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		<title>en&gt;Mach61 at 16:26, 19 December 2023</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;noinclude&amp;gt;{{pp-vandalism|small=yes}}&amp;lt;/noinclude&amp;gt;{{Documentation subpage}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Substitution| |only if you want to automatically add the &amp;quot;date{{=}}&amp;quot; parameter}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{high-use|12993}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Twinkle standard installation}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Lua|Module:Unsubst}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==When to use==&lt;br /&gt;
This tag is intended to identify pages that need wikification or the correction of spelling, grammar, typographical errors, tone, and other similar, non-content-focused changes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Articles that violate policy need more direct action. Other templates, such as {{tl|POV}}, are better suited to content disputes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Alternatives ===&lt;br /&gt;
If the problem is correctable with the skills you already possess, consider being [[WP:bold|bold]] and fixing it yourself, rather than applying this template and leaving it for someone else to clean up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you feel that an article needs a significant amount of cleanup, you can post it to [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|WikiProject Cleanup]]. It is more effective than using {{ tlc |{{ ROOTPAGENAME }}}} as there is a backlog for the tags. Editors will give your submitted article a cleanup and fix any problems associated with it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== How to use ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Tlc|{{ROOTPAGENAME}}}} should be used with the following two parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
* {{para|date}}: the month and year (e.g. {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}) when the Cleanup template was added to the article; this helps to figure out how long an article has been tagged for cleanup.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{para|reason}}: the reason for requesting cleanup. This is useful for editors in case the reason for requesting a cleanup is not immediately obvious.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Optional parameters include:&lt;br /&gt;
* {{para|talk}} or {{para|talksection}}: the section of the talk page explaining what needs to be done. Add a new section to the talk page explaining the type and extent of clean-up required, so editors will know what to address and when to remove this template. This parameter&amp;#039;s value is not used when {{tl|Cleanup}} appears inside {{tl|Multiple issues}}.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{para|1}} (or an empty parameter): changes the default descriptor (i.e., &amp;quot;article&amp;quot;). For example, {{tlx|Cleanup|section}} changes it to &amp;quot;section&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{para|small}}: enter &amp;#039;left&amp;#039; here to turn the template into a small box on the left side of the screen.&lt;br /&gt;
* {{para|nocat}}: enter &amp;#039;true&amp;#039; here to prevent the template from adding cleanup categories to the article.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The template should be placed at the top of the article requiring a cleanup. If practicable, please use a [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup|more specific cleanup template]]. Because {{Tlc|{{ROOTPAGENAME}}}} is vague, specific problems should be identified in the &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;reason&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; field; a more detailed explanation of what needs to be done can be provided on the article&amp;#039;s talk page. An article&amp;#039;s {{Tlc|{{ROOTPAGENAME}}}} template may be removed without the problems being fixed if it is not possible to identify what needs to be cleaned up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If this template is [[Wikipedia:Subst|substituted]], the end result consists of an unsubstituted form including an automatically filled &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;date=&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; parameter with the current date.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
For example, {{Tlc|{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|reason{{=}}The article is full of incorrect capitalization.|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} would display as:&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cleanup|article|reason=The article is full of incorrect capitalization.|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|demospace=main|nocat=true}} (although {{tl|copyedit}} would be the more appropriate tag to use in that specific case)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ The template detects which [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]] it is used in and changes accordingly:&lt;br /&gt;
! Article&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Cleanup|article|reason=lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.|demospace=main|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Category&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Cleanup|category|reason=lorem ipsum dolor sit amet!|demospace=category|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Template&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Cleanup|template|reason=lorem ipsum dolor sit amet?|demospace=other|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|nocat=true}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The descriptor (on the preceding example &amp;quot;template&amp;quot;) can be changed from its default using the first parameter, for instance {{Tlc|Cleanup|section}} or {{Tlc|Cleanup|disambiguation page}}.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== TemplateData ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{TemplateData header}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;templatedata&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;This tag is intended to identify pages that need wikification or the correction of spelling, grammar, typographical errors, tone, and other similar, non-content-focused changes. Use this tag when the article needs improvement per WP:BETTER.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;format&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;inline&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;params&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;date&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Month and year&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \&amp;quot;{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\&amp;quot; inserts the current month and year automatically.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;autovalue&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;example&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;January 2013&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;suggested&amp;quot;: true&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;reason&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Reason&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Reason for requesting cleanup&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;string&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;example&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The article is full of incorrect capitalization.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;required&amp;quot;: true&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;talk&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;aliases&amp;quot;: [&lt;br /&gt;
				&amp;quot;talksection&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
			],&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Talk page section&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The section of the talk page explaining what needs to be done&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;string&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;small&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Make template small&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Enter \&amp;quot;left\&amp;quot; here to make the template box small and aligned to the left.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;autovalue&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;left&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;example&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;left&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Affected area&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Text to replace the word \&amp;quot;article\&amp;quot;, usually \&amp;quot;section\&amp;quot;&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;autovalue&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;section&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;example&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;section&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;nocat&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;No category&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Suppress categorization&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;string&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;autovalue&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;true&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;example&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;true&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		}&lt;br /&gt;
	},&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;paramOrder&amp;quot;: [&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;date&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;reason&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;talk&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;small&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;nocat&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
	]&lt;br /&gt;
}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/templatedata&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Categorization ==&lt;br /&gt;
This template will add pages on which it is used to a specific category [[:Category:Articles needing cleanup]] containing pages needing cleanup or a dated subcategory thereof.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Tracking categories ===&lt;br /&gt;
* {{clc|All pages needing cleanup}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For tracking purposes it also categorises the page according to whether a reason code has been given.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup AfD}} – for AfD discussions that closed as &amp;quot;keep&amp;quot;, but require cleanup&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup image}} – for images that need cleanup&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup reorganize}} – for articles that need a reorganization in addition to cleanup&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup see also}} – for &amp;quot;See also&amp;quot; sections&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup merge}} – after mergers&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Multiple issues}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Spacing}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Wikipedia:Clarify the cleanup]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Wikipedia:Cleanup process]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Template:Cleanup template documentation see also section generic list|List of cleanup templates]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Redirects ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Columns-list|colwidth=15em|&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Attention}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Attention (on talk page)}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Attention see talk}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Attn}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|CU}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Clean}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Clean up}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Clean-up}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleancat}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup-article}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup-because}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup-date}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup-quality}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup-reason}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup-since}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Clu}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cu}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Improve}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Index-cleanup}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Quality}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Tidy}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Wrappers ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Tl|Cleanup section}}&lt;br /&gt;
** {{Tl|Cleanup-section}}&lt;br /&gt;
** {{Tl|Clean-up section}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[az:Şablon:Təmizləmə]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Templates_that_are_not_mobile_friendly]]&lt;br /&gt;
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