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Usage[edit]
To tag a statement as being in need of clarification, add the following code:
{{Why|reason=Your explanation here|date=January 2025}}
- This tag adds pages with tagged statements into Category:Articles needing clarification, or a dated subcategory thereof.
- To automatically add the current date, you can use substitution:
{{subst:Why?}}
. - The
|reason=
parameter is optional but often helpful. It is displayed as a tooltip in some browsers (hover the mouse here [why?] to check behavior of your browser). For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the claim that "Humphrey Bogart has won several snooker world championships":{{Why|reason=This claim isn't clear.|date=January 2025}}
- Use only plain text for the
|reason=
parameter. It does not support wiki markup like wikilinks, which can "mess up" the tooltip. - Double quotation marks used within the
|reason=
parameter will likewise "mess up" the tooltip; use single quotes or the HTML code"
instead.
- This template should be installed directly after punctuation, such as a full stop (period) or a comma.
- Remove the template when you add an explanation for a statement.
TemplateData[edit]
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools.
TemplateData for Why
A cleanup tag to indicate that a statement is in need of causal clarification.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reason asked | reason | Explanation of why causal clarity is needed
| String | optional |
Month and year | date | Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |