Template:Original research inline
This template tag will categorise tagged articles into Category:Articles which may contain original research but not this template itself. This template is a self-reference and so is part of the Wikipedia project rather than the encyclopaedic content.
The intention of this tag is to prod fellow editors who may inadvertently (or otherwise) introduce text considered original research into supporting the material through demonstrating its previously researched origin. This tag provide a good faith means for editors to allow given text of fellow editors to remain temporarily in the article until such time as the text's previously researched origin is supported. In the event that such text's researched origin is not supported after a relatively small passage of time (ie: no more than a few days), the tagging editor would generally be right in assuming that it could be edited or otherwise removed from the article to comply with WP:NOR.
- This template's usage is simple, after a passage of text in a given article that appears to be original research one simply tacks on {{or}} to specify that particular passage as likely being of questionable origin.
- For example in the original article the following text may appear:
- Based upon the theories of some ancient religious scholars the world is indeed flat.
- To mark this particular passage merely edit in {{or}} at the end of "flat." so that it will appear thusly:
- Based upon the theories of some ancient religious scholars the world is indeed flat.[original research?]
- For example in the original article the following text may appear:
