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The {{Tl|verify quote}} template will automatically place tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification]].
== Usage ==
'''{{tlx|Verify quote|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}'''
Use this inline template tag to label an ostensibly sourced quotation, to request verification with the original source. This is most often needed when:
* The quotation is misformatted, ungrammatical, or has other problems that suggest it was not properly transcribed from the original.
* The quotation may have been edited down or taken out of context to [[WP:NOR|imply something the original author/speaker did not actually mean]]
* The quotation looks like it may have been entirely falsified.
If the quotation does seem reliable, but simply lacks proper citations, then use {{Tl|Cite quote}} instead. In general, add the {{tl|Verify quote}} template only after a good faith attempt to verify the quotation has already been made. If the article has broader sourcing problems, a banner template like {{Tl|Refimprove}} may be more appropriate.
Regarding unsourced or poorly sourced information:
# If it is '''doubtful''' but '''unlikely to be harmful''' to the whole article, use a template like this to ask for source verification.
# If it is '''doubtful''' and '''potentially harmful''', move the information to the talk page and ask for a source.
# If it is '''very doubtful''' and '''very harmful''', remove the information immediately, without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
# If it is '''doubtful''' and '''potentially harmful''' with regard to a [[WP:BLP|living person]], remove the information immediately, without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
# If it is '''not doubtful''', use {{tl|Cite quote}} (or {{Tl|Citation needed}} for non-quotation material) to request a citation to improve the article's [[WP:V|verifiability]].
To find all the articles that use this template, please visit [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AVerify_quote What links here]. For more articles which lack sources, please visit [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]].
This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]], as it is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content and it should not be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].
=== Parameters ===
* {{Para|date}} You may append a date to the template in the following format:
:<code>{{Tlx|Verify quote|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>
* {{Para|type}} You may add a type, such as "paraphrase" or "transliteration" in the following format:
:<code>{{Tlx|Verify quote|type{{=}}paraphrase}}</code> becomes <sup>[''verify paraphrase'']</sup>.
== Related redirects ==
''(These all redirect to Template:Verify source)''
#{{Tl|Vq}}
#{{Tl|VQ}}
#{{Tl|Verify quotation}}
== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Quotations]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Quotations]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]
{{inline tags}}
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[[Category:Inline citation and verifiability dispute templates|Quote]]
[[Category:Quotation cleanup templates|Verify]]
[[id:Verify source]]
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{{Template shortcut|vq}}
<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE -->
The {{Tl|verify quote}} template will automatically place tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification]].
== Usage ==
'''{{tlx|Verify quote|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}'''
Use this inline template tag to label an ostensibly sourced quotation, to request verification with the original source. This is most often needed when:
* The quotation is misformatted, ungrammatical, or has other problems that suggest it was not properly transcribed from the original.
* The quotation may have been edited down or taken out of context to [[WP:NOR|imply something the original author/speaker did not actually mean]]
* The quotation looks like it may have been entirely falsified.
If the quotation does seem reliable, but simply lacks proper citations, then use {{Tl|Cite quote}} instead. In general, add the {{tl|Verify quote}} template only after a good faith attempt to verify the quotation has already been made. If the article has broader sourcing problems, a banner template like {{Tl|Refimprove}} may be more appropriate.
Regarding unsourced or poorly sourced information:
# If it is '''doubtful''' but '''unlikely to be harmful''' to the whole article, use a template like this to ask for source verification.
# If it is '''doubtful''' and '''potentially harmful''', move the information to the talk page and ask for a source.
# If it is '''very doubtful''' and '''very harmful''', remove the information immediately, without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
# If it is '''doubtful''' and '''potentially harmful''' with regard to a [[WP:BLP|living person]], remove the information immediately, without the need of moving it to the talk page first.
# If it is '''not doubtful''', use {{tl|Cite quote}} (or {{Tl|Citation needed}} for non-quotation material) to request a citation to improve the article's [[WP:V|verifiability]].
To find all the articles that use this template, please visit [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Template%3AVerify_quote What links here]. For more articles which lack sources, please visit [[:Category:Articles lacking sources]].
This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]], as it is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopedic content and it should not be [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]].
=== Parameters ===
* {{Para|date}} You may append a date to the template in the following format:
:<code>{{Tlx|Verify quote|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>
* {{Para|type}} You may add a type, such as "paraphrase" or "transliteration" in the following format:
:<code>{{Tlx|Verify quote|type{{=}}paraphrase}}</code> becomes <sup>[''verify paraphrase'']</sup>.
== Related redirects ==
''(These all redirect to Template:Verify source)''
#{{Tl|Vq}}
#{{Tl|VQ}}
#{{Tl|Verify quotation}}
== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Quotations]]
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Quotations]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check]]
{{inline tags}}
<includeonly>
<!-- CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS HERE, THANKS -->
[[Category:Inline citation and verifiability dispute templates|Quote]]
[[Category:Quotation cleanup templates|Verify]]
[[id:Verify source]]
</includeonly>
