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	<font size=3>'''This template should be used only on articles that have no sources.'''</font></br> </br>		<font size=3>'''This template should be used only on articles that have no sources.'''</font></br> </br>
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	* In articles that have some sources, but not enough, the '''{{tl\|refimprove}}''' template should be used instead.		* In articles that have some sources, but not enough, the '''{{tl\|refimprove}}''' template should be used instead.
	* Other templates, listed [[#See also\|below]], should be used when the sources are inadequate for other reasons.		* Other templates, listed [[#See also\|below]], should be used when the sources are inadequate for other reasons.
	* '''~~[[WP:BOLD\|~~Be bold!]]''' Consider searching for ~~[[WP:V\|~~references]] and adding them to the article, instead of this template.		* '''Be bold!''' Consider searching for references and adding them to the article, instead of this template.
	* Consider not adding this template to extremely short articles.		* Consider not adding this template to extremely short articles.
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	This adds articles to [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]]. This template should not be ~~[[wp:subst\|~~substituted]] (<code><nowiki>subst:</nowiki></code>).		This adds articles to [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]]. This template should not be substituted (<code><nowiki>subst:</nowiki></code>).

	==Usage==		==Usage==
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	*'''Description field''': The optional description field is used to indicate more specifically what should be referenced. An example of its usage is <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|article's section called "Childhood"}}</nowiki></code>. The description field is commonly omitted, which is acceptable, and the information box displayed in an article would then read "This article does not cite any references or sources." If a description is supplied, the word ''article'' in the information box is replaced with the description; for the example just given, the information box would read "This article's section called 'Childhood' does not cite any references or sources."		*'''Description field''': The optional description field is used to indicate more specifically what should be referenced. An example of its usage is <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|article's section called "Childhood"}}</nowiki></code>. The description field is commonly omitted, which is acceptable, and the information box displayed in an article would then read "This article does not cite any references or sources." If a description is supplied, the word ''article'' in the information box is replaced with the description; for the example just given, the information box would read "This article's section called 'Childhood' does not cite any references or sources."

	*'''Date parameter''': The date parameter, which is recommended, is used to indicate when the template was added to a page. An example of its usage is <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>. Adding this parameter sorts the article into monthly subcategories of [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]], rather than adding it to [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]] itself, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first~~. If the date parameter is omitted, a [[WP:BOT\|bot]] will add it later~~.		*'''Date parameter''': The date parameter, which is recommended, is used to indicate when the template was added to a page. An example of its usage is <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>. Adding this parameter sorts the article into monthly subcategories of [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]], rather than adding it to [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]] itself, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first.

	The two optional fields can be used together, and placed in either order. For example, both <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|article's section called "Childhood"\|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> and <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}\|article's section called "Childhood"}}</code> have the same effect.		The two optional fields can be used together, and placed in either order. For example, both <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|article's section called "Childhood"\|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> and <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}\|article's section called "Childhood"}}</code> have the same effect.
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	A common practice is to supply a description of "section", as in <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|section}}</nowiki></code>, which results in an information box reading "This section does not cite any references or sources." This is the same message that is displayed when using <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code>, but the two templates place an article in different categories, as noted above.		A common practice is to supply a description of "section", as in <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|section}}</nowiki></code>, which results in an information box reading "This section does not cite any references or sources." This is the same message that is displayed when using <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code>, but the two templates place an article in different categories, as noted above.

	Note: when adding <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced\|section}}</nowiki></code> to a section of an article, then the date parameter must be included. Otherwise, [[User:SmackBot\|SmackBot]] will change the template to <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code> when it adds the date parameter.

	==Redirects==		==Redirects==
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	* {{tl\|Unreferencedsection}}		* {{tl\|Unreferencedsection}}
	* {{tl\|Refimprove}}		* {{tl\|Refimprove}}
	* {{tl\|Primarysources}}
	* {{tl\|Citation style}}
	* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
	* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]

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'''This template should be used only on articles that have no sources.''' 

'''Alternatives:'''
* In articles that have some sources, but not enough, the '''{{tl|refimprove}}''' template should be used instead.
* Other templates, listed [[#See also|below]], should be used when the sources are inadequate for other reasons.
* '''[[WP:BOLD|Be bold!]]''' Consider searching for [[WP:V|references]] and adding them to the article, instead of this template.
* Consider not adding this template to extremely short articles.
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This adds articles to [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]]. This template should not be [[wp:subst|substituted]] (<code><nowiki>subst:</nowiki></code>).

==Usage==
This template should be placed at '''the top''' of an article. There are two optional parameters:

*'''Description field''': The optional description field is used to indicate more specifically what should be referenced. An example of its usage is <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced|article's section called "Childhood"}}</nowiki></code>. The description field is commonly omitted, which is acceptable, and the information box displayed in an article would then read "This article does not cite any references or sources." If a description is supplied, the word ''article'' in the information box is replaced with the description; for the example just given, the information box would read "This article's section called 'Childhood' does not cite any references or sources."

*'''Date parameter''': The date parameter, which is recommended, is used to indicate when the template was added to a page. An example of its usage is <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>. Adding this parameter sorts the article into monthly subcategories of [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]], rather than adding it to [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]] itself, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. If the date parameter is omitted, a [[WP:BOT|bot]] will add it later.

The two optional fields can be used together, and placed in either order. For example, both <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced|article's section called "Childhood"|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> and <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|article's section called "Childhood"}}</code> have the same effect.

{{unreferenced|article's section called "Childhood"|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

=== Differences from related templates ===

One difference between the <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced}}</nowiki></code> template and the similar templates <code><nowiki>{{refimprove}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code> is that <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced}}</nowiki></code> adds an article to
[[:Category:Articles lacking sources]], while <code><nowiki>{{refimprove}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code> add an article to [[:Category:Articles needing additional references]].

A common practice is to supply a description of "section", as in <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced|section}}</nowiki></code>, which results in an information box reading "This section does not cite any references or sources." This is the same message that is displayed when using <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code>, but the two templates place an article in different categories, as noted above.

Note: when adding <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced|section}}</nowiki></code> to a section of an article, then the date parameter must be included. Otherwise, [[User:SmackBot|SmackBot]] will change the template to <code><nowiki>{{unreferencedsection}}</nowiki></code> when it adds the date parameter.

==Redirects==
The following templates redirect to <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced}}</nowiki></code>, meaning that they are synonyms that work exactly as <code><nowiki>{{unreferenced}}</nowiki></code> works:
*{{tl|Citesources}}
*{{tl|No references}}
*{{tl|Noref}}
*{{tl|Noreferences}}
*{{tl|Norefs}}

==See also==
The following templates are useful in cases where there are ''some'' sources, but these are inadequate or insufficient:
* {{tl|Unreferencedsection}}
* {{tl|Refimprove}}
* {{tl|Primarysources}}
* {{tl|Citation style}}
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
	The following templates are useful in cases where there are ''some'' sources, but these are inadequate or insufficient:		The following templates are useful in cases where there are ''some'' sources, but these are inadequate or insufficient:
			* {{tl\|boobref}} - for unsourced bra or cup sizes
	* {{tl\|Unreferencedsection}}		* {{tl\|Unreferencedsection}}
	* {{tl\|Refimprove}}		* {{tl\|Refimprove}}

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