User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox
This template should be used when the article appears to have been written by a public relations agent acting on behalf of the subject of the article, or having some connection with the subject. It is used when the article is not necessarily a blatant advertisement, but is still overly promotional in tone.
Placement
[edit]Place at the top of the article and/or sections to alert editors.
Usage
[edit]- articles
- For articles needing major clean-up, place {{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|article}} at the top of the main page to alert readers.
- For articles needing minor clean-up, place {{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|article}} at the top of the talk page to alert editors.
- sections
- To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place {{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|section}} at the top of the section.
- remarks
- The default words "article or section" are replaceable so you can specify whether the template applies to the whole article or just a section, eg."{{{{FULLPAGENAME}}|section}}".
- To replace the text "a news release", you may use {{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|article/section|yourtext}} or {{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|2=yourtext}}
- You may use the optional date parameter, e.g.
{{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|date=April 2025}}. This helps with the categorization of articles requiring attention. - The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste
{{User:Wiknerd/templatesandbox|date=April 2025}}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.
- This template adds articles to Category:Wikipedia articles needing style editing
Notes
[edit]- This template will add tagged articles to Category:Wikipedia articles needing style editing.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not subst: this template.
Redirects
[edit]{{Pressrelease}}