Template:Self-reference
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This article or section may contain the type of self-references to be avoided (references to "Wikipedia"). Note that neutral references, such as references to the article itself or to other articles, are acceptable. Please address the problem by removing the word "Wikipedia" or by moving the page into Wikipedia:Project namespace. See the talk page for details. |
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The default words "article or section" are replaceable: {{self-reference|table}} produces:
This table may contain the type of self-references to be avoided (references to "Wikipedia"). Note that neutral references, such as references to the article itself or to other articles, are acceptable. Please address the problem by removing the word "Wikipedia" or by moving the page into Wikipedia:Project namespace. See the talk page for details. |
A date parameter can also be used to inform other editors of the time the tag has been in place: {{self-reference|article|date=June 2008}} produces something like:
This article may contain the type of self-references to be avoided (references to "Wikipedia"). Note that neutral references, such as references to the article itself or to other articles, are acceptable. Please address the problem by removing the word "Wikipedia" or by moving the page into Wikipedia:Project namespace. See the talk page for details. (September 2007) |
This template will categorize articles into Category:Articles containing self-references.