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Template:List entry too long/doc

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== Usage ==
This is an inline template to put at the {{em|end}} of a [[Wikipedia:Stand-alone list|stand-alone]] or [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Embedded lists|embedded]] list entry that is excessively long, either because material needs to [[Wikipedia:Merge|merge]] or [[Wikipedia:Split|split]] to another article, or because it includes [[WP:NOT#INDISCRIMINATE|indiscriminate trivia]].

{{strong|Do not put this on its own line}}, or you will break the list formatting. Just add it to the end of the content in question, on the same line, as with any other inline cleanup template.

===Parameters===
{{para|date}} – Month and year of the tagging, e.g. {{para|date|January 2018}}. You can also do <code><nowiki>|{{subst:DATE}}</nowiki></code> to have the system fill it in for you.

{{para|reason}} – An annotation if you think one is needed. This is not displayed (either in the main text or as a tooltip; it's just an in-the-wikicode note. Typical uses might be suggesting a merge target or trivia to remove.

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Template:Globalize inline/doc

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{{Selfref|This template is a [[WP:Self reference]]}}
{{Template notes
|This maintenance templates is intended to attract editors with different viewpoints to edit articles that need additional insight.
|This tag should only be applied to articles where global [[Perspective (cognitive)|perspectives]] are reasonably believed to exist (e.g., that people in China have a different view about an idea or situation than people in Germany or South Africa).
|If additional reliable sources for a worldwide view cannot be found after a reasonable search, this tag may be removed.
|This tag should not be used as a [[badge of shame]] or to complain about [[WP:ENGVAR|how to spell words]], which measurement units to use, and similar questions of article presentation.
|Please explain your concerns on the article's talk page and '''link to the section title of the discussion you initiate'''. Otherwise, other editors may remove this tag without further notice.
}}

==Usage==
Place this template following a section or statement which doesn't represent a global perspective. You should include the date in the format {{para|date | {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}. You may also include a region which is overrepresented using the first unnamed parameter. This changes the template text from {{Globalize inline}} to Region-centric (Example: {{Globalize inline|USA}}, {{Globalize inline|France}}) and categorizes the page accordingly if the region has its own category.

{{Tlx|Globalize inline|<var>region</var>|date{{=}}<var>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</var>}}

or:

{{Tlx|Globalise inline|<var>region</var>|date{{=}}<var>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</var>}}

Please also explain your concerns at the talk page to make it easier for other editors to fix it.

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "Use this cleanup template to indicate that an article is written primarily from the perspective of a particular region of the world.",
"format": "inline",
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \"{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\" inserts the current month and year automatically.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"example": "January 2013",
"suggested": true
},
"1": {
"label": "Affected area",
"description": "Text to replace the word \"article\", usually \"section\". This is a legacy feature that has been replaced by the separate {{Globalize section}} template.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "section",
"example": "section",
"deprecated": "true"
}
},
"paramOrder": [
"1",
"date"
]
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
* {{Tl|Globalize}} for banner version placed at the top of the article
* {{Tl|Geographical imbalance}} for coverage within a specific region
* {{Tl|Over coverage}}
* {{Tl|Where}} for unclear geographical scope
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]

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Template:Where-geo/doc

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== Usage ==
{{tl|where-geo}} is the inline version similar to the {{tl|coord missing}} template.

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Template:When/doc

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{{Redirect-distinguish-text|Template:As of?|[[Template:As of]], which marks statements that will become outdated in the future.}}
{{High-use}}

{{Never substitute}}
{{tlr|clear=right|When?}}

{{tlc|As of?}} is used to indicate a time period is too vague or ambiguous to understand for the reader, and needs [[Wikipedia:Please clarify|clarification]].

