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This template generates a tag to indicate that the article possibly contains original research. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Affected area 1 part Text to replace the word "article", usually "section". Example section Auto value article Line optional Month and year date The month and year that ...
The easiest way to start citing on Wikipedia is to see a basic example. The example here will show you how to cite a newspaper article using the {} template (see Citation quick reference for other types of citations). Copy and paste the following immediately after what you want to reference:
Put this template at the top of a section that contains original research. Don't forget to start a discussion on the talk page that explains your concerns. If you don't start a discussion, then any editor that doesn't see obvious violations of Wikipedia's No Original Research policy may remove this tag.
For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
Make template small: small: Enter any text here to make the template box small and aligned to the left. Example y: Line: optional: Reason: reason: Additional information about the specific issues with original research in the article. Example Paragraph two is unsourced content on a niche subject. String: required
Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status; Text: text 1: The content that may be based upon original research. Auto value: Content: required: Month and year: date: Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Example June 2015 Auto value
If you have a choice between citing something to a textbook and to the original research paper it was published in, cite both: the research paper is an important part of the history of the subject, but the textbook will be better at convincing other editors that the subject is important, better at making the subject verifiable, and probably ...
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically. Example January 2013 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}} Line suggested Affected area 1 Text to ...