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For years, tweets have commonly been included in articles using the Tweet template, which allows for the [[Tweet (social media)|tweet]]'s content to be displayed within the article in an easy to digest format. The template allows for the name, handle, and photograph of the tweeter to be included with the quote of their tweet. It provides important context to the quote in an easy to understand format, allowing for people to quickly understand that this was a twitter post, rather than a quote from somewhere else. Twitter is commonly used by celebrities, political figures, and other notable people to disperse information quickly and directly to their followers. Twitter's tweets are unique, short messages, so the source of the post is often relevant information, especially when a tweet has a major enough impact on an entity that the tweet itself is notable enough to end up on a Wikipedia page.

Their have been some discussions about the relevance [[Template talk:Tweet/Archive 1#Box styling|of]] [[Template talk:Tweet/Archive 1#"Verified" sign doesn't belong in Wikipedia articles|this]] [[Template talk:Tweet/Archive 1#"via Twitter"|template]] [[Template talk:Tweet/Archive 1#Font|in]] [[Template talk:Tweet/Archive 1#Does this template have to have verified badges?|the]] [[Template talk:Tweet/Archive 1#Necessity of a template specifically for a tweet|past]], and an RfD was [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2024 May 4#Template:Tweet|held]] in May 2024 with a consensus to keep it as it was at the time.

----'''Option A''': Remove all Twitter/X branding from template but keep overall format the same

'''Option B''': Rework template to be like a normal quote

'''Option C''': Keep template with Twitter/X branding restored [[User:Tantomile|Tantomile]] ([[User talk:Tantomile|talk]]) 09:17, 27 February 2025 (UTC)}}

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