Editing Template:Better source needed example/doc (section)

==Usage==
This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is used in articles to identify an example that has one or more [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|inline citations]] but which fall under [[Template:Refexample#Self-sourcing|self-sourcing examples]] in popular culture. It produces a superscripted notation like the following:
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[[Jiminy Cricket]] is an example of [[arthropods in film]].<sup>[[#Fakeref1|[1]]][[#Fakeref2|[2]]]</sup>{{Better source needed example}}
<!-- Fake reference -->
::'''References'''
:{{anchor|Fakeref1}}1. {{cite AV media|title=[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]|author=Walt Disney|author-link=Walt Disney|date=1940}}
:{{anchor|Fakeref2}}2. {{cite news |last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?_r=1&res=9A03E2D8113EE33ABC4053DFB466838B659EDE&oref=slogin |title=Pinocchio - The Screen in Review|newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 8, 1940}}
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You can also include a {{para|reason}} note, which displays as a tooltip upon mouse hover, to leave a better record for future editors. For example, the following usage might be appropriate when the source discusses the example is an example in one context, while the article discusses the example in a different context:
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[[Jiminy Cricket]] is an example of [[insects in literature]].<sup>[[#Fakeref4|[1]]]</sup>{{Better source needed example|reason=The citation discusses the significance of the example (Jiminy Cricket) in a different context (films) than the one in the article (literature)}}
<!-- Fake reference -->
::'''References'''
:{{anchor|Fakeref4}}1.{{citation|title=Encyclopedia of Insects|chapter=Insects in Movies|author1=Vincent H. Resh|author2=Ring T. Cardé|publisher=Academic Press|date=2009|isbn=9780080920900|pp=668–674}}
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Set the parameter {{para|importance}} to any non-empty value to produce the superscript {{Better source needed example|importance=yes}}, or use {{Tlx|importance example}} to question the example's importance:

{{divbox|1=white|3=
[[Jiminy Cricket]] is an example of [[insects in literature]].{{importance example}}
}}

Adding this template to an article places the article into [[:Category:All articles lacking reliable references]] or a dated subcategory thereof, part of a family of categories identifying articles with reliable-sourcing issues. To find all such articles, see [[:Category:Wikipedia articles with sourcing issues]].

The optional {{para|date}} parameter is allowed; it requires using a non-abbreviated month name and four-digit year. A [[Wikipedia:Bot policy|bot]] will add this parameter if it is omitted. The simplest way to use this parameter manually is to copy the following example:

{{Tlc|Better source needed example|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

A user warning template, {{tl|Uw-refexample}}, is available to notify contributors that an article they created needs its referencing improved.

=== When not to use ===
Contentious material about [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|living persons]] that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be '''removed immediately'''. Do not tag it: remove it. For more information, see the section on [[WP:BLPREMOVE|contentious material]] in the Biography of Living Persons policy.

Material which is doubtful and harmful may be removed immediately, rather than tagged. See [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Unsourced material|Unsourced material]].

If no citation is given, use the {{Tlx|Citation needed}} tag instead. If the source given is self-published, use {{tlx|Self-published inline}}. If you think the author has a conflict of interest or is otherwise too close to the subject, use {{Tlx|Third-party inline}}. If the source has been surpassed by a newer, reliable publications that no longer support the claim in the article, use {{tlx|Obsolete source}}.

If you have the time and ability to find a better reference, please do so. Then correct the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, {{strong|the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them}}.