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{{Tl|Citation needed}} is a [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] used to identify claims in articles, particularly if questionable, that need a [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citation]] to a [[WP:Reliable sources|reliable source]]. This template produces the superscripted message&nbsp;{{citation needed|date=May 2013|reason=example}} and is installed with no spaces directly after punctuation.


==Usage==
== Use ==
:{{tnull|Citation needed|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
Enter this tag in the body of an article as a request for other editors to find citations:
:{{tnull|Citation needed|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason{{=}}''Your explanation here''}}
# to label a passage which is incomplete without a cited source of information
# to label a quotation which lacks a citation, as per [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]].


=== Notes ===
'''Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about [[WP:BLP|living persons]] should be removed immediately, not tagged.''' See [[WP:BLP#Remove_unsourced_or_poorly_sourced_contentious_material|this section of WP:BLP]].
* 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>.
** 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": <br> {{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.
** Double quotation marks used within the {{para|reason}} parameter will likewise mess up the tooltip; use single quotes or the HTML code <code>&amp;quot;</code> instead.
** If omitted, the tooltip "This claim needs references to reliable sources." is used by default.
* This template should usually be installed directly ''after'' punctuation, such as a full stop (period) or a comma.
* Use of this template places the article into [[:Category:All articles with unsourced statements]] and [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements from {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}]] (example; past months are listed in [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements]]).
* Remove the template when you add a citation for a statement.


== Examples ==
To find all pages that use this template, see [[:Category:All articles with unsourced statements]]: a count is maintained by [[User:Dragons_flight/Category_tracker]]. The articles will also be categorised by month, by a bot. These categories are subcategories of [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements]]. For articles which lack sources, please visit [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]].
=== Example 1 ===
:<code><nowiki>This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>


This wikitext will be rendered as follows:
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.


:This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
You may use the optional date parameter, e.g. <nowiki>{{Fact|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>. This helps with the categorisation of articles requiring citations. Articles tagged with this template without the parameter will be given the parameter by a bot.


=== Example 2 ===
The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste <nowiki> {{Fact|{{subst:DATE}}}}</nowiki> at the appropriate place or use <code><nowiki>{{subst:Fact-now}}</nowiki></code>


:<code><nowiki>[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date=</nowiki>{{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}}</code>
==Related redirects==
(''They all redirect to template:fact'')
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The template indicates that it may be that Humphrey Bogart played snooker at some point and it may be that he was enthusiastic about the game but no ''reliable'', ''published'' sources were given to verify it and the information is not considered [[common knowledge]].
==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]


:[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date={{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}}
*<small>''{{tl|Cite}} (deprecated)</small>''


=== Example 3 ===
*{{[[Template:Clarifyme|Clarifyme]]}}, requesting clarification of a hard-to-understand phrase.
*{{[[Template:Citequote|Citequote]]}}, tagging a request for citation, used for quotations that needs citations to make it complete, but not for seemingly doubtful or false texts.
*{{[[Template:Request quote|Request quote]]}}, tagging a request for quoting inaccessible source, used for requesting a direct quote from the cited source for verification.
*{{[[Template:Verify source|Verify source]]}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.
*{{[[Template:Verify credibility|Verify credibility]]}}, tagging a request for source verification, used for information that is doubtful or appears false.


If it is considered that he might have played snooker but was not an avid player, a reason for the need of a citation may be given, displayed as a tooltip when the mouse hovers on "citation needed":
*{{[[Template:Citecheck|Citecheck]]}}, popping up a box saying an article or section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations.
*{{[[Template:Unreferenced|Unreferenced]]}} and {{[[Template:Unreferencedsection|Unreferenced section]]}}, popping up a box saying an article or section has no citation or reference for its information.
*{{[[Template:Or|or]]}}, to label a passage of text that may be based upon [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]].
*{{[[Template:POV-statement|POV-statement]]}}, to label a passage of text whose [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutrality]] is disputed.
*{{tl|page number}}, to request a missing page number to an existing reference.
*{{tl|dubious}}
*{{tl|list_fact}}, to request supporting material for including a member in a [[Wikipedia:List guideline|list]]


:<code><nowiki>[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason=Only aware he was photographed playing once. Not aware of any source that claims he played a lot.}}</code>
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The Canterbury tales


In this example, it may be better to use the {{tl|Citation needed span}}, which has slightly different syntax, template to highlight the word "avid".


