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It may reflect differing levels of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">consensus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Achieving_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">vetting</a>.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SPLIT"></span><span id="WP:SPLITTING"></span><span id="WP:SPLITOUT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SPLIT&redirect=no">WP:SPLIT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SPLITTING&redirect=no">WP:SPLITTING</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SPLITOUT&redirect=no">WP:SPLITOUT</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> <div><ul><li><b>Splitting</b> is the procedure by which the contents of a page are split into several pages.</li><li>The two reasons for splitting are page size and content relevance. For uncontroversial splits, no permission is needed to split; just do it. If unsure, use one of the tags/templates below, and start a discussion on the talkpage.</li><li>Use a good edit summary to comply with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copying_within_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia">license requirements</a>.</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>If an article becomes too large, or a section of an article has a length that is out of proportion to the rest of the article, it may be appropriate for some or all of the article to be <b>split</b> into new articles. In some cases, refactoring an article into child or sister articles can allow subtopics to be discussed more fully elsewhere without dominating a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_overview_article" title="Wikipedia:General overview article">general overview article</a> to which they are non-central (but only if the new articles are themselves sufficiently <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:N">notable</a> to be included in the encyclopedia). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="When_to_split" data-mw-thread-id="h-When_to_split"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-When_to_split"></span>When to split<span data-mw-comment-end="h-When_to_split"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:WHENSPLIT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WHENSPLIT&redirect=no">WP:WHENSPLIT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The two main reasons for splitting material out from an article are size and content relevance. If either the whole article, or the specific material within one section becomes too large, or if the material is seen to be inappropriate for the article due to being <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Out_of_scope" title="Wikipedia:Out of scope">out of scope</a>, then a split may be considered or proposed. <b>Consideration must be given to size, notability and potential <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POVFORK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POVFORK">neutrality issues</a> before proposing or carrying out a split.</b> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Size_split" data-mw-thread-id="h-Size_split-When_to_split"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Size_split-When_to_split"></span>Size split<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Size_split-When_to_split"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SIZESPLIT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SIZESPLIT&redirect=no">WP:SIZESPLIT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Article_size" title="Wikipedia:Article size">Wikipedia:Article size</a></div> <p>Articles should be neither too big nor too small. </p><p>Large articles may have readability and technical issues. A page of about 10,000 words takes roughly 40 minutes to read at <a href="/wiki/Reading_speed" class="mw-redirect" title="Reading speed">average speed</a>, which is right on the limit of the average <a href="/wiki/Attention_span" title="Attention span">concentration span</a> of 40 to 50 minutes. Also, some users may have technical limitations, such as a low speed service, an unstable connection, or a pay per megabyte service. </p><p>At 8,000 words and above it may benefit the reader to consider moving some sections to new articles and replace them with summaries per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Wikipedia:Summary style</a>. Consideration, however, needs to be given to the amount and quality of material to be moved. If the material for the new article is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">too short to provide encyclopedic coverage</a> of the subject, or would simply duplicate the summary that would be left behind, then it may be too soon to move it. Unsourced material shouldn't be used to create new articles as it may have notability or verifiability issues. </p><p>Below 8,000 words, an article may not need splitting based on size alone, and at 6,000 words and below a split would generally only be justified based on <a href="#Content_split">content issues</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1">Word count </th> <th scope="col">What to do </th></tr> <tr> <td>> 15,000 words</td> <td>Almost certainly should be divided or trimmed. </td></tr> <tr> <td>> 9,000 words</td> <td>Probably should be divided or trimmed, although the scope of a topic can sometimes justify the added reading material. </td></tr> <tr> <td>> 8,000 words</td> <td>May need to be divided or trimmed; likelihood goes up with size. </td></tr> <tr> <td>< 6,000 words</td> <td>Length alone does not justify division or trimming. </td></tr> <tr> <td>< 150 words</td> <td>If an article or list has remained this size for over a couple of months, consider combining it with a related page. Alternatively, the article could be expanded; see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub" title="Wikipedia:Stub">Wikipedia:Stub</a>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Word counts can be found with the help of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://xtools.wmflabs.org/articleinfo">XTools</a> (also accessible via Page History from Page Statistics link at the top) under "Prose" in the "General statistics" section; <a href="/wiki/User:Shubinator/DYKcheck" title="User:Shubinator/DYKcheck">Shubinator's DYK tool</a>; or <a href="/wiki/User:Dr_pda/prosesize" class="mw-redirect" title="User:Dr pda/prosesize">Prosesize</a>. </p><p>These guidelines apply somewhat less to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">disambiguation</a> pages and do not apply to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirect" title="Wikipedia:Redirect">redirects</a>. They also apply less strongly to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_guideline" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:List guideline">list</a> articles, especially if splitting them would require breaking up a <a href="/wiki/Help:Sortable_tables" title="Help:Sortable tables">sortable table</a>. </p><p><b>Too large after templates are expanded</b>: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Help:Template#Template_limits" title="Help:Template">Help:Template § Template limits</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Pages exceeding this limit are in <a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_where_post-expand_include_size_is_exceeded" title="Category:Pages where post-expand include size is exceeded">Category:Pages where post-expand include size is exceeded</a></div> <p>After all <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template">templates</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Transclusion" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Transclusion">transclusions</a> are accounted for, if the resulting "post-expanded include size" may reach a limit. Symptoms include templates lower in the page, such as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Reflist" title="Template:Reflist">reflist</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Navigation_template" title="Wikipedia:Navigation template">navigation templates</a> at the bottom of the page not displaying properly. One solution is to split the article. </p><p>Since "un-doing" a split may be labor-intensive if significant editing happens to either page after the split, try to avoid splitting until after a community discussion. If there is another way to reduce the "post-expanded size" that is easier to "undo" than a split, consider doing it first, then opening a discussion to see what the long-term fix should be. </p><p>Likewise, if a split would be controversial, try to find a less controversial way to temporarily reduce the "post-expanded size" then open a discussion to find consensus for a long-term fix. </p><p>However, if splitting the page is the easiest-to-undo solution and such a split would not be controversial, consider <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BOLD">being bold</a> and splitting the page, then immediately opening a discussion to see if the community accepts the split or if it offers alternative solutions. In this case, be prepared to undo the split. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Content_split" data-mw-thread-id="h-Content_split-When_to_split"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Content_split-When_to_split"></span>Content split<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Content_split-When_to_split"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Ambiguous_subjects#Multiple_subjects_with_the_same_name" title="Wikipedia:Ambiguous subjects">Wikipedia:Ambiguous subjects § Multiple subjects with the same name</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CONSPLIT"></span><span id="WP:CONTENTSPLIT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CONSPLIT&redirect=no">WP:CONSPLIT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CONTENTSPLIT&redirect=no">WP:CONTENTSPLIT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Sometimes two or more distinct topics may share the same base title or similar titles, such as "light", which may refer to <a href="/wiki/Light" title="Light">electromagnetic radiation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lamp_(electrical_component)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lamp (electrical component)">a component that produces light</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Light_(theology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Light (theology)">spiritual illumination</a>. Sometimes the distinct topics may be closely related, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Coffea" title="Coffea">Coffea</a></i> (the plant) and <a href="/wiki/Coffee" title="Coffee">coffee</a> (the product), or <a href="/wiki/Thermal_energy" title="Thermal energy">thermal energy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Heat" title="Heat">heat</a>. </p><p>When two or more distinct topics with the same or a similar titles are being written about on the same page, even if they are closely related, a content split may be considered, and a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">disambiguation page</a> created to point readers to the separate pages. Before proposing a split, consideration must be given both to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability" title="Wikipedia:Notability">notability</a> of the offshoot topic and to potential <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POVFORK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POVFORK">neutrality issues</a>. If one or more of the topics is not notable on its own, it may be more appropriate to simply remove the material from Wikipedia than to create a new article. </p><p>If unsure, start a discussion on the article's talk page using a <a href="#Templates">template</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Procedure" data-mw-thread-id="h-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Procedure"></span>Procedure<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Procedure"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:PROSPLIT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PROSPLIT&redirect=no">WP:PROSPLIT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p><b>Note:</b> For disambiguation pages, use <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Split_dab" title="Template:Split dab">Split dab</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> instead of <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Split" title="Template:Split">split</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. If section to be split out is known, use <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Split_section" title="Template:Split section">split section</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p><p><b>If an article meets the criteria for splitting and no discussion is required, editors can <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Be_bold" title="Wikipedia:Be bold">be bold</a> and carry out the split.</b> If unsure, or with high-profile or sensitive articles, start a "Split" discussion on the article talk page, and consider informing any associated WikiProject(s). Additionally, adding one of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/Splitting" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/Splitting"> splitting templates</a> will display a notice on the article and list it at <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_be_split" title="Category:Articles to be split">Category:Articles to be split</a>. This will help bring it to the attention of editors who may assist in establishing consensus, in deciding if a split is appropriate, or in carrying out the split. Templates used without an accompanying rationale, and where there is no obvious reason for the split request, may be removed at any time. </p><p><b>Note:</b> <i>To comply with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights" title="Wikipedia:Copyrights">Wikipedia's licensing requirements</a>, which require that all content contributors receive attribution, the page receiving the split material must have an <a href="/wiki/Help:Edit_summary" title="Help:Edit summary">edit summary</a> noting "split content from [[article name]]". (<b>Do not omit this step or omit the page name</b>.) A note should also be made in the edit summary of the source article, "split content to [[article name]]". The <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Copied" title="Template:Copied">Copied</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template can also be placed on the talk page of both articles. For further information, refer to the main <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copying_within_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia">Copying within Wikipedia</a> guideline.