Template:Multiple issues
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Usage
edit- Using all of the codes in the full syntax listing below is usually not required. Include only those parameters directly relevant to the issues of the particular article or section, and at the minimum, use at least two parameters; otherwise, use a single issue template instead.
- Use
|section=y
if placing the template in a particular section. - Dates should be set using the "month year" format, for example:
|issue=October 2024
. - The
|date=
parameter is only needed when|expert=
is used to specify the subject. To avoid confusion, it should not be used otherwise.
Common mistakes
edit- Redundant issues: 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 toessay-like
.cleanup
is a very general issue and so should be replaced with a more specific one. - Too many issues: Similarly, if an article has many problems, please consider listing only the most important. A lengthy list is often less helpful than a shorter one. Remember that this tag is not intended as a badge of shame.
- Only one issue: Don't use this template for a single issue. Use the appropriate single-issue tag instead. See Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup for a list of available tags.
Example
edit{{Multiple issues |POV=October 2024 |copy edit=October 2024}}
Tags an article for copyediting and POV, as well as providing a date for each tagging item, producing the following:
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
{{ {{{template}}} |1=article |date=October 2024 |demospace= }}{{ {{{template}}} |1=article |date=October 2024 |demospace=}} |
Issues supported
editThe description of parameters table below lists the issues that are supported.
- Each parameter can be set to any value without harm. However, many categories sort articles by the month in which they were tagged. Therefore, please set the current month as the value, or the month when the article was originally tagged with that issue.
- The Issue column contains a brief synopsis. For more detailed information, follow the link to the standalone template.
- Sorting by the Topic column helps to find related tags; please use the tag that is most specific and reflects the severity of the issue best.
- The Severity column annotates how critical the issue is. It is suggested to concentrate on the most severe issues first and to avoid mixing very different severity levels.
- Critical issues compromise the integrity of the encyclopedia. If these issues are severe and not obviously fixable, consider nominating the article for speedy deletion instead by placing a template from the Category:Speedy deletion templates. Example issues include:
- Policy issues violate core policies. Consider proposing the article for deletion or nominating it for a deletion discussion instead of placing the tags if the article may not be fixable. Do not nominate fixable articles for deletion: AfD is not cleanup. These issues include:
- Contents issues appear fixable and would not require deletion. These are often the less serious siblings of the issues listed above; they include:
- contradict, recentism, review, unbalanced, weasel
- Style issues concern writing style, structure or formatting. These need to be improved but the value of the article is not disputed in principle. They include:
- cleanup-reorganize, confusing, inappropriate person, story ... (and many more)
Full syntax
editCopy and paste the text below and delete the parameters you don't need. You can also view a full listing at the template testcases page of what each parameter will produce.
{{Multiple issues
| abbreviations = October 2024
| advert = October 2024
| autobiography = October 2024
| BLP IMDb-only refimprove = October 2024
| BLP IMDb refimprove = October 2024
| BLP sources = October 2024
| BLP unsourced = October 2024
| citation style = October 2024
| cite check = October 2024
| cleanup = October 2024
| cleanup-laundry = October 2024
| cleanup-link rot = October 2024
| cleanup-reorganize = October 2024
| cleanup-rewrite = October 2024
| cleanup-spam = October 2024
| COI = October 2024
| colloquial = October 2024
| confusing = October 2024
| context = October 2024
| contradict = October 2024
| copy edit = October 2024
| criticism section = October 2024
| crystal = October 2024
| dead end = October 2024
| disputed = October 2024
| essay-like = October 2024
| example farm = October 2024
| expert = topic name | date = October 2024 (or expert = October 2024)
| external links = October 2024
| fanpov = October 2024
| fiction = October 2024
| game guide = October 2024
| globalize = October 2024
| histinfo = October 2024
| hoax = October 2024
| howto = October 2024
| inappropriate person = October 2024
| incomplete = October 2024
| in-universe = October 2024
| lead missing = October 2024
| lead rewrite = October 2024
| lead too long = October 2024
| lead too short = October 2024
| like resume = October 2024
| more footnotes = October 2024
| news release = October 2024
| no footnotes = October 2024
| NOT = October 2024
| notability = October 2024
| one source = October 2024
| original research = October 2024
| orphan = October 2024
| out of date = October 2024
| over-quotation = October 2024
| overly detailed = October 2024
| peacock = October 2024
| plot = October 2024
| POV = October 2024
| POV-check = October 2024
| primary sources = October 2024
| prose = October 2024
| recentism = October 2024
| refimprove = October 2024
| review = October 2024
| sections = October 2024
| self-published = October 2024
| story = October 2024
| synthesis = October 2024
| technical = October 2024
| tone = October 2024
| travel guide = October 2024
| trivia = October 2024
| unbalanced = October 2024
| unreferenced = October 2024
| unreliable sources = October 2024
| update = October 2024
| very long = October 2024
| weasel = October 2024
| wikify = October 2024
