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Use this template in the body text of an article as a request for other editors to clarify text that is difficult to understand. When the problem is not with the wording, but the sourcing, one may use {{specify}} instead. For dealing with dubious information, please use one of the following: {{citation needed}}, {{verify source}}, {{dubious}} or {{disputed inline}}. For sentences that are simply ungrammatical or awkwardly written, rather than unclear in their content, use {{copy edit inline}}. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
This is an inline template which should be placed immediately after the material in question, as with a footnote. For example:
This sentence needs clarification.{{clarify|date=August 2024}}
→ This sentence needs clarification.[clarification needed]
{{Clarify|date=August 2024}}
{{Clarify|date=August 2024|reason= }}
{{Clarify|date=August 2024|reason= |text= }}
{{Clarify|date=August 2024|reason= |text= |pre-text= |post-text= }}
|date=
{{subst:Clarify}}
is equivalent to {{Clarify|date=August 2024}}
. This substitution technique also works if other parameters – |reason=
|pre-text=
|post-text=
– are included.|reason=
{{Clarify|reason=What the problem is}}
(this is preferable to using an HTML <!-- comment -->
after the tag, as it is tidier to keep all of the {{Clarify}}
-related code inside the template). If the request reason would be lengthy, use the article's talk page to address the issue in detail.reason
parameter is, if provided, displayed as a pop-up when the mouse is hovered over the 'clarification needed' link in the article.|text=
{{Clarify|text=this is some unclear or ambiguous text,|date=August 2024}}
and this is some understandable text following the template.text=
parameter, please ensure you leave a space before starting the template code.|pre-text=
|post-text=
{{Clarify|pre-text=remove or}}
{{Clarify|post-text=(complicated jargon)}}
{{Clarify|post-text=(see [[Talk:Example#Clarification needed|talk]])}}
TemplateData for Clarify
Use this inline template as a request for other editors to clarify text that is difficult to understand. Place immediately after the material in question.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Reason | reason | A brief reason for the tag. Avoid using wikilinks, as they will be converted to plain text in the output. | String | suggested |
Text | text | Text fragment containing concerns the tag is supposed to address. | String | optional |
Date | date | The date the tag was added (this will be added automatically soon by a bot if not added manually).
| String | suggested |
Pre-text | pre-text | Any string to be added before the "Clarify" tag, such as "?"
| String | optional |
Post-text | post-text | Any string to be added after the "Clarify" tag, such as "complicated jargon". | String | optional |
Adding this template to an article will automatically place the article into Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification, or a dated subcategory thereof.
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