Template:Overly detailed/doc

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This template is used to identify articles which, while understandable, have excessive information about trivial subjects and need to be refocused to suit a more general audience.

Usage

Full page
{{Overly detailed|date=December 2024}}
Section
{{Overly detailed|section|date=December 2024}}

"Date" and "section" are both optional. The "section" attribute, if included, customises the wording to apply only to a section of an article.

This template sorts articles into Category:Wikipedia articles needing style editing.

This template should not be subst'ed.

Template data

Used to identify articles which, while understandable, have excessive information about trivial subjects and need to be refocused to suit a more general audience.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Sectionsection

Replaces phrase "article" with "section"

Stringsuggested
Additional detailsdetails

Any additional details you would like to add to this request

Example
an excess of advanced scientific data in the lead section
Stringsuggested
Month and yeardate

The month and year that this cleanup request was placed

Example
March 2017
Datesuggested

Redirects

See also