== When not to use this template ==


Contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it; immediately remove it. This includes material that is disparaging, misrepresentative, insulting, harmful, or possibly [[libelous]]. For some policy about this, see the sections [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced|"Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced"]] at [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons]] and [[Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden of evidence|"Burden of evidence"]] at [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]].


The <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> template is intended for use when there is a general question of the verifiability of a statement, or when an editor believes that a reference verifying the statement should be provided. Other templates are available for other or more specific issues; see the [[#Inline templates|list of inline templates]]. For example, claims that you think are incorrect should be tagged with {{Tl|Dubious}}, and those which represent a non-neutral view should be tagged with {{Tl|POV statement}}. Being specific about the nature of the problem will help other editors correct it.


Within a [[Wikipedia:lead section|lead section]] that is clearly written as a summary of a substantially sourced article,
* statements that are supported with citations within the body of the article should not be tagged,
* statements that are not supported in the article body should be tagged with {{tl|Not verified in body}}.


If you have the time and ability to find an authoritative reference, please do so. Then add the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.
Prologue
There was a bus, red and shiny
Commandeered by the most beautiful lady of the land
With an eclectic mix of passengers
A crash and delay
This bus to Canterbury had a full and exciting day.


While an editor may add this template to any uncited passage for any reason, many editors object to what they perceive as overuse of this tag, particularly in what is known as "[[drive-by]]" tagging, which is applying the tag without attempting to address the issues at all. Consider whether adding this tag in an article is the best approach before using it, and use it judiciously. Wikipedia's [[WP:Verifiability|verifiability policy]] requires neither reliable sources for [[Common knowledge|common well-known facts]] (e.g., "the Moon orbits the Earth"), nor that citations be repeated through every sentence in a paragraph. All direct quotations and facts whose accuracy might be challenged (e.g., statistics) require citations. See [[WP:MINREF]] for the list of material that is absolutely required to be followed by an [[Wikipedia:Inline citation|inline citation]], rather than a [[Wikipedia:General references|general reference]] or no citation at all. Also note that the [[WP:BURDEN|burden of evidence]] lies with the editor who adds or restores material.
The senior citizen who uses his age against the world:
The old man who lectures,
Small, short old man.
With a handle-bar moustache
And grey, short, slick hair.
He never leaves his house without a fob watch and eyeglass
Always wearing old-fashioned clothes.
A chuckle from him is never seen
As he is a widower,
Who thought the world of his wife.
His voice always quiet with sorrow
When talking about her, his eyes fill with tears.
He always dreams of his wife…
In short,
That is
The old man who lectures.


This template is intended for specific passages that need citation. For entire articles or sections that contain significant material lacking citations (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as {{Tl|Unreferenced}} and {{Tl|More citations needed}} (for whole articles) as well as {{Tl|Unreferenced section}} and {{Tl|More citations needed section}} (for sections of articles).
A youth: poor and fun loving:
A platinum blonde mop of scruffy hair,
Flopped down over his acne-ridden forehead.
Thick, brown mice as eyebrows, browning teeth in his mouth,
A few curly hairs sprouting from his chin.
Loving alcopops, vodka and lager,
The local kebab shop
Girls desire his masculine ways;
Scratching himself and burping loudly.
This boy stayed true to his Liverpudlian roots


Do not use this template to tag policies or guidelines.
The young girl and her mother set off in their brand new Benz speeding home from school. They cut a corner and flew round a roundabout only to find themselves jolted forward. The windscreen was cracked and the front of the car seriously dented. But even worse than that was the bus in front, with gas escaping from under the front hood. The headlights of the bus were shattered and the paintwork scratched. After the shock of the quick crash had left, the woman left her sniffling daughter in the car to go and speak, or rather shout, at the bus driver.
“You crashed into me! This car is brand new! You’d never be able to pay for a beauty like this even if you saved every penny you ever earned in your crummy life! My insurance company, in fact, my lawyer, will definitely have a few things to say. How old are you? 20? 21? Your life will be over even before it’s begun! I could have been hurt!”
The bus driver listened intently and then suddenly began speaking in a calm and steady tone, “I think you’ll find you rammed into me. And before you call your lawyers you’d better go and check if your poor daughter’s alright. Look at the state she’s in. Now you’re free to come and sit on my bus while we wait for the AA, who I’ve already called. But since this is such a secluded area, and they’re very busy, it could take up to four hours.”
“First of all, missy, don’t you dare tell me how to raise my own daughter! You’ve probably got five already and another on the way, that’s all you’re good for! But don’t you even dare. And no, we will not be sitting on your dirty, little bus with these…these…commoners! And thirdly, the AA?” shrieked the woman, “I have a private insurance company with many offices all over England, they guarantee never to take more than 30 minutes…ever!” The woman stormed off to call her insurance company from the car-phone while her daughter sat in the back, shivering in the cold, red-cheeked and red-eyed wondering why her mother had been on a bus.
“Some people, eh? Show ‘em a bit of kindness and they decide they can walk all over you! I’ll try to start the bus again.” Murmured the bus driver to no one in particular. The old man in the back of the bus was staring out of the window blankly, thinking about the time when his car broke down and he and his wife were forced to walk five miles back to the city.
It was then that the awful woman and her spoilt child shuffled through the door.
“My company has some…some difficulty finding us and sending out a tow-truck. They won’t be here in the next hour or two. So, since my central heating isn’t working…and yours is…and my daughter might catch pneumonia or something…” mumbled the woman as her daughter stood cowardly behind her staring at the people on the bus in awe.
“Yes, of course you can come in, sit anywhere and make yourself comfortable. I’ll put the radio up.” Smiled the bus driver.
Just then the old man snapped out of his daydream, “Why do we need the radio on? Can’t we just sit here nicely, minding our own businesses?”
“Shut up you old fogey! You’re free to go loopy by yourself but we want the radio on, innit, love?” jeered the yob, obviously trying and failing to amuse the bus driver as he leaned over the counter.
The beautiful bus driver tossed her hair over her shoulders and turned the radio to Kiss 100. The woman and her child looked at each other disapprovingly. Suddenly the foreign student who was sitting at the back of the bus decided to try and entertain everybody.
“How ‘bout we all tell story? Yah, story good! I start, I start! Or you, I don’ mind. Hey, you, little girl, you gotta nice story to tell?” she beamed as everybody on the bus tried to ignore her.
“I’m not a little girl, I’m 12 years old for your information. But you probably can’t even understand what I’m saying right now,” begun the girl, happy to be the centre of attention,
“I ’ m s p e a k i n g E n g l i s h , a n d y e s , I d o h a v e a r e a l l y g o o d s t o r y ! I t ‘ s a n a d a p t a t i o n o f a g r e a t S h a k e s p e a r e ; I ‘ m s t u d y i n g i t i n . . . s c h o o l !” said the girl loudly and slowly as if the foreign student was deaf.
“Okay now no-one interrupt me!
Once upon a time there was a girl called Lizzie, she was 12 years old. Her father had died 7 years ago in a car accident- well that was what her mother had told her. Her mother had married Lizzie’s uncle about 3 months after her husband died but this was only because Lizzie’s mum could not look after Lizzie by herself. Lizzie had always thought that her mother and uncle had not told her the full story but she had to find out who was in the other car and get her revenge. She was always suspicious of her uncle as he could never look her in the eye whenever she talked about her father and what is even more suspicious is that he always carried a little, black, leather diary with him. Lizzie was always curious about what was inside it so tonight she was going to find out. She quietly opened the door of her uncle’s room at night and crept in. She saw that the diary was on his bedside table and quickly and quietly grabbed it and ran out. As she opened it she gasped as she read the first page. ‘I killed him’ it said in his curly handwriting ‘I killed my brother’ Lizzie eyes had turned red and tears started rolling down her face. ‘It was an accident. I did not mean to but it just happened’ Lizzie quickly shut the book and was about to enter her uncle’s room when all of a sudden the door opened and her uncle came out. She quickly hid the diary and said that she had come out to get a glass of water and went to bed with the diary. She hid it under the pillow and fell asleep. In her dream she heard a voice and thought it was her father’s. It kept saying ‘kill him! Kill him!’ Lizzie woke up gasping. She had the diary in her hand now. She knew what she had to do even if she did not want to but she had to obey her father.
That night her uncle asked for a glass of wine –her mother was out on a cookery course so now was her chance. She went to the kitchen and got a glass of wine. Once she had seen her mother putting rat poison in the cupboard so she took some of it and put it in the wine and gave it a good mix. She gave it to her uncle. He drank it and said that it had a weird taste tonight but it was nice. Lizzie waited. All of a sudden blood started to come out of her uncle’s nose and mouth he looked at her and flopped to the floor. Lizzie never knew that death could be so painful if it was to someone who she hated so much. Well that was it Lizzie had got her revenge and at least she had fulfilled her father’s wishes and she had to take whatever was going to come to her now.


