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If an article is not written in an encyclopedia-like style, add the '''{{tl|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 [[Wikipedia:Categorization#Wikipedia administrative categories|Wikipedia's administrative categories]]: [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing style editing]] (shortcut to that category: [[CAT:STYLE]]).  

For more about the way an encyclopedia's article is written, see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia's Manual of Style]] or [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Style of writing|Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup § Style of writing]]. 

'''Note:''' This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]], and should ''not'' be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].

==Usage==
:<code><nowiki>{{subst:Tone}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{Tone|{{subst:DATE}}}}</nowiki></code>

===Specific area===
To make the banner apply to a more specific area, add {{para||section}}, or {{para||article}}:

:<code><nowiki>{{Tone|section}}</nowiki></code>, or to include the date ''(recommended)'', <code><nowiki>{{Tone|section|{{subst:DATE}}}}</nowiki></code>

:<code><nowiki>{{Tone|article}}</nowiki></code>, or to include the date ''(recommended)'', <code><nowiki>{{Tone|article|{{subst:DATE}}}}</nowiki></code>

===Linking to a section on the talk page===
To link to a relevant discussion on the [[Help:Using talk pages|article's Talk page]], add the {{para|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):

:<code><nowiki>{{Tone|talk=</nowiki>''Discussion of tone issues''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

:<code><nowiki>{{Tone|talk=</nowiki>''Talk:Another Article#Relevant discussion section''<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

==Redirects==
<!-- regex (Inappropriate(?: |_)+tone|Cleanup-tone|Tone|Inapporpiate(?: |_)+tone|Unencyclopedic(?: |_)+tone|Unencyclopaedic(?: |_)+tone|Formal(?: |_)+tone|Formal|Inappropriatetone)-->
The following templates are redirects to this template and will display the same message:

* {{Tl|Cleanup tone}}
* {{Tl|Cleanup-tone}}
* {{Tl|Formal}}
* {{Tl|Formal tone}}
* {{Tl|Inappropriate tone}}
* {{Tl|Inappropriatetone}}
* {{Tl|Unencyclopædic tone}}
* {{Tl|Unencyclopedic tone}}

==See also==
* [[Wikipedia:Responsible tagging]]
* [[Wikipedia:Tagging pages for problems]]
* [[Wikipedia:Twinkle]]

===Lists of related article templates===
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]

===Lists of other types of article templates===
There are also messaging and tagging templates available for:
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Merging|'''merging''']] articles;
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Moving|'''moving''']] articles;
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Splitting|'''splitting''']] articles; and
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Translation|'''translating''']] articles.

===Templates that might be a better fit than this one===
* [[Template:Advert]] for articles on notable topics that sound too much 'like an advertisement'
* [[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:Fiction]] for articles that confuse fact and fiction
* [[Template:Inappropriate person]] for articles using "I", "we", or "you"
* [[Template:Notability]] for articles that are probably not notable. ({{Tl|Importance}} is now repurposed and should ''not'' be used in this context.)
* [[Template:Self-contradictory]]
* [[Template:Technical]] for articles or sections with excessive jargon or not enough explanation for the readers outside that article's specialty
* [[Template:Tone inline]] to tag specific statements within an article
* [[Template:Unreferenced]] for articles with zero references (use {{tl|refimprove}} for articles with insufficient or weak references)

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{{divhide|Wikipedia's tagged articles: backlog by template's category}}<!-- Copied from: Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Open_tasks —Geekdiva, 2016 -->
[[Wikipedia:Backlog]] lists tasks that should be done to improve Wikipedia (assuming the [[WP:TC|cleanup templates]] were placed correctly). Helping reduce backlogs is an important issue, so please feel free to help out.
{{Backlog status}}
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