}}
Description of parameters
editParameter name | Issue | Topic | Severity | stand-alone template | Optional format of value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
abbreviations | Uses confusing or ambiguous abbreviations | Writing style | Style |
{{abbreviations}} | month and year |
advert | Written like an advertisement | Inappropriate contents | Critical |
{{advert}} | month and year |
autobiography | Article is an autobiography Note: use with great care regarding WP:PRIVACY - see documentation. |
Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{autobiography}} | month and year |
BLP IMDb-only refimprove, BLP IMDB-only refimprove |
Only attribution is IMDb, needs additional citations for verification (Biography) | Verifiability | Policy |
{{BLP IMDb refimprove|only=yes}} | month and year |
BLP IMDb refimprove, BLP IMDB refimprove |
Has attribution to IMDb, needs additional citations for verification (Biography) | Verifiability | Policy |
{{BLP IMDb refimprove}} | month and year |
BLP sources, BLPsources | Needs additional citations for verification (Biography) | Verifiability | Policy |
{{BLP sources}} | month and year |
BLP unsourced, BLPunsourced | Biographical article cites no references or sources | Verifiability | Policy |
{{BLP unsourced}} | month and year |
citation style, citationstyle, citation-style |
Citation style unclear | Verifiability | Style |
{{citation style}} | month and year |
cite check, citecheck | Citations may not verify text | Verifiability | Policy |
{{cite check}} | month and year |
cleanup | May require cleanup (consider a more specific tag instead) | Quality standards | Style |
{{cleanup}} | month and year |
cleanup-laundry, laundry, laundrylists |
Lists contain non-notable, non-encyclopedic or not helpful items | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{cleanup-laundry}} | month and year |
cleanup-link rot, linkrot | Uses bare URLs for citations that may be subject to link rot | Verifiability | Style |
{{cleanup-link rot}} | month and year |
cleanup-reorganize, organize, restructure, reorganisation |
Needs reorganization | Structure and formatting | Style |
{{cleanup-reorganize}} | month and year |
cleanup-rewrite, rewrite | Rewrite entirely | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{cleanup-rewrite}} | month and year |
cleanup-spam, spam | Contains promotional material | Inappropriate contents | Critical |
{{cleanup-spam}} | month and year |
COI, coi | Major contributor appears to have conflict of interest Note: WP:PRIVACY applies | Neutrality | Policy |
{{COI}} | month and year |
colloquial | Too many colloquial terms | Writing style | Style |
{{colloquial}} | month and year |
confusing | Confusing or unclear to readers | Writing style | Style |
{{confusing}} | month and year |
context | Introduction provides insufficient context | Content problems | Style |
{{context}} | month and year |
contradict | Article contradicts itself | Content problems | Contents |
{{contradict}} | month and year |
copy edit, copyedit | Copyedit grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling | Writing style | Style |
{{copy edit}} | month and year |
criticism section, criticisms | Contains criticism/controversy section, may conflict NPOV | Content problems | Style |
{{criticism section}} | month and year |
crystal | Contains unsourced predictions | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{crystal}} | month and year |
dead end, deadend | Needs links to other articles | Content problems | Contents |
{{dead end}} | month and year |
disputed | Factual accuracy disputed | Neutrality | Critical |
{{disputed}} | month and year |
essay-like, essay | Written like personal reflection or essay | Writing style | Style |
{{essay-like}} | month and year |
example farm, examplefarm | Excessive, poor or irrelevant examples | Writing style | Contents |
{{example farm}} | month and year |
expert | Expert attention needed | Content problems | Contents |
{{expert-subject}} | WikiProject or Portal name |
external links | External links conflict with guidelines | Verifiability | Style |
{{external links}} | month and year |
fanpov, fansite | Written from fan's POV, rather than NPOV | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{fanpov}} | month and year |
fiction | Fails to make clear distinction between fact and fiction | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{fiction}} | month and year |
game guide, gameguide | Written like a game guide | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{game guide}} | month and year |
globalize | May not represent worldwide view of subject | Content problems | Contents |
{{globalize}} | month and year |
histinfo | Lacks historical information | Content problems | Contents |
{{histinfo}} | month and year |
hoax | Truthfulness has been questioned | Inappropriate contents | Critical |
{{hoax}} | month and year |
howto | Contains instructions, advice or how-to content | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{howto}} | month and year |
inappropriate person | "I", "we" or "you" perspective | Writing style | Style |
{{inappropriate person}} | month and year |
incomplete | Incomplete, requires expansion or cleanup | Content problems | Contents |
{{incomplete}} | month and year |
in-universe | Describes fiction in an in-universe style | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{in-universe}} | month and year |
lead missing, intromissing | Has no lead section | Structure and formatting | Style |
{{lead missing}} | month and year |
lead rewrite, introrewrite | Introduction conflicts with guidelines | Writing style | Style |
{{lead rewrite}} | month and year |
lead too long, intro length, intro-toolong |
Introduction too long | Writing style | Style |
{{lead too long}} | month and year |
lead too short, intro-tooshort | Introduction too short | Writing style | Style |