== How to respond to this tag ==
Amber Javed


The addition of this tag is a request for an inline citation to support the tagged statement. If you are able to provide a citation to support the claim, then please do so.
The end. Now did everybody love it?”
“You know what? You think you’re so good because you go to a private school and your mum has a nice ride! But you’re not! I can do a lot better than that, in fact, I will!” shouted the yob while lighting a cigarette.
“No smoking on my bus, mate. Step outside or put it out.” Ordered the bus driver.
“It’s freezing cold out there, the fag’ll turn to ice!”
“No, put it out right now! I’ve had a really hectic day at work trying to settle the Sony Ericsson account while negotiating the details of my divorce and dealing with my brat of a daughter calling me at lunchtime to complain about the sandwiches that were being served! It’s bad enough this bus comes hurtling into me and my insurance company can’t send anyone to pick me up for hours. But I will not allow this day to get any worse! I’ve been on the Karma Jaki Fitness Program; it costs £1000 a month! No sugar, calories or taste, four hours of exercise a day, no booze whatsoever and the worst thing possible to throw it all away is to passive smoke. Now put that out or I’ll stub it out on your face!” bellowed the woman who had up until now been trying to set up her laptop so she could type up some legal documents. The sheer rage in her voice told the boy she was serious and he immediately threw the cigarette onto the bus floor and stepped on it.
“So, fella,” started the foreigner again, “What about that story you gonna tell? Beat the little girl, she think she so good!”
The yob stared at the woman for a few moments before beginning, “Okay, then. So you did an adaptation of Hamlet, eh? Yeah, I worked it out. Well guess what this is an adaptation of!
Once upon a time there was a boy called Jules who was the son of the notorious Italian Godfather, Santana Verucci. Jules lived in England with his mother, Liarna, to stay away from the Mafia until it was his turn to be the boss. And also to remove any risk of him being killed. His father’s ex-best friend, Raymond Cavalli, had shot his older brother. Even though it had been an accident his father had issued a price for Raymond and his family’s heads. The older brother had been shot in the spine and could no longer use his legs or arms. He was immediately shipped off to the Italian countryside to live with his grandma.
Jules loathed England, he would much rather be living in one of his father’s mansions in Italy. He was supposed to be living a quiet life in England but he still had to have shooting, negotiating and assassinating lessons. Even though he tried to keep a low profile, everybody suspected he carried a gun to church or dealt drugs, because of his family. He was home-schooled because all of the local public and private schools couldn’t take his kind of ‘risk’.
“Jules, dear, I’ve signed you up for a summer activity camp. It’ll be great, a chance for you to go somewhere where nobody knows about…us, your family, and an opportunity to make friends.” Smiled Liarna.
“Why, mama? I don’t want to go! Please, they’ll find out, and even if they don’t they’ll think I’m weird anyway.”
“No, I’ve already put down a deposit and it’s only for two weeks, honey.” Coaxed his mother, soothingly.
That was the end of that.
The next week, Jules was packing his bags for the camp. His tummy was tight with fear and anticipation. He was seriously dreading the next couple of weeks, having to interact, try and make friends and hide hid past.
