Editing Template:Citation needed/doc (section)

=== Inline templates ===
* {{tl|Additional citation needed}}{{Additional citation needed}}: request addition of more sources
* {{Tl|Cite quote}}{{Cite quote}}: for "actual quotations" which need citations to make them proper.
* {{Tl|Clarify}}{{Clarify}}: request clarification of wording or interpretation.
* {{Tl|Examples}}{{Examples}}: request examples for clarification.
* {{Tl|Nonspecific}}{{Nonspecific}}: flag a general, yet factual statement as needing to be made more specific before it can be verified.
* {{Tl|Page needed}}{{Page needed}}: request a page number for an existing citation.

==== Highlighting some text that needs a citation ====
* {{Tl|Citation needed span}}: similar, except that the text needing the citation is changed to a dark slate-gray color while being encapsulated in an off-white box with a pale pink outline. For example:
::Beetles constitute {{Citation needed span|text=by far|reason="By far" seems like it needs a citation|date={{currentmonthname}} {{currentyear}}}} the largest order of insects, with {{Citation needed span|text=350,000–400,000 species in four suborders.|date={{currentmonthname}} {{currentyear}}}}

==== Incomplete citations ====
* {{Tl|Deep link needed}}{{Deep link needed}}: inline request for the exact web page. Use when a web site is referenced but the exact web page is not given.
* {{Tl|Full citation needed}}{{Full citation needed}}: inline request for full citation, for example when only author, year are given.
* {{Tl|Incomplete short citation}}{{Incomplete short citation}}: inline warning and request for enough information to allow the short citation to uniquely identify a long citation.
* {{Tl|Page needed}}{{Page needed}}: inline request for the page number or page numbers in a work such as journal for an existing citation.
* {{Tl|Season needed}}{{Season needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing [[television|TV]] season & episode number.
* {{Tl|Volume needed}}{{Volume needed}}, similar to {{Tl|page needed}}: for missing journal, newspaper, comic, volume and issue numbers, etc.

==== Verification ====
* {{Tl|Better source}}{{Better source}}: flags a statement as requiring a better source.
* {{Tl|Dead link}}{{Dead link}}: tag a ref or an external link as [[Wikipedia:Dead external links|dead]].
* {{Tl|Failed verification}}{{Failed verification}}: source was checked, and did not contain the cited material.
* {{Tl|Request quotation}}{{Request quotation}}: request a direct quote from an inaccessible source, for verification purposes.
* {{Tl|Self-published inline}}{{Self-published inline}} or {{tl|Self-published source}} {{Self-published source}}: flag a source that cites the author.
* {{Tl|Unreliable source?}}{{Unreliable source?|name=Citation needed}}: flag a source as possibly being [[WP:RS|unreliable]] or [[WP:V|unverifiable]].
* {{Tl|Verify source}}{{Verify source}}: request that someone verify the cited source backs up the material in the passage.

==== Content ====

* {{Tl|According to whom}}{{According to whom}}: flag a vague, unreferenced, third-party claim with no specific, identifiable individuals or groups named who could verify the claim.
* {{Tl|By whom}}{{By whom}}: flag a statement that has a claim by a third party who is not well identified and/or well sourced
* {{Tl|Chronology citation needed}}/{{Chronology citation needed}}: request a source confirming or providing the chronology or timeline of a statement
* {{Tl|Definition}}{{Definition}}: flag a definition as being ambiguous or confusing
* {{Tl|Dubious}}{{Dubious}}: flag something as suspected of being incorrect; explain why on the talk page and briefly in the |reason= parameter
* {{Tl|Original research inline}}{{Original research inline}}: flag a statement as possibly containing [[Wikipedia:No original research|original research]]
* {{Tl|Peacock term}}{{Peacock term}}: flag a statement that contains [[Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms|peacock terms]] 
* {{Tl|POV statement}}{{POV statement}}: flag something as possibly not [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|having a neutral point of view]] 
* {{Tl|Quantify}}{{Quantify}}: flag a statement as being vague regarding the amount of something
* {{Tl|Technical statement}}{{Technical statement}}: flag a word or phrase [[Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable|that is both technical and not understandable]]
* {{Tl|Undue weight inline}}{{Undue weight inline}}: flag a statement that does not ascribe appropriate weight to its sources, according to their levels of prominence
* {{Tl|Vague}}{{Vague}}: flag a statement that is too vague to be unambiguously verifiable
* {{Tl|Weasel inline}}{{Weasel inline}}: flag a statement that contains [[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words|weasel words]] 
* {{Tl|When}}{{When}}: flag a statement that has a time period that's vague or ambiguous
* {{Tl|Who}}{{who}}: flag a statement that needs a description or identification of a person or group of persons

==== Timeliness ====
* {{Tl|Update after}}{{Update after}}: a template that only shows itself after a specified time, indicating an exceptional statement that will [[Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly|date quickly]].