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			{{ {{{\|safesubst:}}}#invoke:Unsubst\|\|date=__DATE__ \|$B=
	<!--{{Missing information}} begin-->{{~~ambox~~		<!--{{Missing information}} begin-->{{Ambox
			\| name = Missing information
			\| subst = <includeonly>{{subst:</includeonly><includeonly>substcheck}}</includeonly>
	\| type = content		\| type = content
			\| image = ]
	\| text = Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: '''''{{{1}}}''.<br /><small>This concern has been noted on the ] where it may be discussed whether or not to include such information.{{#if:{{{date\|}}}\|''({{{date}}})''}}</small>
			\| issue = This {{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{{1}}}\|article}} '''is missing information''' about {{{2\|{{{about\|{{{on\|{{{reason\|{{{1<includeonly>\|{{error\|Error: you must specify what information is missing.}}</includeonly>}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}.
	}}
			\| fix = Please expand the {{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{{1}}}\|article}} {{Protected page maintenance message\|to include this information\|by making an edit request}}. Further details may exist on the ].
	<includeonly>{{#switch:{{NAMESPACE}}\|{{ns:-0}}\|Talk=]{{#if:{{{date\|}}}\|{{#ifexist:Category:Accuracy disputes from {{{date}}}\|\|]}}}}}}</includeonly><!--{{Missing information}} end--><noinclude>{{documentation}}</noinclude>
			\| date = {{{date\|}}}
			\| small = {{{small\|}}}
			\| cat = {{#if:{{{nocat\|}}}\|\|Articles to be expanded}}
			}}<!--{{Missing information}} end-->
			}}<noinclude>
			{{Documentation}}
			</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 11:07, 26 October 2024

This article is missing information about {{{1}}}. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (January 2025)

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This template is used on approximately 3,900 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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{{Missing}}

Purpose

This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or no one contested the proposal, the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed.

Caveats

This template:

sorts articles into Category:Articles to be expanded
- |nocat=true can be used to subdue categorization if necessary
is a self-reference
cannot be substituted

Syntax

{{Missing information|description|date=January 2025}} produces:

This article is missing information about description. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (January 2025)

{{Missing information|section|description|date=January 2025}} produces:

This section is missing information about description. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (January 2025)

{{Missing information|description|talksection=talksection|date=January 2025}} produces:

This article is missing information about description. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (January 2025)

The parameter to indicate what information is missing can also be explicitly named as |about=, |on=, or |reason=.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Missing information in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Missing information

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
(overloaded)	`1`	Specify "section" to indicate this template applies to a section. Defaults to whole article Auto value	Line	suggested
Info missing	`2`	The information missing from the article, if not supplied by (overloaded) Example a succinct statement of the theorem	Line	suggested
Talk page section	`talksection`	Name of a valid anchor in the article talk page noting this issue. All headings are automatically valid anchors. Example Cultural impact missing Auto value	String	optional
date	`date`	no description Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Date	suggested

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