Template:Duplication

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Usage

This template automatically adds articles to Category:Articles in need of internal merging or Category:Duplicate articles.

Basic usage: {{Duplication|date=December 2024}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

• section — changes wording to say "This section duplicates...". Place the template at the top of the section.

  Example: {{Duplication|section=yes}}

• dupe — adds a link referring to the section or article being duplicated, and adds the article to Category:Duplicate articles instead of Category:Articles in need of internal merging.

  Examples: {{Duplication|dupe=#Section name}} {{Duplication|dupe=Article name}}

• dupe2 — same as dupe, just allows for an additional section/article to be linked.

  Example: {{Duplication|dupe=Article name|dupe2=#Section name}}

Template data

Cleanup template for use in articles which duplicate the scope of other articles.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Duplicate article or section	dupe	Adds a link referring to the section or article being duplicated, and adds the article to Category:Duplicate articles Example Microsoft Windows	String	optional
Duplicate article or section 2	dupe2	Same as dupe, just allows for an additional section/article to be linked. Example #Windows 10	String	optional
Section	section 1	Replaces phrase "article" with "section" Example yes	String	suggested
Talk page discussion	discuss	Article talk page and section where a relevant discussion is taking place Example Talk:Microsoft#Duplicate information	String	optional
Month and year	date	The month and year that this cleanup request was placed Example March 2017 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested
Small version of template	small	Displays a smaller version of this template, for use when template is not at top of article Default no	String	optional

See also

• WP:REDUNDANTFORK, a content guideline
• See a list of related cleanup templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup.
• {{CWW}}, for pages that have been copied and pasted within Wikipedia
• {{Duplicate}}, for files.
• {{Move portions}}/{{Move portions from}}: another approach to mitigate partial duplication
• {{Overly detailed}}, perhaps a much more appropriate template under these circumstances.
• {{Summarize section}}
• {{Summarize}}: {{Summarize|to|ArticleName}}, {{Summarize|from|ArticleName}}