{{lead too short}} | month and year |
like resume, likeresume | Written like a resume | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{like resume}} | month and year |
more footnotes | Needs additional footnotes | Verifiability | Style |
{{more footnotes}} | month and year |
news release, newsrelease | Written in an overly promotional tone | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{news release}} | month and year |
no footnotes | Missing footnotes | Verifiability | Style |
{{no footnotes}} | month and year |
NOT, unencyclopedic | Material not appropriate for encyclopedia | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{NOT}} | month and year |
notability, notable | May not meet general notability guidelines | Inappropriate contents | Critical |
{{notability}} | month and year |
one source, onesource | Relies on a single source | Verifiability | Contents |
{{one source}} | month and year |
original research | May contain original research | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{original research}} | month and year |
orphan, do-attempt | Less than three valid incoming links | Content problems | Contents |
{{orphan}} | month and year |
out of date | No longer accurate | Content problems | Policy |
{{out of date}} | month and year |
over-quotation, quote farm | Too many quotations | Writing style | Contents |
{{over-quotation}} | month and year |
overly detailed, fancruft | Excessive amount of intricate detail | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{overly detailed}} | month and year |
peacock | Wording promotes the subject inappropriately | Writing style | Policy |
{{peacock}} | month and year |
plot | Too much plot summary | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{plot}} | month and year |
POV, NPOV, pov, npov | WP:NPOV is disputed | Neutrality | Policy |
{{POV}} | month and year |
POV-check, pov-check | Nominated to be checked for neutrality | Neutrality | Policy |
{{POV-check}} | month and year |
primary sources, primarysources | Needs references from third-party publications | Verifiability | Policy |
{{primary sources}} | month and year |
prose | Change list format to prose | Writing style | Style |
{{prose}} | month and year |
recentism | May be slanted towards recent events | Content problems | Contents |
{{recentism}} | month and year |
refimprove | Needs additional citations for verification | Verifiability | Policy |
{{refimprove}} | month and year |
review | Written like a review, not neutral in tone | Neutrality | Contents |
{{review}} | month and year |
sections | Divide into sections | Structure and formatting | Style |
{{sections}} | month and year |
self-published | Improper references to self-published sources | Verifiability | Policy |
{{self-published}} | month and year |
story | Reads like a story | Writing style | Style |
{{story}} | month and year |
synthesis | Unpublished synthesis, ideas not in original sources | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{synthesis}} | month and year |
technical, jargon | Too technical for most readers to understand | Inappropriate contents | Contents |
{{technical}} | month and year |
tone, inappropriate tone | Inappropriate tone or style | Writing style | Style |
{{tone}} | month and year |
travel guide, travelguide | Written like a travel guide | Inappropriate contents | Policy |
{{travel guide}} | month and year |
trivia | Contains lists of miscellaneous information | Inappropriate contents | Contents |
{{trivia}} | month and year |
unbalanced | Favors certain viewpoints | Neutrality | Contents |
{{unbalanced}} | month and year |
unreferenced, unref | Article does not cite any references or sources | Verifiability | Policy |
{{unreferenced}} | month and year |
unreliable sources, unreliable | References do not meet WP:RS | Verifiability | Policy |
{{unreliable sources}} | month and year |
update | Needs to be updated | Content problems | Contents |
{{update}} | month and year |
very long, verylong, long |
Article is too long, consider splitting | Structure and formatting | Style |
{{very long}} | month and year |
weasel | Contains weasel words | Writing style | Contents |
{{weasel}} | month and year |
wikify | Needs to be wikified | Structure and formatting | Contents |
{{wikify}} | month and year |
Adding new issues
edit- Note: after successfully adding a new issue, please update the documentation page, as well as the template testcases page.
To add a new issue, use this example:
{{Multiple issues/message | name = {{{unreferenced|}}} | message = It '''does not [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|cite]] any [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|references or sources]]'''. Please help improve it by adding citations to [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable sources]]. | cat = All articles lacking sources | cat-date = Articles lacking sources | id = unreferenced }}
which produces the line: {{ {{{template}}}
|1=article |date=October 2024 |demospace= }}
The article will be put in the category "cat" if is specified, and either the category "cat-date" with the date (the value passed in the name parameter) if it is a valid category or the category "cat-undate". For undated issues only, use the "cat" parameter.
In the unlikely event that more categories are needed, "cat1", "cat-date1" and "cat-undate1" are available.
Old name
editThis template was previously named {{article issues}}.
Deprecated parameters
editPages transcluding {{multiple issues}} with certain incorrect or currently deprecated parameters can be found in Category:Articles using Multiple issues with deprecated parameters.
See also
edit- {{Stub}} and the Category:Stub categories for a more appropriate way to tag most very short articles.
- {{Multiple issues/message}} the component that drives the dated categorisation
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