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[[User:Citation bot]] helps editors to keep citations in a consistent format within a given article.  If a mix of {{tlc|citation}} and {{tlc|cite xxx}} templates are used, the bot will convert all citations to the dominant type (as they differ in details of punctuation).  It will preserve the original formatting, in case it was intentional.  However, in most cases, the editor did not realize that the added citation did not match the format in the article.  Therefore, the bot adds a hidden comment and a [[:Category:Articles with inconsistent citation formats|category]] (via a template to avoid confusing [[Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]) to any template that it changes. Human editors should check these comments and see whether the citations they are found in should genuinely have different punctuation to other citations on the page. They should then amend the {{para|postscript}} parameter accordingly, removing {{tl|inconsistent citations}}.
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Historically this template and the associated [[:Category:Articles with inconsistent citation formats|category]] were created to support a function of [[User:Citation bot]]. Citation bot no longer apples this template. Editors in recent years have applied this template as a maintenance tag on an article and as an indicator on specific citations. There is no consensus on use of this template today. There is a conversation on the matter here: [[Help talk:Citation Style 1#Inconsistent citation, Articles with inconsistent citation formats, and a historical function of Citation Bot]]
  
 
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Revision as of 02:20, 16 May 2020

Historically this template and the associated category were created to support a function of User:Citation bot. Citation bot no longer apples this template. Editors in recent years have applied this template as a maintenance tag on an article and as an indicator on specific citations. There is no consensus on use of this template today. There is a conversation on the matter here: Help talk:Citation Style 1#Inconsistent citation, Articles with inconsistent citation formats, and a historical function of Citation Bot

See also