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This template is intended to be placed at the top of sections of articles which need additional references. Many editors understand this template to be redundant when it is used on articles clearly marked as stubs.

Usage

This template also includes support for using the |date= parameter. Adding this parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles needing additional references and out of the parent category, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. A bot will add this parameter if it is omitted. Be careful not to abbreviate the date, because then it will automatically add a redlinked category instead of the correct category. The simplest way to use this parameter manually is {{Refimprove section|{{subst:DATE}}}} but it can be done more explicitly as {{Refimprove section|date=July 2017}} (both result in the same output).

The template will display in a small format by default. To prevent this specify |small=no

Listed below are three options for usage:

{{Refimprove section}}

{{Refimprove section|date=July 2017}}

{{Refimprove section|{{subst:DATE}}}}

{{Refimprove section|{{subst:DATE}}|talk=Talk page section name|small=y}}

Differences from related templates

General advantages

  • {{Refimprove section}} is easy to use.

Differences from {{Primary sources}} and {{Unreferenced}}

  • {{Refimprove section}} uses simple, general wording so that the template can be used any time referencing in an article section needs improvement.

Differences from {{Citation needed}}

  • {{Refimprove section}} works for general and specific references whereas {{Citation needed}} can only be used in place of specific references.
  • Unlike {{Citation needed}}, {{Refimprove section}} places a very conspicuous banner at the top of the article section.

Note that {{Citation needed}} was formerly called {{fact}}.

Redirects

  1. {{Cite-section}}
  2. {{Refimprovesect}}
  3. {{Refimprovesection}}
  4. {{Refimprove-sect}}
  5. {{Refimprove-section}}
  6. {{Verify section}}

See also

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

See the monthly error report for this template.

TemplateData for Refimprove section

This template is intended to be placed at the top of sections of articles which need additional references.

Template parameters

Parameter Description Type Status
Month and year date

Provides the month and year of the refimprove request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'

Default
empty
Example
empty
Auto value
{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}
String suggested
Talk talk

no description

Default
empty
Example
empty
Auto value
empty
Unknown optional
Small small

no description

Default
empty
Example
empty
Auto value
empty
Unknown optional