
{{Full citations needed|article}} category links talk edit
{{Ibid|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Ibid
{{More footnotes needed|article}} category links talk edit
{{No footnotes|article}} category links talk edit
{{Page numbers improve|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Page numbers improve
{{Page numbers needed|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Page numbers needed

Note list

Tags inline with article text

Tag	Background info from Wikipedia namespace
{{according to whom}} links talk edit
{{additional citation needed}} links talk edit
{{attribution needed}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Attribution needed
{{better source needed}} links talk edit
{{better source needed example}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Better source needed example Links to self-sourcing examples
{{by whom}} links talk edit
{{chronology citation needed}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Chronology citation needed
{{circular reference}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Circular reference When the sources copy Wikipedia material directly
{{circular reporting}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Circular reporting For the subtler case when you suspect the sources are based on facts first published at Wikipedia, but they didn't copy it directly
{{citation needed}} links talk edit
{{citation needed span|The sun is hot.}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Citation needed span
{{clarify}} links talk edit
{{copyvio link}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Copyvio link
{{dead link}} links talk edit
{{disambiguation needed}} links talk edit
{{disputed inline}} links talk edit
{{dubious}} links talk edit
{{episode needed}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Episode needed
{{example needed}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Example needed
{{example needed span|This is a claim that needs one or more examples.}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Example needed span
{{excessive citations inline}} category links talk edit	For abuse of citations, per Wikipedia:Citation overkill. සැකිල්ල:Excessive citations inline
{{explain}} links talk edit
{{failed verification}} links talk edit
{{full citation needed}} links talk edit
{{how}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:How
{{medical citation needed}} links talk edit
{{medical citation needed span|This is an uncited biomedical claim.}} links talk edit	This is an uncited biomedical claim.
{{nonspecific}} links talk edit
{{not verified in body}} links talk edit
{{original research inline}} links talk edit
{{page needed}} links talk edit
{{primary source inline}} links talk edit
{{quantify}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Quantify
{{quote without source}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Quote without source
{{registration required}} links talk edit	ASDAQ:INTC) increased 1.9% on news the business may form a foundry relationship with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL).Sprint Nextel Corp (NYSE:S) fell 2.1% when Stifel Nicolaus Co.In nearby Arachova and Livadi there's plenty of nightlife with numerous lively bars and restaurants.The UNESCO World Heritage site of Delphi is probably 30 minutes drive from Elatos. It ranks being among the most significant archaeological sites belonging to the ancient world. That it was home to the oracle a vey important oracle in the classical Greek world a
{{request quotation}} links talk edit
{{season needed}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Season needed
{{self-published inline}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Self-published inline
{{self-published source}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Self-published source
{{specify}} category links talk edit
{{synthesis inline}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Synthesis inline
{{third-party inline}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Third-party inline
{{unreliable medical source}} links talk edit
{{unreliable source?}} links talk edit
{{update after|2000|01|01}} links talk edit
{{user-generated inline}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:User-generated inline
{{user-generated source}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:User-generated source
{{vague|optional message}} links talk edit
{{verify quote}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Verify quote
{{verify source}} links talk edit
{{volume needed}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Volume needed
{{when}} links talk edit
{{where}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Where
{{which}} links talk edit
{{who}} links talk edit
{{whose quote}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Whose quote
{{why}} links talk edit
{{year missing}} links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Year missing Use when the year of publication of a source is needed
{{year needed}} links talk edit	Use when the date of an event is needed

Links for search

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{find sources|example}} links talk edit	තොරතුරු ප්‍රභව: ගූගල් (පොත් • පුවත් • scholar • නිදහස් රූප • WP refs) • FENS • JSTOR • NYT • TWL
{{search}} links talk edit

Categories

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{check category}} category links talk edit
{{disputed category}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Disputed category
{{improve categories|article}} category links talk edit
{{recategorize}} category links talk edit
{{uncategorized}} category links talk edit	Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{unreferenced category|Name of category}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Unreferenced category

Images and other media

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

මේවාත් බලන්න: Help:Files, Help:Pictures, Wikipedia:Images, Wikipedia:Uploading images, Wikipedia:File copyright tags, සහ Wikipedia:Image use policy

• For template messages related to the clean up of images, see: Wikipedia:Template index/File namespace#Format and quality.

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{audio requested}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Audio requested
{{cleanup gallery|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup gallery
{{cleanup images|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup images
{{diagram requested}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Diagram requested This template should be used on talk pages.
{{image captions for cleanup}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Image captions for cleanup
{{image requested}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල: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.
{{map requested}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Map requested This template should be used on talk pages.
{{too many photos}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Too many photos

Lists

මේවාත් බලන්න: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup list|article or section}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup list For use in non-list articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted
{{create list}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Create list Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.
{{disputed list}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල: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|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල: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}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Famous For use in articles with unclear criteria for a list of "famous" or "notable" persons.
{{fiction trivia}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Fiction trivia 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|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල: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 entry too long}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:List entry too long For use when a list item is excessively large due to indiscriminate trivia or a need to merge or split
{{list scope|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:List scope To identify a list on Wikipedia that has entries that may be out of scope.
{{list to table}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:List to table For use where lists could be better presented as tables.
{{MOSLOW}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:MOSLOW Use this tag where a list of works is in reverse-chronological order or otherwise contravenes the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (lists of works).
{{prose|article}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Prose Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.

Wiki tech

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

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup HTML}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup HTML If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup
{{cleanup lang}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup lang If the article has non-English text but lacks {{Lang}}, {{transl}} or other multilingual support templates.
{{dablinks}} category links talk edit	Use this on a page that links to a large number of disambiguation pages. This template is sometimes placed automatically by DPL bot.
{{dead end|article}} category links talk edit	Use this to mark articles or sections that completely lack internal links.
{{disambiguation cleanup}} category links talk edit	Use this for disambiguation pages not written according to the style in Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages). Replace {{disambiguation}} with this.
{{incoming links}} category links talk edit	Use this on a page with general links that should be more specific.
{{orphan}} category links talk edit	Use this for articles that aren't linked to from any other pages.
{{uncategorized}} category links talk edit	Place this at the bottom of an uncategorized article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{underlinked|article}} category links talk edit	Use this to mark articles or sections with too few internal links.

Infobox needed

මේවාත් බලන්න: Help:Infobox සහ Category:Infobox templates

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{infobox requested}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Infobox requested 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.
{{new infobox}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:New infobox This template should be used on talk pages.
{{single infobox request}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Single infobox request This template should be used on talk pages.

Infobox cleanup needed

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup infobox}} category links talk edit	සැකිල්ල:Cleanup infobox

Other article tags

There are also tags available for:

• merging articles;
• moving articles;
• splitting articles; and
• translation of articles.

Open tasks

Wikipedia backlog by category

Wikipedia:Backlog lists tasks that should be done to improve Wikipedia (assuming the cleanup templates were placed correctly). Helping reduce backlogs is an important issue, so please feel free to help out.

Click any linked number for that category's articles prioritized by their number of incoming links.

Backlog categories General Administrative Assessment Stub sorting Template parameter Lacking references Needs references (BLP): 1 Fix one! Accuracy

Content Popular low quality articles (top 5000 by pageviews with low ORES class predictions) Links Layout Style

File description File quality Non-free file use File licensing

Meta Quality content Other Needs to be wikified: 245 New articles (refresh)

See also

• Wikipedia:Responsible tagging
• Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems
• Wikipedia:Twinkle
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types