Template:Contradictory inline

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This template is used to mark sentences or phrases that contradict other material in the same page by default, or a different page if one is specified.

This template is a self-reference.

Usage

Append this template immediately after the contradictory material, and use one or more of the parameters below to specify the nature of the contradiction.

Parameters

No links or other wikimarkup, and no double quotes, in these parameter values, except as noted below. This content appears in the mouse-over tooltip, when hovering over the template's "Contradictory" output. This feature cannot support links, italics, or other markup, and chokes on double quotes (use single, or the character entity code " to generate a double quote character).

Unnamed parameter (may be named explicitly as |1= or |article=): Title of mainspace article with which the material is in conflict, e.g. |article=Dove, and may contain a # anchor to a section, e.g. |article=Dove#Domestication, though it will be more legible to specify the section with the |section= parameter below: |article=Dove|section=Domestication.
|page=: Title of a non-article (and optionally a section within it, or use |section=) with conflicting material, e.g. the article's talk page: |page=Talk:Pigeon#New sources on genetics or |page=Talk:Pigeon|section=New sources on genetics. When the template is used in a non-article (e.g. a Wikipedia guideline page), this parameter and the above one are equivalent.
|section=: Name of a section (or other HTML anchor) in the present page or other page, to be more specific about where the material is with which the tagged content conflicts; do not use the # symbol. When used alone, it indicates a section on the current page, e.g. |section=Modern genetic research. When used with either of the above two parameters, indicates a section on the other page, e.g. |Dove|section=Domestication.
|reason=: Used to replace the entire output of the mouse-over tooltip,^{[under discussion]} to provide an alternative explanation about the nature of the conflicting information. Use the talk page for detailed information, as the tooltip cannot supply a large amount of content (depending on browser, there are limits to both the amount of content that can be included, and the length of time it will display; it needs to be readable in a few seconds).
|date=January 2026: To date the addition of the tag. If you leave this parameter off, a bot will add it later.

Categorisation

This template may categorise tagged articles, depending on parameters.

If it is used in an article, and no conflicting article is specified, the article will be categorised into Category:All self-contradictory articles.
If it is used in an article and a conflicting article is specified, the article in which the template appears will be categorised into Category:Articles contradicting other articles.

Examples

The code: {{Contradictory inline}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|date=January 2026}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|Dove}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|1=Dove#Domestication}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|article=Dove|section=Domestication}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|page=Talk:Pigeon|section=Merging article "Doves"}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|section=See also}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}
The code: {{Contradictory inline|article=Dove|section=Domestication|reason=Sources there have earlier domestication date.|date=January 2026}}
produces: ^{[contradictory]}

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Contradictory inline

Tag for marking sentences or phrases that contradict other material in the same page by default, or a different page if one is specified.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article	`article` `1`	The article in which the contradictory information is found, if not the current article. The tag will link to that article.	String	optional
Page	`page`	The page, if not an article, in which the contradictory information is found, if not the current page.	String	optional
Section	`section`	A specific section, if applicable, of the article or page in which the contradictory information is found.	String	optional
Reason	`reason`	A brief explanation of the contradiction. Use the talk page for a longer explanation. Auto value	String	suggested
Date	`date`	The month and year on which this tag is being added, e.g., 'January 2018', but not 'jan18'. If you omit this parameter, a bot will fill it in later. Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Date	suggested