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"Cleanup" is a generic (and non-pejorative) term for the process of organizing information in the Encyclopedia in a standard and coherent way, to maximize its usefulness as a research resource.
Cleanup categories and templates
Articles are categorized based on the type of cleanup activity required. All cleanup categories should be placed within the master category Category:Articles needing cleanup. Individual articles should be assigned to one or more of the cleanup subcategories, and not to the master category.
Since the SABR Encyclopedia makes significant use of subpages for content organization, the best practice is to place the main article only, and not the subpage, into the appropriate category. For each cleanup subcategory, there should be a corresponding template which contains the logic to accomplish this. The template can then be placed on any subpage, and will result in the main article, and only the main article, being assigned to that category.
Articles should always be placed into these categories using the corresponding template. In addition to assigning the article correctly to the category, these templates may take other actions as well.
Category | Template | Description |
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Category:Articles that need to be wikified | Template:cleanup-wikify | Articles that require the introduction of markup for internal and external links, sources, and/or formatting. |
Category:Articles that need copyediting | Template:cleanup-copyedit | Articles that require improvements in basic English grammar, mechanics, and/or sentence organization. |
Category:Articles that need style revisions | Template:cleanup-style | Articles that require revision for appropriate encyclopedic style, tone, and scope. |
Category:Articles that need sources | Template:cleanup-sources | Articles that have no sources, or have significant claims which are not sourced appropriately. |
How to mark articles for cleanup
- Determine the appropriate tags from the table above.
- Include the tags at the top of the article you are editing. For person, team, league, and ballpark pages, include this at the top of the pagetext page.
- If you have specific reasons for recommending the cleanup action(s), note them on the corresponding talk page.