Dispute templates are used to alert other editors that work is needed on a certain article, and auto-categorize pages so that patrolling editors can add their talent to the problem. The primary purpose of this page is to display and discuss the use of these sometimes controversial aids to joint edit collaboration.

They should normally not be used without a clear description from the applying editor of the rationale, preferably presented in a numbered list form on the article's talk page, in a section which includes the name of the template that was applied. As these items are dealt with, it is suggested each line be struck through. Some guidance should be given by the posting editor as to what action will resolve the matter when using section and article (page) tagging templates.

It is preferable that in-line templates be applied to content that is being objected to on bias or fact grounds. Inline templates are preferred because they can be attached directly to disputed sentences. Section templates follow next in preference to tagging a whole article.

Many editors consider use of any banner template in an article a serious measure of last resort, and would prefer other measures be exhausted before such detractions from the project be used. If one must be used, please make a thorough note listing deficiencies or items being disputed in bulleted or numbered paragraph format under a clear notice section heading on the article's talk page.

Please remember to use these appropriately, and use the most specific messages you can find for the situation.

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{{ Autobiography}} links  talk	This date-flagged is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject. It may need editing to conform to Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. There may be relevant discussion on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Articles which are autobiographies and may not be NPOV because of that, with the date at which they were flagged.
{{ Self-contradictory}} links  talk	This article or section appears to contradict itself. Please see the talk page for more information.	Self-contradicting article top
{{ Contradicts other|Article}} links  talk	This article appears to contradict the article Article. Please discuss at the talk page and do not remove this message until the contradictions are resolved.	One or both contradicting articles top
{{ Dispute about|'''The topic of dispute'''}} links  talk	The factual accuracy of part of this article is disputed. The dispute is about The topic of dispute. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. See the relevant discussion on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Disputed articles with list of topics top
{{ Disputed}} links  talk	This article's factual accuracy is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Disputed articles top
{{ Disputed category}} links  talk	The inclusion of one or more of the categories on this page is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.	Disputed articles top
{{ Disputed chem}} links  talk	This chemical structure or diagram's factual accuracy is disputed. Page last edited 156 days ago {{{1}}}. Please discuss the issue on this diagram's talk page. See also: Wikipedia structure drawing guide. Usage: {{ Disputed chem|why}} – All: Category:Disputed chemical diagrams	Disputed articles top
{{ Disputed list}} links  talk	The inclusion of certain items in this list is currently being disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the article's talk page.	Disputed articles top
{{ Neologism}} links  talk	This article may document a neologism or protologism in such a manner as to promote it. Please add more reliable sources to establish its current use and the impact the term has had on its field. Otherwise consider renaming or deleting the article. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Possible neologisms top
{{ Notability|guideline (e.g. "Biographies")}} links  talk	The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources:  "Disputes" –  news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Non-notable topic, listing the specific guideline at issue top
{{ Notability}} links  talk	The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources:  "Disputes" –  news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Non-notable topic or failing to meet the current notability guidelines (verbose) top
{{ POV}} links  talk	The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Disputed articles top
{{ Unbalanced}} links  talk	This article may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Please improve the article by adding information on neglected viewpoints, or discuss the issue on the talk page.	Articles which contain Unbalanced citations.

