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See Wikipedia:Article size for more information on this topic. Note that simply exceeding the recommended limits is insufficient reason to place this template; it must pertain to an ongoing discussion on the talk page. This template can be removed when the discussion ends.
Usage
[kulemba source]Add ((Very long|date=Ogasiti 2024)) to the top of the article, below any hatnotes.
smallparameter- ((Very long|small=left|date=Ogasiti 2024)) generates the following smaller-sized template, a left-size box instead of a banner (which is usually only of use with
|section=, below):This section is too long. Consider splitting it into new pages, adding subheadings, or condensing it. (Ogasiti 2024)
- Section-specific use
- If just a particular section of an article is getting long, it can be tagged by adding the
|section=parameter, or using the ((Very long section)) template variant: - ((Very long section)) and ((Very long|section|small=left|date=Ogasiti 2024)) both render: This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Please consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page.
- Note that there is no consensus on how long sections should be.
- Readable prose size
- The readable prose size in kilobytes, calculated with the help of tools like Prosesize or Shubinator's DYK tool, can be added manually to the template:
- ((Very long|rps=75)) generates the following template: This page may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Its current readable prose size is 75 kilobytes. Please consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page. (Ogasiti 2024)
nosplitparameter- Adding
|nosplit=yes(or any other value for that parameter, such as y or true) will suppress mention of splitting the material to new sub-articles, since not all content is suitable for splitting (usually because it would fail WP:Notability as a stand-alone article).
- Categorization
- This template adds tagged articles to Category:Articles that may be too long, or one of its dated subcategories.
Splitting
[kulemba source]- ((Split))
- ((Split dab))
- ((Split section))
- ((Split sections))
- ((Split portions))
- ((Split section portions))
- ((Merge portions from))
- ((Very long))
Merging
[kulemba source]- ((Merge))
- ((Merge to))
- ((Merging))
- ((Merge from))
- ((Merging from))
- ((Being merged))
- ((Duplication))
- ((Merge cleanup))
TemplateData
[kulemba source]TemplateData for Very long
Use this cleanup template to indicate that an article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "((subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((subst:CURRENTYEAR))" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
| Readable prose size | rps | Readable prose size in kilobytes. This shows in the template as, "The readable prose size is _ kilobytes."
| Number | optional |
| Don't suggest splitting | nosplit | Enter any text here to remove "splitting content into sub-articles" from the suggested fix, if the content would not be suitable for splitting (usually because it would fail WP:NOTABILITY as a standalone article).
| String | optional |
| Suggested fix | fix | Text to replace the suggested fix ("Please consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding subheadings.")
| String | optional |
| Affected area | 1 | Text to replace the word "article", usually "section"
| String | optional |
| Make template small | small | Enter "left" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left. This also condenses the text and replaces "article" with "section".
| String | optional |
See also
[kulemba source]- A list of related cleanup templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
- ((Lead too long))
- ((Long plot))
- ((Sections))
- ((Sub-sections))
- ((Overly detailed))
- ((Too many see alsos))
- ((Very long section))
- ((Archiveme)) – a template for long talk pages