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((Disputed inline|Talk page section|date=March 2024))

To link to a centralized discussion on a page other than the article's talk page, use the |talk= parameter (a.k.a. |talkpage=, |discuss=, |discussion=) to give the location:

((Disputed inline|talk=Talk:Topic#Talk page section|date=March 2024))

The parameter |for= can be used to give a short reason that displays in the tag (do not use this for editorializing, or else any other editor may refactor such a comment out); the comment added here will be preceded by "for:" and the entire comment put in a round-bracketed parenthetical:

((Disputed inline|Talk page section|for=conflict with sources cited above|date=March 2024))

((Disputed inline)) should not be used without also raising the issue on the talk page and, as a general practice, should remain in place while the talk page discussion is active.

Articles with disputed statements

This inline template helps highlight a particular disputed statement or alleged fact, in contrast to the ((Disputed)) and ((Disputed section)) templates which mark a whole article or section as disputed. This is particularly helpful when there are reliable sources supporting two or more different claims. ((Disputed inline)) should not be used without also raising the issue on the talk page. When used on an article page, the word "disputed" links to Wikipedia:Disputed statement, and the article is placed in Category:Accuracy disputes or one of its dated sub-categories. This template is a more strongly worded version of ((Dubious)), which indicates a potential dispute, most often a question about reliable sourcing for the statement/fact at issue; ((Disputed inline)) indicates that at least one editor believes there is no question that the statement has a verifiability problem.

Other pages

If this tag is used outside the article namespace, it will not be categorized in an article cleanup category, and the word "disputed" links to Wikipedia:Consensus. It can be used to indicate an unresolved dispute and a talk page topic about the dispute, e.g. an issue at a guideline or WikiProject page.

For pages other than articles, use ((Under discussion inline)), which categorizes differently.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Disputed inline

Inline template used to mark the content being disputed.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Talk page section	`1`	Talk page section where the issue is discussed. Example Possibly incorrect facts	Line	suggested
for	`for`	More info about the tag's inclusion. Example Conflict between sources used	Unknown	optional
A different discussion page?	`talkpage` `talk` `discuss` `discussion`	The page where the dispute is discussed. Example Talk:Lorem ipsum#Possibly incorrect facts	Page name	optional
date	`date`	Date issue was raised. Example May 2016	Date	optional

((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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Usage

Articles with disputed statements

Other pages

TemplateData

See also