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Template:More sources
There is currently no consensus on where to place this template in an article.
This template will categorize tagged articles into Category:All articles lacking sources and either Category:Articles lacking sources or a monthly category like Category:Articles lacking sources from November 2024, if a date is supplied.
The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste {{more sources{{#if:article||article}}{{#if:date=November 2024||date=November 2024}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||etc.}}}} at the top of the article.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not subst: this template.
Usage
This template also has two optional fields.
The first permits the user to specify whether the entire article or a specific section needs additional sources. For instance, if the entire article needs additional sources, a user would enter {{more sources{{#if:article||article}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||etc.}}}}; but should the user wish to be more specific on which section of the article needs additional sources, then the user could enter {{more sources{{#if:section called "Childhood"||section called "Childhood"}}{{#if:||{{{3}}}}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||etc.}}}}. Leaving the parameter undefined is acceptable, as it will print out the default text "article or section".
The second field is a date parameter, entered as "date=month year". Adding this sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles lacking sources by month and out of the parent category, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. If the date parameter is omitted, a bot will add it later.
Note that order does not matter with respect to the above optional parameters. Both {{more sources{{#if:section||section}}{{#if:date=November 2024||date=November 2024}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||etc.}}}} and {{more sources{{#if:date=November 2024||date=November 2024}}{{#if:section||section}}{{#if:||{{{4}}}}}{{#if:||etc.}}}} will produce the same result.
