Wikipedia:Template messages/Disputes

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These templates should never be used on other templates, as this leads to the appearance of very large numbers of articles being disputed.

Please remember to use these appropriately, and use the most specific messages you can find for the situation.

Shortcuts: WP:TM/DISP WP:TM/D

Contents 1 For placement at top of an article 2 For placement at top of article or section 3 For placement in or at top of a section only 4 For inline article placement 5 For placement on talk pages of articles 6 For placement on talk pages of users 7 See also

[edit] For placement at top of an article

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Blpdispute}} Edit Talk Links	This article may violate Wikipedia policy as it contains unsourced or poorly sourced controversial claims about a living person. Such content must be removed immediately. Unsourced or poorly sourced controversial claims about living people are strictly forbidden on all Wikipedia pages. In addition, all articles must be neutral, verifiable, encyclopedic, and free of original research. Editors who continue to introduce unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living people will be blocked from editing per Wikipedia policy. Please see discussion on the talk page and the living persons biography noticeboard.	Disputed biographies of living persons top
{{Contradict}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section appears to contradict itself. Please help fix this problem.	Self-contradicting article top
{{Contradict-other|[[Article]]}} Edit Talk Links	This article appears to contradict the article Article. Please see discussion on the linked talk page. Please do not remove this message until the contradictions are resolved.	One or both contradicting articles top
{{Disputed}} Edit Talk Links	This article's factual accuracy is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. (January 2009)	Disputed articles top
{{Disputeabout|'''The topic of dispute'''}} Edit Talk Links	The factual accuracy of part of this article is disputed. The dispute is about The topic of dispute. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page before making changes.(January 2009)	Disputed articles with list of topics top
{{Disputed-category}} Edit Talk Links	The inclusion of one or more of the categories on this page is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. (January 2009)	Disputed articles top
{{Hoax}} Edit Talk Links	The truthfulness of this article or section has been questioned. It is believed that some or all of its content might constitute a hoax. Please add reliable sources for the claims in the article or comment on the article's talk page. For blatant hoaxes that have literally no chance of being verified, use {{db-hoax}} to mark it for speedy deletion instead.	Suspected hoaxes top
{{Importance}} Edit Talk Links	This article may not meet the general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged or deleted. (January 2009)	Apparently unimportant topic top
{{Neologism}} Edit Talk Links	An editor has expressed concern that this article may be documenting a neologism. This new term needs more reliable sources.	Possible neologisms top
{{notability| guideline (e.g. "Biographies")}} Edit Talk Links	This article may not meet the notability guideline for biographies. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged or deleted. (January 2009)	Non-notable topic, listing the specific guideline at issue top
{{notability}} Edit Talk Links	This article may not meet the general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged or deleted. (January 2009)	Non-notable topic or failing to meet the current notability guidelines (verbose) top
{{POV}} Edit Talk Links	The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (January 2009)	Disputed articles top
{{POV-check}} Edit Talk Links	This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality. Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page. (January 2009)	Possibly biased articles top
{{POV-title}} Edit Talk Links	The neutrality of this article's title and/or subject matter is disputed. This is a dispute over the neutrality of viewpoints implied by the title, or the subject matter within its scope, rather than the actual facts stated. Please see the relevant discussion on the |talk page.(January 2009)	Disputed article sections under title
{{Unencyclopedic}} Edit Talk Links	This article may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia. Please discuss this issue on the talk page.	Articles with unencyclopedic topic (not unused, although it may be redundant) top
{{Unbalanced}} Edit Talk Links	This article may be inaccurate in or unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints, or discuss the issue on the talk page.	Articles which contain Unbalanced citations.
{{Autobiography|date-flagged}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject or an institution related to the subject, and may not conform to Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. This article has been tagged since date-flagged.	Articles which are autobiographies and may not be NPOV because of that, with the date at which they were flagged.

