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| :{{tnull|Citation needed|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason{{=}}''Your explanation here''}} | | :{{tnull|Citation needed|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason{{=}}''Your explanation here''}} |
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| * '''The {{para|date}} parameter consists of the full English name of the current month (with initial capital and rest lowercase), a space, and the year.''' For example, "{{xt|January 2013}}" but not "{{!xt|jan13}}" or "{{!xt|January 23, 2013}}". Deviation from this rule will place the article in [[:Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template]]. | | * The {{para|date}} parameter consists of the full English name of the current month (with initial capital and rest lowercase), a space, and the year. For example, "{{xt|January 2013}}" but not "{{!xt|jan13}}" or "{{!xt|January 23, 2013}}". Deviation from this rule will place the article in [[:Category:Articles with invalid date parameter in template]]. |
| :* To automatically add the current date, you can use [[Help:Substitution|substitution]] like this: <code><nowiki>{{subst:Citation needed}}</nowiki></code>. | | :* To automatically add the current date, you can use [[Help:Substitution|substitution]] like this: <code><nowiki>{{subst:Citation needed}}</nowiki></code>. |
| :* If the {{para|date}} parameter is not given, a [[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]] will soon add it ([[User:AnomieBOT|AnomieBOT]]'s TagDater task) but it's better if you add it yourself to avoid an extra edit to the article's history. | | :* If the {{para|date}} parameter is not given, a [[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]] will soon add it ([[User:AnomieBOT|AnomieBOT]]'s TagDater task) but it's better if you add it yourself to avoid an extra edit to the article's history. |
| * '''The {{para|reason}} parameter is for an explanation why you think the material needs a source.''' It is optional but very helpful. It is displayed as a [[tooltip]] in some browsers (hover the mouse here {{Citation needed|reason=If and only if this text is displayed, the reason parameter is working in your browser|date={{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}} to check behaviour of your browser). For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the claim that "Humphrey Bogart was an avid snooker player": | | * The {{para|reason}} parameter is for an explanation why you think the material needs a source. It is optional but very helpful. It is displayed as a [[tooltip]] in some browsers (hover the mouse here {{Citation needed|reason=If and only if this text is displayed, the reason parameter is working in your browser|date={{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}} to check behaviour of your browser). For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the claim that "Humphrey Bogart was an avid snooker player": |
| :{{tnull|Citation needed|reason{{=}}This claim needs a reliable source; Bogart was a famous actor but his major biographies don't mention snooker.|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} | | :{{tnull|Citation needed|reason{{=}}This claim needs a reliable source; Bogart was a famous actor but his major biographies don't mention snooker.|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} |
| :* Use only [[plain text]] for the {{para|reason}} parameter. It does not support [[Help:Wiki markup|wiki markup]] like wikilinks, which can mess up the tooltip. | | :* Use only [[plain text]] for the {{para|reason}} parameter. It does not support [[Help:Wiki markup|wiki markup]] like wikilinks, which can mess up the tooltip. |
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| * {{clc|Pages containing citation needed template with unsupported parameters}} – a hidden maintenance/tracking category which is added to pages using this template with unsupported parameters | | * {{clc|Pages containing citation needed template with unsupported parameters}} – a hidden maintenance/tracking category which is added to pages using this template with unsupported parameters |
| * {{clc|All articles with unsourced statements}} | | * {{clc|All articles with unsourced statements}} |
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| == Redirects ==
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
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| * [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]], especially [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]] | | * [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]], especially [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]] |
| * [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]] | | * [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources]] |
| * [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Verifiability and sources]] | | * [[Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup#Verifiability and sources]] |
| * [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]] | | * [[Wikipedia:Template index/Sources of articles]] |
| * [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] | | * [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] |
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| === Inline templates ===
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| * {{tl|Additional citation needed}}{{Additional citation needed}}: request addition of more sources.
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| * {{Tl|Quote without source}}{{Quote without source}}: request source for [[WP:Quotations|quotations]].
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| * {{Tl|Clarify}}{{Clarify}}: request clarification of wording or interpretation.
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| * {{Tl|Example needed}}{{Example needed}}: request examples for clarification.
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| * {{Tl|Nonspecific}}{{Nonspecific}}: flag a general, yet factual statement as needing to be made more specific before it can be verified.
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| * {{Tl|Page needed}}{{Page needed}}: request a page number for an existing citation.
