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+<includeonly><sup>&#91;<i>[[Consumer Rights Wiki:Verifiability|citation needed]]</i>{{#if:{{{reason|}}}|&#32;&#45;&#32;{{{reason}}}}}{{#if:{{{date|}}}|&#32;&#40;{{{date}}}&#41;}}&#93;</sup>{{#ifeq:{{{nocat}}}|yes||[[Category:Articles in need of citations]]}}</includeonly><noinclude>
+Use this template when an uncited claim is made in an article. The "[[:Category: Articles in need of citations|Articles in need of citations]]" category is automatically applied to the article when published.
-This template creates a superscript citation needed tag that appears as: <p>I want to mark this{{Citation needed}}</p>
 == Usage ==
 Simply add <nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki> after the statement that needs a citation.
+This creates a superscript "citation needed" tag that appears as:
+ I want to mark this{{Citation needed}}
+=== Examples ===
+Examples of usage for the template
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Example !! Result
+|-
+|Some cars can fly<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed}}</nowiki></code> || Some cars can fly{{Citation needed}}
+|-
+|The sky is blue<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}</nowiki></code>||The sky is blue{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
+|-
+|This fact requires proof<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|reason=Source is personal account}}</nowiki></code>||This fact requires proof{{Citation needed|reason=Source is personal account}}
+|-
+|This fact requires proof<code><nowiki>{{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources|date=Jan 2024}}</nowiki></code>||This fact also requires proof{{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources|date=Jan 2024}}
+|}
-=== Examples ===
 <ul>
-<li>Some cars can fly {{Citation needed}}</li>
+<li></li>
-<li>The sky is blue {{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}</li>
+<li></li>
-<li>This fact requires proof {{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources provided}}</li>
+<li></li>
-<li>This fact also requires proof {{Citation needed|reason=No reliable sources provided|date=January 2024}}</li>
+<li></li>
 </ul>
-=== Parameters ===
+=== Template Data ===
-* date - When the tag was added (optional)
-* reason - Why a citation is needed (optional)
+<templatedata>
+{
+	"params": {
+		"date": {
+			"description": "When the tag was added ",
+			"type": "date",
+			"label": "Date"
+		},
+		"reason": {
+			"description": "Why a citation is needed (if unclear)",
+			"type": "string",
+			"label": "Reason"
+		},
+		"nocat": {
+			"label": "Disable category",
+			"description": "If set to “yes”, disable the ‘Articles in need of citations’ category from automatically appearing.",
+			"example": "“yes” to disable category, anything else to enable.",
+			"type": "string"
+		}
+	},
+	"description": "The parameters accepted by this template. ",
+	"format": "inline"
+}
+</templatedata>
 == See also ==
-* [[Template:Cite]]
+* [[Template:Cite web]]
-* [[Template:Reference]]
-* [[Help:References]]
 [[Category:Citation templates]]
-[[Category:Documentation templates]]
+[[Category:Inline cleanup templates]]
 </noinclude>
-<includeonly><span><sup>[''citation needed'' {{{reason|}}} {{{date|}}}]</sup></span></includeonly>