Clean up is a term used for fixing up an article. If you believe an article needs to be cleaned up, put {{Cleanup}} on the top of the page. Put why you believe the article should be cleaned up on the Article's Talk page
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Here is an example article that may need cleanup:
Video Game Character[]
(Video Game Character) is the main character in (video game). Throughout the game (video game character) must face many monsters such as dragons and trolls. In the end of the game, (video game character) saves the princess and then the credits roll.
This would need a cleanup. You may also mark it a stub.
With the cleanup it would look like this:
This Article May Require a cleanup for the following reason: {{{1}}}
(Video Game Character) is the main character in (video game). Throughout the game (video game character) must face many monsters such as dragons and trolls. In the end of the game, (video game character) saves the princess and then the credits roll.
The Talk page would say:
This article needs a cleanup because it could use more details and more information.Smore Talk 18:13, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
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Video Game Character[]
(Video Game Character) is the main character in (video game). Throughout the game, (Video Game Character) faces many enemies and bosses, such as dragons or trolls. At first he is not given a wide array of weapons, simply a nerf gun and matches, but throughout the game, he collects many weapons, even a laser. In the middle of the story, he fights the main villian of the game, Evil Guy, and loses. Evil Guy decides to take (Video Game Character) to his evil lair to torture him, but while there, a mysterious ninja comes in and saves him. The Ninja then partners up with (Video Game Character) for the rest of the story. At the end of the game, (Video Game Character) and the ninja fight Evil Guy again. This time, (Video Game Character) wins with the help of the Ninja. Then, the ninja turns on (Video Game Character) and nearly kills him. (Video Game Character) then fights the ninja, who was the main villain all along. Once (Video Game Character) beats the ninja, he saves the princess, leading to the final cutscene and the credits.
Can you spot the differences?
NOTE[]
It is very important that you put the reason for clean-up on the talk page, otherwise something else might get messed up while the person tries to fix the article. Before editing an article with a cleanup marker, please check the talk page.