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<div class="hatnote">This index is adapted from Wikipedia. Examples and linked guidance may describe its processes; check that each template and its instructions apply here before using it.</div>
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{{Nutshell|Add template messages to inform readers and editors of specific problems with articles or sections, but do {{strong|not}} use them as a badge of shame.}}

'''Template messages''' ('''maintenance tags''', '''cleanup tags''', '''cleanup messages''') may be added to articles needing [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|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 [[Wikipedia:No disclaimers in articles|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 {{Section link|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).

Add a date parameter yourself with <code>|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</code>.

===What to remember===
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 perform "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 perform "drive-by" de-tagging.
:Likewise, please provide a similar rationale for [[WP:WTRMT|removing a template]], unless your preceding edits have clearly fixed the announced problem. See also [[WP:WNTRMT|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 {{tl|tone}} and {{tl|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. {{crossreference|(See also: [[Wikipedia:Tag bombing]] and {{section link|Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems|Over-tagging}})}}
;If multiple tags are necessary, consider using the {{tl|multiple issues}} template.
: This will help to avoid cluttering the article with tags and eclipsing the article's content.
;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 thinking|critical]] eye over the page to determine whether indeed it should be included in Elite Dangerous Wiki. Some articles can be tagged for [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion|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 [[:Category:Wikipedia cleanup|cleanup categories]] such as [[:Category:Wikipedia maintenance|maintenance]] and [[:Category:Wikipedia articles with content issues|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 [[:Category:Wikipedia backlog|backlogs]].

====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 [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] of the article. If the [[Wikipedia:Consensus|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 <code>|article</code> 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 <code>|article</code> with <code>|section</code> (where the <code>|</code> is a pipe key {{Key press|pipe}} found on most keyboards as a shift-backslash {{Key press|Shift|\}}. See the specific template below to determine if such "section use" is supported and appropriate.

==Overarching copyright issues==
Templates in this section identify possible licensing problems. Check the licence and attribution requirements for the specific material before applying a notice.

{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|close paraphrasing|category=Articles with close paraphrasing}}
{{tlrow|Copying within Wikipedia|category=Possible CC BY-SA or GFDL violations due to copying within Wikipedia}}
{{tlrow|copypaste|category=Copied and pasted articles and sections}}
{{tlrow|non-free|category=Articles with improper non-free content}}
{{tlrow|unattributed translation|category=Wikipedia articles with possible unattributed translations}}
|}

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

{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
|-
|valign="top"|{{tlp|multiple issues}}<br/>
{{Lts/|Multiple issues}}
|{{multiple issues|
{{POV|date=May 2009}}
{{no footnotes|date=Aug 2010}}
{{self-published|date=March 2011}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2012}}
}}
|-
|valign="top"|{{tlp|multiple issues|</br>section{{=}}yes}}<br/>
{{Lts/|Multiple issues}}
|{{multiple issues|section=yes|
{{Unreferenced|section|date=January 2008}}
{{Disputed section|date=June 2009}}
{{Expand section|1=examples and additional citations|date=June 2012}}
}}
|}

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

===General===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup|article|category=Wikipedia cleanup}}
*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).
{{tlrow|cleanup AfD|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
*Use this tag where an [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion|AFD]] discussion closes with a consensus of "keep and cleanup."
{{tlrow|cleanup MOS|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|cleanup rewrite|category=Wikipedia articles needing rewrite}}
*Use this tag where an article or section needs extensive revision.
|}

====Following a merge or split====
{{See also|Wikipedia:Template_index/Merging|Wikipedia:Template_index/Splitting}}

{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup merge|category=}}
{{tlrow|cleanup split|category=}}
|}

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

{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|copy edit|category=All articles needing copy edit}}
|}

====Inline with article text====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|copy edit inline|category=All articles needing copy edit}}
*This template tags a statement for basic copyediting, and should be placed after the statement.
{{tlrow|verify spelling|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
|}

