Template:Full citation needed

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This template is an alternative to {{Citation needed}}, for the cases where a reference is alluded to, or given in part, but not specified in enough detail. The factuality may or may not be in question.

Usage

{{Full citation needed|date=December 2024}}

The template should be placed outside <ref>...</ref> tags.

• Nixon resigned August 9, 1974.<ref>''The New York Times''</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=December 2024}}

  Result: Nixon resigned August 9, 1974.

References

This template places the article into Category:Articles needing more detailed references or a dated subcategory thereof.

This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopædic content.

Template data

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TemplateData for Full citation needed

The template is used for cases where a reference is alluded to, or given in part, but not specified in enough detail.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	date	Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	suggested

Redirects

• {{fcn}}
• {{full}}
• {{Citation broken}}
• {{Incomplete citation}}
• {{Vague citation}}

See also

• {{Ref expand}}, banner template for when an article needs more than one citation to be completed
• {{Citation needed}}, for when no source is indicated at all
• {{Ref improve}}, banner template for when an article needs more than one citation to be added
• Wikipedia:Citing sources, especially Unsourced material
• Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
• Wikipedia:Verifiability
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check