Rewrite/doc

[purge]

This is the documentation page. It should be transcluded into the main template page. See Template:Documentation for more information

This template marks that an article needs to be rewritten. The reasons must be that the article has incorrect information, doesn't follow the style guide and has the information over the page without it being understandable. To mark pages that are cluttered but have correct information, use {{cleanup}} instead.

Usage

{{rewrite|1|2|3|nocat=Optional category remover|section=Optional section}}

• The 1 parameter adds a reason note.
• The 2 parameter adds when the template was tagged on. It should be always a date.
• The 3 parameter changes the category the template will set to the article. The default one is Category:Articles needing rewrite.
• The section parameter changes the template to a section mode.
• The nocat parameter prevents the template to add the article to a category.

See also

Related templates

• {{cleanup}} for pages that need to be rewritten, not because the information is incorrect, but when the text is confusing.
• {{improve lead}} for pages that need a better lead section.
• {{missing information}} for pages that miss or don't have enough information.
  • {{empty section}} for sections that are empty.
  • {{section needing info}} for sections that need more information.
• {{stub}} for very short pages.
  • {{stub section}} for sections that need to be expanded due to them being stubs.
• {{technical}} for pages (or sections) that might use technical jargon, and are difficult for many to understand.

Other templates

• {{update}} for pages that need to be updated due to outdated information.
• {{orphan}} for pages that need links to it.
• {{currently editing}} for pages that are being edited to advice editors to not edit them for a while.
• {{work in progress}} for pages that need to be edited and improve their contents.
• {{delete}} for pages that need to be deleted.
  • {{delete when}} for pages that have a clear consensus that they should be deleted, but a technical reason prevents deletion.
  • {{speedy delete}} for pages that must be deleted as soon as possible.
• {{move}} for suggest to move a page to another name.
• {{split}} for suggest to split a page (or section) into 2 or more pages.
  • {{splitting}} for indicate that the splitting process has begun. It is recomended to use it on large splitting processes.
• {{merge}} for suggesting to merge a page with another.
  • {{merging}} for indicate that the merging process has begun. It is recomended to use it on large merging processes.