This template indicates that the article needs additional inline citations. This template should be used only for articles where there are some, but insufficient, inline citations to support the material currently in the article.
Some editors understand this template to be redundant when it is used on articles clearly marked as stubs, since by definition stubs are unlikely to be well referenced.
For articles that have no inline citations at all, but contain some sources, use Template:No footnotes. Only use Template:Unreferenced for articles that have no references at all.
{{Unreliable source?|date=October 2024}}
and if you are certain, then add the parameters {{Unreliable source|certain=y|reason=your WP:RS-based reason here.|date=October 2024}}
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There are six parameters, one positional, and five named parameters. All parameters are optional.
|1=
– scope of notification (e.g., 'section', 'article') default: 'article'.|date=
– month name and year; e.g. 'October 2024' (no default)|find=
– search keywords for {{find sources}} param 1 (double-quoted search); default: page title. See details below.|find2=
– search keywords for {{find sources}} param 2 (unquoted search). Alias: unquoted
. See below.|small=
– set to left
or no
; see details at Ambox. Default: standard-width banner.|talk=
– title of talk page section where discussion can be foundTalk parameter
|talk=
parameter is allowed; setting this to any value will result in the message "See talk page for details." being included in the tag. If the value is a valid anchor on the talk page (e.g., the title of a section or subsection heading), then the talk page link will go directly to that anchor; if not, then to the top of the page.Date parameter
|date=
parameter. Adding this parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles needing additional references and out of the parent category, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. A bot will add this parameter, if it is omitted. Be careful not 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|{{subst:DATE}}}}
, but it can be done more explicitly as {{More citations needed|date=October 2024}}
(both result in the same output). Do not use {{More citations needed|date={{subst:DATE}}}}
because {{subst:DATE}}
already includes the leading date=
code.Find parameters:
|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 value "none" may be passed to 'find' (|find=none
) to suppress display of find sources links. (Note that specifying |find=none
and a nonempty value for |find2=
is not a valid combination.)
Listed below are several examples of usage:
{{More citations needed|date=October 2024}}
or the common redirect: {{Refimprove|date=October 2024}}
{{More citations needed|section|date=October 2024}}
or use the alternative template: {{More citations needed section|date=October 2024}}
{{More citations needed|section|small=y}}
or use the alternative template {{More citations needed section|small=y}}
{{More citations needed|section|{{subst:DATE}}|talk=Talk page section name|small=y}}
The optional |find=
parameter is available, for modifying the operation of the {{find sources mainspace}} links displayed by the template:
{{More citations needed|find=search keyword(s)|date=October 2024}}
{{Sources exist}}
indicates that a user has already checked that reliable sources are available to be cited, but has not yet added them to the article. By using this template, the assertion is made that the article is notable, but needs more citations.TemplateData for More citations needed
This template generates a tag to indicate that the article needs additional inline citations.
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