Template:Vague
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[vague]
Use this template in the body text of an article as a request for other editors to clarify specific words or statements that are vague. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.
Contents
Usage[edit]
This is an inline template which should be placed immediately after the material in question, as with a footnote. For example:
This statement is too vague.{{Vague|date=January 2025}}
→ This statement is too vague.[vague]- The wikilink on "vague" is set to BattleTechWiki:Vagueness.
Parameters[edit]
- Abbreviated parameter sets
{{Vague|date=January 2025}}
{{Vague|date=January 2025|reason= }}
{{Vague|date=January 2025|text= }}
- Full parameter set
{{Vague|date=January 2025|reason= |text= }}
- Parameter descriptions
|date=
- Like all inline templates, this template allows a date parameter which records when the vague tag was added. You may add the date automatically (without requiring bot intervention) by substituting the template. That is:
{{subst:Vague}}
is equivalent to{{Vague|date=January 2025}}
. This substitution technique also works if other parameters –|reason=
|text=
– are included.
|reason=
- Because it may not be immediately apparent to other readers and/or editors what the specific reason the tagged statement is in need of clarification, it is generally helpful to add a brief reason for the vague tag:
{{Vague|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{{Vague}}
-related code inside the template). If the request reason would be lengthy, use the article's talk page to address the issue in detail. - As well as being visible in the source code for readers and editors' benefit, the
reason
parameter is, if provided, displayed as a pop-up when the mouse is hovered over the 'vague' link in the article.
|text=
- The particular text needing clarification may be highlighted within the prose by wrapping this vague template around it:
- Please note: when using this
text
parameter, please ensure you leave a space before starting the template code.
TemplateData[edit]
TemplateData for Vague
Template for marking specific inline words and phrases as too vague for Wikipedia's guidelines.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reason? | reason title | Why are you marking this as 'vague'? This will be displayed as a tool tip.
| String | suggested |
Text | text | Text fragment containing concerns the tag is supposed to address. | String | optional |
Date | date | Month and year that this template was placed on the page.
| Date | suggested |