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Revision as of 18:36, 8 December 2009

"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.

Contents

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.

General-purpose categories and templates

These categories can be used on any article which requires the indicated actions.

Category Template Description
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.

Project-specific categories and templates

Within the Encyclopedia, projects working on specific domains of knowledge may absorb content from existing resources. The resulting articles generally require significant, holistic attention to fully integrate them into the Encyclopedia. Project-specific categories and tags include:

Category Template Description
Category:College articles requiring cleanup Template:cleanup-college Articles imported from the Collegiate Committee database.

How to mark articles for cleanup

  1. Determine the appropriate tags from the table above.
  2. 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.
  3. If you have specific reasons for recommending the cleanup action(s), note them on the corresponding talk page.
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