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| ==== Highlighting some text that needs a citation ====
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| * {{Tl|Citation needed span}}: similar, except that the text needing the citation is changed to a dark slate-gray color while being encapsulated in an off-white box with a pale pink outline. For example:
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| ::Beetles constitute {{Citation needed span|text=by far|reason="By far" seems like it needs a citation|date={{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}} the largest order of insects, with {{Citation needed span|text=350,000–400,000 species in four suborders.|date={{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}}
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| ==== Incomplete citations ====
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| * {{Tl|Deep link needed}}{{Deep link needed}}: inline request for the exact web page. Use when a web site is referenced but the exact web page is not given.
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| * {{Tl|Full citation needed}}{{Full citation needed}}: inline request for full citation, for example when only author, year are given.
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| * {{Tl|Incomplete short citation}}{{Incomplete short citation}}: inline warning and request for enough information to allow the short citation to uniquely identify a long citation.
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| * {{Tl|Page needed}}{{Page needed}}: inline request for the page number(s) in a work that support a citation.
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| * {{Tl|Time needed}}{{Time needed}}: inline request for the specific time in a recording that supports the citation; see: {{para|minutes}} or {{para|time}} in {{tlx|Cite AV media}}.
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| * {{Tl|Season needed}}{{Season needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing TV season and episode number.
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| * {{Tl|Volume needed}}{{Volume needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing journal, newspaper, comic, volume and issue numbers, etc.
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| ==== Verification ====
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| * {{Tl|Better source needed}}{{Better source needed}}: flags a statement as requiring a better source.
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| * {{Tl|Dead link}}{{Dead link}}: tag a ref or an external link as [[Wikipedia:Link rot|dead]].
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| * {{Tl|Failed verification}}{{Failed verification}}: source was checked, and did not contain the cited material.
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| * {{Tl|Request quotation}}{{Request quotation}}: request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes.
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| * {{Tl|Self-published inline}}{{Self-published inline}} or {{tl|Self-published source}} {{Self-published source}}: flag a source that cites the author.
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| * {{Tl|Unreliable source?}}{{Unreliable source?|name=Citation needed}}: flag a source as possibly being [[WP:Reliable sources|unreliable]] or [[WP:Verifiability|unverifiable]].
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| * {{Tl|Verify source}}{{Verify source}}: request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage.
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| ==== Content ====
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| * {{Tl|According to whom}}{{According to whom}}: flag a vague, unreferenced, third-party claim with no specific, identifiable individuals or groups named who could verify the claim.
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| * {{Tl|By whom}}{{By whom}}: flag a statement that has a claim by a third party who is not well identified and/or well sourced.
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| * {{Tl|Chronology citation needed}}/{{Chronology citation needed}}: request a source confirming or providing the chronology or timeline of a statement.
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| * {{Tl|Definition}}{{Definition}}: flag a definition as being ambiguous or confusing.
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| * {{Tl|Dubious}}{{Dubious}}: flag something as suspected of being incorrect; explain why on the talk page and briefly in the |reason= parameter.
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| * {{Tl|Original research inline}}{{Original research inline}}: flag a statement as possibly containing [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]].
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| * {{Tl|Peacock inline}}{{Peacock inline}}: flag a statement that contains [[Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms|peacock terms]].
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| * {{Tl|POV statement}}{{POV statement}}: flag something as possibly not [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|having a neutral point of view]].
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| * {{Tl|Quantify}}{{Quantify}}: flag a statement as being vague regarding the amount of something.
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| * {{Tl|Technical inline}}{{Technical inline}}: flag a word or phrase [[Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable|that is both technical and not understandable]].
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| * {{Tl|Undue weight inline}}{{Undue weight inline}}: flag a statement that does not ascribe appropriate weight to its sources, according to their levels of prominence.
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| * {{Tl|Vague}}{{Vague}}: flag a statement that is too vague to be unambiguously verifiable.
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| * {{Tl|Weasel inline}}{{Weasel inline}}: flag a statement that contains [[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words|weasel words]].
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| * {{Tl|When}}{{When}}: flag a statement that has a time period that's vague or ambiguous.
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| * {{Tl|Who}}{{who}}: flag a statement that needs a description or identification of a person or group of persons.
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| ==== Timeliness ====
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| * {{Tl|Update after}}{{Update after}}: a template that only shows itself after a specified time, indicating an exceptional [[Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly|statement that will date quickly]].
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| === Article message box templates === | | === Article message box templates === |
