Template:Vague/doc

Usage

Use this for specific words or statements that are vague. See Wikipedia:Ambiguous words, Wikipedia:Vagueness, , and Wikipedia:Please clarify.

This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content. This template will add articles to Category:All Wikipedia articles needing clarification.

Use the following format:

{{Vague|date=September 2025}}

This produces:

See also

• {{Ambiguous}}
• {{Clarify}} for other text that is difficult to understand.
• {{Which one}} for text which could refer to one of numerous people or items but which is not linked to a disambiguation page.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Vague in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Vague

Template for marking specific inline words and phrases as too vague for Wikipedia's guidelines.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Reason?	reason title	Why are you marking this as 'vague'? This will be displayed as a tool tip. Default This information is too vague. Auto value	String	suggested
Date	date	Month and year that this template was placed on the page. Example June 2015 Auto value {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested