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This template uses TemplateStyles:

Template:Reflist-talk/styles.css (sandbox)

This template is a version of ((Reflist)) designed for use outside of articles, for example on talk pages. Like, ((Reflist)), it creates a list of all references that have been defined with <ref>...</ref> tags on the page above the template (but below any other instances of a reflist template). The list is displayed inside a bordered box and with a title ("References" by default) that is not formatted as as a section heading.

It is most useful when the list of references needs to appear close to the text where the references are used, for example at the end of a section or right after a quoted passage.

If using it at the end of a section, consider adding a hidden comment to help editors keep the wikitext in the correct place:

((Reflist-talk))

Optional parameters

There are no required parameters. When using all parameters, the basic syntax is:
((Reflist-talk|colwidth=|title=|group=|refs=))

|title= specifies the box title, which defaults to References if this parameter is omitted. The box title will be blank if this parameter is included without an argument (that is, without any text after the equal sign).

The template recognizes these features of ((Reflist)):

|colwidth=: state in ems, a typographic unit of measurement.
|refs=: used with List-defined references.
|group=: identifies by name the subset of references to be rendered; the value should correspond to that used inline, e.g., ((Reflist-talk|group=groupname)) renders all references with groupname as the group name (<ref group=groupname>). There are five predefined group names that style the list differently. See Reflist § Grouped references

The template should be placed after the discussion that includes the references, as it will include all references before the template that haven't been claimed by a previous template.

Obsolete parameter

This parameter is no longer in use:

close: Until 2014, the parameter |close=1 was used to work around a bug. When the bug was fixed, this was removed.

Limitations

Do not indent this template

This template does not work correctly if indented with colons as is usual with talk page discussions.

Indenting also is unnecessary, because indentation is irrelevant to it: the reference box contains all the references from all posts in the section from all editors. Plus, it is set apart from other text through its own style, including a light, boxed outline. See this discussion for further details about this limitation.

Incorrectly boxed example

If you add : before it, the references do not appear inside the box as expected, but rather you get an indented empty dashed box, followed by the references, which are not indented:^[1]

References

^ Incorrectly boxed example reference

Correctly boxed example

If this is fixed, the above example would display inside a correctly-indented box, which would look like the following: ^[1]

References

^ Correctly boxed example reference

Redirects

Redirect list is from here. ((Inlineref)) ((Ref-talk)) ((Reflist-quote)) ((Reflist-talk)) ((Reflisttalk)) ((Reftalk)) ((REftalk)) ((Section references)) ((Talk-reflist)) ((Talk-refs)) ((Talk page-reflist)) ((Talk page ref)) ((Talk page reference)) ((Talk page reflist)) ((Talk ref)) ((Talk reference)) ((Talk references)) ((Talk reflist)) ((Talk refs)) ((Talkrefs)) ((Talkref)) ((Tref)) ((TREF))

Redirect from deleted template

((Section references)) now redirects here to ((Reflist-talk)). However, previously it was a different template that was deleted, with the existence of this template as part of the justification. See Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2015 March 2#Template:Section references for details.

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Reflist-talk

This template creates a list of references for a talk page discussion within a particular section.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Section title	`title`	The title to display before the references Default References	String	optional
Columns / Column width	`colwidth` `1`	Passed to ((reflist)). Two modes supported. First mode (deprecated): integer number of fixed columns into which the reference list is to be rendered. Second mode: typographic unit of measurement such as 'em', specifying the width for the reference list columns, e.g. '33em'; spaced '33 em' will not be recognized Default 1 if < 11 references; otherwise 30em	String	optional
Group	`group`	Passed to ((reflist)). Group is an identifier which restricts the references that are shown. Without this parameter, this template only shows references with no group identifier. With a group identifier specified, only references with a matching group identifier are handled. The rest are left alone.	String	optional
List of references	`refs`	Passed to ((reflist)). Provides a space to define named references for use in the article. References defined in this space are not shown unless used somewhere in the article.	String	optional
Extra CSS	`style`	Additional CSS to apply	Unknown	optional

((Dummy reference))
((Fake heading))
((Notelist-talk))
((Sources-talk)), a collapsed version of the above
((Remoteref)), link directly to article refs
Help:Automatically generated reference list
Wikipedia:Citing sources/Further considerations—a how-to article with some additional considerations for citing sources

v t e Wikipedia referencing
Policies and guidelines	Verifiability No original research Biographies of living persons Reliable sources Medicine Citing sources Scientific citations
General advice	Citation needed Find sources Combining sources Offline sources Referencing styles
Citing sources	Citation Style 1 Citation Style 2 Citation Style Vancouver LSA Comics Citation templates Reflist template
Inline citations	Footnotes Punctuation and footnotes Shortened footnotes Nesting footnotes
Help for beginners	Reference-tags Citations quick reference Introduction to referencing Referencing with citation templates Referencing without using templates Referencing dos and don'ts Citing Wikipedia
Advanced help	Cite link labels Citation tools Cite errors Cite messages Converting between references formats Reference display customization References and page numbers Guidance on source reviewing at FAC
Template documentation	((Edit refs)) ((Refref)) ((Refref2)) ((Refstart))
Tools	Wikipedia Library
Deprecated	Parenthetical referencing

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Inline talk templates

Template Shortcut Parameter? Example Output Notes

Thread level

((Moved talk))

((Moved talk|Dresden))

Moved: was at Talk:Dresden

Used at the thread's current location

((Moved talk to))

((Moved talk to|Berlin))

Moved to: Talk:Berlin

Used at the thread's former location

((Thread retitled))

((Thread retitled|Old title))

Thread retitled from "Old title".

