Template:Leadcite comment
 | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Leadcite comment}}). |
When to use
- MOS:LEADCITE does not prohibit the use of inline citations in any article, so don't use this unless you're certain that there is a current consensus against adding citations to the lead of that particular article.
- Be cautious about adding this to articles about Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, because the BLP policy requires inline citations for every instance of contentious matter about a BLP, including in the lead.
How to use
This comment can be substituted into the lead section of articles that follow MOS:LEADCITE and omit citations, to avoid erroneously placed {{citation needed}} tags.
The text that is added is as follows:
<!--No citations are required in the article lead per [[MOS:LEADCITE]], as long as the content is cited in the article body, as it should be. Do not add missing-citation tags like {{cn}} to the lead. If necessary, {{not verified in body}} can be used, or the content removed.-->
Articles using this
An "insource" search, such as this one, can be used to find most of the pages where this hidden message has been placed. (Note that the search text has to be adjusted for each variation in the text over time.) As of mid-2023, it is used in fewer than 100 articles.