As the coach pulled up to the cottages, everybody emptied out to get the best beds. There were three cottages, one for boys’ dormitories, one for girls’ dormitories and another for the living and dining room. As Jules got off of the coach he noticed a stunning girl with olive skin, brown freckles on her nose and curly chocolate locks falling across her shoulders. She caught his eye and smiled but he quickly looked away.
At dinner that evening, Jules sat by himself but the girl came to sit with him.
“Hi, my name is Romana, what is yours?”
He considered ignoring her or simply moving away, but she had a kind smile on her face, not the jeering kind that the girls at home had plastered to their faces whenever they were mocking him.
“Jules Ver…Jules Vertegreen.”
“Jules Vertegreen? Wow, what a…bilingual name.” She laughed. Jules laughed with her and for the first time in a long time he knew he’d made a friend.
Over the next two weeks, the pair spent all of their time together and at the end of the camp, agreed to call each other at least three times a week.
“Good bye, Jules Vertegreen.” Smiled Romana sorrowfully.
He kissed her quickly on the lips and got in to his mother’s car.
“So, you made a friend?” said Liarna that night as they ate dinner together in their tiny flat.
Jules began to blush, “Yes.”
“Well does your friend have a name?”
“Romana.”
“Do you know her surname?” inquired Liarna.
“No, but I know her initials are RC.”
“Oh, okay, you get to bed. I need to make a phone call.”
“Hello, Santana, I knew it was her, she’s got her father’s eyes and nose and high cheekbones.”
“Who? You knew it was who?” barked Santana in his usual hostile tone.
“Romana Cavalli, but I don’t have much credit left so I’ll just give you her number…”
“Hi, Romana, it’s Jules.”
“Hi, are you alright? You sound a bit…scared.” She said worriedly.
“Your father is Cavalli, isn’t he? Raymond Cavalli? Well, I lied to you, my name is Jules Verucci.”
“Is that supposed to make any sense to me?” she joked.
“The son of Santana Verucci.”
“Never heard of him!”
“Oh, maybe your father didn’t tell you, you were quite young at the time. Basically my father owns a mafia and he is enemies with your father. He wants him dead. I heard my mum speaking on the phone last night. They’re arranging for a henchman to pay you a visit in the next week.”
“Oh my gosh! Can’t you stop him? Tell him we’re in love!” she whispered while holding back her tears.
“I tried. They’re shipping me off to live with my grandma and brother…In Italy.”
“No! I can’t sit her and wait for somebody to come and kill me and my family. But I can’t leave you. I love you!”
“You need to run away!”
“No, I have to be with you, let’s go together. Let’s die together.”
“Romana…”
“Don’t you love me enough, Jules? I don’t want the pain of being tortured and killed, and I can’t bear the pain of leaving my one true love. Please, Jules, this way we can be together forever.”
“But…I love you…okay, I’ll do it.”
“Santana! Jules is dead, so is Romana Cavalli! And the family have escaped!” screamed Liarna down the telephone.”


Except for [[WP:Biographies of living persons|contentious claims about living people]], which should be immediately removed if not cited, there is no specific deadline for providing citations. Please do not delete information that you believe is correct solely because no one has provided a citation within an arbitrary time limit. If there is some uncertainty about its accuracy, most editors are willing to wait at least a month to see whether a citation can be provided.
Damola Shobowale


