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Usage
Place {{Lead too long|date=December 2024}} at the top of articles with more than four paragraphs in their lead section.
Notes
- This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia introduction cleanup.
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Lead too long
<templatedata> {
"description": "A banner to indicate that a lead section of article should be reduced, as it is longer than what is recommended, relative to the length of the article.",
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Date",
"description": "Month and year when the template was added to the article",
"autovalue": "{{SUBST:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{SUBST:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"example": "November 2018",
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
} </templatedata>
- This template contains a self-reference (it refers to Wikipedia in its contents).
- This template should not be substituted. Bots rely on the transcluded form for dating and categorisation.
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