== Usage ==

{{warning|header=Do not use for [[Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute|disputed content]]:|text=If the date in question is [[Wikipedia:Accuracy dispute|disputed]] (controversial, unlikely, impossible, or otherwise more problematic than simply needing clarification), use {{Tl|Citation needed}}, {{Tl|Dubious}}, {{Tl|Disputed-inline}} or some other [[:Category:Dispute templates|dispute template]].
}}

{{notice|Use only when a [[WP:PRECISE|lack of precision]] prevents you from understanding the material, and clarification is needed.}}

:{{tnull|When|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
:{{tnull|When|reason{{=}}''Your explanation here''|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
:{{tnull|As of?|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
:{{tnull|As of?|reason{{=}}''Your explanation here''|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

Add <code><nowiki>{{When}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{As of?}}</nowiki></code> after a time period to indicate that the time period is so vague or ambiguous that you do not understand what is being said. Per [[WP:PRECISELANG]]: where possible, avoid terms such as "now" and "soon" (unless their intended meaning is made apparent), "currently" and "recently" (except on rare occasions where they are not redundant), or phrases such as "in modern times" and "the sixties" (unless their frame of reference was previously made clear). One exception to this is in articles that are regularly updated, such as those that cover [[Wikipedia:How the Current events page works|current events]].

Wikipedia does not ban the use of general or relative time descriptions, like "before", "after", "since then", "now", or "in modern times" if the context is sufficiently clear for you to understand what time period is being referred to. (See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers]]). For example, the typical reader will easily understand that the word ''now'' in the sentence, "In the Roman era, most people died before age 25, but now it is typical for a person living in the developed world to live well past age 70," refers to the time at which the reader is reading the sentence (e.g. this year).

You may append a date to the template in the following format:
: {{Tlc|When|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
: {{Tlc|As of?|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

'''Notes''':
* Do not [[Help:Substitution|substitute]] this template.
* The {{para|reason}} parameter is optional but often helpful. It is displayed as a [[tooltip]] in some browsers.
* If you don't add a date parameter, a [[Wikipedia:Bots|bot]] will date your entry with the month and year at a later time.
* The date parameter consists of the name of the current month and the year only, not full dates. The names of the months are capitalized in English. ''Any deviation from these two rules will result in an “invalid date parameter” error.''

'''Do not use for disputes''': If the date in question is disputed (controversial, unlikely, impossible, or otherwise more problematic than simply needing clarification), use {{Tl|Citation needed}}, {{Tl|Dubious}}, {{Tl|Disputed-inline}} or some other dispute template.

After placing the template in the article, it is a good idea to create a new '''When''' heading on that page’s talk page, so as to provide a forum to discuss the unclear time phrase.

== Examples of fixing unclear time phrases ==
The following are some examples of unclear time phrases along with examples of how to fix them.

=== Time phrases tied to the present ===
{{See also|Wikipedia:As of|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch#Relative time references|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Chronological items}}

Wikipedia pages may exist for decades, and any time phrase tied to the present "now" will not only be incorrect or misleading in a year or two, but is also ''immediately'' unclear as to when exactly is meant, because Wikipedia readers cannot easily determine when a particular statement was written.

Words that will show you that the sentence is tied to the present include:
* Words such as "presently", "currently", "now" or "today";
* References to "this year", "this decade" or "this century";
* Phrases such as "is in talks", "is planning", or "to this day".
* Statements that use the word "still" in a context such as: "The statue is still standing in its original location."

Forward- and backward-looking statements may also be unintentionally anchored in the present:
* Sentences about future intentions ("will acquire Saab")
* The [[present perfect progressive]] ("has been recording a new single")
* The immediate past ("for the past 10 years")
* Relative time phrases ("last year", "10 years ago", "in 10 years", "within a decade", etc.)

One way to correct such usage is with an introductory phrase such as "In April 2007" or "As of 2007" (best used with the {{tlx|As of}} template). Another way is to omit the present reference altogether (e.g. replace "He has worked there for the past 10 years and still works there today" with "He first began work there in {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-10}}".)

