Template:Independent source inline/doc

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This template is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages which have an inline citation but improperly reference a source that is biased because of very close connection to the subject, such as the manufacturer of a product. It produces a superscripted notation like the following:

This is a fantastic product.

This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable, independent sources. (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Use this template to "tag" dubious information or analysis which cites references produced by someone close to the subject of the article, so that other editors can know to back up the statement with citations, per Wikipedia:Verifiability.

You can also a (non-displayed) |reason= note, to leave a better record for future editors. For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the arguable claim that "This is a fantastic product...":

{{better source|reason=citation is the company's website, there must be more objective sources for this}}

Adding this template to an article places the article into one of a family of categories identifying "Articles with unsourced statements". To find all such articles, see Category:All articles with unsourced statements.

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Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons should be removed immediately. Do not tag it— remove it. For more information, see the section on poorly sourced contentious material in the Biography of Living Persons policy.

Material which is doubtful and harmful may be removed immediately, rather than tagged. See Unsourced material.

If no reference is given, use the {{fact}} tag instead.

If you have the time and ability to find an a better reference, please do so. Then correct the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.

• Wikipedia:No original research
  • Especially: Primary, secondary and tertiary sources
• Wikipedia:Citing sources
  • Especially: Unsourced material
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Verifiability and sources
• Wikipedia:Verifiability
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check

• {{Better source}}, for inappropriate use of primary sources
• {{Citequote}}, for "actual quotations" which need citations to make them proper
• {{Page number}}, request a page number for an existing citation
• {{List fact}}, request a citation of a source which justifies inclusion of a given entry in a list
• {{Clarifyme}}, request clarification of wording or interpretation
• {{Reference necessary}}, wrapper for a portion of a paragraph to highlight it as needing citation

• {{Verify credibility}}, flag a source as possibly being unreliable and/or unverifiable
• {{Verify source}}, request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage
• {{Failed verification}}, source was checked, and did not contain the cited material
• {{Request quotation}}, request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes

• {{Dubious}} – flag something as suspected of being incorrect
• {{or}} – flag something as possibly containing original research
• {{POV-statement}} – dispute the neutrality of a passage
• {{weasel-inline}} – Avoid weasel words.
• {{who}} – for placement after descriptions of a group of persons.
• {{whom}} – placement after mention of a vague third party claim that is not sourced.

• {{Unreferenced}}, article/section has no sources/references/citations given at all
• {{Refimprove}}, article/section has weak or incomplete sources/references/citations
• {{Citecheck}}, article/section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations