Template:Improve

Usage

Use this template to suggest improvements on an article.

NB: If you can fix an issue or otherwise improve the article by yourself... then just do it! That's even better than suggesting an improvement.

Parameters:

date: The date when you make the suggestion (optional).
todo: A list of suggestions (optional). Each suggestion corresponds to one character in the value of the "todo" parameter. For each suggestion, a description is visible when expanding the box (in mobile view, only the summary line is visible). For each suggestion, the article is also categorized in a specific content quality category.

List of possible suggestions that can be combined to form the value of the "todo" parameter
CharacterFile:Interrogation.svg	KeywordFile:Interrogation.svg	DescriptionFile:Interrogation.svg	CategoryFile:Interrogation.svg
c	Categorize.	Categorize the article and/or connect it to a portal.	Articles to categorize
i	Illustrate.	Add an image, audio or video file to illustrate the article.	Articles to illustrate
p	Restructure.	Revise the structure of the article to better organize its content.	Poorly structured articles
g	Proofread.	Correct this article regarding the language grammar, spelling, punctuation...	Articles with language issues
f	Format.	Improve the layout of the article and format it to make it look better.	Poorly formatted articles
l	Link.	This article is like a dead-end! Add some links into it, for readers easily jumping to other Vikidia pages.	Dead-end articles
o	Link.	This article is orphaned! For readers to find it, add links towards this article into other pages.	Orphaned articles
t	Copyedit.	Rework the style of this article; make it coherent...	Articles with style issues
n	Neutralize.	Make this article neutral: describe the topic by presenting facts.	Articles with non-neutral content
y	Simplify.	Simplify the article. Make it less technical, use few abbreviations, explain difficult words and concepts... Keep 8 to 13-year-old readers in mind.	Articles to simplify
s	Source.	Add some reliable sources where readers can verify facts, claims and citations.	Articles to source
(none)	Review and clean up.	Review the article; clean it up and improve it.	Articles to review

Examples

Define the value of the "todo" parameter as a combination of the single characters corresponding to individual suggestions. For instance this code:

{{Improve|todo=pclt}}

...provides this result:

Help to improve this article!

To do → Categorize. Illustrate. Restructure. Proofread. Format. Link. Copyedit. Neutralize. Simplify. Source.

Categorize the article and/or connect it to a portal.
Add an image, audio or video file to illustrate the article.
Revise the structure of the article to better organize its content.
Correct this article regarding the language grammar, spelling, punctuation...
Improve the layout of the article and format it to make it look better.
This article is like a dead-end! Add some links into it, for readers easily jumping to other Vikidia pages.
This article is orphaned! For readers to find it, add links towards this article into other pages.
Rework the style of this article; make it coherent...
Make this article neutral: describe the topic by presenting facts.
Simplify the article. Make it less technical, use few abbreviations, explain difficult words and concepts... Keep 8 to 13-year-old readers in mind.
Add some reliable sources where readers can verify facts, claims and citations.

Once done, remove this template from the article or update its "todo" parameter to indicate what remains to be done (then add also its "date" parameter).

You may separate the several actions with a comma: it produces the same result and makes the code easier to read. You may also specify the date when you make the suggestions. For example, this code:

{{Improve|todo=i,f,o,y,g,s|date=11 March 2017}}

...provides this result:

Help to improve this article! (11 March 2017)

To do → Categorize. Illustrate. Restructure. Proofread. Format. Link. Copyedit. Neutralize. Simplify. Source.

Categorize the article and/or connect it to a portal.
Add an image, audio or video file to illustrate the article.
Revise the structure of the article to better organize its content.
Correct this article regarding the language grammar, spelling, punctuation...
Improve the layout of the article and format it to make it look better.
This article is like a dead-end! Add some links into it, for readers easily jumping to other Vikidia pages.
This article is orphaned! For readers to find it, add links towards this article into other pages.
Rework the style of this article; make it coherent...
Make this article neutral: describe the topic by presenting facts.
Simplify the article. Make it less technical, use few abbreviations, explain difficult words and concepts... Keep 8 to 13-year-old readers in mind.
Add some reliable sources where readers can verify facts, claims and citations.

Once done, remove this template from the article or update its "todo" and "date" parameters to indicate what remains to be done .

If you do not make any specific suggestion, i.e. the "todo" parameter is empty or not mentioned, there is a generic suggestion to review the article. This code:

{{Improve|date=March 2017}}

...provides this result:

Help to improve this article! (March 2017)

To do → Review and clean up.

Review the article; clean it up and improve it yourself where you can.

If you feel there is more to do, indicate what by adding the "todo" parameter to this template (also, update its "date" parameter). Otherwise just remove this template from the page.