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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Social media attention. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template should not be substituted. |
This template may have no transclusions, because it is substituted by a tool or script, it is used as part of a short-term or less active Wikipedia process, or for some other reason. |
This template adds a notice to the top of a page, alerting readers of a potential influx of vandalism and/or biased editing due to social media attention. The tag should only be in place for a short period of time.
Usage
Place {{Social media attention|date=16 October 2024}}
at the top of the relevant article.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not subst: this template.
{{Social media attention}}
creates
Some large social media accounts have recently posted about this article. |
{{Social media attention|cta=yes}}
creates
Some large social media accounts have recently posted about this article, and asked their followers to make edits |
Visibility
The template message is visible on all pages where the date parameter is set to either the current month or the previous month (currently October 2024 or September 2024), otherwise it is hidden via CSS.
Current usage
The following pages currently transclude this tag — these should be reviewed, as the tag should ideally only be present for a short period of time.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Social media attention
Use this template to add a notice to the top of a page alerting readers of a potential influx of vandalism and/or biased editing due to social media attention.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Day, month and year | date | The day, month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTDAY}} {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
Talk page section | talk | Section name on the talk page for further discussion | Line | optional |
Clarified social media account | who | Text to replace the words "social media accounts".
| Line | optional |
Affected area | what | Text to replace the word "article", usually "section".
| Line | deprecated |
Make box small | small | Enter "left" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left. This is not normally recommended.
| Line | optional |
Call to action | cta | Optional parameter to specify that a specific request was made on social media for followers to edit the article
| Line | optional |
See also
- {{False version}}, warning about manufactured screenshots of Wikipedia articles on social media
- {{Hoax}}, for articles believed to be a hoax