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This page in a nutshell: Add template messages to inform readers and editors of specific problems with articles or sections. Do not use them as a badge of shame. PLEASE fix the problem if you can yourself
The following template messages may be added to articles needing a cleanup. Their purposes are to foster improvement of the encyclopedia and to notify readers about possible problems.
Unless otherwise noted, the cleanup messages, or tags, should be placed at the top—before other templates, images, or infoboxes, but after a possible hatnote (see WP:Hatnote#Placement). Certain tags can be placed at the top of an individual section, and others can be placed within the text itself (inline). Where the problem is not obvious, add an explanatory remark via the reason parameter as shown below or via the talk page.
Don’t insert tags that are similar or redundant. For example, all 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 {{Inappropriate tone}} and {{Essay-like}}. Similarly, if an article has many problems, tag only the most important, a lengthy list often being less helpful than a shorter one. A tag is not intended as a badge of shame. (See also: tag bombing.)
Please can you provide a date for the 'Date parameter' as we do not yet have a active botto add them yet.
Before placing templates on a page it is worthwhile to cast a critical eye over the page to determine whether it should, in fact, be included in this Wiki. Some articles can be tagged for speedy deletion or marked as an article 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 do a lot of tagging of 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 dramatic changes. In general, an editor who places a template message to indicate a problem like this should explain their rationale fully on the talkpage 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 (\). 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 the {{Multiple issues}} template.
This article may require cleanup to meet Tractor Wiki's quality standards. (Consider using more specific cleanup instructions.) Please help improve this article if you can. The talk page may contain suggestions.
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 to specify issues identified, or post your comments on the talk page.
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Use this tag where the remaining sections of an article need cleanup.
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Use this tag where the whole article needs extensive revision.
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Time-sensitive[]
See also: Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)
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Verifiability and sources[]
See also: Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Verifiability, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:No original research, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Reliable sources, and Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Citing sources
Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
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Use this tag where an article needs to be changed into list format.
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Use this tag where a list of works is in reverse-chronological order or otherwise contravenes the Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Manual of Style (lists of works).
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To identify a list on tractor Wiki that has content whose truth, factual nature, and/or relevance to the topic is in dispute. There is also an inline version, {{List fact}}.
Images[]
For tips on requesting images see Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Requested pictures.
See also: Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Images, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Picture tutorial, Help:Files, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Uploading images, Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Image use policy, and Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Image copyright tags
For template messages related to the clean up of images, see Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Template messages/Image namespace#Image format and quality.
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Use of= to add detailed information on the request.
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This article contains too many pictures, charts or diagrams, and is in need of cleanup. Please help to improve this article in accordance with the Manual of Style on images. They may be be more appropriate in related model range/series articles or placing in an individual vehicles own article if several of the same vehicle are present.
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Wiki tech[]
Most of these issues are covered in the main Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki:Manual of Style.
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This uses HTML markup. Please consider using wiki markup instead. Please help by changing HTML markup to wiki markup.
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First of all, replace HTML markup with wiki markup where appropriate. (Example: <b>BOLD TEXT</b> becomes '''BOLD TEXT'''.) However, this does not apply for all html tags (e.g., the <sup></sup> and <sub></sub> tags). See Help:Wikitext examples for a useful list of common wikitext and non-deprecated html tags.
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Cleanup of specific subjects[]
These templates are all "general cleanup" templates, but tie into a specific subject matter or WikiProject. (expand to add Tractor Wiki specifec items here)
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This article contains very little context, or is unclear to readers who know little about the book. See this article's talk page before making any large and/or controversial edits.
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