Difference between revisions of "Template:Citation needed"
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| − | + | Use this tag for information that needs citations to make it complete. Do not use this tag in order to label text which appears doubtful or false, '''especially''' in the case of [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|biographies of living people]] (see [[Wikipedia:Three-revert_rule#Reverting_potentially_libellous_material|this section of WP:3RR]] as well). This tag is for Otherwise please use {{tl|verify source}}. | |
| − | + | Regarding the unsourced or poorly sourced information: | |
| + | # if it is '''not doubtful''', you may use {{tl|fact}} or {{tl|citequote}} tag to ask for better citation in order to make the article complete. | ||
| + | # if it is '''doubtful''' but '''not too harmful''' to the whole article, you may use {{tl|verify source}} tag to ask for source verification. <br> | ||
| + | # If it is '''doubtful''' and '''(quite) highly harmful''', you may move it to the talk page and ask for a source. <br> | ||
| + | # If it is '''very doubtful''' and '''very harmful''', you may remove it directly without the need of moving it to the talk page first. | ||
To find all the articles that use this template, please visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AFact What links here]. | To find all the articles that use this template, please visit [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AFact What links here]. | ||
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| + | This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]] and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] | *[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] | ||
| − | *{{tl|Cite}} | + | |
| − | *{{tl| | + | *<small>''{{tl|Cite}} (deprecated)</small>'' |
| − | *{{tl| | + | |
| − | *{{tl| | + | *{{tl|Citequote}}, tagging a request for citation, used for information that needs citations to make it complete, but not for seemingly doubtful or false texts |
| − | *{{tl| | + | *{{tl|Request quote}}, tagging a request for quoting inaccessible source, used for requesting a direct quote from the cited source for verification |
| − | *{{ | + | *{{tl|Verify source}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false. |
| − | *{{ | + | *{{tl|Verify credibility}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false. |
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| + | *{{tl|Citecheck}}, popping up a box saying an article or section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations | ||
| + | *{{tl|Not verified}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has not been verified and may not be reliable | ||
| + | *{{tl|Unreferenced}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has no citation or reference for its information | ||
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[[Category:Wikipedia maintenance templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Wikipedia maintenance templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 4 August 2006
Use this tag for information that needs citations to make it complete. Do not use this tag in order to label text which appears doubtful or false, especially in the case of biographies of living people (see this section of WP:3RR as well). This tag is for Otherwise please use {{verify source}}.
Regarding the unsourced or poorly sourced information:
- if it is not doubtful, you may use {{fact}} or {{citequote}} tag to ask for better citation in order to make the article complete.
- if it is doubtful but not too harmful to the whole article, you may use {{verify source}} tag to ask for source verification.
- If it is doubtful and (quite) highly harmful, you may move it to the talk page and ask for a source.
- If it is very doubtful and very harmful, you may remove it directly without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
To find all the articles that use this template, please visit What links here.
This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
See also
- {{Cite}} (deprecated)
- {{Citequote}}, tagging a request for citation, used for information that needs citations to make it complete, but not for seemingly doubtful or false texts
- {{Request quote}}, tagging a request for quoting inaccessible source, used for requesting a direct quote from the cited source for verification
- {{Verify source}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.
- {{Verify credibility}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.
- {{Citecheck}}, popping up a box saying an article or section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations
- {{Not verified}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has not been verified and may not be reliable
- {{Unreferenced}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has no citation or reference for its informationals:Vorlage:Beleg
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