Template:Original research span/doc

Usage

Do not substitute this template.

The {{Original research span}} template may be used to nudge fellow editors who may inadvertently (or otherwise) introduce text that appears based upon original research, into supporting such text through demonstrating its previously researched origins. This template provides a good faith means for editors to allow given text of fellow editors to remain temporarily in a given article until such time as the text's previously researched origins are supported. In the event that researched origins for the text are not produced after a relatively small passage of time (i.e., no more than a few days), the tagging editor would generally be right in assuming that it could be edited or otherwise removed from the article to comply with Wikipedia:No original research. When a given editor adds this template they must concurrently add corresponding text to the tagged article's talk page to explain their concerns relative to original research for the given tagged text unless talk already exists relative to such concerns. If a given article has been tagged and the tagging editor doesn't ensure that corresponding article talk relative to the tag isn't either already available or added within a short amount of time (i.e., no more than 24 hours) then fellow editors are within their rights to remove the tag or alternatively, add talk in support of its use.

This template is an alternative to {{original research inline}} that attaches explicitly to a portion of text, for example one or more specific sentences, by surrounding the text with the template. This is especially useful for flagging a block of multiple facts or multiple sentences as possible original research, and for singling out a specific fact that may be based upon original research among many attributable ones. It will categorise tagged articles into Category:Articles that may contain original research. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content.

Avoid use for multiple paragraphs or around a list without closing and opening each template around each paragraph or list item. This kind of use causes linting errors and may disrupt the page display. An alternative with multiple paragraphs is {{Original research section}}.

Once the issue is resolved, please remove this template from the surrounded text.

{{original research span|date=November 2024|Passage(s) that may be based upon original research}}, or:

{{original research span|date=November 2024|text=Passage(s) that may based upon original research}}

The date is optional, so the minimal syntax is:

{{original research span|Passage(s) that may be based upon original research}}

Example of usage:

Material attributable to reliable sources. {{original research span|date=November 2024|Material possibly based upon original research.}} Material attributable to reliable sources.

Material attributable to reliable sources. Possibly OR material. Material attributable to reliable sources.

Compare usage of {{original research inline}}:

Material attributable to reliable sources. Possibly OR material.{{original research inline}} More possibly OR material.{{original research inline}} More material attributable to reliable sources.

Material attributable to reliable sources. Possibly OR material. More possibly OR material. More material attributable to reliable sources.

Parameters

There are three parameters to the template:

|text= (or no parameter)

The content that may be based upon original research.

|date=

The date in the form November 2024. If omitted, AnomieBOT will add it if there are no new edits for a few minutes.

|certain=

If set to a value such as y or true, will remove the "?" in the tag, displaying it as ^{[original research]}.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Original research span

<templatedata> { "params": { "text": { "aliases": [ "1" ], "description": "The content that may be based upon original research", "type": "content", "required": true, "label": "Text", "autovalue": "" }, "date": { "description": "Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'", "example": "June 2015", "type": "date", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "suggested": true, "label": "Month and year" }, "certain": { "label": "Certainty indicator", "description": "If set to any value such as y, yes, true, etc., it will remove the '?' and show '[original research]'.", "type": "string", "suggested": false } }, "description": "Marks a specific piece of text as possibly based on original research.", "paramOrder": [ "text", "date", "certain" ], "format": "inline" } </templatedata>

Categorization of articles

Adding this template to an article places the article into Category:All articles that may contain original research and/or dated subcategories thereof.

See also

• {{Original research inline}} — equivalent which does not precisely identify the problematic text
• {{Original research}} — Original research banner template for top of article
• {{Original research section}} — Same, but for section
• {{Synthesis inline}} — The content near this template may contain improper synthesis
• {{Synthesis}} — Article or section may contain improper synthesis (banner template)
• {{Unreferenced}} — Not even a single source is referenced in the article (banner template)