Template:Citation needed span
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[citation needed]
Usage
Do not substitute this template.
The {{citation needed span}} template may be used when there is unsourced text that should be attributed to a reference citation. Unlike the template {{citation needed}}, this template attaches explicitly to a portion of text, for example one or more specific sentences, by surrounding the text with the template. This is especially useful for flagging a block of multiple facts or multiple sentences as needing citation, and for singling out a specific fact that is unsourced among many sourced ones.
Once a citation is added, please remove this template from the surrounded text.
{{citation needed span|text=Passage(s) to be sourced|date=September 2024}}
The date is optional, so the minimal syntax is:
{{citation needed span|text=Passage(s) to be sourced}}
Example of usage:
Sourced material.{{citation needed span|text=Passage to be sourced. Another passage to be sourced.|date=September 2024}}More sourced material.
- Sourced material. Passage to be sourced. Another passage to be sourced.[citation needed] More sourced material.
Compare usage of {{Citation needed}}:
Sourced material. Passage to be sourced.{{Citation needed}}Another passage to be sourced.{{Citation needed}}More sourced material.
- Sourced material. Passage to be sourced.[citation needed] Another passage to be sourced.[citation needed] More sourced material.
Parameters
There are three parameters to the template:
|text=- The text needing attribution.
|date=- The date in the form
September 2024. If omitted, a bot will add it within a day or so. |reason=- Reason for the citation request. If omitted, "This claim needs references to reliable sources" will be used. This text is shown as a tooltip.
<templatedata> { "params": { "text": { "aliases": [ "1" ], "description": "The text needing a citation", "type": "content", "required": true }, "reason": { "description": "Reason the text needs a citation; shown in a tooltip", "type": "string", "default": "This claim needs references to reliable sources", "autovalue": "", "suggested": true }, "date": { "description": "Month and year the tag was added", "example": "June 2015", "type": "string", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "suggested": true } }, "description": "Marks a specific piece of text as needing a citation.", "paramOrder": [ "text", "date", "reason" ] } </templatedata>
Categorization of articles
Adding this template to an article places the article into Category:All articles with unsourced statements, Category:Articles with unsourced statements, and/or dated subcategories thereof.
See also
- {{Citation needed}} – equivalent which does not precisely identify the problematic text
- {{Unreferenced section}} – for entire sections requiring verifiable references / citations
