Editing Template:Attribution needed/doc (section)

==When to use==

Use this to request [[WP:INTEXT|in-text attribution]] or an [[Wikipedia:Inline citation|inline citation]] for perspectives and opinions that the Wikipedia article asserts is held by someone, but you don't know who holds the view.

If the material is supported by a citation to a reliable source, then look at the source to find out who holds the view, rather than adding this tag to the sentence.

Do not demand in-text attribution for simple, non-controversial facts.  Simple facts, like "The Earth is round", should not be attributed to one person, because that attribution implies that very few people agree with the statement.  In-text attribution is normally reserved for minority views, controversial claims, and other widely disputed material.

* Controversial, poorly sourced perspectives and opinions in biographies of living persons [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons#Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material|should be '''deleted immediately''']], without moving it to the article's talk page.
* If you have reason to think that these perspectives and opinions are not attributable to anyone by a reliable source, you may remove them altogether.  Optionally, paste them into the article's [[Wikipedia:talk page|talk page]] and explain your reasoning of why they should be removed.
* '''If you know whom the perspectives and opinions can be attributed to:'''  Please [[Wikipedia:Be bold|be '''bold''']], delete the template, and indicate whom they are attributed to, either in the text or with a [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|citation]].

Avoid "[[WP:DRIVEBYTAG|drive-by tagging]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Tag bombing|tag bombing]]". It is much more constructive to edit an article to resolve a problem than it is to just leave a tag. Only tag if a resolution to the problem is not apparent.