Difference between revisions of "Template:Citation needed/Documentation"

Revision as of 01:12, 8 February 2020

Add {{citation needed}} or {{cn}} after a specific statement or alleged fact that is not sourced properly.

{{cn}} results in ^{[citation needed]}

{{cn|reason=This needs to be sourced properly|date=August 2015}} results in ^{[citation needed]}

reason= - specific reason for the tooltip
date= - Date the template was added, e.g. August 2015 or February 11, 2020

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-Specify <code><nowiki>{{citation needed}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki></code> to make:
+;Description
+Add {{T|citation needed}} or {{T|cn}} after ''a specific statement or alleged fact'' that is not sourced properly.
-{{citation needed}}
+;Usage
+<code><nowiki>{{cn}}</nowiki></code> results in {{cn}}
-With all arguments:
+<code><nowiki>{{cn|reason=This needs to be sourced properly|date=August 2015}}</nowiki></code> results in {{citation needed|reason=This needs to be sourced properly|date=August 2015}}
-{{citation needed|reason=your reason here|date=August 2015}}
+;Arguments (optional)
+* <code>reason=</code> - specific reason for the tooltip
-;Arguments
+* <code>date=</code> - Date the template was added, e.g. <code>August 2015</code> or <code>February 11, 2020</code>
-* <code>reason=</code> - specific reason for the tooltip (optional)
-* <code>date=</code> - Month and year the template was added, e.g. <code>August 2015</code> (optional)