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Usage[edit]

((Copyright violation|date=April 2024))

^{[copyright violation?]}

((Copyright violation|date=April 2024|sure=yes))

^{[copyright violation]}

TemplateData[edit]

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Copyright violation in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Copyright violation

Tags the preceding text or source with a notice that it might have been directly copied.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	`date`	Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value `((subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME)) ((subst:CURRENTYEAR))`	String	suggested
Certain?	`sure`	Set this to 'yes' to remove the question mark. Auto value `yes`	Boolean	optional

See also[edit]

((Db-g12)) – for speedy deletion of blatant text copyright violations involving an entire article
((Copyvio)) – for blanking entire articles or sections of article that violate copyright but do not meet the speedy deletion criterion
((Copyvio-revdel)) – for requesting a revision deletion after infringing material has been wiped
((Copyvio link)) – for just tagging a single external link, rather than an entire page
((Copyright violation)) – inline version to tag a sentence or paragraph
((Copypaste)) – for articles or sections that appear to be copy-pasted from another source
((Cv-unsure)) – if you're unsure whether a page violates a copyright because you don't know the source
((Close paraphrasing)) – can be used when content was apparently copy-pasted but also slightly reworded
((Non-free)) – for flagging articles that may use excessive amounts of non-free material
((Cclean)) – for notifying a removal of infringing material on articles' talk pages
((Uw-copyright)), ((Uw-copyright-link)), ((Uw-copyright-new)), ((Uw-paraphrase)), ((Welcome-copyright)) – for warning users who violate copyright
((CCI)), ((CCId)), ((CCI-notice)), ((CCI-project)), ((CCI-subject)) – talk page notices regarding contributor copyright investigations
((copied)), ((translated page)) – to show where page text originates, from other pages or from other language wikis, respectively
((Backwards copy)) – to show a source has copied Wikipedia, not the other way around

Inline cleanup tags

Attribution

Clarity

Miscellaneous

Neutrality

Precision

((By how much)) ((Definition)) ((Definition needed)) ((Example needed)) ((Example needed span)) ((Explain)) ((How)) ((How often)) ((Misquoted)) ((Quantify)) ((Specify)) ((Vague)) ((When)) ((Where)) ((Which)) ((Who else)) ((Why)) ((Year needed))
Excessive	((Overly detailed inline)) ((Duplication span)) ((Importance inline)) ((Relevance inline)) ((Undue weight inline)) ((Globalize inline))

Time-sensitivity

Verifiability

Dubious	((Contradictory inline)) ((Disputed inline)) ((Dubious)) ((Dubious span)) ((Inconsistent)) ((Needs independent confirmation)) ((Speculation inline))
Bare URLs	((Bare URL inline)) ((Bare URL non-HTML)) ((Bare URL AV media)) ((Bare URL PDF)) ((Bare URL image)) ((Bare URL DOC)) ((Bare URL plain text)) ((Bare URL spreadsheet))
Incomplete or broken citation	((Author incomplete)) ((Author missing)) ((Date missing)) ((Dead link)) ((Edition needed)) ((Episode needed)) ((Full citation needed)) ((Incomplete short citation)) ((ISBN missing)) ((Moved resource)) ((Page needed)) ((Place missing)) ((Publisher missing)) ((Season needed)) ((Time needed)) ((Title incomplete)) ((Title missing)) ((Volume needed)) ((Year missing))
Missing or problematic reference	((Additional citation needed)) ((Better source needed)) ((Better source needed example)) ((Check quotation)) ((Chronology citation needed)) ((Circular reference)) ((Citation needed)) ((Citation needed span)) ((Citation not found)) ((Close paraphrasing inline)) ((COI source)) ((Deprecated inline)) ((Excessive citations inline)) ((Failed verification)) ((Failed verification span)) ((Image reference needed)) ((Irrelevant citation)) ((Medical citation needed)) ((Medical citation needed span)) ((Nonspecific)) ((Not verified in body)) ((Obsolete source)) ((Page range too broad)) ((Primary source inline)) ((Promotional source)) ((Quote without source)) ((Request quotation)) ((Request quotation span)) ((Retracted)) ((Scientific citation needed)) ((Self-published inline)) ((Tertiary source inline)) ((Third-party inline)) ((Unreliable fringe source)) ((Unreliable medical source)) ((Unreliable source?)) ((Verify quote)) ((Verify source))

Wording

General advice

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