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

====Semi-general====
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup biography|category=Biographies with insufficient biographical information}}
{{tlrow|cleanup higher education|category=Higher education articles needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|cleanup school|category=Schools needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|game guide|category=Video game cleanup}}
{{tlrow|localist|category=Places of local interest needing cleanup}}
|}

====Imported from elsewhere====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|CIA World Factbook only|category=CIA World Factbook cleanup}}
{{tlrow|cleanup Congress bio|category=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup}}
|}

====Based on external content====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|Update-EB|category=1911 Britannica articles needing updates}}
|}

====Plot summaries====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|all plot|category=Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention}}
{{tlrow|long plot|category=Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention}}
{{tlrow|improve plot|category=Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention}}
{{tlrow|no plot|category=Wikipedia articles without plot summaries}}
|}

====Fiction====
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction}}

{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|fiction|category=Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction}}
*This is not for factual or accuracy disputes.
{{tlrow|fiction trivia|category=Articles with fictioncruft}}
*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.)
{{tlrow|in-universe|category=Articles that need to differentiate between fact and fiction}}
*See [[Template:In-universe|template documentation]] for list of topic-specific sub-templates.
{{tlrow|in popular culture|category=Articles with trivia sections}}
*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.)
|}

====Other====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup taxon|category=}}
{{tlrow|cleanup TLS|category=}}
{{tlrow|further reading cleanup|category=Wikipedia further reading cleanup}}
{{tlrow|kayfabe|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|USRD-wrongdir|category=U.S. road articles written in the wrong direction}}
|}

====Inline with article text====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|needs IPA|category=Articles needing IPA}}
|}

==Style of writing==
{{see also|Wikipedia:Five pillars|Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch}}

===Overall article or section===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup press release|category=articles with a promotional tone}}
{{tlrow|debate|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|dictionary definition|category=Flagged dictionary definitions}}
{{tlrow|directory|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|essay-like|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|obituary|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
{{tlrow|research paper|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|resume-like|category=articles with a promotional tone}}
{{tlrow|review|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|science review|category=Articles that may contain original research}}
{{tlrow|story|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|term paper|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|textbook|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|travel guide|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
|}

===Specific content===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|abbreviations|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|academic booster|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
{{tlrow|anachronism|category=Articles with anachronisms}}
{{tlrow|buzzword|category=Wikipedia articles containing buzzwords}}
{{tlrow|colloquial|category=}}
{{tlrow|how-to|category=Articles containing how-to sections}}
{{tlrow|neologism|category=Articles about possible neologisms}}
{{tlrow|peacock|category=All articles with peacock terms}}
{{tlrow|pro and con list|category=Articles containing pro and con lists}}
{{tlrow|schedule|category=}}
{{tlrow|self-reference cleanup|category=}}
{{tlrow|weasel|category=Wikipedia style guidelines}}
|}

===Grammar===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup tense|category=Wikipedia articles with incorrect tenses}}
{{tlrow|inappropriate person|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|you|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
|}

===Neutrality, readability, and tone===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|fan POV|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|technical|category=Wikipedia articles that are too technical}}
{{tlrow|tone|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|peacock inline|notes=|category=Articles with peacock terms}}
*See also: [[WP:PEACOCK]]
{{tlrow|weasel inline|category=Articles with weasel words}}
|}

==<span class="anchor" id="Structure, formatting and sections"></span>Structure, formatting, and sections==
{{See also|Help:Section|Wikipedia:Manual of Style (headings)|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout}}

===Organi{{sz}}ation===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup reorganize|category=Wikipedia articles needing reorganization}}
{{tlrow|sections|category=Articles needing sections}}
{{tlrow|too many sections|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|trivia|category=Articles with trivia sections}}
|}

===Naming===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|rename section|category=Wikipedia articles with sections named inappropriately}}
{{tlrow|television incorrect naming style|category=Television articles with incorrect naming style}}
|}

===Lead section===
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section}}

