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This template tags an article or section for multiple issues, and displays all warnings in a single box. This is an alternative to using multiple individual tags, which can take up too much space on a page.

Usage

Point of this template

Using too many individual boxes, rather than this template, can be distracting from the article, and can make it unpleasing to look at, as in this example.

How to insert this template

• Don't insert all the code you see in the complete example below. Include only those parameters that pertain to the issues that need addressing in the particular article or section.
• Use the article=y parameter if specifying issues that pertain to the entire article.
• Use section=y if placing the template in a particular section.
• Issue parameters that don't support a date (such as COI=) must be set to some value, but the value entered won't have any effect, so any arbitrary value will do. For example, COI=y has the same effect as COI=Hello, but COI= will result in the COI issue not displaying at all. Using a date here supports future enhancements.
• Issue parameters that do support a date (see table below) can also be set to any value, however it is recommended that you set these to the current date for categorization purposes.
  • Dates should be set using the "month year" format, ie. =October 2008.

Common mistakes

• No issues: Always specify which issues the article has. Don't use this template without parameters.
• One issue: Don't use this template for a single issue. Use the appropriate single-issue tag instead.
• 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. 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 problems. A very lengthy list is often less helpful than a shorter one. Remember that this tag is not intended as a badge of shame.

Example

{{articleissues|cleanup=January 2008|POV=October 2008}}

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

This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page. Its neutrality is disputed. Tagged since October 2008. It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Tagged since January 2008.

Complete example

Copy and paste the text below and delete the parameters you don't need; you can also view a full listing of what each parameter will produce.

{{Articleissues
| advert = October 2008
| autobiography = October 2008
| blpdispute = October 2008
| citations missing = October 2008
| citationstyle = October 2008
| citecheck = October 2008
| cleanup = October 2008
| COI = October 2008
| colloquial = October 2008
| confusing = October 2008
| context = October 2008
| contradict = October 2008
| copyedit = October 2008
| criticisms = October 2008
| crystal = October 2008
| deadend = October 2008
| disputed = October 2008
| do-attempt = October 2008
| essay = October 2008
| examplefarm = October 2008
| expand = October 2008
| expert = topic name
| external links = October 2008
| fansite = October 2008
| fiction = October 2008
| gameguide = October 2008
| globalize = October 2008
| grammar= October 2008
| histinfo = October 2008
| hoax = October 2008
| howto = October 2008
| inappropriate person = October 2008
| in-universe = October 2008
| importance = October 2008
| incomplete = October 2008
| intro length = October 2008
| intromissing = October 2008
| introrewrite = October 2008
| jargon = October 2008
| laundrylists = October 2008
| likeresume = October 2008
| long = October 2008
| newsrelease = October 2008
| notable = October 2008
| onesource = October 2008
| OR = October 2008
| orphan = October 2008
| peacock = October 2008
| plot = October 2008
| POV = October 2008
| primarysources = October 2008
| prose = October 2008
| proseline = October 2008
| quotefarm = October 2008
| recent = October 2008
| refimprove = October 2008
| restructure = October 2008
| review = October 2008
| rewrite = October 2008
| roughtranslation = October 2008
| sections = October 2008
| self-published = October 2008
| spam = October 2008
| synthesis = October 2008
| technical = October 2008
| tone = October 2008
| tooshort = October 2008
| travelguide = October 2008
| trivia = October 2008
| unbalanced = October 2008
| unencyclopedic = October 2008
| unreferenced = October 2008
| update = October 2008
| weasel = October 2008
| wikify = October 2008
}}

Issues supported

Each parameter can be set to any value without consequence. However, it is encouraged that for any issue sorting articles by month into specific categories, please set the current month as the value (or the month it was originally tagged with that issue), there is no harm in setting month for other issues, which may, of course, support it in future. Those currently supported are listed below

Adding new issues

Note: after successfully adding a new issue, please update this documentation page, as well as Template:Articleissues/doc/Fulltext.

Method 1

To add an issue that the template does not currently support, add the following to the template. Before adding an issue, check the list to make sure there is not already a similar one; many maintenance templates have multiple redirects and go by multiple names. Be sure to add new issues to the documentation in the full template example and the table. Please ask for help if you are uncomfortable with ParserFunctions.

For issues with date based categories (check whether they use "since date" or "from date"):

Issue name

-->{{#if:{{{issue|}}}|* Text to be displayed.[[Category:Main tracking category]]{{#if:{{checkdate|{{{issue}}}}}|<small> (tagged since {{checkdate|{{{issue}}}}})</small>[[Category:Date based category from {{checkdate|{{{issue}}}}}]]|[[Category:General category]]}}}}<!--

For issues that do not support dates:

Issue name

-->{{#if:{{{issue|}}}|* Text to be displayed.[[Category:Main tracking category]]}}<!--

Method 2 (supports dated issues)

To add a new issue use, use this example:

{{DatedAI
| name       = {{{unreferenced|}}}
| message    = * It does not '''cite any [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|references or sources]]'''. Please help improve this article by citing [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|reliable sources]]
| cat        = All articles lacking sources
| cat-date   = Articles lacking sources from
| cat-undate = Articles lacking sources
}}

Produces

• It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources Tagged since October 2008.
  

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.

Redirects

1. {{Article issues}}
2. {{Issues}}
3. {{Ai}} (but not {{AI}})

See also

• {{Stub}} and the Category:Stub categories for a more appropriate way to tag most very short articles.
• {{DatedAI}} the component that drives the dated categorisation