Template:Whose

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Usage

The {{Whose}} template is a variant of the {{Who}} template for statements with unclear referents, such as "Smith debated with Jones the validity of his theory of..." (Whose theory? Smith's, or Jones's?)

Use good judgment when deciding whether greater specificity is actually in the best interests of the article. Words like some or most are not banned and can be useful and appropriate. If greater specificity would result in a tedious laundry list of items with no real importance, then Wikipedia should remain concise, even if it means being vague. If the reliable sources are not specific—if the reliable sources say only that "In some countries..."—then Wikipedia must remain vague.

You may use either one of the following formats:

{{whose|{{subst:DATE}}}}

or

{{whose|date=December 2025}}

This tag will categorize tagged articles into Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases. This template is a self-reference and is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

See also

• {{Peacock}} (message box)
• {{Weasel}} (message box)
• Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy, including boxes flagging weasel words, as well as inline templates such as {{Who}} and {{When}}

TemplateData

<templatedata> { "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "The current month and year; for instance, \"June 2014\" (without the quotes)", "type": "string", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "suggested": true } }, "description": "A template to tag attributions or pronouns with unclear referents.", "format": "inline" } </templatedata>

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