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Started creating a citation needed template but it's doing my bloody head in |
Tried adjusting the formatting of the CN tag, but it wasn't working, so ended up writing a usage guide |
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< | <noinclude><sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citation_needed|''citation needed'']]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup> | ||
Some dubious claim.</noinclude><onlyinclude><sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Citation_needed|''citation needed'']]<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup></onlyinclude><noinclude><br>{{{date|}}}{{{reason|This claim needs a reliable source}}} | |||
=== Usage === | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki></code><br> | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|date=Feb 2026}}</nowiki></code><br> | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|date=16 Feb 2026}}</nowiki></code><br> | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|reason=This claim is dubious}}</nowiki></code><br> | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|date=Feb 2026|reason=This claim is dubious}}</nowiki></code> | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|date=16 Feb 2026|reason=This claim is dubious}}</nowiki></code> | |||
In all these cases, <code><nowiki>{{Citation needed...</nowiki></code> can be substituted with <code><nowiki>{{cn...</nowiki></code>. E.g.: | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki></code><br> | |||
* <code><nowiki>{{cn|date=Feb 2026}}</nowiki></code><br> | |||
* etc. | |||
<blockquote>NOTE: The arguments (i.e. <code>date</code> and <code>reason</code>) '''must''' be in that order.<br>They're both optional, but if you're including them both, then it's date first, and reason second.</blockquote> | |||
<blockquote>If you don't include a date, no date will be defined, and if you don't provide a reason, the default reason will be "This claim needs a reliable source".</blockquote> | |||
=== Note to any editors === | |||
For the life of me I couldn't get this to work 100% properly | |||
* see the talk/discussion page for more details.</noinclude> | |||
Revision as of 07:17, 16 February 2026
Some dubious claim.[citation needed]
This claim needs a reliable source
Usage
{{Citation needed}}{{Citation needed|date=Feb 2026}}{{Citation needed|date=16 Feb 2026}}{{Citation needed|reason=This claim is dubious}}{{Citation needed|date=Feb 2026|reason=This claim is dubious}}{{Citation needed|date=16 Feb 2026|reason=This claim is dubious}}
In all these cases, {{Citation needed... can be substituted with {{cn.... E.g.:
{{cn}}{{cn|date=Feb 2026}}- etc.
NOTE: The arguments (i.e.
dateandreason) must be in that order.
They're both optional, but if you're including them both, then it's date first, and reason second.
If you don't include a date, no date will be defined, and if you don't provide a reason, the default reason will be "This claim needs a reliable source".
Note to any editors
For the life of me I couldn't get this to work 100% properly
- see the talk/discussion page for more details.