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The cleanup page is a place where articles with problems (ungrammatical, poorly formatted, confusing, etc.) can be listed. Any user can fix or list articles here.

Older cleanup: Category:Cleanup by month. Pages are archived by month, but are still in need of cleanup (or de-listing if they have already been cleaned up).

If you are here because you have found a page that needs attention, you are encouraged to be bold and edit the page yourself to fix the problem. If for some reason you don't have the expertise to fix the problems yourself, for example because you don't know enough about the relevant subject, you can request the attention of other editors as follows:

  1. Check "Resources for maintenance and collaboration" an insert text box on the right, to make sure there is not a more appropriate page on which to list the article.
  2. Add the most specific applicable tag to the article or its talk page (note that having a cleanup tag will be distracting for readers, so only add them to articles if there is a good reason). See Cleanup resources. For general problems, use {{cleanup-date|November 2005}}.
  3. Add your listing under today's date (UTC). Create a new section if yours is the first listing of the day.
  4. Explain what needs to be done in a brief but specific manner in the article's talk page. (Keep in mind not everyone who sees the cleanup tag on the article will see your central listing.)
  5. Sign your name, date and time by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ )
  6. Also remember that you can submit an article in need of cleanup to the Cleanup Taskforce (which is always looking for members).

For more detailed information about this page, see Wikipedia:Cleanup process.

Just to let everyone know, there are 9,433 articles tagged for cleanup as of 01:36, 13 October 2005 (UTC). This means that we are working on an astounding 1.2% of Wikipedia's articles!

November 20, 2005

November 19, 2005

  • Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali: some edits tried to remove pov but ended up adding some as well. --sj
  • Atari Forums: a stub that needs a language and style copyedit. A nice simple little job; the only reason I don't do it myself is I don't know the subject well enough to understand the text (I did do the first sentence). I think it's probably quite comprehensible to someone just a little more savvy. Bishonen|talk 01:52, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Lahore Marathon: Serious POV issues. Reads like a breathy press release. Needs to be reformed into neutral encyclopedic style. Most of it is about bureaucratic origination, not the actual marathon itself. It's been held twice -- in 2004 and 2005 -- and not a mention of any important participants nor winners. David Hoag 05:30, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Tagged as copyvio. Foofy 23:25, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
      • It may not be a copyright violation. The text reads like it came from a press release, as does the stuff on the page you linked. Press releases, almost without exception, are not copyrighted, as the originator wants it spread as far and wide as possible. David Hoag 23:36, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
        • Understood, but copyrights apply (even without a copyright notice) unless other terms are laid out. Press releases are copyrighted, but they aren't usually copied verbatim, and even if they were, nobody is going to complain about free publicity. Just because nobody wants (or needs) to defend the copyright doesn't mean it's not copyrighted. Wikipedia still requires valid licensing for everything, full copyright is assumed otherwise.
        • However, since this was published by the Pakistan goverment (post office), it may very well be public domain, but I can't find any information about that. Foofy 01:37, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pink Panther: This article needs some elaboration, grammar fixes, general Wikification. 09:59 EST 19 November 2005 (Onyx Corel)

November 18, 2005

  • Star Trek: The Original Series: This article is completely lacking in cited sources. I know they're out there, but someone needs to take the time to find them. There is also a significant amount of fan speculation, peacock terms, original research, and plain fancruft. The article is also overlong.--malber 20:18, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unsafe sexual practices: This has been tagged since August but it doesn't look like it was ever actually listed here. Contains wonderful lines such as: Offering yourself as a Bukkake target in a bath house may sound thrilling as a fantasy, but it brings real dangers in reality, It would not be smart to tempt fate by giving head to a guy you just met on the day you had a wisdom tooth extracted and Taking anything into your body, by mouth or other orifice, compromises the integrity of your person. We take it so for granted by breathing, drinking, eating all the time, that we are not focused on the idea that we may be poisoned — which probably deserve to exist *somewhere* but unfortunately not in an encyclopedia article. Needs a lot of work. --Kurt Shaped Box 10:28, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Order of succession: It's long, it's sloppy, it repeats itself, and it duplicates a fair amount of stuff from other related pages. Probably not a vast amount of work, but more than I have time for right now. :) /blahedo (t) 07:57, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 17, 2005

Done Soldan 20:49, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 16, 2005

Spoof material - even if there may be a grain of truth! - deleted. Tearlach 12:28, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 15, 2005

Article has been edited by several people and, by consensus, the cleanup tag was removed. David Hoag 19:48, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Introduction revised / biography section created. Tearlach 02:14, 16 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 14, 2005

Urgh: needs someone who understands Infobox Country coding to clear up the dubious HTML formatting. Tearlach 03:42, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Extensive copyvio snipped. Tearlach 03:43, 15 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 13, 2005

I've tried to fix up the formatting and moved it to Irish telephone numbering plan, as that title is consistent with the other numbering plan articles. I also put it in its correct category. Graham/pianoman87 talk 07:13, 19 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 12, 2005

November 11, 2005

Too many Wikilinks to non-existent articles. That kind of assessment needs caution. The implication is non-notability: but it could just mean that the topic (i.e. Algerian music) is under-covered in Wikipedia. Tearlach 03:31, 12 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Context found: the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. That's all I care to do... Tearlach 04:14, 11 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
OK: converted to Tolo disambiguation page. Tolo (dance) looks a reasonable stub. Tolo, Greece and Tolo Toys need cleanup.

