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Use this template to tag information or analysis that you believe is improperly or unnecessarily supported by a primary source, so that other editors can see whether this use is appropriate and/or replace it with a citation to a stronger, secondary source. Primary sources may be used on Wikipedia, but they need to be handled with care. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template ...
To identify sentences or short passages which have an inline citation but improperly reference a primary source. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Reason for request reason A note, which displays as a tooltip upon mouse hover Auto value String optional Month and year date Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value ...
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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 ...
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:
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This template alerts people to an article section containing encyclopedic content which appears to rely too much on primary sources. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date As with most cleanup templates, the date= parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles ...
The date parameter is used to specify the date when the template was added to the article. See the following example: {{Only primary sources|date=December 2024}} If the date parameter is not specified, a bot will automatically add it shortly after the template was put into the article. {{{1}}}