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{{ Advert}} links  talk	This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Pages that promote commercial products or services
{{ Cite check}} links  talk	This article may contain citations that do not verify the text. Please check for citation inaccuracies. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	At the top of an article or section where the text misrepresents the sources cited.
{{ Content}} links  talk	The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed. The information may have been removed or included by an editor as a result. Please see discussion on the talk page considering whether its inclusion is warranted.	Above the site of dispute in article or section
{{ Disputed map}} links  talk	The factual accuracy of the map included in this page is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help replace the disputed map with another suitable one or improve it if possible. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Article or section that includes a disputed map
{{ Fanpov}} links  talk	This article may be written from a fan's point of view, rather than a neutral point of view. Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality, and to make it neutral in tone. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Pages that read like a fansite instead of the formal tones expected of an encyclopedia.
{{ Incoherent}} links  talk	This article may lack focus or may be about more than one topic. Please help improve this article, possibly by splitting the article and/or by introducing a disambiguation page, or discuss this issue on the talk page.	Section where some sentences in a section or the text as a whole does not relay an understandable message
{{ Missing information|Info}} links  talk	This article is missing information about Info. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page.	Article or section where information not present may be worthy of inclusion
{{ Multiple issues}} links  talk	This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages) No issues specified. Please specify issues, or remove this template. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Use the section=y parameter if you use the template for a particular section. To tag a specific issue, set any string of text to the parameter, such as issue=y To specify the month tagged for the categories that sort articles by month, type issue=April 2024 or issue=April 2007	Top of article or section with three or more issues
{{ Original research}} links  talk	This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Possible original research.
{{ Peacock}} links  talk	This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information. Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Article or section that has peacock terms
{{ Recentism}} links  talk	This article appears to be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events.	Top of article, or top of section in dispute.
{{ Refimprove}} links  talk	This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  "Disputes" –  news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Possibly inaccurate articles top
{{ Science review}} links  talk	This article reads like a scientific review article and potentially contains biased syntheses of primary sources. Please replace inadequate primary references with secondary sources. See the talk page for details. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Top of articles or sections
{{ Self-published}} links  talk	This article may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources where they are used inappropriately. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	On an article where self-published (online or in print) sources are cited, which are not legitimately citable as a secondary source, according to WP:Verifiability policy.
{{ Story}} links  talk	This article is written like a story. Please help rewrite this article to introduce an encyclopedic style and a neutral point of view.	Pages that read like a narrative and tell a story rather than providing encyclopedic information.
{{ Synthesis}} links  talk	This article or section possibly contains synthesis of material which does not verifiably mention or relate to the main topic. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Possible unpublished synthesis. (The text in quotation marks is replaced with the title of the article.)
{{ Tone}} links  talk	This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Pages that tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.
{{ Undue weight|article}} {{ Undue weight|section}} links  talk	This section may lend undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, or controversies. Please help improve it by rewriting it in a balanced fashion that contextualizes different points of view. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Sections or text where a matter such as a controversy or incident has been given more weight than is appropriate in the context of the article or biography as a whole.
{{ Unreferenced}} links  talk	This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  "Disputes" –  news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Lacks attributions from reliable sources. See template page for special usages.
{{ User-generated}} links  talk	This article may contain improper references to user-generated content. Please help improve it by removing references to unreliable sources, where they are used inappropriately. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	On an article where user-generated content is cited, which is not legitimately citable as a secondary source, according to the WP:Reliable sources guideline.
{{ Weasel}} links  talk	This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. Such statements should be clarified or removed.	Article or section that has weasel words

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{{ Disputed section}} links  talk	This section's factual accuracy is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Disputed article sections under section header
{{ Expand section}} links  talk	This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it.	Top of section to be expanded.
{{ POV lead}} links  talk	The neutrality of this article's introduction is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Disputed article intro top
{{ POV section}} links  talk	The neutrality of this section is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Disputed article sections under section header
{{ Section OR}} links  talk	This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Section contains possible original research.
{{ Unreferenced section}} links  talk	This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)	Top of section lacking citations

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{{ Calm}} links  talk	Please stay calm and civil while commenting or presenting evidence, and do not make personal attacks. Be patient when approaching solutions to any issues. If  consensus is not reached, other solutions exist to draw attention and ensure that more editors mediate or comment on the dispute.	Talk pages which are likely to have incivil or hot-headed disputes.
{{ Controversial}} links  talk	The subject of this article is controversial and content may be in dispute. When updating the article, be bold, but not reckless. Feel free to try to improve the article, but don't take it personally if your changes are reversed; instead, come here to the talk page to discuss them. Content must be written from a neutral point of view. Include citations when adding content and consider tagging or removing unsourced information.	Talk page top
{{ Controversial-issues}} links  talk	This topic contains controversial issues, some of which have reached a consensus for approach and neutrality, and some of which may be disputed. Before making any potentially controversial changes to the article, please carefully read the discussion-page dialogue to see if the issue has been raised before, and ensure that your edit meets all of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Please also ensure you use an accurate and concise edit summary.	Talk page top
{{ Off topic warning}} links  talk	This page is not a forum for general discussion about Template index/Disputes. Any such comments may be removed or refactored. Please limit discussion to improvement of this page. You may wish to ask factual questions about Template index/Disputes at the Reference desk.	Talk pages which are frequently used by inexperienced users as a forum for discussion of things not related to improving the corresponding article.

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