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	==Purpose==		==Purpose==
	This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or [[WP:~~SILENCE~~\|no one contested the proposal]], the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed.		This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or [[Project:Editorial guidance\|no one contested the proposal]], the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed.

	==Caveats==		==Caveats==
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	* sorts articles into [[:Category:Articles to be expanded]]		* sorts articles into [[:Category:Articles to be expanded]]
	** {{para\|nocat\|true}} can be used to subdue categorization if necessary		** {{para\|nocat\|true}} can be used to subdue categorization if necessary
	* is a [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Avoid~~ ~~self-references~~\|self-reference]]		* is a [[Project:Citing sources\|self-reference]]
	* [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Subst~~\|cannot be substituted]]		* [[Project:Substitution\|cannot be substituted]]

	==Syntax==		==Syntax==

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{{Documentation subpage}}

{{High-use}}
{{template shortcut|Missing}}

==Purpose==
This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or [[WP:SILENCE|no one contested the proposal]], the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed.

==Caveats==
This template:
* sorts articles into [[:Category:Articles to be expanded]]
** {{para|nocat|true}} can be used to subdue categorization if necessary
* is a [[Wikipedia:Avoid self-references|self-reference]]
* [[Wikipedia:Subst|cannot be substituted]]

==Syntax==

<code><nowiki>{{Missing information|description|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> produces:

{{Missing information|description|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

<code><nowiki>{{Missing information|section|description|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> produces:

{{Missing information|section|description|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

<code><nowiki>{{Missing information|description|talksection=talksection|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}</code> produces:

{{Missing information|description|talksection=talksection|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

The parameter to indicate what information is missing can also be explicitly named as {{para|about}}, {{para|on}}, or {{para|reason}}.

==See also==
* {{tl|Explain}} (inline)
* {{tl|Incomplete list}}
* {{tl|Expand section}}
* {{Tl|Refideas}}
* [[Template:Dispute templates|List of dispute templates]]

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Scope?",
"description": "Specify \"section\" to indicate this template applies to a section. Defaults to whole article",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "",
"suggested": true,
"example": "section",
"suggestedvalues": [
"section"
],
"default": "article"
},
"2": {
"label": "Info missing",
"description": "The information missing from the article, if not supplied by Scope?",
"example": "a succinct statement of the theorem",
"type": "line",
"suggested": true,
"aliases": [
"about",
"on",
"reason"
]
},
"talksection": {
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "",
"label": "Talk page section",
"description": "Name of a valid anchor in the article talk page noting this issue. All headings are automatically valid anchors.",
"example": "Cultural impact missing"
},
"date": {
"type": "string",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"suggested": true
},
"small": {
"label": "Display the template in a small format",
"suggestedvalues": [
"left"
],
"default": "no"
},
"nocat": {}
},
"description": "This template should be used when certain necessary information is absent from the article. Please open a corresponding discussion detailing the missing information on the article's discussion page before placing the tag. This may assist in avoiding edit-warring by making a good faith attempt to achieve consensus before putting a particular piece of information in an article, especially if it's controversial information. If a consensus is reached that the information should be included, or no one contested the proposal, the information is inserted in the article and the tag is removed. "
}
</templatedata>

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

[[Category:Cleanup templates|Missing information]]
[[Category:Request templates|Missing information]]

}}</includeonly>

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