=== Imprecise time specifiers ===
Some phrases are vague and/or ambiguous. "Recent", "lately", "soon", are relative temporal relationships and, therefore, not appropriate for Wikipedia. Does "recent" mean last week, last month, last year, last century? Ambiguity and vagueness diminish the utility of Wikipedia articles and should not just be eschewed, but eliminated.

There are many words and phrases that imply the passage of time, but these implications are ambiguous and should be replaced with explicit, unambiguous, and referenced, statements of fact. Examples include:

* "recent"
* "lately"
* "soon"
* "at a certain point"
* "at one point"
* "for some time"
* "for a while"
* "formerly"
* "frequently"
* "often"
* "previously"
* "during one period" (or "stage" or "phase")

Another example is the phrase "used to" when applied in a context, such as "He used to go there every day."

=== Date ambiguity ===
A date written in the format '''mn/xy/2009''' may mean different things in different places — and even in the same place. To some, '''1/4/2009''' means "1 April 2009"; to others, "January 4, 2009".

=== Why seasons should not describe time ===
{{see also|MOS:SEASON}}
Seasons fall in different ranges of time depending on the area, and so using them to describe a particular range of time is vague and misleading to the reader. You'll often see this type of description in phrasing like the following:
* [Some event happened] in [season] of [year].
* [Something was completed] by [season] of [year].
* [Something happened] at [a particular date]. The next [season]...

When describing time of year rather than local conditions or a more formal use of a seasonal name (e.g., summer school), be as precise as your source of information will allow, from a date range to a calendar-related description of part of a year:
* 15 September–5 November 1995 (or September 15–November 5, 1995 if that's the format standard throughout the article)
* September–November 1995
* Before the end of the fourth quarter of 1995
* Latter part of 1995

You can also find other systems to which you can anchor the time-frame, as long as they relate to the subject of the article:
* The first few months of the 1995 school year (which begins at that district in September)
* Sometime in the 1995 hunting season, which in that state runs from September 15 to November 5.

== Exceptions ==
Do not change ambiguous material in a direct quotation. Instead give an appropriate clarification in brackets:

: The statue is inscribed: "For the valiant heroes of 1/4/2009" (1 April 2009).

== See also ==
* {{Tl|Clarify timeframe}}
* {{Tl|Time-context}}
* {{Tl|Year needed}} – asks for a specific year
* {{tl|As of}} – possible response to {{tl|As of?}} or {{tl|When}}
* {{tl|Full citation needed}} – for a source citation that is missing the date (or other key information)
* {{tl|Year missing}} – also for citations, when only a year is needed (e.g. for a book versus a newspaper)
* [[:Category:Vague or ambiguous time]]
* [[:Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements]]

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>{
"description": "Use after a statement of a time period in an article that is so vague or ambiguous you do not understand which period is being referred to.",
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "The month and year you added this template to the article, use the full month name and four digit year, e.g. August 2013",
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"required": true
},
"reason": {
"label": "Reason",
"description": "The explanation for why this was added.",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
}
},
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

{{Inline tags}}

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Template:Nonspecific/doc

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{{hatnote|You may be looking for [[Template:Unspecific]].}}

== Usage ==
You may use either one of the following:

: <code><nowiki>{{subst:nonspecific}}</nowiki></code>
or
: {{Tlx|nonspecific|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

Use this tag to flag a citation that is not specific enough to facilitate verification of information from the cited source. For example, it may include a page range which is unreasonably broad.

For citations missing vital parts of the source, use the more specific '''Incomplete or broken citation''' template in the navbox below.

This tag will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification]] or dated subcategory thereof. This [[Wikipedia:Template|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]] and is part of the [[Wikipedia:Administration|project administration]] rather than the [[Wikipedia:Content|encyclopedic content]].

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"suggested": true,
"type": "string"
}
},
"description": "Use this tag to flag a citation that is not specific enough to facilitate source verification. For example, it may include a page range which is unreasonably broad.",
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

==See also==
*{{tl|Page needed}}, for citations of paginated sources that do not specify page number(s)
*{{tl|Citation needed}}, for unsourced statements
*{{tl|Vague}}, for vague statements
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]], especially [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]]
* [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]

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Template:More detail needed/doc

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== Usage ==
For marking passages requiring more detail.