{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|lead extra info|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}
{{tlrow|lead missing|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}
{{tlrow|lead rewrite|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}
{{tlrow|lead too long|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}
{{tlrow|lead too short|category=Wikipedia introduction cleanup}}
|}

===Length===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|summarize section|category=Articles containing overly long summaries}}
{{tlrow|very long|category=Articles that may be too long}}
|}

===Duplication===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|duplication|category=Duplicated articles}}
{{tlrow|overview section|category=Wikipedia articles with inappropriate overview sections}}
|}

===Summari{{sz}}ation===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|bad summary|category=Wikipedia articles with content forks}}
{{tlrow|summarize|category=Articles containing overly long summaries}}
{{tlrow|summary style|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
|}

==={{engvar|defaultWord=Colour|defaultLang=en-UK|en-US=Color|engvar=auto}}===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup colors|category=Articles requiring color cleanup}}
{{tlrow|dark mode problems|category=Pages with dark mode problems}}
{{tlrow|overcoloured|category=Wikipedia pages with colour accessibility problems}}
|}

==Potentially unwanted content==
{{see also|Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not}}

===Message boxes===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|AI-generated|category=Articles containing suspected AI-generated texts}}
{{tlrow|AI-generated section}}
{{tlrow|link spam|category=Articles prone to spam}}
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|spam link|category=Wikipedia spam cleanup}}
|}

==Context, statistics, and detail==
{{Anchor|Context and detail}}

===Excessive content===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|excessive citations|category=Wikipedia references cleanup}}
{{tlrow|excessive examples|category=articles with too many examples}}
{{tlrow|game trivia|category=Video game cleanup}}
{{tlrow|overly detailed|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|over-quotation|category=Wikipedia articles with style issues}}
{{tlrow|too many charts|category=Pages with too many statistics}}
{{tlrow|too many see alsos|category=Articles with excessive see also sections}}
|}

===Over-focus===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|almanac|category=Wikipedia articles concentrating unduly on statistical information}}
{{tlrow|generalize|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
{{tlrow|human-centric|category=Wikipedia articles needing biological rebalancing}}
{{tlrow|specific|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
|}

===Context===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup book|category=Books needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|context|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
{{tlrow|cleanup film|category=Film articles needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|time-context|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
|}

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

{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|off topic|category=Wikipedia articles that may have off-topic sections}}
*Also takes "other article" parameter
|}

==Expand and add==

===Missing content===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup ICHD|category=Articles lacking ICHD information}}
{{tlrow|empty section|category=Articles to be expanded}}
{{tlrow|cleanup road junction list|category=Wikipedia articles needing a junction list}}
{{tlrow|kmposts|category=Routes needing mileposts}}
*Place above [[WP:RJL|road junction lists]] that do not contain kilometreposts.
{{tlrow|lacking ISBN|category=Articles lacking ISBNs}}
*Place {{tlx|lacking ISBN|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} at the head of the relevant section(s). Remember that books published before 1974 may not have ISBNs (though more recent editions should).
{{tlrow|lacking overview|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
{{tlrow|metricate|category=Articles requiring unit attention}}
{{tlrow|mileposts|category=Routes needing mileposts}}
*Place above [[WP:RJL|road junction lists]] that do not contain mileposts.
{{tlrow|missing information|Articles to be expanded}}
*When calling this template, you must pass it a parameter. A template call like {{tlx |Missing information | why bananas are yellow}} generates "This article is missing information about why bananas are yellow."
|}

===Expansion===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|AthAbbr needed|category=Articles needing AthAbbr templates}}
{{tlrow|cleanup lang|category=Pages with non-English text lacking appropriate markup}}
{{tlrow|expand language|category=Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias}}
*Typically used as one of [[:Category:Expand by language Wikipedia templates|170 language-specific templates]] such as {{tlx|Expand Italian|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
{{tlrow|expand section|category=Articles to be expanded}}
*When calling this template, you may pass it a parameter. A template call like {{tlx |expand section | examples and additional citations}} generates: "This section requires expansion with: examples and additional citations."
{{tlrow|formula missing descriptions|category=Wikipedia articles needing factual verification}}
{{tlrow|legend needed section|category=Articles needing a legend}}
{{tlrow|no alt text|category=Articles with images missing descriptive text}}
|}

