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Template:Example needed span

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.^{[example needed]}

This inline template is used to highlight text that may need one or more examples.

{{Example needed-span|Text needing an example|date=Month and year}}

Parameters[edit]

|text=or|1= (or an empty parameter): the text that is considered to need one or more examples
|date=: the date the tag was added
|plural=: enter 'y' or 'yes' to change 'example' to 'examples'.

Example[edit]

Input:

{{Example needed-span|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet|date=June 2024}}

Result:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet^{[example needed]}

Input with plural setting:

{{Example needed-span|Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet|date=June 2024|plural=y}}

Result:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet^{[examples needed]}

TemplateData[edit]

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

TemplateData for Example needed span

Use this inline template to highlight text that may need one or more examples.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Text needing an example	`1` `text`	The text that is considered to need one or more examples	String	required
Month and year	`date`	Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Example January 2013 Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	String	suggested
Plural	`plural`	Enter 'y' or 'yes' to change 'example' to 'examples'. Example y Auto value `y`	String	optional

See also[edit]

Template:Example needed

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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

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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Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.

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