Template:Out of date
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The factual accuracy of this article or section may be compromised due to out-of-date information. You can improve the article by updating it. There may be information on the talk page. |
[edit] Template documentation
[edit] Usage
This template was created to deal with articles and sections in which the factual accuracy of the article may be compromised due to old or out of date information.
This template will add articles to Category:Articles with obsolete information.
[edit] Formatting
The default words "article or section" are replaceable: {{Out of date|table}} produces:
The factual accuracy of this table may be compromised due to out-of-date information. You can improve the article by updating it. There may be information on the talk page. |
A date parameter can also be used to inform other editors of the time the tag has been in place: {{Out of date|article|date=June 2008}} produces:
The factual accuracy of this article may be compromised due to out-of-date information. You can improve the article by updating it. There may be information on the talk page.(June 2008) |
[edit] Alternatives
- If there is no dispute about the need for an update, an out-of-date article or section can be marked with Template:Update.
- Template:Update after is an alternative for individual statements that will be out-of-date at a specifiable future date. It is a more recent and preferred alternative to Wikipedia:As of. It now links to the same category that Template:Update does.
- Disputes unrelated to the age of a reference or statement can make use of templates such as