Template:Cleanup Press Release
This template should be used when the article appears to be written like a news article or a press release. It is used when the article may not be promotional or overly-negative, but is still unencyclopedic in tone.
Placement
Place at the top of the article or sections or both to alert editors.
Usage
- articles
- For articles needing major clean-up, place
{{Cleanup press release|article}}
at the top of the main page. - For articles needing minor clean-up, place
{{Cleanup press release|article}}
at the top of the talk page.
- sections
- To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place
{{Cleanup press release|section}}
at the top of the section.
- remarks
- To replace the text "article or section", supply a first argument, e.g.
{{Cleanup press release|article}}
{{Cleanup press release|section}}
- To replace the text "a press release", you may use
{{Cleanup press release|article/section|yourtext}}
or{{Cleanup press release|2=yourtext}}
- You may use the optional date parameter, e.g.
{{Cleanup press release|date=July 2024}}
. This helps with the categorization of articles requiring attention. - The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste
{{Cleanup press release|date=July 2024}}
at the top of the article or talk page. - Add a new item to the talk page explaining the problem so editors will know what to address, and when to remove this tag.