Template:Lead rewrite

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Usage

Place this template at the top of articles where the lead section needs to be rewritten. Include the current date and the reason the re-write is needed on the talk page or in the reason parameter, like this:

{{Lead rewrite|date=February 2026|reason=Your critique here.}}

Notes

• This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia introduction cleanup and Category:Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Lead rewrite

Use this cleanup template to indicate that the lead section of an article may need to be rewritten.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Line	suggested
Reason	reason	The reason why the lead section may need to be rewritten Example it does not adequately summarise the body	String	optional
Talk page section	talk	Section name on the talk page for further discussion	Line	optional

Redirects

1. {{cleanup lead}}
2. {{intro}}
3. {{intro-rewrite}}
4. {{lead}}
5. {{lead section}}
6. {{lead-rewrite}}
7. {{lede}}
8. {{lede rewrite}}
9. {{rewrite lead}}
10. {{vagueintro}}

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