<templatedata>
{
"params": {},
"description": "A clean-up template for marking passages requiring more detail.\n"
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
* {{tl|Overly detailed-inline}}, an opposite template

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Template:Misquoted/doc

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== Usage ==
Articles containing quotes inaccurately reproduced.

Rather than using this tag, please consider [[WP:BEBOLD|being bold]] and rewriting the text to make the quote accurate.

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Template:How often/doc

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== Usage ==

<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"type": "string",
"description": "Provides the month and year of the clarification request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"suggested": true
}
},
"paramOrder": [
"date"
]
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
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Template:From where/doc

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== Usage ==
{{no documentation}}

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Template:Definition span/doc

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{{template shortcut|definition-span}}
== Usage ==
The {{tl|definition span}} template may be used when there is text that needs further explanation or clarification. Unlike the template {{tl|definition}}, this template attaches explicitly to a portion of text, for example one or more specific sentences, by surrounding the text with the template. This is useful for flagging new terms which have not yet been introduced or explained.

Once the passage is corrected, please remove this template from the surrounded text.

:<blockquote>{{tlx|definition span|text{{=}}<var>Passage(s) needing explanation</var>|explain{{=}}<var>Reason for the request</var>|date{{=}}<var>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</var>}}</blockquote>

The date and explain parameters are optional. The parameter names for {{para|text}} and {{para|explain}} can be omitted, as long as the text is in the first position, and the explanation is in the second. Therefore, the minimal syntax is:

:<blockquote>{{tlx|definition span|<var>Passage(s) needing further explanation</var>}}</blockquote>

===Parameters===
There are three parameters to the template:

;{{para|text}}:the text needing explanation. This parameter is mandatory.
;{{para|explain}}:specifics explaining the explanation that is needed. If omitted, "You can help" will be used. This text is shown as a [[tooltip]].
;{{para|date}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}:adds month & year to the category, as well as helping identify how long ago the template was added. If omitted, a bot will eventually add it for you.

== Categorization of articles ==
Adding this template to an article places the article into the hidden categories [[:Category:All Wikipedia articles needing clarification]] and [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification from {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}]].

== See also ==
* {{Tl|Definition}} — detailed information on the usage of this and similar templates

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Template:Contentious label inline/doc

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== Usage ==
This tag can be used to flag a statement that uses a contentious, value-laden label.

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Template:Spam link/doc

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{{Documentation subpage}}

<includeonly>{{Spam-nav}}</includeonly>
Place {{Tl|Spam link}} after an external link that seems to be spam (i.e., which appears to promote a website, product or individual).

== Usage ==
;Common form (with current date):

{{Tlx|Spam link|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

==Categorization==
The template categorizes tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia spam cleanup]] for cleanup.

==See also==
*{{[[Template:Dead link|Dead link]]}}
*[[Wikipedia:External links]]

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Template:Qualify evidence/doc

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== Usage ==
See [[Wikipedia:Qualify evidence]] for rationale and advice.

This template places articles in [[:Category:Articles with evidence out of context]].

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Template:Not in body/doc

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This template is for information that appears in the lead or infobox of an article with proper sourcing, but is not included in the body of the article.

