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==When to use== | |||
Add this to the top of the ''External links'' section whenever: | Add this to the top of the ''External links'' section whenever: | ||
* There are too many links for this article. (Most editors object to more than about eight or sometimes ten links, but the best number for a given article depends on the specific circumstances, and may range from zero to more than a dozen.) | * There are too many links for this article. (Most editors object to more than about eight or sometimes ten links, but the best number for a given article depends on the specific circumstances, and may range from zero to more than a dozen.) | ||
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Please consider "weeding the link farm" yourself, rather than using this tag to ask someone else to do it. Don't forget to remove this template when the concerns appear to have been resolved. | Please consider "weeding the link farm" yourself, rather than using this tag to ask someone else to do it. Don't forget to remove this template when the concerns appear to have been resolved. | ||
==Usage== | |||
Use: | Use: | ||
:<tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>External links|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</tt> | :<tt><nowiki>{{</nowiki>External links|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</tt> | ||
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* Please do not [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substitute]] this template. | * Please do not [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substitute]] this template. | ||
If this is a perennial problem, consider using {{ | If this is a perennial problem, consider using {{Tlx|Prone to spam}} on the talk page or substituting {{Tlx|No more links}} in the external links section. | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Wikipedia:External links]] | * [[Wikipedia:External links]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]] | * [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]] | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 4 March 2012
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When to use
Add this to the top of the External links section whenever:
- There are too many links for this article. (Most editors object to more than about eight or sometimes ten links, but the best number for a given article depends on the specific circumstances, and may range from zero to more than a dozen.)
- One or more of the links present (regardless of number) are inappropriate for any reason.
Please consider "weeding the link farm" yourself, rather than using this tag to ask someone else to do it. Don't forget to remove this template when the concerns appear to have been resolved.
Usage
Use:
- {{External links|date=June 2024}}
This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia external links cleanup and Category:Wikipedia spam cleanup.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not substitute this template.
If this is a perennial problem, consider using {{Prone to spam}} on the talk page or substituting {{No more links}} in the external links section.
See also
- Wikipedia:External links
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
- {{Cleanup-spam}}
- {{No more links}}
- {{Further reading cleanup}}, same idea, but for non-website lists