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The yob grinned, obviously pleased with his heart-rending tale.
“Very good, boy. Better than the girl’s!” beamed the foreign girl.
“In your opinion!” scowled the little girl.
“Hey you, old man,” called the Asian student, “ Tell us a story. You gotta know loads of story! Lookin’ so old and weary!”
The old man finally snapped out of his daydream and acknowledged the fact that he was being addressed.
“A story? No thanks, I’d rather be left to my own devices, girl.” He rasped.
“No, sir, it’s only fair you tell a story as well.” Said the spoilt brat rudely.
“Leave me be.” He pleaded so weakly he was almost begging.
“C’mon, Mr. Hardley, you can even tell us about your wife, if that’ll help.” Smiled the bus driver reassuringly. The familiar voice and the mention of his wife seemed to shock him into place.
“Okay, then. If I must.
There was once a young couple called Leo and Hayley. Leo and Hayley had a daughter called Perdita. Leo was expecting a visit from an old friend, named Paul. Leo was suspicious and thought there was something going on between Paul and Hayley. Leo sent Perdita away to be brought up by a builder, to get her away from the chaos. Shortly afterwards, Hayley ‘died’.
Years later: - Perdita was sixteen and met Frankie, the son of Paul. Leo then visited Paul to put the past behind them. Leo saw Perdita and Frankie together, he was happy to see this. Leo was happy that some of his loved ones were close. But sad because his wife wasn’t there. Pauline was Hayley’s servant. Pauline whispered to Leo, “ Look at the statue.”
Leo looked at the statue, the statue started to move! It was Leo’s wife. Leo was ecstatic that his wife came to life. And there were two happy ever afters. The first for Perdita and Frankie, The second was Leo and Hayley had been reunited.”


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== Tracking categories ==
The old man smiled briefly to himself, and then began daydreaming again.
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“All your stories been stolen from Shakespeare but changed!” bubbled the foreigner excited that she understood what everyone was speaking about.
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The woman, avoiding her daughter’s eye sniffed, “I’m sorry, darling, I’ve just been thinking about myself. Since…since your father left. Work, work, work! I haven’t been thinking about you or how you’re feeling. And now, hearing about true love and an ultimatum of watching the one you love crumble or die…well, I’ve realised how much I love you, but how little I show it. So…I’m…I suppose what I’m trying to say is that…”
“I understand, mum.” And with that they embraced each other for the first time in years.
The bus was silent, allowing the two to have their private moment and then suddenly the bus driver began to speak, as if to the air or the windows or the frost collecting on them. The look on her face so distant and lonely.
“You can probably tell from my skin that I'm Puerto Rican. I’ve lived in Puerto Rica for most of my life. It was only recently that I moved here.
Gunshots were a part of everyday life. If a gunshot wasn’t heard at least once everyday, then God himself must have come down. My father worked long hour’s everyday and came home in the early hours of the morning. He never really explained what he did. I had grown up without a mother; she had died whilst giving birth to me. My father was kind and caring when he was there, he never really despised me for being the reason why my mother was dead. I loved and admired him for that, I had no siblings. My father sometimes brought some people from “work”; he said that they were his “colleagues”; then he would send me up to bed so I always went so as to not enrage him.


== See also ==
School had the same story today as it was everyday- Some kid I didn’t even know getting beaten up by the older kids. Older kids hustling and selling drugs. My friends and I were virtually nobodies. But that didn’t matter to us. I got home and there were some “colleagues” in the parlour with my father. I went up to my room, as usual and I heard some raised voices. I was worried but I knew a lot better than to get involved with these kind of people. I just curled up at the edge of my bed and prayed for them to leave soon. It was then that I heard 4 ear-piercingly loud gunshots, they literally shook the house. I rushed downstairs, not caring about what would happen to me. And then I saw it…”
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There was a loud knock on the windscreen. It was the AA, ready to tow away the bus. The bus driver let them know what had happened, tears rolling down her frosty cheeks as she spoke. When asked what was wrong she simply shook her head and looked up to the sky. She never got to finish her story; it’s still bottled up inside her, waiting for another crash, an audience and a chance.
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{{Citation needed}} is a template used to identify claims in articles, particularly if questionable, that need a citation to a reliable source. This template produces the superscripted message [citation needed] and is installed with no spaces directly after punctuation.

