Usage

This template is used to indicate that cleanup is needed for an excessive use of examples.
Do not use subst: with this template.
For use in sections, use ((Excessive examples|section))

((Cleanup list)) is for poorly trimmed lists, while ((Excessive examples)) is for poorly trimmed articles, including prose.

Notes

This template will add tagged articles to dated subcategories of Category:Wikipedia articles with style issues by month and Category:Articles with too many examples, and to Category:All articles with style issues and Category:All articles with too many examples.
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Banner to indicate that cleanup is needed for an excessive use of examples.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	Date when it was added or verified Example November 2018 Auto value `((SUBST:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((SUBST:CURRENTYEAR))`	String	suggested
Article or section?	`1`	Set to 'section' to specify that you are referring to the section Default article	String	optional

Other trivia-related templates
General trivia `((Trivia))` – Suggests relocation of the relevant details in a trivia section, to another section (or article). `((Trivia section))` – Same as above, but goes at the top of the trivia section, rather than the top of the article. Relevance and importance `((Off topic))` – For a section that has wandered from the topic of the article `((Content))` – For an article or section containing information whose relevance is disputed. `((Importance section))` – For a section with information that is simply off-topic for the article, and needs removal or relocation to another article. `((Importance inline))` – For a particular item that is off-topic needs removal or relocation to another article. `((Self-sourcing examples))` – For an article or section with poorly cited examples. `((Better source example))` – For a particular instance of a poorly cited example. `((Relevance inline))` – For a particular item that doesn't seem to belong in the context at all. `((Non sequitur))` – For a namedropping of someone or something the relevance of which may not be clear to the reader. Excessive detail `((Overly detailed))` – For excessive focus on minute details not of interest to our general readership. `((Summarize section))` – For sections that are too detailed and need to be summarized. `((Example farm))` – For excessive use of examples. `((Too many see alsos))` – For an indiscriminate "See also" section, most of which should be pruned or integrated into the prose. Topical trivia `((In popular culture))` – For excessive "popular culture" and "media references" sorts of material. `((Fiction trivia))` (or `((In-universe))`) – For too many trivial fictional references (or too much "in-universe" detail). `((Long plot))`, `((All plot))` – For excessively detailed plot summaries. `((Cleanup book))`, `((Cleanup film))` – For excessive detail about particular types of works (other than plot and fictional or in-universe issues). `((Game trivia))` – For too much gaming-related trivia. `((MOSLOW))` – For list that does not follow the Manual of Style for lists of works, e.g. not in chronological order `((Cleanup university))`, `((Cleanup school))` – For excessive detail about an educational institution. `((Famous))` – For an indiscriminate list of "famous" people associated in some way with a topic. `((Localist))` – For local-interest trivia that is unverifiable or otherwise unencyclopedic. List cleanup `((Prose))` – Suggests converting into prose a section that consists of a list. `((Cleanup list))` – For indiscriminate lists that need reduction. `((List to table))` – For use where a table would be better than a list.

General trivia: ((Trivia)) – Suggests relocation of the relevant details in a trivia section, to another section (or article).; ((Trivia section)) – Same as above, but goes at the top of the trivia section, rather than the top of the article.
Relevance and importance: ((Off topic)) – For a section that has wandered from the topic of the article; ((Content)) – For an article or section containing information whose relevance is disputed.; ((Importance section)) – For a section with information that is simply off-topic for the article, and needs removal or relocation to another article.; ((Importance inline)) – For a particular item that is off-topic needs removal or relocation to another article.; ((Self-sourcing examples)) – For an article or section with poorly cited examples.; ((Better source example)) – For a particular instance of a poorly cited example.; ((Relevance inline)) – For a particular item that doesn't seem to belong in the context at all.; ((Non sequitur)) – For a namedropping of someone or something the relevance of which may not be clear to the reader.
Excessive detail: ((Overly detailed)) – For excessive focus on minute details not of interest to our general readership.; ((Summarize section)) – For sections that are too detailed and need to be summarized.; ((Example farm)) – For excessive use of examples.; ((Too many see alsos)) – For an indiscriminate "See also" section, most of which should be pruned or integrated into the prose.
Topical trivia: ((In popular culture)) – For excessive "popular culture" and "media references" sorts of material.; ((Fiction trivia)) (or ((In-universe))) – For too many trivial fictional references (or too much "in-universe" detail).; ((Long plot)), ((All plot)) – For excessively detailed plot summaries.; ((Cleanup book)), ((Cleanup film)) – For excessive detail about particular types of works (other than plot and fictional or in-universe issues).; ((Game trivia)) – For too much gaming-related trivia.; ((MOSLOW)) – For list that does not follow the Manual of Style for lists of works, e.g. not in chronological order; ((Cleanup university)), ((Cleanup school)) – For excessive detail about an educational institution.; ((Famous)) – For an indiscriminate list of "famous" people associated in some way with a topic.; ((Localist)) – For local-interest trivia that is unverifiable or otherwise unencyclopedic.
List cleanup: ((Prose)) – Suggests converting into prose a section that consists of a list.; ((Cleanup list)) – For indiscriminate lists that need reduction.; ((List to table)) – For use where a table would be better than a list.

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