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_1:_Create_a_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_1:_Create_a_discussion-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_1:_Create_a_discussion-Procedure"></span><span class="anchor" id="1"></span>Step 1: Create a discussion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_1:_Create_a_discussion-Procedure"></span></h3></div> <p><i>Skip to <a href="#5">step 5</a> if making a <b>bold</b> split.</i> Create a discussion on the talkpage of the page that content is to be split from. Include what sections are to be split and what the new page name should be. Example: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== Splitting proposal ==</span> I propose that the section about blinker liquids be split into a separate page called <span class="p">[[</span><span class="nt">Blinker fluid</span><span class="p">]]</span>. The content of the section is only marginally related to the main article, and this section is large and well-sourced enough to make its own page. <span class="k">~~~~</span> </pre></div> <p><i>Notify involved users (optional):</i> To generate a discussion and to notify people who know a lot about the topic, it is recommended to contact involved users. These users can be: frequent contributors, the creator of the page or users who have a lot of posts on the talk page. You can notify them by <code>{{ping |USER1|USER2|...}}</code> or by using a notice for their talk page <code>{{Subst:Splitnote | ARTICLE NAME | NEW ARTICLE NAME | TALK PAGE}}</code>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOCONSENSUS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOCONSENSUS">Failure to reach a consensus</a>, whether the result of a split discussion or a bold split that was contested, usually results in the article remaining whole. A contested bold split may be reverted; however it is not always appropriate to redirect the new article to the old as the new article may stand on its own, even if the main article that it came from is not split. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_2:_Add_notice" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_2:_Add_notice-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_2:_Add_notice-Procedure"></span><span class="anchor" id="2"></span>Step 2: Add notice<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_2:_Add_notice-Procedure"></span></h3></div> <p>Use <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Split" title="Template:Split">split</a>}}</code> to notify users of the proposed split. On the article (not the talkpage) add <code>{{split|Article 1|date=November 2024}}</code> or <code>{{split|Article 1|Article 2|...|date=November 2024}}</code>. This template adds a box to notify users about the split. If the new page name is unknown, use <code>{{split}}</code> by itself with no parameters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_3:_Discuss" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_3:_Discuss-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_3:_Discuss-Procedure"></span><span class="anchor" id="3"></span>Step 3: Discuss<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_3:_Discuss-Procedure"></span></h3></div> <p>In many cases, a hybrid discussion/straw poll is used, but remember that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Polling_is_not_a_substitute_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion">polling is not a substitute for discussion</a>. </p><p>Example formatting: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span> * <span class="gs">'''Support'''</span> – <insert reason for supporting split here> <span class="k">~~~~</span> * <span class="gs">'''Oppose'''</span> – <insert reason for opposing split here> <span class="k">~~~~</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus-Procedure"></span><span class="anchor" id="4"></span>Step 4: Close the discussion and determine the consensus<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_4:_Close_the_discussion_and_determine_the_consensus-Procedure"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:SPLITCLOSE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:SPLITCLOSE&redirect=no">WP:SPLITCLOSE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>During discussion, a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">rough consensus</a> may emerge to proceed with the split. <b>Any user, including the user who first proposed the split,</b> may close the discussion and move forward with the split if enough time (normally one week or more) has elapsed and there <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Silence_and_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Silence and consensus">has been no discussion</a> or if there is unanimous consent to split. Closing of split discussions differs from <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Closing_instructions#Who_can_close_requested_moves" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions">closing of requested move discussions</a> in that closings of uncontroversial split discussions by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NACINV" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NACINV">involved users</a> are allowed. Admin tools are not needed unless page protection prohibits editing. </p><p>In more unclear, controversial cases, the determination that a consensus to split has or has not been achieved should be made by an editor who is neutral and not directly involved in the split proposal or the discussion. If necessary, a request that an administrator, who is not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Involved_admins" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">involved</a>, close the discussion can be made at the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Requests_for_closure" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure">Requests for Closure</a> noticeboard. </p><p>To close a split proposal discussion, the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Discussion_top" title="Template:Discussion top">Discussion top</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> and <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Discussion_bottom" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Discussion bottom">Discussion bottom</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> templates are used in the following manner: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== Split proposal ==</span> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Discussion top</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">result</span><span class="o">=</span>The result of this discussion was to ... <span class="k">~~~~</span><span class="p">}}</span> <Start of discussion> . . . <End of discussion> <span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">Discussion