[edit] For placement at top of article or section

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{{Articleissues}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section has multiple issues. Please help improve the article or discuss these issues on the talk page. Use the article=y parameter if you use the template for the entire article, and section=y if it is used only for a particular section. To tag a specific issue, set any string of text to the parameter, such as issue=y To specify the month tagged for the categories that sort articles by month, type issue=July 2009 or issue=April 2007	Top of article or section with three or more issues
{{ActiveDiscuss}} Edit Talk Links	This article is currently being developed or reviewed. Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, unverified, biased or otherwise objectionable. Please read the discussion on the talk page before making substantial changes.	Top of article, section, or talk page
{{Unreferenced}} Edit Talk Links	This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2009)	Lacks attributions from reliable sources. See template page for special usages.
{{Refimprove}} Edit Talk Links	This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2009)	Possibly inaccurate articles top
{{Citecheck}} Edit Talk Links	This article may contain inappropriate or misinterpreted citations that do not verify the text. Please help improve this article by checking for inaccuracies. (help, talk, get involved!) (January 2009)	At the top of an article or section where the text misrepresents the sources cited.
{{Original research}} Edit Talk Links	This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please improve the article by adding references. See the talk page for details. (January 2009)	Possible original research.
{{Synthesis}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section may contain unpublished synthesis of published material that conveys ideas not attributable to the original sources. See the talk page for details. (January 2009)	Possible unpublished synthesis. (The text in quotation marks is replaced with the title of the article.)
{{Sciencereview}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section reads like a scientific review article. It potentially contains biased syntheses of primary sources. Please replace inadequate primary references with secondary sources such as scientific review articles. See the talk page for details.	Top of articles or sections
{{Advert}} Edit Talk Links	This article is written like an advertisement. Please help rewrite this article from a neutral point of view. For blatant advertising that would require a fundamental rewrite to become encyclopedic, use {{db-spam}} to mark for speedy deletion. (January 2009)	Pages that promote commercial products or services
{{Magazine}} Edit Talk Links	This article is written like a magazine article; it does not use the direct, balanced tone expected of an encyclopedia. Please discuss this issue on the talk page. Editing help is available. (January 2009)	Pages that read like a magazine article instead of the formal tones expected of an encyclopedia.
{{Fansite}} Edit Talk Links	This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may only interest a specific audience. Please relocate any relevant information, and remove excessive trivia, praise, criticism, lists and collections of links. (January 2009)	Pages that read like a fansite instead of the formal tones expected of an encyclopedia.
{{Story}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section is written in an informal style and with a personally invested tone. It reads more like a story than an encyclopedia entry. To meet Wikipedia's quality standards and conform with our Neutral Point of View policy, this article or section may require cleanup. The talk page may have more details. Editing help is available. (January 2009)	Pages that read like a narrative and tell a story rather than providing encyclopedic information.
{{Content}} Edit Talk Links	The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed. The information may have been removed or included by an editor as a result. Please see discussion on the talk page considering whether its inclusion is warranted.(January 2009)	Above the site of dispute in article or section
{{weasel}} Edit Talk Links	This article contains weasel words, vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed. (January 2009)	Article or section that has weasel words
{{peacock}} Edit Talk Links	This article may contain wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. Please remove or replace such wording or find sources which back the claims.	Article or section that has peacock terms
{{Missing information|Info}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section is missing information about: Info. This concern has been noted on the talk page where it may be discussed whether or not to include such information. (January 2009)	Article or section where information not present may be worthy of inclusion
{{Self-published|Source}} Edit Talk Links	This Source may contain improper references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. (January 2009)	On an article where a self-published (online or in print) source is cited, and is therefore not legitimately citable as a secondary source, according to policy.
{{Incoherent}} Edit Talk Links	The text in this article or section may be incoherent or very hard to understand, and should be reworded if the intended meaning can be determined. The talk page may have details.	Section where some sentences in a section or the text as a whole does not relay an understandable message
{{Need-Consensus}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section needs consensus. Please discuss any content disputes and controversial issues on the article's talk page. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. (January 2009)	Disputed articles or sections top
{{3o|article}} {{3o|section}} Edit Talk Links	An editor has requested a third opinion regarding a dispute about this article. If you would like to contribute to the discussion, please see the talk page. An editor has requested a third opinion regarding a dispute about this section. If you would like to contribute to the discussion, please see the talk page.	Articles or sections where an unresolved third opinion has been requested.

[edit] For placement in or at top of a section only

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{{Disputed-section}} Edit Talk Links	This section's factual accuracy is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. (January 2009)	Disputed article sections under section header
{{POV-section}} Edit Talk Links	The neutrality of this section is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (January 2009)	Disputed article sections under section header
{{SectOR}} Edit Talk Links	This section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please improve the article by adding references. See the talk page for details. (January 2009)	Section contains possible original research.
{{POV-intro}} Edit Talk Links	The neutrality of this introduction is disputed. Please see the discussion on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until the dispute is resolved. (January 2009)	Disputed article intro top

[edit] For inline article placement

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{{fact}}, {{cn}} or {{citation needed}} Edit Talk Links	[citation needed]	After factual claims that need a citation to back them up. in-line
{{Verify source}} or {{Check}} Edit Talk Links	[verification needed]	After suspect citations or source references in-line
{{Lopsided}} Edit Talk Links	[opinion needs balancing]	One-sided statements in-line
{{Verify credibility}} Edit Talk Links	[unreliable source?]	After suspect citations or source references in-line
{{Dubious}} Edit Talk Links	[dubious – discuss]	Disputed statements in-line
{{failed verification}} Edit Talk Links	[not in citation given]	After factual claims that have been checked and not found in the indicated source. Explain in Talk. in-line
{{or}} Edit Talk Links	[original research?]	After text passages based upon original research in-line
{{syn}} Edit Talk Links	[improper synthesis?]	After text passages based upon improper synthesis in-line
{{Nonspecific}} or {{Unverifiable}} Edit Talk Links	[not specific enough to verify]	After factual claims that could be relevant, but are not cited and are too general for a {{fact}}. in-line
{{Who}} Edit Talk Links	[who?]	After passages mentioning general groups (such as "many scientists") that could be made more specific by naming (and citing sources for) specific individuals. in-line
{{POV-statement}} links talk edit	[neutrality disputed]	after passages that appear to have a non-neutral point of view.

[edit] For placement on talk pages of articles

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{{Calm talk}} Edit Talk Links	Discussions on this page may escalate into heated debate. Please try to keep a cool head when commenting here. See also: Wikipedia:Etiquette.	Talk pages which are likely to have incivil or hot-headed disputes.
{{ActiveDiscuss}} Edit Talk Links	This article is currently being developed or reviewed. Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, unverified, biased or otherwise objectionable. Please read the discussion on the talk page before making substantial changes.	Top of article, section, or talk page
{{pbneutral}} Edit Talk Links	Please be neutral when editing this highly sensitive article. It discusses a topic about which people have diverse opinions.	Talk page top
{{Controversial}} Edit Talk Links	This is a controversial topic that may be under dispute. Please discuss substantial changes here before making them, making sure to supply full citations when adding information, and consider tagging or removing uncited/unciteable information.	Talk page top
{{Controversial-issues}} Edit Talk Links	This topic contains controversial issues, some of which have reached a consensus for approach and neutrality, and some of which may be disputed. Before making any potentially controversial changes to the article, please carefully read the discussion-page dialogue (including archives) to see if the issue has been raised before, and ensure that your edit meets all of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Please also ensure you use an accurate and concise edit summary.	Talk page top

[edit] For placement on talk pages of users

see Wikipedia:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace

[edit] See also

• WP:TAGGING

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