Template:Pages needed
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Usage
The {{Page needed}} template, and its plural version {{Pages needed}}, function as in-line requests for the specific citation of a page number, or numbers, in a cited work such as a book or journal. Do not use these tags to label citations to named entries in dictionaries or other alphabetically-arranged works with multiple entries per page, as the entry specified is already more specific than a page number. Do not use these tags to label statements which you suspect to be false; in this case, use a dispute template instead, such as {{Dubious}}, or move those statements to the talk page and ask for evidence.
{{Page needed|date=February 2024}}
These tags will categorise tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles needing page number citations or a dated subcategory thereof.
These templates are self-references and so are part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopædic content.
Parameters
reason (optional): Although usually the template is self-explanatory, there are times when it is helpful to provide an extra reason or note to explain the request like so: {{Page needed|reason=What the problem is}} This is preferable to using an HTML <!-- comment --> after the tag, as it is tidier to keep all of the {{page needed}}-related code inside the template. If the explanation would be lengthy, use the article's talk page.
As well as being visible in the source code for editors' benefit, the reason parameter is, if provided, displayed in many browsers as a tooltip when the mouse is hovered over the "page needed" link in the article, although the tooltip tends not to be displayed on mobile devices.
Position
Put the template directly after the associated <ref> tag.
Example
| Markup | Renders as |
|---|---|
Some text here.<ref name=Smith2009>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Jane |date=2009 |title=The Unbearable Beingness of Light |publisher=Fnord Pubs |location=New York}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=February 2024}}
...
{{Reflist}}
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Some text here.[1][page needed] ...
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Tracking categories
- Category:Pages using page needed template with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:Wikipedia articles needing page number citations (0)
Template data
TemplateData for Pages needed
The template functions as in-line request for the page number, or numbers, in a cited work such as a book or journal.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Provides the month and year; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
| Reason | reason | Additional reason(s) for placing the template | String | optional |
See also
- {{Page numbers needed}} – Non-inline version for when the problem is article- or section-wide
- {{Rp}} – To supply a referenced page number, for a source cited many times, at different pages numbers, in the same article
- {{R}} – To define and invoke references with referenced page number, for a source cited many times, at different pages numbers, in the same article
- {{Volume needed}} – Similar to {{Page needed}}, for missing journal, newspaper, comic, etc., volume and issue numbers
- {{Page range too broad}} – The opposite of {{Page needed}}, when the cited page numbers span more than a few pages
- {{Incomplete citation}} – For when a reference is missing multiple important pieces of information