==Expert needed==
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|expert needed|PROJECTNAME|category=Articles needing expert attention}}
*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 {{para|talk}} parameter. {{tl|Expert needed talk}} may be used on the talk page for this purpose.
|}

==Time-sensitive==
{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers|Category:Temporal templates}}

===Message boxes===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|time-context|category=Wikipedia articles needing context}}
{{tlrow|update|category=Wikipedia articles in need of updating}}
|-
|{{tlx|update|inaccurate{{=}}y}}<br/><small>[[:Category:Articles with obsolete information|category]]</small>
|{{update|inaccurate=y|categories=no|nocat=true}}
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|as of|category=Articles containing potentially dated statements}}
*Used within prose to attribute a specific time to information that may quickly become dated, such as population statistics.
{{tlrow|clarify timeframe|category=All articles with vague or ambiguous time}}
*For tagging [[WP:DATED]] problems
{{tlrow|update after|category=Wikipedia articles scheduled for update tagging|nocat=true}}
*For facts that likely will need updating at a specific future date
{{tlrow|update inline|category=Wikipedia articles in need of updating}}
*For facts that need updating now
|}

==Major edits==
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|in use|category=Pages actively undergoing a major edit}}
{{tlrow|recently revised|category=Recently revised}}
{{tlrow|under construction|category=Pages actively undergoing construction}}
{{tlrow|recent death|category=Recent deaths}}
|}

==Contradiction and confusion==
'''Note:''' Templates relevant for when articles are confusing or hard to understand due specifically to translation issues can be found at [[Project:Template index/Translation]].

===Message boxes===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|confusing|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
*Use this tag in articles that need broad cleanup to eliminate confusion and discrepancies.
{{tlrow|contradicts other|category=Articles contradicting other articles}}
{{tlrow|contradicts others|example|illustration|category=Articles contradicting other articles}}
*Use these tags in articles that appear to contradict themselves or each other.
{{tlrow|misleading|category=Misleading articles}}
*Use this tag when the article is not factually ''wrong,'' but leads the reader to draw incorrect conclusions.
{{tlrow|self-contradictory|category=Self-contradictory articles}}
{{tlrow|unclear date|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
{{tlrow|unfocused|category=Wikipedia articles lacking focus}}
*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===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|contradictory inline|category=Self-contradictory articles}}
*Use this for specific sentences which contradict themselves or a nearby sentence.
{{tlrow|expand acronym}}
*Use this to mark acronyms and abbreviations that are not written in full at first occurrence.
{{tlrow|inconsistent|category=Inconsistent articles}}
*Use this to mark statements that are inconsistent with other parts of the article.
{{tlrow|vague|optional mouseover message|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
*Use this for specific sentences needing clarification.
|}

==Importance, relevance, and notability==
{{See also-text|[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not]] (importance conveyed by sources) and [[Wikipedia:Notability]] (coverage by sources).}}

===Message boxes===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|content|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|importance section|category=}}
{{tlrow|notability|category=Articles with topics of unclear notability}}
*An optional parameter can be added to specify the applicable guideline; e.g.: {{tlp|notability|biographies}}, {{tlp|notability|fiction}}. See the [[Template:Notability/doc|template documentation]] for a list of supported values.
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|importance inline}}
*Inline version of {{tlp|importance section}}
|}

==Accuracy, weighting, and neutrality==
{{see also|Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|Wikipedia:Verifiability}}

===Truthfulness and factual accuracy===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|dispute about|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|disputed|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|disputed chem|category=Disputed chemical diagrams}}
{{tlrow|disputed map|category=Articles with disputed maps}}
{{tlrow|disputed section|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|hoax|category=Wikipedia suspected hoax articles}}
{{tlrow|speculation|category=Articles containing predictions or speculation}}
|}

