Template:Citation needed span

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Usage

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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=July 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=July 2024}} More sourced material.

Sourced material. Passage to be sourced. Another passage to be sourced. 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. Another passage to be sourced. More sourced material.

Parameters

There are three parameters to the template:

|text=

The text needing attribution.

|date=

The date in the form July 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

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