Template:Anachronism inline
Template documentationUsage
Used to identify a statement that is anachronistic (does not suit the time period in question), such as describing an ancient lawmaker as a "parliamentarian" or a modern record player as a "gramophone".
{{Anachronism inline|date=October 2024|reason=It describes a modern record player as a "gramophone".}}produces [anachronism]
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TemplateData for Anachronism inline
<templatedata> {
"description": "Use this inline template to tag a statement that is anachronistic (does not suit the time period in question).",
"format": "inline", "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'", "type": "date", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "example": "January 2013", "suggested": true }, "reason": { "label": "Reason", "description": "Explanation of why the statement is anachronistic", "example": "There were no automobiles in the Eastern Roman Empire.", "type": "string", "suggested": true } }, "paramOrder": [ "date", "reason" ] } </templatedata>
See also
{{Anachronism}}– banner version of template for when entire article or section has anachronism problems (e.g. a section improperly analyzing Classical Greek actors as "stars" and the theatre of that era as something akin to Broadway)
