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  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Template:Overly Detailed

This template is used to identify articles which, while comprehensible, contain excessive detail on trivial subjects and need to be refocused to suit a more general audience.

Usage

Full page
{{Overly detailed|details=|date=November 2024}}
Section
{{Overly detailed|section|details=|date=November 2024}}
Suppress recommendation to split
{{Overly detailed|section|nosplit=1|details=|date=November 2024}}
{{Overly detailed|nosplit=1|details=|date=November 2024}}

Date, section, nosplit, and details are all optional.

The "section" attribute, if included, customises the wording to apply only to a section of an article. The word "section" should be used as is, and not replaced with the name of the section.

The "nosplit" parameter, if set, removes the phrase spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and from the template. This is useful when details need to be removed altogether, not split off or moved elsewhere.

The "details" parameter, if set, can be used to customize the message.

This template should not be subst'ed.

Notes

This template will add tagged articles to Category:Wikipedia articles that are excessively detailed, dated subcategories of Category:Wikipedia articles with style issues by month and to Category:All articles with style issues.

Template data

Used to identify articles which, while comprehensible, contain excessive detail on about trivial subjects and need to be refocused to suit a more general audience.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Section1

Replaces phrase "article" with "section"

Stringsuggested
nosplitnosplit

Suppresses the recommendation to split or move content

Stringsuggested
Additional detailsdetails

Any additional details you would like to add to this request

Example
an excess of advanced scientific data in the lead section
Stringsuggested
Month and yeardate

The month and year that this cleanup request was placed

Example
March 2017
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Daterequired

See also