Use

{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
{{Citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Your explanation here}}

Notes

  • The |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, "January 2013" but not "jan13" or "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 substitution like this: {{subst:Citation needed}}.
    • If the |date= parameter is not given, a bot will soon add it (AnomieBOT's TagDater task) but it's better if you add it yourself to avoid an extra edit to the article's history.
  • The |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] 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":
    {{Citation needed|reason=This claim needs a reliable source; Bogart was a famous actor but his major biographies don't mention snooker.|date=July 2024}}
    • Use only plain text for the |reason= parameter. It does not support wiki markup like wikilinks, which can mess up the tooltip.
    • Double quotation marks used within the |reason= parameter will likewise mess up the tooltip; use single quotes or the HTML code &quot; instead.
    • If omitted, the tooltip "This claim needs references to reliable sources." is used by default.
  • This template should usually be installed directly after punctuation, such as a full stop (period) or a comma.
  • Use of this template places the article into Category:All articles with unsourced statements and Category:Articles with unsourced statements from July 2024 (example; past months are listed in Category:Articles with unsourced statements).
  • Remove the template when you add a citation for a statement.

Examples

Example 1

This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence|date=July 2024}}

This wikitext will be rendered as follows:

This sentence shows the template used at the end.[citation needed]

Example 2

[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date=Template:Currentmonth Template:Currentyear}}

The template indicates that it may be that Humphrey Bogart played snooker at some point and it may be that he was enthusiastic about the game but no reliable, published sources were given to verify it and the information is not considered common knowledge.

Humphrey Bogart was an avid snooker player.[citation needed]

Example 3

If it is considered that he might have played snooker but was not an avid player, a reason for the need of a citation may be given, displayed as a tooltip when the mouse hovers on "citation needed":

[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Only aware he was photographed playing once. Not aware of any source that claims he played a lot.}}
Humphrey Bogart was an avid snooker player.[citation needed]

In this example, it may be better to use the {{Citation needed span}}, which has slightly different syntax, template to highlight the word "avid".

When not to use this template

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 disparaging, misrepresentative, insulting, harmful, or possibly libelous. For some policy about this, see the sections "Remove contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced" at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and "Burden of evidence" at Wikipedia:Verifiability.

The {{Citation needed}} template is intended for use when there is a general question of the verifiability of a statement, or when an editor believes that a reference verifying the statement should be provided. Other templates are available for other or more specific issues; see the list of inline templates. For example, claims that you think are incorrect should be tagged with {{Dubious}}, and those which represent a non-neutral view should be tagged with {{POV statement}}. Being specific about the nature of the problem will help other editors correct it.

Within a lead section that is clearly written as a summary of a substantially sourced article,

  • statements that are supported with citations within the body of the article should not be tagged,
  • statements that are not supported in the article body should be tagged with {{Not verified in body}}.

If you have the time and ability to find an authoritative reference, please do so. Then add the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.

While an editor may add this template to any uncited passage for any reason, many editors object to what they perceive as overuse of this tag, particularly in what is known as "drive-by" tagging, which is applying the tag without attempting to address the issues at all. Consider whether adding this tag in an article is the best approach before using it, and use it judiciously. Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires neither reliable sources for common well-known facts (e.g., "the Moon orbits the Earth"), nor that citations be repeated through every sentence in a paragraph. All direct quotations and facts whose accuracy might be challenged (e.g., statistics) require citations. See WP:MINREF for the list of material that is absolutely required to be followed by an inline citation, rather than a general reference or no citation at all. Also note that the burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material.

This template is intended for specific passages that need citation. For entire articles or sections that contain significant material lacking citations (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as {{Unreferenced}} and {{More citations needed}} (for whole articles) as well as {{Unreferenced section}} and {{More citations needed section}} (for sections of articles).

Do not use this template to tag policies or guidelines.

How to respond to this tag

The addition of this tag is a request for an inline citation to support the tagged statement. If you are able to provide a citation to support the claim, then please do so.

Except for contentious claims about living people, which should be immediately removed if not cited, there is no specific deadline for providing citations. Please do not delete information that you believe is correct solely because no one has provided a citation within an arbitrary time limit. If there is some uncertainty about its accuracy, most editors are willing to wait at least a month to see whether a citation can be provided.

Template data

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The template is used to identify claims in articles, particularly if questionable, that lack a citation to a reliable source.

Template parameters

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Month and yeardate

Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'

Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
Stringsuggested
Reason for citationreason

A reason as to why, or for what content, the citation is needed; use single quotes, if any

Stringoptional

Tracking categories

See also

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