Difference between revisions of "Template:Lead too long"
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imported>WikiWikiWayne (→top: added text for harmony with other lead maintenance templates, added wikilink to WP:CREATELEAD essay) |
imported>Debresser (Undid revision 686715473 by Checkingfax (talk) 1. Keep it short and simple. 2. We don't usually link to essays in maintenance templates.) |
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| class = ambox-lead_too_long | | class = ambox-lead_too_long | ||
| issue = This article's '''[[WP:LEAD|introduction]] may be too long for the overall article length'''. | | issue = This article's '''[[WP:LEAD|introduction]] may be too long for the overall article length'''. | ||
| − | | fix = Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. For more information please read the [[Wikipedia:Layout guide|layout guide]] and Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:LEADLENGTH|lead section guidelines]] | + | | fix = Please help by moving some material from it into the body of the article. For more information please read the [[Wikipedia:Layout guide|layout guide]] and Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:LEADLENGTH|lead section guidelines]]. |
| cat = Wikipedia introduction cleanup | | cat = Wikipedia introduction cleanup | ||
| all = All pages needing cleanup | | all = All pages needing cleanup | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 20 October 2015
This article's introduction may be too long for the overall article length. (March 2026) |
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Usage
Place {{Lead too long|date=March 2026}} at the top of articles with more than four paragraphs in their lead section.
Notes
- This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia introduction cleanup.
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.
TemplateData for Lead too long
A banner to indicate that a lead section of article should be reduced, as it is longer than what is recommended, relative to the length of the article.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | Month and year when the template was added to the article
| String | required |
- This template contains a self-reference (it refers to Wikipedia in its contents).
- This template should not be substituted. Bots rely on the transcluded form for dating and categorisation.
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Lead too long/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |