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==Usage==
==Usage==
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{{Tlx|According to whom}}


You may append a date to the template in the following format:
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<code>{{Tlf|According to whom}}</code>
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:<code>{{Tlx|According to whom|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>


You may also append a date to the template in the following format:
The template may also be used to highlight the questionable passage in the text:
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:"The moon is considered to have {{Tlx|According to whom|water, cream cheese}} and potato salad." produces
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:<code>{{Tlf|According to whom|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code>


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:"The moon is considered to have {{According to whom|water, cream cheese}} and potato salad."
The template may also be used to highlight a questionable passage the text; for instance, writing:

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:<code>The moon is believed to consist of {{Tlf|According to whom|water, cream cheese}} and potato salad</code> produces:

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"The moon is believed to consist of {{According to whom|water, cream cheese}} and potato salad".

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This tag will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases]].


==When to use==
==When to use==
This tag is for placement after mention of a vague, third-party claim that is '''not [[WP:CITE|sourced]]''', such as "considered", "noted as", "nicknamed", "lauded as the world's [best/largest/finest/etc.]", "labeled", and the like.
This tag can be placed after statements of [[opinion]] that are given [[WP:WIKIVOICE|in Wikipedia's voice]] rather than attributed to a specific person or group of persons.


Use this tag when no specific examples of identifiable individuals or groups are named who could be used to verify the statements or beliefs that appear in the tagged passage of the article.
Ideally, the offending statement should be replaced with a factual statement about who holds a particular view by using [[WP:INTEXT|in-text attribution]], for example "According to Jane Expert, France is the most groovy country on Earth". Such statements should be followed with an [[Wikipedia:Inline citation|inline citation]] to the source of the opinion, or tagged with <code>{{Tl|citation needed}}</code> if appropriate.


Do not use this tag for material that is already supported by an inline citation. If you want to know who holds that view, all you have to do is look at the source named at the end of the sentence or paragraph. It is not necessary to inquire "According to whom?" in that circumstance.
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Do not use this tag if the statement in question is generally accepted as being true: [[WP:YESPOV|avoid stating facts as if they were opinions]]. Thus, we write simply that "The Earth is round", not "Scientists like Suren Ayvazyan, Teki Biçoku, Donald Canfield, Ricardo Cirera, Hartley T. Ferrar, Nicolae Frolov, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Manuel Santillán (and about a million others) say that the Earth is round."


===Alternatives===
===Alternatives===
* Sometimes, the offending statement should be made more specific by using [[WP:INTEXT|in-text attribution]] to identify particular individuals who hold this position, and then either supplied with an [[Wikipedia:Inline citation|inline citation]] showing that this person or group holds this position, or tagged as needing citation.

* Extremely vague statements ("Alice Expert enjoys broad support") should normally be removed.
* Extremely vague statements ("Alice Expert enjoys broad support") should normally be removed.
* Unsourced statements that say or imply something controversial [[WP:BLP|about a living person]] should be '''removed immediately'''.
* Unsourced statements that say or imply something controversial [[WP:BLP|about a living person]] should be '''removed immediately'''.
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* Do not use this tag if naming the individuals who hold a position would be silly because of the number. [[WP:ASF|Facts that are widely held should be asserted as simple facts.]] Do not use in-text attribution to imply that a widely held view is a minority position. Thus, we write simply that "The Earth is round", not "Scientists like Suren Ayvazyan, Teki Biçoku, Donald Canfield, Ricardo Cirera, Hartley T. Ferrar, Nicolae Frolov, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Manuel Santillán (and about a million others) say that the Earth is round."

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This tag will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
*{{Tl|Who}}
*{{Tl|Peacock}} &ndash; message-box
*{{Tl|By whom}}
*{{Tl|Weasel}} &ndash; message-box
*{{Tl|Peacock}}
*{{Tl|Weasel}}
*[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words]]
*[[Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words]]
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy]]
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy]]

Revision as of 22:39, 13 July 2016

Usage

{{According to whom}}

You may append a date to the template in the following format:

{{According to whom|date=April 2024}}

The template may also be used to highlight the questionable passage in the text:

"The moon is considered to have {{According to whom|water, cream cheese}} and potato salad." produces
"The moon is considered to have water, cream cheese[according to whom?] and potato salad."

When to use

This tag is for placement after mention of a vague, third-party claim that is not sourced, such as "considered", "noted as", "nicknamed", "lauded as the world's [best/largest/finest/etc.]", "labeled", and the like.

Use this tag when no specific examples of identifiable individuals or groups are named who could be used to verify the statements or beliefs that appear in the tagged passage of the article.

Do not use this tag for material that is already supported by an inline citation. If you want to know who holds that view, all you have to do is look at the source named at the end of the sentence or paragraph. It is not necessary to inquire "According to whom?" in that circumstance.

Alternatives

  • Sometimes, the offending statement should be made more specific by using in-text attribution to identify particular individuals who hold this position, and then either supplied with an inline citation showing that this person or group holds this position, or tagged as needing citation.
  • Extremely vague statements ("Alice Expert enjoys broad support") should normally be removed.
  • Unsourced statements that say or imply something controversial about a living person should be removed immediately.
  • Do not use this tag if naming the individuals who hold a position would be silly because of the number. Facts that are widely held should be asserted as simple facts. Do not use in-text attribution to imply that a widely held view is a minority position. Thus, we write simply that "The Earth is round", not "Scientists like Suren Ayvazyan, Teki Biçoku, Donald Canfield, Ricardo Cirera, Hartley T. Ferrar, Nicolae Frolov, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Manuel Santillán (and about a million others) say that the Earth is round."

This tag will categorize tagged articles into Category:Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases.

See also

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:According_to_whom/doc&diff=729693563&oldid=729618642

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