Per Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines#Section headings

Opening

((Summoned by bot)) ((sbb)) ((sbb)) (Summoned by bot) Can be used in requests for comment

((Buttinsky)) ((Buttinsky)) ^{( Buttinsky)} A variation of ((Talk page stalker))

((Edit conflict))

((ec))

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((ec))

(edit conflict)

To indicate that you encountered an edit conflict

((Interrupted))

((Interrupted|Username|07:43, 17 April 2024 (UTC)))

— Username 07:43, 17 April 2024 (UTC) — continues after insertion below

Used to identify the contributor of the upper fragment(s) of a comment that was broken up by a different contributor's insertion of text

((Non-admin comment))

((nacmt))

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((nacmt))

(Non-administrator comment)

Optional and only for own comments, see doc

((Pinged)) ((Pinged)) (pinged) Indicates a notification was received

((Responding to ping)) ((rtp)) ((rtp)) (responding to ping) Similar to ((pinged))

((Talk page stalker))

((tps))

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((tps))

(talk page stalker)

Cf. Wikipedia:Talk page stalker

((Talk page watcher))

((tpw))

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((tpw))

(talk page watcher)

Ditto

Notifications

((Hidden ping))

((hp))

((hp|Username))

Invisible notification utilizing the zero-width space character

((Ping group))

((pinggroup))

((pinggroup|Pinging collaborators|John Doe|Jane Doe|...))

Pinging collaborators (John Doe—Jane Doe—...)

Up to 10 usernames

((Pong))

((pong|Username))

Username:

In reply to a ping

((Reply to))

((re))/((ping))

((re|Username))/((ping|Username))

@Username:

Sends a notification; up to 50 names

((To))

((To|Username))

To editor Username:

Sends a notification

During

((subst:Arbitrary break)) ((subst:Arbitrarybreak)) ((subst:Arbitrarybreak)) ======(arbitrary break)====== Requires substitution

((subst:Bump)) ((subst:Bump)) Bumping thread ~~~~ Requires subst. A wrapper for ((do not archive until))

((FBDB)) ((FBDB)) ^[FBDB] An initialism for Friendly Banter – Don't Block

((KISS)) ((KISS)) KISS References the KISS principle politely

((No ping))

((np))

((np|Username))

Username

Works like ((U)) but without triggering a notification

((No ping2))

((np2))

((np2|Username))

Username (talk · contribs)

Works like ((User)) but without triggering a notification

((Notelist-talk))

((tnote))

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((tnote))

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of footnotes for a talk page discussion

((Outdent))

((od))

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((od|:::::))

For out-denting a reply when indention gets too deep

((Outdent2))

((od2))

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((od2))

(←)

Alternative out-denting

((Reflist-talk))

((tref))

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((tref))

_{[not shown here]}

Creates a list of references for a talk page discussion

((Relevant discussion))

((reldis))

((reldis|Talk:Berlin))

Relevant discussion at

→ Talk:Berlin

Creates links to related discussions in a visually unique way

((Sources-talk)) ((Sources-talk)) _{[not shown here]} A convenience wrapper around ((Reflist-talk))

((Talkfact))

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"Oranges are blue!"((talkfact))

"Oranges are blue!"^{[citation needed]}

Used to quickly ask an editor to back up their claims

((Talk quote inline))

((tq))

((tq|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material

((Talk quote inline italic))

((tqi))

((tqi|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

((Not talk quote inline))

((!tq))

((!tq|"Oranges are orange!"))

"Oranges are orange!"

To highlight a short excerpt of quoted material someone didn't say but could have, or perhaps, should have

((Not talk quote inline italic))

((!tqi))

((!tqi|"Oranges are orange!"))

"Oranges are orange!"

((Talk quote block))

((tqb))

((tqb|"Oranges are blue!"))

"Oranges are blue!"

To highlight a longer excerpt of quoted material

((Talk quote block minimalist))}

((tqbm))

((tqbm|Oranges are blue.))

Oranges are blue.

A longer excerpt of quoted material, with less highlighting

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((Please sign inline)) ((Please sign inline)) (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)

((subst:Please ping))

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((Please ping))

(please

mention me on reply)

Includes your username if substituted, but can be transcluded. Use ((Please ping|no)) to ask not to be pinged.

((Not watching)) ((nw)) ((nw)) (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.)

((subst:Notifyme)) ((subst:pingme)) ((subst:pingme)) If you reply here, please put ((reply|your username will show up here)) in front of your message so I get a notification. Thank you! Requires substitution. Will automatically add your username by substituting ((REVISIONUSER)) when you save.

((subst:Request ping))

((subst:repi))

((subst:repi|Example))

If you reply here, please ping me by adding ((u|Example)) to your message, and signing it.

Requires subst

((Signote))

((sg))

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((sg))

_{Please leave me a note if you reply}

((Watching)) ((Watching)) (I am watching this page, so please reply here.)

Closure

((Sock vote))

((sockvote))

((sock vote|Example))

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Blocked sockpuppet of Example, see investigation)

To mark a vote/comment cast by sockpuppet. More parameters exist and can be viewed at the template documentation.

Humor disclosure

(See the list here.)

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Reflist-talk/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

Optional parameters

Obsolete parameter

Limitations

Do not indent this template

Incorrectly boxed example

Correctly boxed example

Redirects

Redirect from deleted template

TemplateData

See also