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Revision as of 18:27, 21 October 2015 by imported>SMcCandlish (this is a dispute template, not a cleanup template - it's a verifiability failure)
![]() | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Citation broken. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template may be placed in line within an article, next to the specific citation (or citations) that is broken. A "broken" citation is one that does not provide enough (correct and complete) information to positively identify it, for verifiability. For a simple broken link to an online source, use {{dead link}}.
Usage
You may use the following format:
{{Citation broken|date=September 2025}}
The template should be placed outside the reference (<ref> ... </ref>
), within the article's text:
- Factual statement.
<ref>Incomplete or incorrect reference</ref>{{Citation broken|date=September 2025}}
Next sentence.
This template adds the article to Category:Articles with unsourced statements or its dated subcategory.
For articles or sections that have serious problems with broken citations, use {{citations broken}} to place a notice at the top of the article or section.
See also
- {{Full citation needed}}, more specifically about incomplete citations
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
- WikiProject Citation cleanup