===Focus and weighting===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|coatrack|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
{{tlrow|cleanup weighted|category=Articles needing more viewpoints}}
{{tlrow|fringe theories|category=Articles needing more viewpoints}}
{{tlrow|geographical imbalance|category=Articles with limited geographic scope}}
{{tlrow|globalize|category=Articles with limited geographic scope}}
{{tlrow|recentism|category=Articles slanted towards recent events}}
{{tlrow|too few opinions|category=Articles needing more viewpoints}}
{{tlrow|unbalanced|category=Articles needing more viewpoints}}
{{tlrow|undue weight|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
|}

===Neutrality===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|autobiography|category=Autobiographical articles}}
{{tlrow|cherry-picked|category=Articles needing more viewpoints|article}}
{{tlrow|COI|category=Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest}}
{{tlrow|criticism section|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
{{tlrow|paid contributions|category=Wikipedia paid editing}}
{{tlrow|political POV|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
{{tlrow|POV|category=Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes}}
{{tlrow|promotional|category=Articles with a promotional tone}}
{{tlrow|undisclosed paid|category=Wikipedia articles with undisclosed paid content}}
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|according to whom|notes=<span style=>For weasel words ("It was said..." It was thought...")</span>|category=All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases}}
{{tlrow|clarify|notes=<span style=>Do not use without first taking some steps to research the apparent problem</span>|category=Wikipedia articles needing clarification}}
{{tlrow|contentious label inline|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|dubious|category=Articles with disputed statements}}
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{{tlrow|editorialising|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|editorializing|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|excessive citations inline|notes=<span style=>For abuse of citations, per [[Wikipedia:Citation overkill]].</span>|category=Articles tagged with the inline citation overkill template}}
{{tlrow|original research inline|category=Articles that may contain original research}}
{{tlrow|POV statement|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|unbalanced opinion|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|undue weight inline|category=Articles with minor POV problems}}
{{tlrow|when|notes=<span style=>For ambiguous or vague time references of various kinds.</span>|category=Vague or ambiguous time}}
{{tlrow|who|notes=<span style=>For weasel words ("Many say..." Some people think...")</span>|category=Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases}}
|}

==Sources, references, and citations==
{{See also|Wikipedia:Verifiability|Wikipedia:No original research|Wikipedia:Reliable sources|Wikipedia:Citing sources}}

===Biographies of living persons===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|BLP living dead|category=Living people on EN wiki who are dead on other wikis}}
{{tlrow|BLP more footnotes needed|category=Articles lacking in-text citations}}
{{tlrow|BLP no footnotes|category=Articles lacking in-text citations}}
{{tlrow|BLP one source|category=BLP articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|BLP primary sources|category=BLP articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|BLP self-published|category=Unreferenced BLPs}}
{{tlrow|BLP sources|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|BLP unreferenced|category=Unreferenced BLPs}}
|}

===Add, improve, remove===

====General====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|circular|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|cite check|category=All articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|more citations needed|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|no reliable sources|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|no significant coverage|category=Articles lacking sources containing significant coverage}}
{{tlrow|old news|category=Articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|one source|category=Articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|only primary sources|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|original research|category=Articles that may contain original research}}
{{tlrow|primary sources|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|religious text primary|category=All articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|self-published|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|self-sourcing examples|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|sources exist|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|spam references|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|synthesis|category=Articles that may contain original research}}
{{tlrow|tertiary sources|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|third-party|category=All articles with unsourced statements}}
{{tlrow|unreferenced|category=Articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|unreliable sources|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|user-generated|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|verifiability|category=Articles lacking reliable references}}
{{tlrow|verify sources|category=Wikipedia references cleanup}}
|}

