Difference between revisions of "Template:Citation needed"

Revision as of 05:55, 30 May 2024

Add {{citation needed}} or {{cn}} after a specific statement or alleged fact that is not sourced properly.

{{cn}} results in ^{[citation needed]}

{{cn|reason=This needs to be sourced properly|date=August 2015}} results in ^{[citation needed]}

reason= - specific reason for the tooltip
date= - Date the template was added, e.g. August 2015 or February 11, 2020

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-<includeonly><span title="{{{reason|{{{1|This claim needs a reference}}}}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}|&nbsp;({{{date|}}})}}"><sup style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;''citation needed''&#93;</sup></span>{{#ifeq: {{NAMESPACE}} | |[[Category:Pages needing references]]}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{doc}}</noinclude>
+<includeonly><span title="{{{reason|{{{1|This claim needs a reference}}}}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}|&nbsp;({{{date|}}})}}"><sup style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;''citation needed''&#93;</sup></span>{{#ifeq: {{NAMESPACE}} | |[[Category:Pages needing references]]}}</includeonly>
+<noinclude>
+;Description
+Add {{T|citation needed}} or {{T|cn}} after ''a specific statement or alleged fact'' that is not sourced properly.
+;Usage
+<code><nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki></code> results in {{cn}}
+<code><nowiki>{{cn|reason=This needs to be sourced properly|date=August 2015}}</nowiki></code> results in {{citation needed|reason=This needs to be sourced properly|date=August 2015}}
+;Arguments (optional)
+* <code>reason=</code> - specific reason for the tooltip
+* <code>date=</code> - Date the template was added, e.g. <code>August 2015</code> or <code>February 11, 2020</code>
+;Related
+* {{T|dubious}}
+</noinclude>