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Template:Template doc page viewed directly The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste one of the following at the top of the article:
- When only certain sections have a problem: Template:Tlx
- This causes the template to display "This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source."
- When an entire article has a problem: Template:Tlx
- This causes the template to display "This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source."
- Greater precision is possible with:
{{onesource|text=provide a caption here|date=November 2024}}
- This causes the template to display the caption specified with the text= parameter.
This template will categorise tagged articles into Category:Articles lacking reliable references or a monthly category like Category:Articles lacking reliable references from November 2024, if a date is supplied.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not subst: this template.
- There is currently no consensus as to where on the article to place templates such as this.
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Usage[edit]
This template alerts readers that an article or section may be based largely or entirely on a single source. Examples include articles with only one citation or one listing under references.
When using this template the text should have:
- Citation in footnote, Harvard referencing, or some other standard format.
- One key citation that an editor can verify.
Please try to improve the article or make a good faith attempt to find additional citations before adding this template, and discuss the matter on the talk page. If the one citation is problematic consider using Template:Tl instead.
Articles that merely lack references or have POV problems should be flagged with some other template, such as Template:Tl or Template:Tl
Note that some sections based on a single source may not be a problem, so no tag is necessary. For an example see this section.
Technical details[edit]
This template has two optional fields.
The first permits the user to specify what needs to be cited. For instance, if the entire article needs to be cited, a user would enter Template:Tlx; but should the user wish to be more specific on which section of the article needs to be cited, then the user could enter Template:Tlx. Leaving the parameter undefined is acceptable, as it will print out the default text "article or section."
The second field is a date parameter, entered as "date=month year". Adding this sorts the article into subcategories of Category:Articles lacking sources, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. If the date parameter is omitted, a bot will add it later.
Note that order does not matter with respect to the above optional parameters. Both Template:Tlx and Template:Tlx will produce the same result.