November 10, 2005

November 9, 2005

November 8, 2005

See also Greenbat by the same author. Content good: style a trifle folksy. Tearlach 20:59, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 7, 2005

Merged into Paleomagnetism. That spelling appears twice as common on internet searches and has more info. Swegner 19:12, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Cleaned, stubbed. Tearlach 01:42, 7 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Intro paragraphs expanded: rest needs wikify and cleanup. Tearlach 03:39, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
about a book: Yeah, it's a manga. Tearlach 01:16, 8 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 6, 2005

Furthermore, one originally posted by the guy who coined the term! Tearlach 23:02, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Done, but clicking through leads to many more in this area of history: Bao Zhong, Zu Mao, Pan Feng, etc. Tearlach 19:30, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Yep: even though the Tod text is old enough to be out of copyright, Wikipedia:Don't include copies of primary sources applies. Tearlach 21:29, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 5, 2005

See Talk:Paul Anibal Mesquita: it was afd'd and deleted as vanity on the Portuguese Wikipedia. Tearlach 04:04, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 4, 2005

Fixed. Aecis praatpaal 14:04, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Had a go at cleaning it up. Ray 18:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 3, 2005

  • Crazy Frog was recently one of Wikipedia's top clickthrough articles from Google. Also, we are #2 for the term. However, the article could use some restructuring, as well as copyediting. It makes too much use of:
    • overly long words,
    • the passive tense,
    • and long sentences.
I am not sure where to mark the article as very important for cleanup, considering the number of hits it gets, but it definitely needs cleanup, as for many Web users, the Crazy Frog article is their first impression of Wikipedia. --Unforgettableid | Talk to me 09:29, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 2, 2005

  • The Jim Rome Show - wiki is too detailed and list-oriented and seems to be more of a fansite than an encyclopedia listing. BEWARE! Regular editors are very defensive and will launch personal attacks (i.e. vandalism of your user page and public humiliation on other websites) if you try to edit it down. --Zpb52 06:36, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Context: above user tried to AFD the article on grounds of being the originator and disliking how it had developed, then to blank most of it when that failed. Tearlach 18:41, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: That isn't why I nominated it for AFD at all, but thanks for assuming. I nominated it for AFD because I wanted to bring attention to the fact it was too long and unencyclopedic...not because I didn't like it, but because it didn't fit with the vision of Wikipedia. Next time, make sure you know about the subject on which you're talking before you claim to know it all. --Zpb52 01:14, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I started this article, and now I'm ashamed I did. This has ballooned into something very unencyclopedic and overblown. Whatever the reason, an AFD is not the way to achieve cleanup. Any further attempts to blank the article or its talk page will be treated as vandalism. Tearlach 01:40, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: You took that out of context. I hate that I have to keep explaining my intentions to someone who thinks he knows it all. I wasn't trying to get it deleted because I was ashamed I started it. I was ashamed that I created a monster that became way too long and un-wiki-like. Stop assuming. Stop it. Stop. Stop. Stop. --Zpb52 02:08, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

November 1, 2005

The problem with this article is that it's not about the title. The article is a biography (or rather, an OR rant) of William of Orange, but schepen is a position in local politics in Belgium, a position that once existed in the Netherlands as well but was abolished a long time ago. So this article needs more than just wikification and grammar check. I'll replace the current content with a translation of nl:schepen later tonight. Aecis 20:36, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I've translated it, but it could do with review by a native English speaker. Aecis 23:52, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I've added a link to alderman, which is what a schepen is. The rest looked ok to me. Also added the equivalent term in the Netherlands. Marshy 17:53, 4 November 2005 (UTC).[reply]
That looks good as a stub to me. Odd bloke 00:48, 2 November 2005 (UTC) 00:46, 2 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy copyvio'd: it comes straight off Amazon.com. Tearlach 16:49, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 31, 2005

