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=May 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 to essay-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=May 2024 |copy edit=May 2024}}

Tags an article for copyediting and POV, as well as providing a date for each tagging item, producing the following:

Issues supported[edit]

The 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:
  - notability - as per A7,
  - disputed, hoax - as per G3,
  - advert, cleanup-spam - as per G11
- 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:
  - autobiography, COI, like resume, peacock, POV - as per WP:NPOV,
  - crystal, howto, NOT, travel guide - as per WP:NOT,
  - BLP unsourced, cite check, synthesis, unreferenced - as per WP:V and WP:OR
- 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[edit]

Copy 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 = May 2024 | advert = May 2024 | autobiography = May 2024 | BLP IMDb-only refimprove = May 2024 | BLP IMDb refimprove = May 2024 | BLP sources = May 2024 | BLP unsourced = May 2024 | citation style = May 2024 | cite check = May 2024 | cleanup = May 2024 | cleanup-laundry = May 2024 | cleanup-link rot = May 2024 | cleanup-reorganize = May 2024 | cleanup-rewrite = May 2024 | cleanup-spam = May 2024 | COI = May 2024 | colloquial = May 2024 | confusing = May 2024 | context = May 2024 | contradict = May 2024 | copy edit = May 2024 | criticism section = May 2024 | crystal = May 2024 | dead end = May 2024 | disputed = May 2024 | essay-like = May 2024 | example farm = May 2024 | expert = topic name | date = May 2024 (or expert = May 2024) | external links = May 2024 | fanpov = May 2024 | fiction = May 2024 | game guide = May 2024 | globalize = May 2024 | histinfo = May 2024 | hoax = May 2024 | howto = May 2024 | inappropriate person = May 2024 | incomplete = May 2024 | in-universe = May 2024 | lead missing = May 2024 | lead rewrite = May 2024 | lead too long = May 2024 | lead too short = May 2024 | like resume = May 2024 | more footnotes = May 2024 | news release = May 2024 | no footnotes = May 2024 | NOT = May 2024 | notability = May 2024 | one source = May 2024 | original research = May 2024 | orphan = May 2024 | out of date = May 2024 | over-quotation = May 2024 | overly detailed = May 2024 | peacock = May 2024 | plot = May 2024 | POV = May 2024 | POV-check = May 2024 | primary sources = May 2024 | prose = May 2024 | recentism = May 2024 | refimprove = May 2024 | review = May 2024 | sections = May 2024 | self-published = May 2024 | story = May 2024 | synthesis = May 2024 | technical = May 2024 | tone = May 2024 | travel guide = May 2024 | trivia = May 2024 | unbalanced = May 2024 | unreferenced = May 2024 | unreliable sources = May 2024 | update = May 2024 | very long = May 2024 | weasel = May 2024 | wikify = May 2024 }}

Description of parameters[edit]

Parameter 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	aCritical	{{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	aCritical	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{dead end}}	month and year
disputed	Factual accuracy disputed	Neutrality	aCritical	{{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	qContents	{{example farm}}	month and year
expert	Expert attention needed	Content problems	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{globalize}}	month and year
histinfo	Lacks historical information	Content problems	qContents	{{histinfo}}	month and year
hoax	Truthfulness has been questioned	Inappropriate contents	aCritical	{{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	qContents	{{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	aCritical	{{notability}}	month and year
one source, onesource	Relies on a single source	Verifiability	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{trivia}}	month and year
unbalanced	Favors certain viewpoints	Neutrality	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{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	qContents	{{weasel}}	month and year
wikify	Needs to be wikified	Structure and formatting	qContents	{{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=May 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[edit]

This template was previously named {{article issues}}.

Deprecated parameters[edit]

Pages transcluding {{multiple issues}} with certain incorrect or currently deprecated parameters can be found in Category:Articles using Multiple issues with deprecated parameters.

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