==Usage==

{{tlx|Not in body|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

== TemplateData ==
<templatedata>
{
"description": "An inline message intended to challenge a fact in the lead section of an already well-sourced article, where that lead is clearly intended to function as a summary of the content, but the fact tagged does not appear in the body.",
"format": "inline",
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Date",
"description": "Month and year when the template was added to the article",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"example": "April 2017",
"type": "string",
"required": true
}
}
}
</templatedata>

{{inline cleanup tags}}

== See also ==
* {{Tl|Not verified in body}}
* {{Tl|Lead extra info}}

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Template:MisleadingNameLink/doc

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== Usage ==
<nowiki>{{mnl}}</nowiki> expands to {{mnl}}

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Template:Japanese script needed inline/doc

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== Usage ==
{{no documentation}}

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Template:Disambiguation needed/doc

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{{redirect|Template:Disambiguate|hatnotes that disambiguate an article from similar articles|Template:Distinguish|and|Template:For|and|Template:About}}
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{{Template shortcut|dn|dab needed}}
{{COinS safe|n}}

This tag is used on a link that needs to be improved because it goes to a [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation|disambiguation page]]. The tag is intended to be used only when an editor has tried to fix the link but has not succeeded. Most links to disambiguation pages do not need this tag. The tag links to an explanation of how to fix disambiguation links at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation/Fixing links]].

The tag automatically places the article into [[:Category:Articles with links needing disambiguation]]. Do not manually add articles to that category.

A date should be added, and will automatically place the article into a monthly subcategory of the above mentioned category. If a date is not added, a [[WP:Bots|bot]] will do so later.

==Usage==
<code><nowiki>[[Article]]{{Disambiguation needed|</nowiki>date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> renders:
: [[Article]]{{Disambiguation needed|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}


==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<TemplateData>
{
"description": "This template should only be added to indicate a wikilink that links to a disambiguation page which should be changed to link to a specific page.",
"params": {
"1": {
"type": "string"
},
"2": {
"type": "string"
},
"date": {
"label": "Date",
"description": "The date this template was added to the page. (Input: Monthname Year)",
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"suggested": true
}
}
}
</TemplateData>

== Redirects ==
* {{tlg|Ambiguous link|nolink=on}}
* {{tlg|Amblink|nolink=on}}
* {{tlg|Disamb-link|nolink=on}}
* {{tlg|Disambig needed|nolink=on}}
* {{tlg|Disambiguate|nolink=on}}
* {{tlg|Needdab|nolink=on}}

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation]]
* [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links]]
* {{tl|Dablinks}}, a top-of-page cleanup template for pages with multiple links to disambiguation pages
* {{tl|Definition}}
* {{tl|Incoming links}}
* {{tl|Which}} – for text which could refer to one of numerous people or items but which is not linked to a disambiguation page.

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Template:Copyvio link/doc

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<includeonly>{{style}}</includeonly>


[[Wikipedia:Copyrights]], the official English Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policy]] on copyrights, says, in part: "... if you know that an external Web site is carrying a work in violation of the creator's copyright, do not link to that copy of the work."

This template will categorise tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles containing links to copyright violations]].

Add this template only if you strongly suspect that the external location which the associated link references is carrying a work in violation of the creator's copyright.

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}

<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"suggested": true
},
"certain": {}
}
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* [[Template:Copyvio links]] - a banner version of this template

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Template:Sic/doc

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{{For |more information on the notation itself|Sic}}
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You can use this template to easily insert a "[''sic'']" notation. This notation is placed after a point in a quotation that, in ''both'' the original text and its quotation in an article, contains either an actual significant textual error or text that ''appears'' to be a significant error—the problematic text must have been faithfully reproduced as it appears in the original source for using ''sic'' to be correct. This usage clarifies the source of text that might otherwise be taken as an [[Transcription error|error of transcription]].

However, it isn't always the best idea to recreate a quote perfectly. Note that [[MOS:SIC]] states that "'''insignificant spelling and typographic errors should simply be silently corrected''' (for example, correct {{!xt|basicly}} to {{xt|basically}})."

