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This article was considered for deletion and requires cleanup. Consensus was formed on this article's deletion discussion. Please help improve it if you can; the discussion may contain suggestions. (December 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
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Contents

  • 1 Usage
  • 2 TemplateData
  • 3 Tracking categories
  • 4 See also

Usage

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This template can be used in two ways:

  1. If the AfD discussion's name is the same as the article's, then simply use {{Cleanup AfD}}.
  2. If the AfD discussion's name is different from the article's (e.g. a 2nd nomination, a moved article, or a group nomination), then use {{Cleanup AfD|name}}, where name is the second half of the discussion's title (with the leading "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/" part removed).
  • This template is a self-reference.
  • Please do not subst: this template.

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Cleanup AfD in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Cleanup AfD

To mark an article as needing cleanup following an Articles for Deletion discussion.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
AfD discussion name1

The part of the AfD's pagename after "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/". This is usually, though not always, the same as the article's own name. If not specified, it defaults to the article's current name.

Example
List of unusual deaths
Stringoptional
Small?small

If set to "left", the template becomes small and floats to the right.

Suggested values
left
Example
left
Stringoptional
Datedate

The month in which the template was added.

Example
February 2024
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Stringrequired

Tracking categories

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  • Category:All pages needing cleanup (34,118)

See also

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  • Wikipedia:Cleanup process
  • Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
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Articles for deletion templates
Article page
AfD notice
  • {{Afd}} (1st time nomination)
  • {{Afd-merge to}} (merge contents from AfD'ed article)
  • {{AfD-userfied}} (drafted pursuant to AfD)
  • {{AfDM}} (1st time nomination)
  • {{Afdx}} (2nd etc. nomination)
  • {{Cleanup AfD}} (Cleanup req'd after AfD)
  • {{Db-g4}} (Post AfD CSD G4 deletion needed)
  • {{Db-xfd}} (Post AfD CSD G6 deletion needed)
User talk page
AfD discussion notifications
  • {{Afd notice}}
Discussion page
AfD templates
  • {{Priorxfd}} (previous deletion discussions)
  • {{Closing}} (closing in process)
  • {{Duplicate vote}} (participation clarification)
  • {{Not a ballot}} (discussion clarification)
  • {{Old AfD list}} (previous discussions)
  • {{Page creator}} (participant clarification)
  • {{Single-purpose account}} (participant clarification)
  • {{Confirmed sockmaster}} (participant is confirmed to have used sockpuppets)
  • {{Confirmed sockpuppet}} (participant is a confirmed sockpuppet)
  • {{Canvassed}} (participant clarification)
  • {{COI editor}} (participant clarification)
  • {{Xfd-privacy}} (sensitive discussion close)
  • {{Deletion sorting}} (debate added to deletion sorting list)
  • {{Notified}} (debate mentioned on talk page)
User talk page
AfD process notifications
  • {{Afd-top-notice}} (for nominator mistake)
  • {{Afd-welcome}} (for new participant)
  • {{Uw-notvote}} (warning)
Article talk page
AfD notice
  • {{Old XfD multi}} (1st and subsequent nominations, preferred template)
  • {{Afd-merge from}} (merge contents in AfD'ed article)
  • {{Afd-merged-from}} (contents merged into AfD'ed article)
  • {{Blank and redirect notice}} (destination for redirected articles)
  • {{Article history}} (AfD, Good/Featured, and many other article "events")
See also
{{Mfd notice}}
See also: Proposed deletion templates and Speedy deletion templates
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Cleanup AfD/doc. (edit | history)
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Last edited on 18 August 2025, at 11:22

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