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{{Blpdispute}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed biographies of living persons top
{{Contradict}} Edit Talk Links	This article or section appears to contradict itself. Please see the talk page for more information.	Self-contradicting article top
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{{Disputed}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed articles top
{{Disputeabout|'''The topic of dispute'''}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed articles with list of topics top
{{Disputed-category}} Edit Talk Links	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
{{Hoax}} Edit Talk Links	The truthfulness of this article has been questioned. It is believed that some or all of its content may constitute a hoax. Please carefully verify any reliable sources used to support the claims in the article or section, and add reliable sources for any uncited claims. If the claims cannot be reliably sourced, consider placing the article at articles for deletion and/or removing the section in question. For blatant hoaxes, use {{db-hoax}} to identify it for speedy deletion instead. Further information and discussion may be on the article's talk page.	Suspected hoaxes top
{{Importance}} Edit Talk Links		???	Apparently unimportant topic top
{{noncompliant}} Edit Talk Links	Template:Noncompliant	Non-compliant article top
{{notability| guideline (e.g. "Biographies")}} Edit Talk Links	The topic of this article may not meet Misplaced Pages'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 message)	Non-notable topic, listing the specific guideline at issue top
{{notability}} Edit Talk Links	The topic of this article may not meet Misplaced Pages'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 message)	Non-notable topic or failing to meet the current notability guidelines (verbose) top
{{POV}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed articles top
{{POV-check}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Possibly biased articles top
{{TotallyDisputed}} Edit Talk Links	Template:TotallyDisputed	Disputed articles top
{{Unencyclopedic}} Edit Talk Links	Template:Unencyclopedic	Articles with unencyclopedic topic (not unused, although it may be redundant) top
{{Essay-entry}} Edit Talk Links	This article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Misplaced Pages editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Articles that include thoughts or analysis or appear to advance a position or agenda top
{{POV-title}} Edit Talk Links	Template:POV-title	Disputed article sections under title
{{Unbalanced}} Edit Talk Links	This article may be unbalanced toward 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.
{{Autobiography}} Edit Talk Links	This article 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 Misplaced Pages's neutral point of view policy. There may be relevant discussion on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Articles which are autobiographies and may not be NPOV because of that.
{{Autobiography|date-flagged}} Edit Talk Links	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 Misplaced Pages's neutral point of view policy. There may be relevant discussion on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Articles which are autobiographies and may not be NPOV because of that, with the date at which they were flagged.

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{{ActiveDiscuss}} Edit Talk Links	Template:ActiveDiscuss	Top of article, section, or talk page
{{Unreferenced}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Lacks attributions from reliable sources. See template page for special usages.
{{Not verified}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Possibly inaccurate articles top
{{Citecheck}} Edit Talk Links	This article may contain citations that do not verify the text. Please check for citation inaccuracies. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	At the top of an article or section where the text misrepresents the sources cited.
{{Original research}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Possible original research.
{{Advert}} Edit Talk Links	This article contains promotional content. Please help improve it by removing promotional language and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic text written from a neutral point of view. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Pages that promote commercial products or services
{{Magazine}} Edit Talk Links	This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Misplaced Pages. See Misplaced Pages's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (Learn how and when to remove this message)	Pages that read like a magazine article instead of the formal tones expected of an encyclopedia.
{{Fansite}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Pages that read like a fansite instead of the formal tones expected of an encyclopedia.
{{Story}} Edit Talk Links	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.
{{Content}} Edit Talk Links	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
{{weasel}} Edit Talk Links	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
{{Missing information|Info}} Edit Talk Links	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
{{Self-published|Source}} Edit Talk Links	This Source 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 message)	On an article where a self-published (online or in print) source is cited, and is therefore not legitimately citable as a secondary source, according to policy.
{{Incoherent}} Edit Talk Links	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

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{{Disputed-section}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed article sections under section header
{{POV-section}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed article sections under section header
{{TotallyDisputed-section}} Edit Talk Links	Template:TotallyDisputed-section	Disputed article sections under section header
{{SectOR}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Section contains possible original research.
{{POV-intro}} Edit Talk Links	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 message)	Disputed article intro top
{{Unverifiable-external-links}} Edit Talk Links	Template:Unverifiable-external-links	Section contains links to unverifiable external sites.

For inline article placement

For placement on talk pages of articles

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{{Calm talk}} Edit Talk Links	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.
{{ActiveDiscuss}} Edit Talk Links	Template:ActiveDiscuss	Talk page or section top
{{Controversial}} Edit Talk Links	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
{{Controversial3}} Edit Talk Links	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 Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Please also ensure you use an accurate and concise edit summary.	Talk page top

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For placement on talk pages of users

see Misplaced Pages:Template_messages/User_talk_namespace

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