Maybe should not be used for index-style articles?
Almost every meridian is tagged with this template, but most of them don't claim anything that really needs to be cited -- just "X meridian passes through Y country", which is not likely to be challenged and therefore does not need to be cited per WP:BLUESKY, I think (yes, national borders do change, but not quickly, and it's not controversial that, say, the 1st meridian east passes through Britain). I don't think it is helpful for {{unreferenced}} to be added to articles that (a) don't need any citations (b) for which it is unlikely meaningful content needing citations will be added and (c) which don't need reliable sources to not be deleted, i.e., articles that act as indices, as the prime meridian articles essentially do. I've already removed the template from some of the prime meridian articles, but I feel like it might get added back.
I think that the documentation should be updated to say the template should not be used on outlines and index articles that don't say anything that has been challenged or is likely to be challenged. Mrfoogles (talk) 23:01, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
- I agree. I suggest that list articles (like List of rivers of Vermont) need not contain references, as all the items in it are articles that themselves contain references. Littenberg (talk) 21:32, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
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When I use {{unreferenced|section|date=June 2025}} instead of {{unreferenced section|date=June 2025}}, will it count as Template:Unreferenced or Template:Unreferenced section? DrinksOrCoffee (talk)
Template-protected edit request on 21 November 2025
Hyperlinked images need alt text because screen readers need some text to read in order to announce the associated link, and this template's icon has blanked alt-text; per MOS:ALT's suggestions, this alt text should probably be simply "icon":
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{{Lemondoge|Talk|Contributions}} 21:19, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
Completed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 17:41, 22 November 2025 (UTC)
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