*By default, this template links to the article ''[[Sic]]'' for the benefit of readers, but this default is disabled if the {{para|nolink|y}} parameter is added. This is necessary in some contexts where the link wikitext would interfere with the correct interpretation of the surrounding wikitext. These are some examples of places a call to the {{tl|sic}} template will break the formatting unless it has {{para|nolink|y}}:
**Within the displayed anchor text (right-hand visible portion) of a [[Wikipedia:Wikilink|wikilink]] or external link. For example:
***{{y}} <code>{{mxt|<nowiki>[[WP:LINK|links {{sic|nolink=y}}]]</nowiki>}}</code> displays as [[WP:LINK|links {{sic|nolink=y}}]]
***{{n}} <code>{{!mxt|<nowiki>[[WP:LINK|links {{sic}}]]</nowiki>}}</code> displays as {{!xt|[[WP:LINK|link {{sic}}]]}}
**In the value of a parameter of a {{tag|ref|o}} tag
**Linking to the ''[[Sic]]'' article may be undesirable in certain other cases, for example when the template is used many times close together.
*Additional unnamed parameters can be used to obfuscate spelling errors in quoted material in the wiki-text of a page, to help prevent automated or semi-automated correction by bot or human editors, which (although done in good faith) would be undesirable. In these cases, split the intentionally misspelled word or other character string into two parts and use them as the first two parameters of the template, and ''replace'' the original with the template: {{nowrap|<code><nowiki>He said "{{sic|Irrega|rdless}} …"</nowiki></code>}} will display as:
::He said "{{sic|Irrega|rdless}} …"
*The template can be used with a {{para||?}} question mark parameter to mark situations where whether an apparent error is copied from the source cannot readily be determined. If this feature is used in conjunction with the obfuscation feature above, {{para||?}} '''must''' come first: <code><nowiki>He said "{{sic|?|Irrega|rdless}} …"</nowiki></code> Examples of use cases:
**The quoted source might not be available online, or not without a paid subscription, etc.
**A quoted passage contains a spelling error but is ambiguous as to whether the statement was originally printed this way (in which case [''sic''] may be appropriate), or spoken aloud (in which case the typo should be corrected).

#<code>… his April 1992 interview with the Dolly Llama <nowiki>{{sic}}</nowiki> …</code>
#:yields:
#::… his April 1992 interview with the Dolly Llama {{sic}} …
#<code><nowiki>… spokesperson stated that "rescue efforts have been suspnded {{sic|?}} until further notice" …</nowiki></code>
#:yields:
#::… spokesperson stated that "rescue efforts have been suspnded {{sic|?}} until further notice" …
#:This is used because the context does not make it clear whether the spelling error was made by the spokesperson (in a written statement), or by a reporter (listening to the spokesperson speak).

==Template data==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}

<templatedata>
{
"description": "This template simplifies insertion of the \"[sic]\" notation, which is used where a textual error, or unexpected but intended text that may appear to be an error, has been faithfully reproduced from the original source. Note that MOS:QUOTE says: \"trivial spelling and typographic errors should simply be corrected without comment […] unless the slip is textually important.\"",
"params": {
"1": {
"description": "May contain a word fragment or a question mark. To display [sic?] and indicate doubt, put a question mark here, and put the word fragment in parameter 2. Otherwise, put the word fragment here.",
"type": "string"
},
"2": {
"description": "A word fragment goes here.",
"type": "string"
},
"3": {
"description": "A word fragment goes here.",
"type": "string"
},
"hide": {
"label": "Remove [sic]?",
"description": "Set to y to remove the label [sic] altogether; the template may still be used to prevent automated or human editors from correcting the word.",
"type": "string"
},
"nolink": {
"label": "Remove link?",
"description": "Set to y to remove the link to the article on \"sic\". See above for reasons to use this.",
"type": "string"
},
"expected": {
"label": "A comment to editors",
"description": "Will not display; may contain some explanation for future editors.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

==Controlling display ({{para|nolink|y}} and {{para|hide|y}})==
To suppress the link but keep the [''sic'']:
:<code><nowiki>*[http://www.example.org/document_1.htm "{{sic|Conc|encus|nolink=y}} can Change!"]</nowiki></code>
:yields:
::*[http://www.example.org/document_1.htm "{{sic|Conc|encus|nolink=y}} can Change!"]

