Template:Missing information/doc
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 | Do not use this template to tag articles or sections needing information provided by a product, use {{Update needed}} instead |
| Do not use this template to tag articles or sections that have old or out-of-date information, use {{Update}} instead |
Purpose
This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article that a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information is on the article's discussion page (making sure the discussion exists prior to placing the tag). This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or no one contested the proposal, the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed.
Caveats
This template:
- sorts articles into Category:Articles to be expanded
|nocat=truecan be used to subdue categorization if necessary
- is a self-reference
- cannot be substituted
Syntax
{{Missing information|description}} produces:
This article is missing information about description. |
{{Missing information|section|description}} produces:
This section is missing information about description. |
{{Missing information|on=the events that happened|talksection=talksection}} produces:
This article is missing information about the events that happened. |
The parameter to indicate what information is missing can also be explicitly named as |about=, |on=, or |reason=.
See also
- {{Explain}} (inline)
- {{Incomplete list}}
- {{Expand section}}
- {{Refideas}}
- {{Update needed}}
- {{Update}}
- List of dispute templates
TemplateData
TemplateData for Missing information
This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or no one contested the proposal, the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (overloaded) | 1 | Specify "section" to indicate this template applies to a section. Defaults to whole article
| Line | suggested |
| Info missing | 2 | The information missing from the article, if not supplied by (overloaded)
| Line | suggested |
| Talk page section | talksection | Name of a valid anchor in the article talk page noting this issue. All headings are automatically valid anchors.
| String | optional |