Template:Third-party-inline/doc

This template is used in articles to identify sentences or short passages which have an inline citation but improperly reference a source that is biased because of very close connection to the subject, such as the manufacturer of a product. It produces a superscripted notation like the following:
 * This is a fantastic product.

Use this template to "tag" dubious information or analysis which cites references produced by someone close to the subject of the article, so that other editors can know to back up the statement with citations, per WikiQueer:Verifiability.

You may also (shown below) include a reason note, to leave a better record for future editors. For example, the following usage might be appropriate to the arguable claim that "This is a fantastic product...":

Note that if you do not add date, a bot will date your entry with the month and year at a later time.

Adding this template to an article places the article into one of a family of categories identifying "Articles with unsourced statements". To find all such articles, see Category:All articles with unsourced statements.

When not to use this template
Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons should be removed immediately. Do not tag it— remove it. For more information, see the section on poorly sourced contentious material in the Biography of Living Persons policy.

Material which is doubtful and harmful may be removed immediately, rather than tagged. See Unsourced material.

If no reference is given, use the tag instead.

If you have the time and ability to find an a better reference, please do so. Then correct the citation yourself, or correct the article text. After all, the ultimate goal is not to merely identify problems, but to fix them.

Inline templates

 * Better source, for inappropriate use of primary sources
 * Verify credibility, flag a source as possibly being unreliable for any reason
 * Dubious – flag something as suspected of being incorrect

Whole article templates

 * Unreferenced, zero sources cited on entire page
 * Third-party, zero independent or third-party sources cited on entire page

Article message box templates

 * Unreferenced, article/section has no sources/references/citations given at all
 * Refimprove, article/section has weak or incomplete sources/references/citations
 * Citecheck, article/section may have inappropriate or misinterpreted citations
 * Third-party, no independent, third-party sources anywhere in the article