====Specific====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|media IMDb refimprove|category=Articles sourced by IMDb}}
{{tlrow|more medical citations needed|category=Articles requiring reliable medical sources}}
{{tlrow|more science citations needed|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|no significant coverage (sports)|category=Sports biographies lacking sources containing significant coverage}}
{{tlrow|NRIS only|category=Articles sourced only to NRIS}}
{{tlrow|unreferenced law|category=Articles lacking sources}}
{{tlrow|unreferenced medical section|category=Articles needing additional medical references}}
|}

===Expansion and cleanup===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|biblio|category=Articles needing additional references}}
{{tlrow|citation style|category=Wikipedia references cleanup}}
{{tlrow|citations broken|category=Pages where post-expand include size is exceeded}}
{{tlrow|cleanup bare URLs|category=Articles with bare URLs for citations}}
{{tlrow|duplicated citations|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|format footnotes|category=Articles needing footnote reformatting}}
{{tlrow|full citations needed|category=Articles with incomplete citations}} 
{{tlrow|ibid|category=Articles with ibid}}
{{tlrow|more footnotes needed|category=Articles lacking in-text citations}}
{{tlrow|no footnotes|category=Articles lacking in-text citations}}
{{tlrow|page numbers improve|category=Articles lacking page references}}
{{tlrow|page numbers needed|category=Articles lacking page references}}
{{tlrow|parenthetical referencing|category=Articles with parenthetical referencing}}
{{tlrow|shallow references|category=Articles needing more precise reference URLs}}
{{tlrow|text-source|category=Wikipedia articles needing factual verification}}
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|according to whom}}
{{tlrow|additional citation needed}}
{{tlrow|attribution needed}}
{{tlrow|better source needed}}
{{tlrow|better source needed example}}
*Links to [[Template:Refexample#Self-sourcing|self-sourcing examples]]
{{tlrow|by whom}}
{{tlrow|chronology citation needed}}
{{tlrow|circular reference}}
*When the sources copy Elite Dangerous Wiki material directly
{{tlrow|circular reporting}}
*For the subtler case when you suspect the sources are based on facts first published at Elite Dangerous Wiki, but they didn't copy it directly
{{tlrow|citation needed}}
{{tlrow|citation needed span|The sun is hot.}}
{{tlrow|clarify}}
{{tlrow|copyvio link}}
{{tlrow|dead link}}
{{tlrow|disambiguation needed}}
{{tlrow|disputed inline}}
{{tlrow|dubious}}
{{tlrow|episode needed}}
{{tlrow|example needed}}
{{tlrow|example needed span|This is a claim that needs one or more examples.}}
{{tlrow|excessive citations inline|category=Articles tagged with the inline citation overkill template}}
*For abuse of citations, per [[Wikipedia:Citation overkill]].
{{tlrow|explain}}
{{tlrow|failed verification}}
{{tlrow|full citation needed}}
{{tlrow|how}}
{{tlrow|medical citation needed}}
{{tlrow|medical citation needed span|This is an uncited biomedical claim.}}
{{tlrow|nonspecific}}
{{tlrow|not verified in body}}
{{tlrow|original research inline}}
{{tlrow|page needed}}
{{tlrow|primary source inline}}
{{tlrow|quantify}}
{{tlrow|quote without source}}
{{tlrow|registration required|category=Pages with login required references or sources}}
{{tlrow|request quotation}}
{{tlrow|season needed}}
{{tlrow|self-published inline|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|self-published source|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|specify|category=Articles needing more detailed references|}}
{{tlrow|synthesis inline}}
{{tlrow|third-party inline}}
{{tlrow|unreliable medical source}}
{{tlrow|unreliable source?}}
{{tlrow|update after|2000|01|01}}
{{tlrow|user-generated inline|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|user-generated source|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|vague|optional message}}
{{tlrow|verify quote}}
{{tlrow|verify source}}
{{tlrow|volume needed}}
{{tlrow|when}}
{{tlrow|where}}
{{tlrow|which}}
{{tlrow|who}}
{{tlrow|whose quote}}
{{tlrow|why}}
{{tlrow|year missing}}
*Use when the year of publication of a source is needed
{{tlrow|year needed}}
*Use when the date of an event is needed
|}

