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=== Description === |
=== Description === |
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This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages which need an [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|inline citation]]. It produces a superscripted notation like the following: |
This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages which need an [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|inline citation]]. It produces a superscripted notation like the following: |
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=== Usage === |
=== Usage === |
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You should preferably append a date to the template in the following format: |
You should preferably append a date to the template in the following format: |
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=== When not to use this template === |
=== When not to use this template === |
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Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it— remove it. For more information, see the section on [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material|poorly sourced contentious material]] in the Biography of Living Persons policy. |
Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it— remove it. For more information, see the section on [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material|poorly sourced contentious material]] in the Biography of Living Persons policy. |
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This template is intended for specific passages which need citation. For articles or sections which have significant material lacking sources (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as {{Tl|Unreferenced}}. |
This template is intended for specific passages which need citation. For articles or sections which have significant material lacking sources (rather than just specific short passages), there are other, more appropriate templates, such as {{Tl|Unreferenced}}. |
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=== Alternative names === |
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Some find the name "fact" is unclear or non mnemonic, not referring to citations explicitly, so you can use {{Tl|Citation needed}} or {{Tl|Cn}}. These [[Wikipedia:Redirect|redirect]] to {{Tl|Fact}}, they are alternate names for the same template. Cleanup [[Wikipedia:Bots|bots]] will often replace redirected templates, so {{Tl|Citation needed}} and {{Tl|Cn}} will often get changed to {{Tl|Fact}}. |
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=== See also === |
=== See also === |
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* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] |
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] |
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** Especially: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]] |
** Especially: [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]] |
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