Template:Where
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[where?]
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Usage
Put {{Where|date=May 2024}} next to a statement which does not specify the place at which an event took place or to which the statement applies.
This template takes three parameters:
|date=Since when the tag has been in place. Must be in the following format:{{Where|date=May 2024}}.|talk=Whether to display a link to the talk page. Can take values "yes" or "no". If "yes", then will exhibit a link to a talk page discussion you are supposed to open.- The name of the specific section on the talk page where you opened a discussion.
Full example:
{{Where|talk=yes|Example|date=May 2024}} results in [where? ]
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This template automatically adds tagged pages to Category:Vague or ambiguous geographic scope, or a dated subcategory thereof.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Where
Use this template next to a statement which does not specify the place at which an event took place or to which the statement applies
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | date | Month and year
| Date | suggested |
| Talk | talk | Whether to display a link to the talk page. Can take values 'yes' or 'no'.
| String | optional |
| Name of talk page section | 1 | Use if talk = yes. Do not wikilink.
| String | optional |
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Inline Templates
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)
- Category:Inline cleanup templates
- {{Globalize}}
- Wikipedia:Proper names, especially the section on place names
- MOS:COMPASS for descriptive names such as south east England
- List of European regions with alternative names
- List of country names in various languages
- Category:Vague or ambiguous geographic scope, for articles tagged with this template as needing editing to conform to naming conventions
