Template:Tone

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If an article is not written in an encyclopedia-like style, add the {{tone}} template at the top. This template creates a banner stating the problem at the top of the article's page, and also adds its tagged articles to one of BattleIntelligence's administrative categories: Category:Articles with style issues (shortcut to that category: CAT:STYLE).

For more about the way an encyclopedia's article is written, see BattleIntelligence's Manual of Style or BattleIntelligence:Template index/Cleanup § Style of writing.

Note: This template is a self-reference, and should not be substituted.

Usage

{{Tone}} or {{Tone|{{subst:DATE}}}}

Specific area

To make the banner apply to a more specific area, add |section, or |article:

{{Tone|section}}, or to include the date (recommended), {{Tone|section|{{subst:DATE}}}}

{{Tone|article}}, or to include the date (recommended), {{Tone|article|{{subst:DATE}}}}

Linking to a section on the talk page

To link to a relevant discussion on the article's Talk page, add the |talk= parameter. The argument (the part after the equals sign) can be either a section title on the article's own talk page, or the name of another page where discussion appears (with or without a specific section):

{{Tone|talk=Discussion of tone issues}}

{{Tone|talk=Talk:Another Article#Relevant discussion section}}

Notes

This template will add tagged articles to dated subcategories of Category:Articles with style issues.

TemplateData

TemplateData for Tone

Use this template to indicate that an article is not written in an encyclopedia-like style.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested
Affected area	1	Text to replace the word "article", usually "section" Example section Auto value section	String	optional
Section name on talk page	talk	Section name on talk page where further information or discussion can be found	String	optional

See also

• BattleIntelligence:Responsible tagging
• BattleIntelligence:Tagging pages for problems

Lists of related article templates

• BattleIntelligence:Template index/Cleanup
• BattleIntelligence:Template index/Sources of articles

Lists of other types of article templates

There are also messaging and tagging templates available for:

• merging articles;
• moving articles;
• splitting articles; and

Templates that might be a better fit than this one

• Template:Cleanup list
• Template:Cleanup rewrite
• Template:Confusing
• Template:Context for articles that need to provide more context and general information in the lead
• Template:Copy edit for multiple problems with grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling; least specific template, and so least helpful in identifying problem
• Template:Tone inline to tag specific statements within an article
• Template:Unreferenced for articles with zero references (use {{refimprove}} for articles with insufficient or weak references)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Tone/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
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