===Links for search===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|find sources|example}}
|-
|valign="top"|{{tl|search}}<br/>{{lts/|search}}||
{{search}}
|}

==Categories==
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|disputed category|category=Accuracy disputes}}
{{tlrow|improve categories|category=Articles needing additional categories}}
{{tlrow|recategorize|category=Too many categories}}
{{tlrow|uncategorized|category=Uncategorized pages}}
*Place this at the '''bottom''' of an uncategori{{sz}}ed article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
{{tlrow|unreferenced category|category=Articles with uncited categories}}
|}

==Images and other media==
For tips on requesting images see: [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]].
{{See also|Help:Files|Help:Pictures|Wikipedia:Images|Wikipedia:Uploading images|Wikipedia:File copyright tags|Wikipedia:Image use policy}}
*For template messages related to the clean up of images, see: [[Project:Template index/File namespace#Format and quality]].

===Expand and add===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|improve images|category=Articles needing additional images}}
|}

===Cleanup===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup image|category=Images for cleanup}}
{{tlrow|cleanup image captions|category=Image captions for cleanup}}
{{tlrow|cleanup images|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
|}

===Excess===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup gallery|category=no}}
{{tlrow|cleanup gallery anatomy|category=Anatomy galleries needing cleanup}}
{{tlrow|too many photos|category=Pages with too many photos}}
|}

===Factual accuracy===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|image hoax|category=Wikipedia suspected hoax images}}
|}

===AI===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|upscaled images|category=Pages containing images upscaled by ai}}
|}

===Talk pages===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|audio requested|category=Wikipedia requested audio|nocat=true}}
{{tlrow|diagram requested|category=Wikipedia requested diagram images}}
{{tlrow|image requested|category=Wikipedia requested images}}
*This template should be used on talk pages. Please add one or '''more''' [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures#Categorizing your request|subject categories]] into the template.
*Use '''of=''' to add detailed information on the request.
*Use '''in=''' to define locations.
{{tlrow|map requested|category=Wikipedia requested maps}}
|}

==Lists==
{{see also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists}}

===Create===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|create list|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}
*Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.
|}

===Add and expand===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|list years|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
|}

===Cleanup===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup list|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}
*For use in non-list articles or sections where potentially unwanted lists need to be salvaged before being deleted
{{tlrow|convert to Episode list|category=}}
{{tlrow|list scope|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}
*To identify a list on Elite Dangerous Wiki that has entries that may be out of scope.
{{tlrow|unsorted list|category=Wikipedia articles contravening the Manual of Style for lists of works}}
*Use this tag where a list of works is in reverse-chronological order or otherwise contravenes the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (lists of works)]].
|}

===Inclusion and exclusion criteria===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|famous|category=unverifiable lists of persons}}
*For use in articles with unclear criteria for a list of "famous" or "notable" persons.
{{tlrow|list missing criteria|category=Lists having no precise inclusion criteria}}
|}

===Transform===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|list to table|category=Wikipedia list cleanup}}
*For use where lists could be better presented as tables.
{{tlrow|prose|category=Articles with sections that need to be turned into prose}}
*Use this tag where a list needs cleanup.
{{tlrow|proseline section|category=Articles with sections that need to be turned into prose}}
{{tlrow|too many list sections|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
|}

===Disputes===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|disputed list|category=Accuracy disputes}}
*To identify a list on Elite Dangerous Wiki that has content whose truth, factual nature, and/or relevance to the topic is in dispute.
{{tlrow|list dispute|category=}}
|}

===Specific lists===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|alumni|category=Articles needing cleanup}}
|}

===Inline with article text===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|list entry too long|category=Articles containing overly long list entries}}
*For use when a list item is excessively large due to indiscriminate trivia or a need to merge or split
|}

==Tables==

===Create===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|needs table|category=}}
|}

===Cleanup===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|convert to Episode table|category=}}
{{tlrow|convert to Series overview|category=}}
{{tlrow|rank order|category=}}
{{tlrow|table accessibility cleanup|category=}}
|}

==Wiki tech==
Most of these issues are covered in the main [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]].

===Links===
{|class="wikitable"
!Tag
!width=100%|Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{tlrow|cleanup red links|category=Wikipedia red link cleanup}}
{{tlrow|dead end|category=Dead-end pages}}
*Use this to mark articles or sections that completely lack internal links.
{{tlrow|external links|category=Wikipedia external links cleanup}}
{{tlrow|overlinked|category=Articles with too many wikilinks}}
{{tlrow|underlinked|category=Articles with too few wikilinks}}
*Use this to mark articles or sections with too few internal links.
|}

===Disambiguation pages===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|dablinks|category=Pages with excessive dablinks}}
*Use this on a page that links to a large number of disambiguation pages.
*This template is sometimes placed automatically by {{noping|DPL bot}}.
{{Replace|{{tlrow|disambiguation cleanup|category=Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup}}|__DISAMBIG__|}}
*Use this for disambiguation pages not written according to the style in [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)]].
*Replace {{tl|disambiguation}} with this.
{{tlrow|incoming links|category=Disambiguation pages in need of cleanup}}
*Use this on a page with general links that should be more specific.
|}

===Infoboxes===
{{See also|Help:Infobox|Category:Infobox templates}}

====General====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup infobox|category=Wikipedia infobox cleanup}}
{{tlrow|Infobox too large|category=Wikipedia infobox cleanup}}
{{tlrow|infobox requested|category=Wikipedia articles with an infobox request}}
*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.
{{tlrow|missing fields|category=}}
{{tlrow|new infobox|category=Pages needing an infobox conversion}}
*This template should be used on talk pages.
{{tlrow|single infobox request|category=Song articles without infoboxes}}
*This template should be used on talk pages.
|}

====Specific====
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|missing taxobox|category=}}
{{tlrow|mycomorphbox missing|category=}}
|}

===Templates===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|citations broken from PEIS limit|category=Pages where post-expand include size is exceeded}}
{{tlrow|malformed template|category=}}
|}

===Bottom of page===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|orphan|category=All orphaned articles}}
*Use this for articles that aren't linked to from any other pages.
{{tlrow|uncategorized|category=Uncategorized pages}}
*Place this at the '''bottom''' of an uncategori{{sz}}ed article/category if you are unsure of which categories apply.
|}

===Other===
{|class="wikitable"
{{tlrow|cleanup HTML|category=Articles with HTML markup}}
*If the article needs HTML changed into wiki-markup
*Use this if the article has non-English text but lacks {{tl|lang}}, {{tl|transl}}, or other [[:Category:Wikipedia multilingual support templates|multilingual support templates]].
|}

==Other article tags==
There are also tags available for:
*[[Project:Template index/Merging|'''merging''']] articles;
*[[Project:Template index/Moving|'''moving''']] articles;
*[[Project:Template index/Splitting|'''splitting''']] articles; and
*[[Project:Template index/Translation|'''translation''']] of articles.

==Open tasks==
{{divhide|this wiki backlog by category}}
[[Wikipedia:Backlog]] lists tasks that should be done to improve Elite Dangerous Wiki (assuming the cleanup templates were placed correctly). Helping reduce backlogs is an important issue, so please feel free to help out.
{{Backlog status}}
{{divhide|end}}

==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:Responsible tagging]]
*[[Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems]]
*[[Wikipedia:Twinkle]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types]]
<noinclude>
{{Inline cleanup tags|state=uncollapsed}}
{{Elite template index}}
</noinclude>

<div class="plainlinks" style="font-size:85%; margin-top:1em;">Adapted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_index/Cleanup Wikipedia]; see its [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ATemplate+index%2FCleanup&action=history revision history] for contributors. Content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence.</div>