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 | This is acustomized wrapper for the{{More citations needed}} template, which means it's built upon the other template's code. Any parameter from{{More citations needed}} will also work here, if it has been added to this template. If you have questions, ask atthe talk page! |
This template is intended to be placed at the top of sections of articles which need additional references. Many editors understand this template to be redundant when it is used on articles clearly marked asstubs.
This template also includes support for using the|date= parameter. Adding this parameter sorts the article into subcategories ofCategory:Articles needing additional references and out of the parent category, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. Abot will add this parameter if it is omitted. Be carefulnot to abbreviate the date, because then it will automatically add a redlinked category instead of the correct category. The simplest way to use this parameter manually is{{More citations needed section|{{subst:DATE}}}} but it can be done more explicitly as{{More citations needed section|date=October 2025}} (both result in the same output).
{{More citations needed section}}
{{More citations needed section|date=October 2025}}
{{More citations needed section|{{subst:DATE}}}}
{{More citations needed section|{{subst:DATE}}|talk=Talk page section name|small=y}}
{{More citations needed section|find=some search keywords}}
There are two 'find' parameters available to control the presentation and operation of the{{find sources}} links optionally displayed by the template. By default, the template displays{{find sources}} with a quoted search query equivalent to the exact article title. Sometimes, especially if the article has a long,descriptive title, or if it includesparenthetical disambiguation terms, this may not give useful results. In addition, the default search does not include the section title, and may not give targeted results. The find parameters can be used to provide the search keywords of your choice to the{{find sources}} links. Use:
|find= to specify keywords for an exact search (double-quoted query); this corresponds to{{find sources}} positional param|1.|find2= to specify keywords for an unquoted search; this corresponds to{{find sources}} param|2. The alias|unquoted= may be used instead.The second param is especially useful with the 'section' version of the template. Try setting|find=Article title|find2=Section title}} for improved search results in this case.
The value "none" may be passed to 'find' (|find=none) to suppress display offind sources links. (Note that specifying|find=none and a nonempty value for|find2= is not a valid combination.)
Note that{{Citation needed}} was formerly called{{fact}}.
TemplateData for More citations needed section
This template is intended to be placed at the top of sections of articles which need additional references.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Provides the month and year of the refimprove request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
| Talk page section | talk | Title of talk page section where discussion can be found. This will be wikilinked in the template. | String | optional |
| Small | small | Set to "y" or "yes" to make the box appear smaller.
| String | optional |
| find | find | no description | Unknown | optional |