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This template should be used only on articles that have sources.

It may be used with {{ refimprove}} or other check references templates. This template should not be used with stubs.

This template should be used to indicate that there are an excessive number of citations in an article or section of an article. Such a large number of citations can be aesthetically unappealing and may make the article unreadable or may lead to confusion about what exactly each citation is used in support of.

This template may be removed by anyone who fixes the problem with the excessive number of citations. {{ Excessive citations inline|date=May 2024}}

This template is used to address excessive "piling on" of citations for the same claim, per Wikipedia:Citing sources § Bundling citations (and Wikipedia:Citation overkill).

Operation

This template will categorise tagged articles into Category:Citation overkill and Category:Articles tagged with the inline citation overkill template, or the latter category's subcategories thereof.

This template is a self-reference.

This template should not be substituted.

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

TemplateData for Excessive citations inline

This inline template is used to mark places in an article where there are excessive citations.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Reason	`reason`	A short explanation of why the claim has excessive citations.	String	suggested
Month and year	`date`	Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	String	suggested

{{ By how much}} {{ Definition}} {{ Definition needed}} {{ Example needed}} {{ Example needed span}} {{ Explain}} {{ How}} {{ How often}} {{ Misquoted}} {{ Quantify}} {{ Specify}} {{ Vague}} {{ When}} {{ Where}} {{ Which}} {{ Who else}} {{ Why}} {{ Year needed}}
Excessive	{{ Overly detailed inline}} {{ Duplication span}} {{ Importance inline}} {{ Relevance inline}} {{ Undue weight inline}} {{ Globalize inline}}

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Dubious	{{ Contradictory inline}} {{ Disputed inline}} {{ Dubious}} {{ Dubious span}} {{ Inconsistent}} {{ Needs independent confirmation}} {{ Speculation inline}}
Bare URLs	{{ Bare URL inline}} {{ Bare URL non-HTML}} {{ Bare URL AV media}} {{ Bare URL PDF}} {{ Bare URL image}} {{ Bare URL DOC}} {{ Bare URL plain text}} {{ Bare URL spreadsheet}}
Incomplete or broken citation	{{ Author incomplete}} {{ Author missing}} {{ Date missing}} {{ Dead link}} {{ Edition needed}} {{ Episode needed}} {{ Full citation needed}} {{ Incomplete short citation}} {{ ISBN missing}} {{ Moved resource}} {{ Page needed}} {{ Place missing}} {{ Publisher missing}} {{ Season needed}} {{ Time needed}} {{ Title incomplete}} {{ Title missing}} {{ Volume needed}} {{ Year missing}}
Missing or problematic reference	{{ Additional citation needed}} {{ Better source needed}} {{ Better source needed example}} {{ Check quotation}} {{ Chronology citation needed}} {{ Circular reference}} {{ Citation needed}} {{ Citation needed span}} {{ Citation not found}} {{ Close paraphrasing inline}} {{ COI source}} {{ Deprecated inline}} {{ Excessive citations inline}} {{ Failed verification}} {{ Failed verification span}} {{ Image reference needed}} {{ Irrelevant citation}} {{ Medical citation needed}} {{ Medical citation needed span}} {{ Nonspecific}} {{ Not verified in body}} {{ Obsolete source}} {{ Page range too broad}} {{ Primary source inline}} {{ Promotional source}} {{ Quote without source}} {{ Request quotation}} {{ Request quotation span}} {{ Retracted}} {{ Scientific citation needed}} {{ Self-published inline}} {{ Tertiary source inline}} {{ Third-party inline}} {{ Unreliable fringe source}} {{ Unreliable medical source}} {{ Unreliable source?}} {{ Verify quote}} {{ Verify source}}

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Usage

When to use

This template should be used only on articles that have sources.

It may be used with {{ refimprove}} or other check references templates. This template should not be used with stubs.

This template may be removed by anyone who fixes the problem with the excessive number of citations.

{{
Excessive citations inline|date=May 2024}}

Operation

This template should not be substituted.

TemplateData

This inline template is used to mark places in an article where there are excessive citations.

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Reason	`reason`	A short explanation of why the claim has excessive citations.	String	suggested
Month and year	`date`	Provides the month and year of the citation request; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13' Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	String	suggested

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