Template:BLP sources/doc

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

Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.

Other alternatives:

In BLP articles that have no sources at all, the {{BLP unsourced}} template should be used instead.
Be bold! Consider searching for references and adding them to the article, instead of this template.

Usage change

This template is intended to be placed at the top of articles about living persons that need additional references, and therefore in need of immediate attention. If the article is not about a living or recently deceased subject, use {{more sources}} instead.

Please add a date parameter. Adding a date parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:BLPs needing more sources and out of the parent category. This allows editors who keep an eye on biographies and BLP concerns to find articles in need of attention quickly and fix the oldest problems first.

Finally, if the article has a defaultsort, this is used for these categories as well. Otherwise, it is sorted on the first word (usually the first name).

Examples change

Paste-ready version: {{BLP sources|date=April 2024}}

This template can be used with a "section" parameter to tag specific sections: {{BLP sources|section|date=April 2024}}

Related pages change

{{More sources}} - the general version of this template for non-BLP articles
{{BLP unsourced}} - for BLP articles that don't have any sources at all
{{No footnotes}} - for articles that refer to sources but lack inline citations