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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 with style issues]] (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 index/Cleanup#Style of writing|Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup § Style of writing]]. 

'''Note:''' This [[Wikipedia:Templates|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid|self-reference]], and should ''not'' be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].

==Usage==
:{{tlc|Tone}} or {{tlc|Tone|{{((}}subst:DATE{{))}}}}

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

:{{tlc|Tone|section}}, or to include the date ''(recommended)'', {{tlc|Tone|section|{{((}}subst:DATE{{))}}}}

:{{tlc|Tone|article}}, or to include the date ''(recommended)'', {{tlc|Tone|article|{{((}}subst:DATE{{))}}}}

===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):

:{{tlc|Tone|talk{{=}}''Discussion of tone issues''}}

:{{tlc|Tone|talk{{=}}''Talk:Another Article#Relevant discussion section''}}

==Notes==
This template will add tagged articles to dated subcategories of [[:Category:Wikipedia articles with style issues by month]] and to [[:Category:All articles with style issues]].

==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}}

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
    "description": "Use this template to indicate that an article is not written in an encyclopedia-like style.",
	"format": "inline",
	"params": {
		"date": {
			"label": "Month and year",
			"description": "Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
			"type": "string",
			"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
			"example": "January 2013",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"1": {
			"label": "Type (e.g., section)",
			"description": "Text to replace the word \"article\", usually \"section\"",
			"type": "string",
			"autovalue": "section",
			"example": "section"
		},
		"talk": {
			"label": "Section name on talk page",
			"description": "Section name on talk page where further information or discussion can be found",
			"type": "string"
		}
	},
	"paramOrder": [
		"date",
		"1",
		"talk"
	]
}
</templatedata>

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

===Lists of related article templates===
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/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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