Template:Circular reference

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For tagging references that cite Wikipedia itself, a mirror or fork, or a republished work. It places the page with the tagged reference into Category:All articles lacking reliable references and the dated subcategory of Category:Articles lacking reliable references, and also into Category:All articles containing circular references.

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TemplateData for Circular reference

The template is used to tag references that a circular, mirrors or forks, or republished works

Template parameters[Edit template data ]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Month and year	`date`	no description Auto value `{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}`	Line	suggested

{{By how much }} {{Definition }} {{Definition span }} {{Definition needed }} {{Example needed }} {{Example needed span }} {{Explain }} {{Explain-wrap }} {{From where }} {{How }} {{How often }} {{Misquoted }} {{More detail needed }} {{Of what }} {{Quantify }} {{Specify }} {{Vague }} {{When }} {{Where }} {{Where-geo }} {{Which }} {{Who else }} {{Why }} {{Year needed }}
Excessive	{{Duplication span }} {{Globalize inline }} {{Importance example }} {{Importance inline }} {{Infobox clutter }} {{List entry too long }} {{Long quote }} {{Off topic paragraph }} {{Off topic sentence }} {{Overly detailed inline }} {{Over-explained }} {{Relevance inline }} {{Undue weight inline }}

Time-sensitivity

Verifiability

Dubious	{{Contradictory inline }} {{Discuss }} {{Disputed inline }} {{Dubious }} {{Dubious span }} {{Inconsistent }} {{Needs independent confirmation }} {{Speculation inline }}
Bare URLs	{{Bare URL inline }} {{Bare URL AV media }} {{Bare URL DOC }} {{Bare URL image }} {{Bare URL non-HTML }} {{Bare URL PDF }} {{Bare URL plain text }} {{Bare URL spreadsheet }}
Incomplete or broken citation	{{Author incomplete }} {{Author missing }} {{Broken footnote }} {{Date missing }} {{Dead link }} {{Dead YouTube link }} {{Deep link needed }} {{Edition needed }} {{Episode needed }} {{Full citation needed }} {{Incomplete short citation }} {{ISBN missing }} {{Missing long citation }} {{Moved resource }} {{Page needed }} {{Pages needed }} {{Permanent dead link }} {{Place missing }} {{Publisher missing }} {{Season needed }} {{Time needed }} {{Title incomplete }} {{Title missing }} {{Unused source }} {{Volume needed }} {{Year missing }}
Missing or problematic reference	{{Additional citation needed }} {{AI-generated inline }} {{AI-generated source? }} {{AI-retrieved source }} {{Better source needed }} {{Better source needed example }} {{Check quotation }} {{Chronology citation needed }} {{Circular reference }} {{Circular reporting }} {{Citation needed }} {{Citation needed span }} {{Citation needed paragraph }} {{Citation not found }} {{Close paraphrasing inline }} {{COI source }} {{Deprecated inline }} {{Excessive citations inline }} {{Failed verification }} {{Failed verification span }} {{Image reference needed }} {{Independent source inline }} {{Irrelevant citation }} {{Marketing material }} {{Medical citation needed }} {{Medical citation needed span }} {{Misplaced footnote }} {{Nonspecific }} {{Not verified in body }} {{Not verified in body span }} {{Obsolete source }} {{Page range too broad }} {{Primary source inline }} {{Promotional source }} {{Quote without source }} {{Request quotation }} {{Request quotation span }} {{Retracted }} {{Scientific citation needed }} {{Self-published inline }} {{Self-published source }} {{Shallow reference inline }} {{Tertiary source inline }} {{Text-source inline }} {{Unreliable source? }} {{Unreliable fringe source }} {{Unreliable medical source }} {{Unreliable scientific source }} {{User-generated inline }} {{User-generated source }} {{Verify quote }} {{Verify source }} {{Whose quote }}

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