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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. | ||
* ''' | * '''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 | 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 | *'''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. | ||
==Redirects== | ==Redirects== | ||
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* {{tl|Unreferencedsection}} | * {{tl|Unreferencedsection}} | ||
* {{tl|Refimprove}} | * {{tl|Refimprove}} | ||
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Revision as of 00:28, 2 June 2008
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This template should be used only on articles that have no sources. Alternatives:
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This adds articles to Category:Articles lacking sources. This template should not be substituted (subst:).
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
{{unreferenced|article's section called "Childhood"}}. 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
{{unreferenced|date=June 2026}}. 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 {{unreferenced|article's section called "Childhood"|date=June 2026}} and {{unreferenced|date=June 2026|article's section called "Childhood"}} have the same effect.
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This article's section called "Childhood" does not cite any references or sources. (June 2026) Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. |
One difference between the {{unreferenced}} template and the similar templates {{refimprove}} and {{unreferencedsection}} is that {{unreferenced}} adds an article to
Category:Articles lacking sources, while {{refimprove}} and {{unreferencedsection}} add an article to Category:Articles needing additional references.
A common practice is to supply a description of "section", as in {{unreferenced|section}}, 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 {{unreferencedsection}}, but the two templates place an article in different categories, as noted above.
Redirects
The following templates redirect to {{unreferenced}}, meaning that they are synonyms that work exactly as {{unreferenced}} works:
- {{Citesources}}
- {{No references}}
- {{Noref}}
- {{Noreferences}}
- {{Norefs}}
See also
The following templates are useful in cases where there are some sources, but these are inadequate or insufficient:
- {{Unreferencedsection}}
- {{Refimprove}}
