This is a documentation subpage for Template:AEIS. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This is not an article template, but used only in talk page and noticeboard discussions. (Technically, it could be used in the |reason= or similar parameter of a dispute template, if it displays such a customizable message.)

Usage

This is a shortcut template for generating a link to the secondary sources sub-policy of WP:No original research, useful when it's necessary to give a reminder that only secondary sources can be used for any WP:AEIS: analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis of the facts, evidence, concepts, and ideas taken from primary sources. It saves a lot of typing.

Parameters:

|uc=y or |lc=n – begins with upper-case "A", for use at start of sentence. (These parameters accept any input like |uc=TRUE
 

|s or |es or |plural – changes default text (singular nouns) to plural nouns "analyses, evaluations, interpretations, or syntheses"

|adj or |ic or |ive – changes to adjectival "analytic, evaluative, interpretive, or synthetic", for use before words like "claims"

|al or |cal or |ical – changes to alternative adjectival "analytic, evaluative, interpretive, or synthetic", for use before words like "claims"

|ze or |ize or |yze or |ate – changes to US/Oxford-style verbs "analyze, evaluate, interpret, or synthesize",

|se or |ise or |yse – changes to UK-news-style verbs "analyse, evaluate, interpret, or synthesize" [Note: "synthesise" is non-standard even in Commonwealth English.]

|zes or |izes or |yzes – changes to alt. US/Oxford verbs "analyzes, evaluates, interprets, or synthesizes"

|ses or |ises or |yses – changes to alt. UK verbs "analyses, evaluates, interprets, or synthesizes"

|ing or |zing or |izing– changes to US/Oxford gerunds "analyzing, evaluating, interpreting, or synthesizing"

|sing or |ising – changes to UK gerunds "analysing, evaluating, interpreting, or synthesizing"

|ed or |zed or |ized or |yzed – changes to US/Oxford past tense "analyzed, evaluated, interpreted, or synthesized",

|sed or |ised or |ysed – changes to UK past tense "analysed, evaluated, interpreted, or synthesized"

Examples:

{{AEIS|uc=y}} requires a secondary source.
     renders as:
Analysis, evaluation, interpretation, or synthesis requires a secondary source.
 

Primary sources cannot be used for any ''{{AEIS|adj}}'' claims.
     renders as:
Primary sources cannot be used for any analytic, evaluative, interpretive, or synthetic claims.
 

This material {{AEIS|yses}} data and alleged facts, but cites no secondary sources.
     renders as:
This material analyses, evaluates, interprets, or synthesizes data and alleged facts, but cites no secondary sources.

See also

• WP:No original research (policy)
• WP:Citing sources (guideline)
• WP:Identifying reliable sources (guideline)