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==Usage==
This tag is for placement after attributions to vague "authorities" such as "serious scholars", "historians", "some researchers", "many scientists", and the like. For example:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
| Markup || <CODE>...is so regarded among historians<NOWIKI>{{Like whom?|{{subst:DATE}}}}</NOWIKI></CODE>
|-
| Visual replica || ...is so regarded among historians<sup>[''[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words|Like whom?]]'']</sup>
|}
You may use either one of the following formats:
: <CODE><NOWIKI>{{Like whom?|{{subst:DATE}}}}</NOWIKI></CODE>
or
: <code><nowiki>{{Like whom?|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
Use it when no specific examples of identifiable individuals from that group are named who could be used to verify the beliefs attributed to the group. Preferably, the offending statement should be made more specific by identifying particular individuals and then either cited or tagged for needing citation. Similarly, the statement should be deleted if the claim about the group is sufficiently vague as to be unsupportable.
Use good judgment when deciding whether greater specificity is actually in the best interests of the article. Words like ''some'' or ''most'' are not banned and can be useful and appropriate. If greater specificity would result in a tedious [[wikt:laundry list|laundry list]] of items with no real importance, then Wikipedia should remain concise, even if it means being vague. If the reliable sources are not specific—if the reliable sources say only "Some people..."—then Wikipedia must remain vague.
This tag will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases]]. This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]] and is part of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|Wikipedia project]] rather than the [[encyclopedia|encyclopedic]] content.
==See also==
*{{tl|Peacock}} (message box)
*{{tl|Weasel}} (message box)
*[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words]]
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy]], including boxes flagging weasel words, as well as inline templates such as {{tl|When}}
{{Inline tags}}
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[[Category:Inline cleanup templates]]
[[Category:Neutrality templates]]
</includeonly>
<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKI LINKS AT THE END OF THIS PAGE -->
==Usage==
This tag is for placement after attributions to vague "authorities" such as "serious scholars", "historians", "some researchers", "many scientists", and the like. For example:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
| Markup || <CODE>...is so regarded among historians<NOWIKI>{{Like whom?|{{subst:DATE}}}}</NOWIKI></CODE>
|-
| Visual replica || ...is so regarded among historians<sup>[''[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words|Like whom?]]'']</sup>
|}
You may use either one of the following formats:
: <CODE><NOWIKI>{{Like whom?|{{subst:DATE}}}}</NOWIKI></CODE>
or
: <code><nowiki>{{Like whom?|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
Use it when no specific examples of identifiable individuals from that group are named who could be used to verify the beliefs attributed to the group. Preferably, the offending statement should be made more specific by identifying particular individuals and then either cited or tagged for needing citation. Similarly, the statement should be deleted if the claim about the group is sufficiently vague as to be unsupportable.
Use good judgment when deciding whether greater specificity is actually in the best interests of the article. Words like ''some'' or ''most'' are not banned and can be useful and appropriate. If greater specificity would result in a tedious [[wikt:laundry list|laundry list]] of items with no real importance, then Wikipedia should remain concise, even if it means being vague. If the reliable sources are not specific—if the reliable sources say only "Some people..."—then Wikipedia must remain vague.
This tag will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases]]. This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]] is a [[Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid|self-reference]] and is part of the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|Wikipedia project]] rather than the [[encyclopedia|encyclopedic]] content.
==See also==
*{{tl|Peacock}} (message box)
*{{tl|Weasel}} (message box)
*[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words]]
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy]], including boxes flagging weasel words, as well as inline templates such as {{tl|When}}
{{Inline tags}}
<includeonly>
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[[Category:Inline cleanup templates]]
[[Category:Neutrality templates]]
</includeonly>
