Editing Template:Citation needed/doc (section)

== Examples ==
=== Example 1 ===
:<code>This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence}}</code>

This wikitext will be rendered as follows:

:This sentence shows the template used at the end.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed for the whole sentence}}

=== Example 2 ===

:<code><nowiki>[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date=</nowiki>{{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}}</code>

The template indicates that it may be that Humphrey Bogart played snooker at some point and it may be that he was enthusiastic about the game but no ''reliable'', ''published'' sources were given to verify it and the information is not considered [[common knowledge]]. 

:[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date={{currentmonth}} {{currentyear}}}}

=== Example 3 ===

If it is considered that he might have played snooker but was not an avid player, a reason for the need of a citation may be given, displayed as a tooltip when the mouse hovers on "citation needed":

:<code><nowiki>[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason=Only aware he was photographed playing once. Not aware of any source that claims he played a lot.}}</code>

:[[Humphrey Bogart]] was an avid snooker player.{{Citation needed|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|reason=Only aware he was photographed playing once. Not aware of any source that claims he played a lot.}}

In this example, it may be better to use the {{tl|Citation needed span}}, which has slightly different syntax, template to highlight the word "avid".