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Revision as of 22:25, 3 November 2012
This page duplicates, in whole or part, the scope of other article(s) or section(s). (November 2025) |
Contents
Usage
This template automatically adds articles to Category:Articles in need of internal merging or Category:Duplicate articles.
Basic usage: {{Duplication|date=November 2025}}
Parameters
All parameters are optional.
- section — changes wording to say "This section duplicates...". Place the template at the top of the section.
- Example:
{{Duplication|section=yes}}
- Example:
- dupe — adds a link referring to the section or article being duplicated, and adds the article to Category:Duplicate articles instead of Category:Articles in need of internal merging.
- Examples:
{{Duplication|dupe=#Section name}}{{Duplication|dupe=Article name}}
- Examples:
- dupe2 — same as dupe, just allows for an additional section/article to be linked.
- Example:
{{Duplication|dupe=Article name|dupe2=#Section name}}
- Example:
Template data
Cleanup template for use in articles which duplicate the scope of other articles.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplicate article or section | dupe | Adds a link referring to the section or article being duplicated, and adds the article to Category:Duplicate articles
| String | optional |
| Duplicate article or section 2 | dupe2 | Same as dupe, just allows for an additional section/article to be linked.
| String | optional |
| Section | section 1 | Replaces word "article" with "section" if either section=yes or 1=section is specified
| String | suggested |
| Talk page discussion | discuss | Article talk page and section where a relevant discussion is taking place
| String | optional |
| Month and year | date | The month and year that this cleanup request was placed
| String | suggested |
| Small version of template | small | If value 'left' is specified, displays a smaller version of this template, for use when template is not at top of article
| String | optional |
See also
- WP:REDUNDANTFORK, a content guideline
- See a list of related cleanup templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup.
- {{CWW}}, for pages that have been copied and pasted within Wikipedia
- {{Convert to transclusion}}
- {{Duplicate}}, for files.
- {{Split portions}}/{{Merge portions from}}: another approach to mitigate partial duplication
- {{Overly detailed}}, for pages that contain excessive detail that may warrant splitting into a separate article or removing entirely
- {{Summarize section}}
- {{Summarize}}:
{{Summarize|to|ArticleName}},{{Summarize|from|ArticleName}}
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Duplication/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. |