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Using too many individual article message boxes can distract from the article and make it unpleasant to look at, as in this example. This template tags articles or sections for multiple maintenance issues and then displays the alerts in a single box, as an alternative to using several space-consuming boxes.
Usage
Do not use this as the only message box on the article or section; it should be used with at least two other message boxes contained inside it.
Search for the best templates to express your issues at Wikipedia:Template messages or Wikipedia:Template messages/Examples.
The syntax for the template is:
((Multiple issues|section=|
((Issue 1))
((Issue 2))
((Issue 3))
...
))
where Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, etc. are article maintenance templates (see Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup), which take their usual parameters, and ((Ambox)) templates, which usually should not be used. Each of these templates should be placed on individual lines, but must not be separated from each other by pipes or template parameters, because that would cause some or all of the banners to be hidden.
A |section=yes| parameter can be used to modify the template to be used below a section header.
Example for an article
((Multiple issues|
((Orphan|date=January 2008))
((POV|date=June 2009))
((One source|date=March 2011))
((Notability|Corp|date=June 2012))
((Citations needed|template|date=September 2012))
((Lead too short|date=August 2013))
))
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This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it (see how) or discuss these issues on the talk page.
This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (January 2008)
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (June 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources.Find sources: "Multiple issues" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2011)
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.Find sources: "Multiple issues" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This template needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this template. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: "Multiple issues" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (August 2013)
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Example for a section
((Multiple issues|section=yes|
((Unreferenced section|date=January 2012))
((Disputed-section|date=April 2012))
((Expand section|1=examples and additional citations|demospace=main|date=June 2012))
((Section too short|date=August 2012))
))
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This section has multiple issues. Please help improve it (see how) or discuss these issues on the talk page.
This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This section's factual accuracy is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. (April 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This section needs expansion with: examples and additional citations. You can help by adding to it. (June 2012)
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2012)
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General notes
- Redundant issues: Please do not insert tags that are too similar to or redundant with each other. All articles that read like essays have an inappropriate tone, and in fact they end up in the same category, so it is unnecessary to add ((tone)) in addition to ((essay-like)). ((Cleanup)) is very vague and so should be replaced with a more specific template whenever possible.
- Too many issues: Similarly, if an article has many problems, please consider listing only the most important. A lengthy list is often less helpful than a shorter one. Remember that this tag is not intended as a badge of shame.
- Only one issue: Don't use this template for a single issue; just use the stand-alone template. See Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup for a list of available tags.
- Custom text: If no article maintenance template describes a problem, an ((Ambox)) lets you write custom text. Don't use it to add more than an article maintenance template says, since what is said should be concise and article maintenance templates usually are. In your custom text, link to a relevant policy or guideline so other editors understand why adherence to your Ambox is important. While an article maintenance template generally causes categorization that invites editing, an Ambox template does not, so, if at all feasible, use an article maintenance template instead.
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Multiple issues in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Multiple issues
This template is used to tag articles or sections for multiple maintenance issues and display the alerts in a single box.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 1 | The issues to include. Use full template syntax, with new lines between them. | Content | suggested |
| Collapsed by default? | collapsed | Enter "yes" or "y" here to make the multiple issues hidden by default.
| Line | optional |
| Section, not article? | section | Enter "yes" or "y" here to replace the word "article" with "section" in the template.
| Line | optional |
Tracking categories
- Category:Pages using multiple issues with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:Articles with multiple maintenance issues (120,003)
See also
- ((Stub)) and the Category:Stub categories for a more appropriate way to tag most very short articles.
- Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources Project
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