A good deal of it comes verbatim from the Futures Academy website. The poster actually works for the place; I've requested confirmation of GFDL release. But it does seem very promotional. Tearlach 23:40, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Needs watching, more like. Looks like an ongoing attempt to spam Wikipedia's futurology topics: see The World Futures Studies Federation Wiki Raid; this press release; and Wikipedia:Village pump (news)#The Great Wiki Raid of '05. Tearlach 13:08, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Cleaned up: small additions needed, like photo. Tearlach 16:53, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ian Bryson (Brit. ft-baller): -->nPoV. Soccer can be accessibile to non-experts & this art. should be, but what is "Captain of the North West Outfit" (& in almost any case, why u-case common noun "captain") & what is "Preston North End" (if a place, as "at" seems to imply, it can't be a member or fndr of sport league.Jerzyt Hopefully it makes more sense now.--Cherry blossom tree 20:25, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 30, 2005

October 29, 2005

October 28, 2005

Also the second section looks like POV antipollution activism; see also these contributions. Tearlach 10:46, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Reverted it a little and did some minor cleaning, think it's decent stub now. --Foofy 12:03, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Dubious: not only proving unverifiable, it also falls well below the criteria for notability of bands. Tearlach 12:38, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 27, 2005

October 26, 2005

October 25, 2005

October 24, 2005

  • Virial theorem I came to this from supernova. No doubt it makes sense to mathematicians - but a one-sentence explanation of what it is used for/context placement etc might be useful to the rest of us. The few other mathematical-symbol-heavy entries I have come across would benefit from a similar improvement. (They may be technicalities, but can usually be given a brief clarification suitable for those not involved. "This is used in describing how one liquid flows through another", "... how the various components of a supernova travel as it explodes." etc.) - What they said, but i'm pretty sure neither sample language is headed the right direction. Good task for someone who's already been wanting to read up on thermodynamics.
The whole thing needs integrating with Virial coefficient and Virial expansion, as there'a lot of overlap. Not my cup of tea. Tearlach 03:16, 26 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Was a copyvio. Reverted to an older version. Fogster 22:09, 24 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Possibly a grain of truth as a location description - see here - but embellished. Tearlach 02:56, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 23, 2005

October 22, 2005

*The Vanguards -- It appears the text got garbled somehow when submitted, and the syntax/grammar is a bit odd. -- Heptite 16:17, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 21, 2005

  • Hillhead High School - It wasn't me who tagged it; but it was apparently tagged since October 13. I checked the cleanup in this page (October 13th) and it wasn't there. So I am posting the cleanup here. General tidy-up. Personally, I think it is ok. The English is a bit simple though. -- Kilo-Lima 11:28, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Karjalanpaisti (Carelian stew) - Needs to be reviewed by a cooking expert and also expanded. --Thorri 12:33, 21 Oct 2005 (UTC)

October 20, 2005

Tidied - but ideas on Categories would be useful. Tearlach 10:51, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • Surely September's cleanup's should be hived off by now (to avoid making this file too fiddly to download).
  • Posterior Hau Lý Nam Đế I cleaned up the grammar somewhat, but the article still needs work. I can't figure out what is up with the title, since it seems to be about someone named Trieu Viet Vuong. --DavidConrad 04:56, 20 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Context is now organised, but it still needs stylistic tidying. Tearlach 10:51, 21 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
copyright violation tag added--Esprit15d 20:01, 27 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 19, 2005

October 18, 2005

*Running gag - Quite a few problems with this. Needs copyediting, and the structure seems a bit messy. --DJH47 03:47, 19 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 17, 2005

It's Bionicle Toa fancruft: see also Toa Lhikan's group of Toa. Tearlach 15:51, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed, I hope. raylu 02:23, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 16, 2005

October 15, 2005

Fixed by User:Andries. Tweeq 00:21, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 14, 2005

October 13, 2005

Cleaned up and expanded. - Cybjorg 20:06, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
All but first paragraph appears to be plagiarized; see Talk:Bhuj for details. Fogster 22:09, 18 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Did some cleaning...

October 12, 2005

October 10, 2005

October 9, 2005

Hmm. Check out also Fulcanelli and Cassiopean. There seems to be a fairly focused attempt to add material by the above. Tearlach 17:04, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be enough bone under the meat to make a real article about this. The person has written stuff, yes, and has gotten in the paper, but about 90% of the article is sheer vanity. Strip that away, and there might be something here. - Sensor 02:02, 12 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Now listed on AfD by Tearlach. Anville 09:15, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 8, 2005

October 7, 2005

October 6, 2005

Having read Strong (grammatical term) I can't see what you're talking about. Seems like a clearly written short article to me, and I found information I was unaware. BTW, your last sentence seems rather harsh, to me. There are thousands of articles far more confusing than these. Eaglizard 03:08, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Update: I've created Win (baseball), and Chick Bowen has developed Win into a disambiguation page. It remains now to disambiguate these baseball articles that currently point to Win. Tearlach 09:43, 7 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

October 5, 2005

October 4, 2005

October 3, 2005

I have shortend the quote but left this on cleanup for now - any better? Andreww 08:57, 4 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
It's clean. Andreww 21:16, 5 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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