Template talk:Unreferenced#Requested merge.2Fredirect

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Making the "section" parameter change categorization?

While the proper template to use is {{t|unreferenced section}}, I've seen more than once {{unreferenced|section}} being used, and I've probably been guilty of it in the past myself. The issue is that it will still add the article in a subcategory of :Category:Articles lacking sources, rather than of :Category:Articles needing additional references. Would it be possible to change the template so that having "section" (or "paragraph", "subsection", or other values thereof) as the first parameter changes the category in which the article gets sorted? Even if the parameter is not recommended for use anymore, it could still be good to have articles using that legacy feature categorized correctly. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 15:04, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

Maybe should not be used for index-style articles?

Almost every meridian is tagged with this template, but most of them don't claim anything that really needs to be cited -- just "X meridian passes through Y country", which is not likely to be challenged and therefore does not need to be cited per WP:BLUESKY, I think (yes, national borders do change, but not quickly, and it's not controversial that, say, the 1st meridian east passes through Britain). I don't think it is helpful for {{unreferenced}} to be added to articles that (a) don't need any citations (b) for which it is unlikely meaningful content needing citations will be added and (c) which don't need reliable sources to not be deleted, i.e., articles that act as indices, as the prime meridian articles essentially do. I've already removed the template from some of the prime meridian articles, but I feel like it might get added back.

I think that the documentation should be updated to say the template should not be used on outlines and index articles that don't say anything that has been challenged or is likely to be challenged. Mrfoogles (talk) 23:01, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

"[[:T:UNREF]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]

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The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=T:UNREF&redirect=no T:UNREF] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at {{section link|1=Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 31#T:UNREF}} until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 21:04, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Question

When I use {{unreferenced|section|date=June 2025}} instead of {{unreferenced section|date=June 2025}}, will it count as Template:Unreferenced or Template:Unreferenced section? DrinksOrCoffee (talk)