Use {{tlx|sic|hide=y|<var>word or phrase</var>}} to avoid the display of sic altogether but still get the other benefits of the template. As with obfuscation, above, ''replace'' the original material that is now inside the template with the template itself, and the nolink and obfuscation features can be combined:
:<code><nowiki>He said "{{sic|hide=y|Irrega|rdless}} …"</nowiki></code>
:yields:
::He said "{{sic|hide=y|Irrega|rdless}} …"

Note: It is pointless to specify both <code>nolink</code> and <code>hide</code>, since one is a display feature, but the other disables display.

==Documenting the problem==
If the misspelling is an unusual one, it may be helpful to include an "expected" parameter: {{tlx|sic|<var>incorrect word or phrase</var>|expected=<var>expected word or phrase</var>}}. This has no effect on the rendered page, but may assist later editors.

==Simple examples==

*Normal use: {{Tlx|sic|templte}} yields: {{sic|templte}}
*Obfuscating: {{Tlx|sic|tem|plte}} yields: {{sic|tem|plte}}
*Unlinked: {{Tlx|sic|nolink{{=}}y|templte}} yields: {{sic|nolink=y|templte}}
*Hidden: {{Tlx|sic|hide{{=}}y|templte}} yields: {{sic|hide=y|templte}}
*Query: {{Tlx|sic|?|templte}} yields: {{sic|?|templte}}
*Explained: {{Tlx|sic|templte|expected{{=}}template}} yields: {{sic|templte|expected=template}}

==Compound examples==

*Unlinked and obfuscated: {{Tlx|sic|nolink{{=}}y|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|nolink=y|temp|lte}}
*Hidden and obfuscated: {{Tlx|sic|hide{{=}}y|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|hide=y|temp|lte}}
*Query and obfuscated: {{Tlx|sic|?|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|?|temp|lte}}
*Explained and unlinked: {{Tlx|sic|templte|nolink{{=}}y|expected{{=}}template}} yields: {{sic|templte|nolink=y|expected=template}}
*Query and unlinked: {{Tlx|sic|?|nolink{{=}}y|templte}} yields: {{sic|?|nolink=y|templte}}
*Unlinked and hidden ("unlinked" portion has no effect): {{Tlx|sic|nolink{{=}}y|hide{{=}}y|templte}} yields: {{sic|nolink=y|hide=y|templte}}
*Unlinked, hidden and query ("unlinked" portion has no effect): {{Tlx|sic|?|nolink{{=}}y|hide{{=}}y|templte}} yields: {{sic|?|nolink=y|hide=y|templte}}
*Unlinked, query and obfuscated: {{Tlx|sic|?|nolink{{=}}y|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|?|nolink=y|temp|lte}}
*Unlinked, hidden and obfuscated ("unlinked" portion has no effect): {{Tlx|sic|nolink{{=}}y|hide{{=}}y|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|nolink=y|hide=y|temp|lte}}
*Hidden, query and obfuscated: {{Tlx|sic|?|hide{{=}}y|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|?|hide=y|temp|lte}}
*Unlinked, hidden, query and obfuscated ("unlinked" portion has no effect): {{Tlx|sic|?|nolink{{=}}y|hide{{=}}y|temp|lte}} yields: {{sic|?|nolink=y|hide=y|temp|lte}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Bracket}}
* {{tl|Quote}}
* {{tl|Lang}}
* {{tl|Not a typo}}
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Template:For whom/doc

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== Usage ==
Use this tag when a portion of text in a Wikipedia article does not adequately specify "for whom" a particular thing applies. First use of this tag was in the article on [[decomposition]] which stated (on July 23, 2017) that, "Shortly after death, within three to six hours, the muscular tissues become rigid..." This is not true for deep sea dwelling molluscs, or for spiders, or for most bacteria, and should not have been written so broadly as though only mammals (or only humans) were relevant. Editors are encouraged to rewrite this portion of text so that it accurately reflects "for whom" the particular attribute applies.

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Template:By what

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