Template:Disputed section

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This template identifies a Wikipedia article where one or more sections has content whose accuracy or factual nature is in dispute.

This template is a self-reference.
Please do not subst: this template.

Usage

First add a new section to the article's talk page outlining your concerns, then add {{Disputed section}} to the top of the disputed section in the main article. To include a link from the "disputed section" header to the proper section of the talk page, use {{Disputed section|talk page section name}}. Articles using this template as shown above are placed into Category:Accuracy disputes.

To make the message box small and floated to the left, set the "small" parameter to "left". Note that in this case, a shorter message will be displayed that doesn't include a link to the talk page. Example:

Template:

{{Disputed section|small=left}}

Output:

Date

This template can take an optional date parameter in the format {{Disputed section|date = <month> <year>}} or {{Disputed section|talk page section name|date = <month> <year>}}. If the date is not included it will probably be added later by a WP:BOT. Articles using this template with a date are added to Category:Accuracy disputes from <month> <year>.

Template:

{{Disputed section|date=January 2025}}

Output:

Category:

Category:Accuracy disputes from January 2025

Redirects

{{Accuracy-section}}
{{Sectfact}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Disputed section

This template identifies a Wikipedia article where one or more sections has content whose accuracy or factual nature is in dispute.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Talk page section	`1` `talkpage` `talk`	Section of the talk page about the dispute	String	suggested
Date	`date`	no description Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Unknown	suggested
small	`small`	no description	Unknown	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Disputed section/doc.
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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Usage

Date

Redirects

See also

Wikipedia project pages

Templates

Disputed factual accuracy

Both accuracy and POV

Disputed neutrality (POV)

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