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{{Definition|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} |
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This template will add the article tagged to [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification]] or a monthly subcategory thereof. |
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==See also== |
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* {{Tl|Definition needed}} – when a statement or a term completely lacks definition |
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* {{Tl|Disambiguation needed}} – for the special case where the term needing clarification is [[Wikipedia:Wikilinks|wikilinked]] to a [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation page|disambiguation page]], and you are unable to find a suitable replacement link. |
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* {{Tl|Ambiguous}} – for ambiguous ''statements'' |
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* {{Tl|Clarify}} – for other text that is difficult to understand |
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* {{Tl|Non sequitur}} – for when someone or something has been mentioned for reasons unclear to the reader |
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* {{tl|Which one}} for text which could refer to one of numerous people or items but which is not linked to a disambiguation page. |
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{{Inline tags}} |
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<includeonly>{{Sandbox other|| |
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[[Category:Coherency templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
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[[Category:Inline cleanup templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] |
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{ |
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"params": { |
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"1": { |
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"aliases": [ |
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"reason" |
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], |
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"label": "Reason", |
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"description": "A brief reason for the tag. Because it may not be immediately apparent to other editors what about the tagged passage is in need of further explanation, a brief reason is generally helpful. The reason parameter displays when the mouse cursor is placed over the text the template inserts.", |
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"type": "string", |
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"default": "The preceding text may be too imprecise or indirect for Wikipedia's standards.", |
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"autovalue": "", |
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"suggested": true |
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}, |
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"date": { |
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"label": "Date", |
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"type": "date", |
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"description": "An optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. If this template is added without the date parameter, the date parameter will be added soon after by a [[WP:BOT|bot]].", |
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"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", |
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"required": true |
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} |
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}, |
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"description": "Use {{Definition}} in the body of an article as a request for other editors to add further explanation to text that assumes a particular meaning of a word.", |
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"paramOrder": [ |
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"1", |
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"date" |
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] |
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} |
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</templatedata> |
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 28 October 2020
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This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
Purpose
This inline template should be used in articles where words is used in a way where its intended meaning is ambiguous.
Example
{{Definition|date=April 2026}}
This produces: