This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cleanup press release. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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This template should be used when the article appears to be written like a news article or a press release. It is used when the article may not be promotional or overly-negative, but is still unencyclopedic in tone.

Placement

Place at the top of the article or sections or both to alert editors.

Usage

articles

• For articles needing major clean-up, place ((Cleanup press release|article)) at the top of the main page.
• For articles needing minor clean-up, place ((Cleanup press release|article)) at the top of the talk page.

sections

• To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place ((Cleanup press release|section)) at the top of the section.

remarks

• To replace the text "article or section", supply a first argument, e.g. ((Cleanup press release|article)) ((Cleanup press release|section))
• To replace the text "a press release", you may use ((Cleanup press release|article/section|yourtext)) or ((Cleanup press release|2=yourtext))
• You may use the optional date parameter, e.g. ((Cleanup press release|date=February 2024)). This helps with the categorization of articles requiring attention.
• The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste ((Cleanup press release|date=February 2024)) at the top of the article or talk page.
• Add a new item to the talk page explaining the problem so editors will know what to address, and when to remove this tag.
• This template adds articles to Category:Articles with a promotional tone