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<includeonly><sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>''[[Project:Citation Needed|<span title="{{#if:{{{Reason|}}}|{{{Reason|}}}}}{{#if:{{{reason|}}}|{{{reason|}}}}} ({{#if:{{{Date|}}}|{{{Date|}}}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date|}}}}})">citation needed</span>]]''<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>[[Category:Citation Needed]]</includeonly> | <includeonly><sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>''[[Project:Citation Needed|<span title="{{#if:{{{Reason|}}}|{{{Reason|}}}}}{{#if:{{{reason|}}}|{{{reason|}}}|No reason provided}} ({{#if:{{{Date|}}}|{{{Date|}}}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}|{{{date|}}}}})">citation needed</span>]]''<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>[[Category:Citation Needed]]</includeonly> | ||
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This citation template has been developed to ensure that information on the wiki is verifiable, and therefore any user may question an un-cited claim by inserting a <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki></code> tag. | This citation template has been developed to ensure that information on the wiki is verifiable, and therefore any user may question an un-cited claim by inserting a <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki></code> tag. | ||
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* The <code>|date=</code> parameter should be added by the editor. | * The <code>|date=</code> parameter should be added by the editor. | ||
* The <code>|reason=</code> parameter is optional but often helpful. | * The <code>|reason=</code> parameter is optional but often helpful. | ||
* Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it; immediately remove it. This includes material that is doubtful, harmful, or possibly libelous. | |||
[[Category:Citation Templates]] | [[Category:Citation Templates]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:06, 14 January 2015
This citation template has been developed to ensure that information on the wiki is verifiable, and therefore any user may question an un-cited claim by inserting a {{Citation needed}} tag.
Examples:
This sentence displays the template.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=January 2015}}
This sentence displays the template.[citation needed]
Notes:
- The
|date=parameter should be added by the editor. - The
|reason=parameter is optional but often helpful. - Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately. Do not tag it; immediately remove it. This includes material that is doubtful, harmful, or possibly libelous.