This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cleanup press release. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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This template should be used when the article appears to be written like a news article or a press release. It is used when the article may not be promotional or overly-negative, but is still unencyclopedic in tone.

Place at the top of the article or sections or both to alert editors.

articles

• For articles needing major clean-up, place {{Cleanup press release|article}} at the top of the main page.
• For articles needing minor clean-up, place {{Cleanup press release|article}} at the top of the talk page.

sections

• To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place {{Cleanup press release|section}} at the top of the section.

remarks

• To replace the text "article or section", supply a first argument, e.g. {{Cleanup press release|article}} {{Cleanup press release|section}}
• To replace the text "a press release", you may use {{Cleanup press release|article/section|yourtext}} or {{Cleanup press release|2=yourtext}}
• You may use the optional date parameter, e.g. {{Cleanup press release|date=June 2026}}. This helps with the categorization of articles requiring attention.
• The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste {{Cleanup press release|date=June 2026}} at the top of the article or talk page.
• Add a new item to the talk page explaining the problem so editors will know what to address, and when to remove this tag.

• This template is a self-reference.
• Please do not subst: this template.

• {{Old news}}
• Is a subject notable? See:
  • Wikipedia:Notability (summary)
  • Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)
  • WP:B2B - a user essay about business notability, and about articles which cite only the trade press
• For notable subjects, you may also use:
  • {{Cleanup press release section}} - used for sections of articles that need cleanup
  • {{Cite press release}} - a citation template used to acknowledge a press release source
  • {{Unbalanced}}
  • {{POV}}
  • {{Promotional}}
  • Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard
• If you are unsure that a subject is notable:
  • Tag it with {{notability}}. But an IP may then silently remove the tag. So:
  • Also nominate it at Articles for deletion in order to find out what others think.
  • If it was created by a single-purpose account, say so; also, tag it with {{autobiography}}.
• If a subject is not notable, use {{notability}} plus either Articles for deletion or G11 speedy deletion.
• For more information about article cleanup, please see:
  • Wikipedia:Cleanup process
  • Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup