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Template documentationUse {{Explain|date=January 2025}} in the body of an article as a request for other editors to add further explanation to text that assumes expert understanding of a subject. When the problem is not with the level of information given, but simply with the wording, one may use {{Clarify}} instead. For dealing with dubious information, please use one of the following: {{citation needed}}, {{Verify source}}, or {{Disputed inline}}.
Usage[edit]
This is an in-line template, place the template immediately after the material in question, as one would do with a footnote. For example:
A fact that needs further explanation.{{Explain|date=January 2025}}
The above text will cause the tag [further explanation needed] to appear inline. This tag is linked to BattleTechWiki:Please clarify for further information.
Parameters[edit]
|date=
This template allows an optional date parameter that records when the tag was added.
|reason=
Because it may not be immediately apparent to other editors what about the tagged passage is in need of further explanation, it is generally helpful to add a brief reason for the tag: {{Explain|date=January 2025|reason=What the problem is.}}. The |reason= parameter displays when the cursor is placed over the template, eg. [further explanation needed]
If the explanation would be lengthy, use the article's talk page. The reason parameter does not display properly if it contains quotation marks.
Categorisation[edit]
Adding this template to an article will automatically place the article into Category:Articles needing clarification, or a dated subcategory thereof.
Redirects[edit]
- {{Elucidate}}
- {{Further explanation needed}}
See also[edit]
TemplateData[edit]
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Use {{Explain}} in the body of an article as a request for other editors to add further explanation to text that assumes expert understanding of a subject. When the problem is not with the level of information given, but simply with the wording, one may use {{Clarify}} instead. For dealing with dubious information, please use one of the following: {{citation needed}}, {{Verify source}}, {{Dubious}} or {{Disputed inline}}.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason | reason | A brief reason for the tag. Because it may not be immediately apparent to other editors what about the tagged passage is in need of further explanation, a brief reason is generally helpful. The reason parameter displays when the mouse cursor is placed over the text the template inserts. | String | suggested |
| Date | date | An optional date parameter that records when the tag was added. If this template is added without the date parameter, the date parameter will be added soon after by a bot.
| Date | suggested |