bottom</span><span class="p">}}</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_5:_Perform_the_splitting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_5:_Perform_the_splitting-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_5:_Perform_the_splitting-Procedure"></span><span class="anchor" id="5"></span>Step 5: Perform the splitting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_5:_Perform_the_splitting-Procedure"></span></h3></div> <p><a href="#WP:PROPERSPLIT">See below</a>. This is the most important step! </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Step_6:_Clean_up" data-mw-thread-id="h-Step_6:_Clean_up-Procedure"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Step_6:_Clean_up-Procedure"></span><span class="anchor" id="6"></span>Step 6: Clean up<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Step_6:_Clean_up-Procedure"></span></h3></div> <p>If material is split from an article, consider whether a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">summary section</a> should be created, and whether a <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Main" title="Template:Main">Main</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> template should be placed at the top of the section to link to the new page. In general, if the split is due to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SIZESPLIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SIZESPLIT">size</a>, then a summary section is required; if the split is due to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONSPLIT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONSPLIT">content</a> (or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Out_of_scope" title="Wikipedia:Out of scope">scope</a>), then a summary section is unlikely to be required. On the talk page of the new and old articles, include the template <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Copied" title="Template:Copied">Copied</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_to_properly_split_an_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_to_properly_split_an_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_to_properly_split_an_article"></span>How to properly split an article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_to_properly_split_an_article"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:CORRECTSPLIT"></span><span id="WP:PROPERSPLIT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:CORRECTSPLIT&redirect=no">WP:CORRECTSPLIT</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:PROPERSPLIT&redirect=no">WP:PROPERSPLIT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Copying_within_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia">Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_fix_cut-and-paste_moves" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:How to fix cut-and-paste moves">Wikipedia:How to fix cut-and-paste moves</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek,_Utah_-_23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A woman is rock climbing. She hangs in a difficult spot." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek%2C_Utah_-_23.jpg/300px-Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek%2C_Utah_-_23.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek%2C_Utah_-_23.jpg/450px-Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek%2C_Utah_-_23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek%2C_Utah_-_23.jpg/600px-Creeks_Giving_-_Climbing_in_Indian_Creek%2C_Utah_-_23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4172" data-file-height="3456"/></a><figcaption>Don't give up yet! Splitting an article isn't as difficult as it looks. There are a lot of steps, but they're pretty easy. Just take them one at a time until you get to the end of the list.</figcaption></figure> <p>The following procedure can be used for splitting from a single source article to a new article. These instructions are provided for guidance, but some steps may not be necessary in all cases and these instructions may not cover every eventuality. It is advisable to read through the whole of this procedure before starting. </p> <ol><li>If the material you want for the new article is scattered around the source article, then prepare the source article by grouping the material to be split out into a single section. Save your changes with an edit summary like "preparing to split article".</li> <li>Create the new article by opening the empty page (or redirect page).</li> <li>Open the source article (or relevant section) to edit in another browser window (or tab) and copy the contents to be split out (from the section created in step #1) from the source article.</li> <li>Paste into the new article with <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_summary" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Edit summary">edit summary</a> "<b>Contents [[WP:SPLIT]] from [[<i>Source article name</i>]]; please see its history for attribution.</b>" and save the new article.</li> <li>Tidy up the new article: <ul><li>The lead sentence will need to be changed to use bold font and usually includes a link to the source article.</li> <li>A References section should be added and categories should be added. There may also be sections of a bibliography, navboxes, See also section or External links that can be copied from the source article.</li> <li>Adjust section headings.</li> <li>Add any background information about the parent subject that will be necessary for the reader to understand the subtopic.</li> <li>Resolve any cite errors that occur when invocations of a named reference are separated from their definition – i.e. copy the relevant information from the source article.</li></ul></li> <li>Create a good summary of the subtopic at the parent article. <ul><li>Add "{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Main" title="Template:Main">Main</a>|<i>new article name</i>}}" (use the order: image, main tag, text). If all the content of the section is being removed (e.g. in the case of a list) use the "<a href="/wiki/Template:See" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:See">See</a>" template instead of the "Main" template. Use the edit summary "<b>Material [[WP:SPLIT]] to [[<i>New article name</i>]]</b>" and save the edit.</li> <li>Add a summary, usually of a couple of paragraphs and one image, of the newly created subtopic (unless complete removal is appropriate). Alternatively, with a strong lead paragraph in the new article, use an <a href="/wiki/Template:Excerpt" title="Template:Excerpt">excerpt template</a> to replace the section: <b>{{Excerpt|Page title}}</b></li> <li>There may be some external links, bibliography items, etc. that can be removed from the source article as they are now in the new article.</li></ul></li> <li>Check <a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere" title="Special:WhatLinksHere">Special:WhatLinksHere</a> to see whether some inlinks to the source article (especially any that were to the section that has been split off) can now be changed to point to the new article.