Template:Citation needed

^{[citation needed]}

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Use this template when an unsourced statement needs a citation. Pages tagged with this template are added to Category:Articles with unsourced statements.

Usage

The following parameters are optional.

• reason - A reason that the statement needs a citation. Appears when you hover over the template link text.
• nocat=y - Avoids adding the page to the unsourced statements category.

Examples

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus was released on May 13, 2024.^{[citation needed]}

The developers have stated that there is a hidden message somewhere in this level.^{[citation needed]}

Template data

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TemplateData for Citation needed

Maintenance template for use when an unsourced statement needs a citation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
reason	reason 1	The reason the image needs to be replaced	Unknown	optional
nocat	nocat	Set to 'y' to avoid adding the article to the maintenance category Example y	Unknown	optional

See also

• {{Check}}

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Maintenance template for use when an unsourced statement needs a citation.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
reason	reason 1	The reason the image needs to be replaced	Unknown	optional
nocat	nocat	Set to 'y' to avoid adding the article to the maintenance category Example y	Unknown	optional