Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.[original research?]
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The{{Original research span}} template may be used tonudge fellow editors who may inadvertently (or otherwise) introduce text thatappears based upon original research, into supporting such text through demonstrating its previously researched origins. This template provides agood faith means for editors to allow given text of fellow editors to remaintemporarily in a given article until such time as the text's previously researched origins are supported. In the event that researched origins for the text are not produced after a relatively small passage of time (i.e., no more than a few days), the tagging editor would generally be right in assuming that it could be edited or otherwise removed from the article to comply withWikipedia:No original research. When a given editor adds this template they must concurrently add corresponding text to the tagged article's talk page to explain their concerns relative to original research for the given tagged text unless talk already exists relative to such concerns. If a given article has been tagged and the tagging editor doesn't ensure that corresponding article talk relative to the tag isn't either already available or added within a short amount of time (i.e., no more than 24 hours) then fellow editors are within their rights to remove the tag or alternatively, add talk in support of its use.
This template is an alternative to{{original research inline}} that 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 possible original research, and for singling out a specific fact that may be based upon original research among many attributable ones. It will categorise tagged articles intoCategory:Articles that may contain original research. Thistemplate is aself-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
Avoid use for multiple paragraphs or around a list without closing and opening each template around each paragraph or list item. This kind of use causeslinting errors and may disrupt the page display. An alternative with multiple paragraphs is{{Original research section}}.
Once the issue is resolved, please remove this template from the surrounded text.
{{original research span|date=November 2025|Passage(s) that may be based upon original research}}, or:{{original research span|date=November 2025|text=Passage(s) that may based upon original research}}The date is optional, so the minimal syntax is:
{{original research span|Passage(s) that may be based upon original research}}Example of usage:
Material attributable to reliable sources.{{original research span|date=November 2025|Possibly OR material.}} Material attributable to reliable sources.Compare usage of{{original research inline}}:
Material attributable to reliable sources. Possibly OR material.{{original research inline}}More possibly OR material.{{original research inline}}More material attributable to reliable sources.There are three parameters to the template:
|text= (or no parameter)|date=November 2025. If omitted,AnomieBOT will add it if there are no new edits for a few minutes.|certain=y ortrue, will remove the "?" in the tag, displaying it as[original research].TemplateData for Original research span
Marks a specific piece of text as possibly based on original research.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | text1 | The content that may be based upon original research
| Content | required |
| Month and year | date | Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| Date | suggested |
| Certainty indicator | certain | If set to any value such as y, yes, true, etc., it will remove the '?' and show '[original research]'. | String | optional |
Adding this template to an article places the article intoCategory:All articles that may contain original research and/or dated subcategories thereof.
