Template:Incomprehensible

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Usage

• This template places articles into Category:Wikipedia articles that are incomprehensible.
• Please use the |reason= parameter to provide details.

Notes:

• The date-substitution template may be used to automatically generate the date, e.g., {{Incomprehensible|{{SUBST:DATE}}}}. See Help:Substitution for more information.
• The |date= parameter need not be added by the editor: if not entered, a bot will soon add it. The date parameter consists of the full English name of the current month with initial capital, a space, and the year, not full dates; e.g., "January 2013", but not "jan13". Any deviation from these two rules will result in an "invalid date parameter" error.

Parameters

• |date=February 2026 - required parameter, will be added by a bot if omitted
• |reason=text - optional parameter which adds advisory text
• |machine=yes - optional parameter which adds "Sometimes this can be due to machine translation."
• |section=text - optional parameter which changes the word "article" to "section" if 'y', 'yes', '1', or 'true' or its value otherwise
• |talk=section - optional parameter which indicates the talk page section
• |small=left - optional parameter which allows the use of the small format

Examples

Paste-ready example: {{Incomprehensible|date=February 2026}}

Example with reason: {{Incomprehensible|date=February 2026|reason=}}

Example with talk: {{Incomprehensible|date=February 2026|talk=}}

Example with machine: {{Incomprehensible|date=February 2026|machine=yes}}

Example with section: {{Incomprehensible|section|date=February 2026}} or {{Incomprehensible|date=February 2026|section=yes}}

Example with small: {{Incomprehensible|date=February 2026|small=left}}

{{Incomprehensible|small=left|machine=yes}} generates:

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Incomprehensible

A template to indicate that an article contains incomprehensible text

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	date	The month and year the template was added Example October 2015 Auto value {{SUBST:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{SUBST:CURRENTYEAR}}	String	required
Reason	reason	A reason for adding the template	String	optional
Machine Translation	machine	Adds: Sometimes this can be due to machine translation.	String	optional
Section	sect section 1	Changes the word article	String	optional
Talk	talk 2	The section heading on the article's talk page with relevant discussion	String	optional
Small	small	Allows the use of the small format Example left	String	optional

See also

• {{Incomprehensible inline}}
• {{Incomprehensible inline span}}
• {{Confusing}}
• {{Rough translation}}
• {{Technical}} – For when an article is too technical for most readers
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Contradiction and confusion

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