</li> <li>(Optionally) Add templates referring to the split to the talk pages: <ul><li>If the new article is not being created from scratch (e.g. there is already a redirect), then go to the new article, click on 'View history' tab, select the edit where the copy was made, open it and copy the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DIFF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DIFF">diff URL</a> of the edit where the cut was made from the browser URL window.</li> <li>If the new article is being created from scratch, it's a bit more complicated to obtain a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DIFF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DIFF">diff URL</a> – see <a href="/wiki/Template:Copied" title="Template:Copied">Template:Copied</a>.</li> <li>Open the source article talk page to edit in a new tab.</li> <li>Add template <code>{{Copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_diff=}}</code> to source article talk page, and paste the diff URL into it, add the title of the new article and the date, add a descriptive edit summary and save the edit.</li> <li>Open the new (destination) article talk page to edit in a new tab.</li> <li>Add template <code>{{Copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_diff=}}</code> to the new article talk page, and paste the diff into it, add the title of the source page and the date, add a descriptive edit summary and save the edit.</li> <li>On the talk page of the new article, you can put the <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:SubArticle" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:SubArticle">SubArticle</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> or <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Summary_in" title="Template:Summary in">Summary in</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> tag to create a banner that refers back to the main article.</li></ul></li> <li>(Optionally) Put WikiProject tags on the new article's talk page.</li> <li>(If possible) Connect the new article to any corresponding articles in other Wikipedias – see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Interwiki" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Interwiki">Interwiki</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Fixing_attribution_for_an_improperly_split_article" data-mw-thread-id="h-Fixing_attribution_for_an_improperly_split_article"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Fixing_attribution_for_an_improperly_split_article"></span>Fixing attribution for an improperly split article<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Fixing_attribution_for_an_improperly_split_article"></span></h2></div> <p>If you or another editor split an article without adding the correct attribution, follow the procedure at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RIA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RIA">WP:RIA</a> to add attribution afterwards. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Templates" data-mw-thread-id="h-Templates"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Templates"></span>Templates<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Templates"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Template_messages/Splitting" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Template messages/Splitting">Wikipedia:Template messages/Splitting</a></div> <p>There are a number of templates that can be used on articles and their talk pages as part of splitting articles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Articles_nominated_for_splitting" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles_nominated_for_splitting"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles_nominated_for_splitting"></span>Articles nominated for splitting<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles_nominated_for_splitting"></span></h2></div> <p>A list of articles that have been tagged for consideration for splitting are at <a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_to_be_split" title="Category:Articles to be split">Category:Articles to be split</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_article_splits" title="Wikipedia:Proposed article splits">Wikipedia:Proposed article splits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(lists)#Long_(split)_list_naming_recommendations" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (lists)">Wikipedia:Naming conventions (lists) § Long (split) list naming recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Summary_style" title="Wikipedia:Summary style">Wikipedia:Summary style</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">Wikipedia:Merging</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Content_forks" title="Wikipedia:Content forks">Wikipedia:Content forks</a> – there are acceptable and unacceptable content forks. 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style="padding:0 0.25em">Use on original article <table class="box-Split plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-move" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/50px-Split-arrows.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/75px-Split-arrows.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/100px-Split-arrows.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">It has been suggested that this page should be <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">split</a></b> into multiple pages. 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(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Splitting" title="Wikipedia talk:Splitting">Discuss</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Split_dab" title="Template:Split dab">split dab</a>}}</code></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">Use on original article if disambiguation <table class="box-Split plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-move" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/50px-Split-arrows.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/75px-Split-arrows.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/100px-Split-arrows.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">It has been suggested that this <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Disambiguation" title="Wikipedia:Disambiguation">disambiguation page</a> should be <b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">split</a></b> into multiple pages. (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Splitting" title="Wikipedia talk:Splitting">discuss</a>)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Split_section" title="Template:Split section">split section</a>}}</code></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">Use on original article when section is known <table class="plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-move" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/50px-Split-arrows.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/75px-Split-arrows.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Split-arrows.svg/100px-Split-arrows.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="60" data-file-height="20"/></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">It has been suggested that this section be <a class="mw-selflink selflink">split</a> out into another page. 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