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imported>Thumperward (mbox cleanup, making only the violation bold, allowing use of section parameter, removing unnecessary use of small text and line breaks. see WT:TC#Standardisation of template styling) |
imported>Magioladitis (now tense is editable to allow more specific instructions if needed) |
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| − | | text = This {{{1|article}}} '''uses an unsuitable [[grammatical tense]] for an encyclopedia'''. Please consider [[Wikipedia:How to copy-edit|copy editing]] to past tense if historic, present tense if not time-based (e.g. [[WP:TENSE|fiction]]), or future tense if upcoming. {{#if:{{{date|}}}|<small>''({{{date}}})''</small>}} | + | | text = This {{{1|article}}} '''uses an unsuitable [[grammatical tense]] for an encyclopedia'''. Please consider [[Wikipedia:How to copy-edit|copy editing]] to {{{tense|past tense if historic, present tense if not time-based (e.g. [[WP:TENSE|fiction]]), or future tense if upcoming}}}. {{#if:{{{date|}}}|<small>''({{{date}}})''</small>}} |
}}<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:Wikipedia articles with incorrect tenses]]}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{template doc}}</noinclude> | }}<includeonly>{{{category|[[Category:Wikipedia articles with incorrect tenses]]}}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{template doc}}</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 07:46, 20 April 2009
This article uses an unsuitable grammatical tense for an encyclopedia. Please consider copy editing to past tense if historic, present tense if not time-based (e.g. fiction), or future tense if upcoming. |
| If you plan to make breaking changes to this template, move it, or nominate it for deletion, please notify Twinkle's users and maintainers at Wikipedia talk:Twinkle as a courtesy, as this template is used in the standard installation of Twinkle. Thank you! |
This template will categorise tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles with incorrect tenses.
- This template is a self-reference.
- You can also place this tag at the start of the concerned section and adjust its text accordingly, such as:
{{Cleanup tense|section}}
- It takes the optional parameter tense which can be used to explain what specific tense needs to be used, e.g. tense=past. The default value is past tense if historic, present tense if not time-based (e.g. fiction), or future tense if upcoming.
- It takes the optional parameter date, with the format date=month year, such as:
{{Cleanup tense|date=January 2026}}
- Please do not subst: this template.
See also
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Cleanup tense/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |