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Ticker symbols should not be used in article leads if the infobox contains this information. Unless the ticker symbol itself plays a sufficient role in the body of the article, the ticker symbol can be safely removed from the article lead in most cases. The consensus for this practice can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Ticker symbols in article leads.
Ticker symbols should not be included in article leads for the following reasons:
It is appropriate to include a ticker symbol somewhere in a relevant article (such as "GOOG" in Google). However, it should not be placed in the lead section when there are reasonable alternates available. Instead, it should be placed in the infobox if the article uses an infobox, such as {{ infobox company}}, which supports ticker symbols.
Another alternate position is the ==External links== section of the page. When a ticker symbol External link is directly relevant to the article, ticker symbol templates such as {{ NASDAQ}} can be placed in an external links section of the article, as in:
== External links ==
* {{NASDAQ|GOOG}}
This is an
information page. It is not one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of
consensus and
vetting. |
Ticker symbols should not be used in article leads if the infobox contains this information. Unless the ticker symbol itself plays a sufficient role in the body of the article, the ticker symbol can be safely removed from the article lead in most cases. The consensus for this practice can be found at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Ticker symbols in article leads.
Ticker symbols should not be included in article leads for the following reasons:
It is appropriate to include a ticker symbol somewhere in a relevant article (such as "GOOG" in Google). However, it should not be placed in the lead section when there are reasonable alternates available. Instead, it should be placed in the infobox if the article uses an infobox, such as {{ infobox company}}, which supports ticker symbols.
Another alternate position is the ==External links== section of the page. When a ticker symbol External link is directly relevant to the article, ticker symbol templates such as {{ NASDAQ}} can be placed in an external links section of the article, as in:
== External links ==
* {{NASDAQ|GOOG}}