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	== When to use ==		== When to use ==
	On Wikipedia, calling something "original research" means that you believe the contents of the Wikipedia article were just made up by a ~~Wikipedia~~ editor, and that you believe that '''no [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Published~~\|published]] reliable source – [[~~Wikipedia~~:No original research\|anywhere in the world, in any language, whether or not it is reachable online, even if it is not (yet) cited in the Wikipedia article]] – has ever said that'''.		On Wikipedia, calling something "original research" means that you believe the contents of the Wikipedia article were just made up by a wiki editor, and that you believe that '''no [[Project:Editorial guidance\|published]] reliable source – [[Elite Dangerous Wiki:No original research\|anywhere in the world, in any language, whether or not it is reachable online, even if it is not (yet) cited in the Wikipedia article]] – has ever said that'''.

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	* Something that was taken from unpublished sources: "I checked the payroll spreadsheet at work, and it says we have 123 employees now. The corporate website is out of date."		* Something that was taken from unpublished sources: "I checked the payroll spreadsheet at work, and it says we have 123 employees now. The corporate website is out of date."
	* Something that isn't in the cited source <u>and</u> you reasonably suspect that it's not in any ''reliable'' source: "The Wikipedia article says 1976, but the cited source says 1975, and I can't find anything that says 1976 except a Reddit post."		* Something that isn't in the cited source <u>and</u> you reasonably suspect that it's not in any ''reliable'' source: "The Wikipedia article says 1976, but the cited source says 1975, and I can't find anything that says 1976 except a Reddit post."
	* Something that was [[~~Wikipedia~~:~~Wikipedia~~ ~~is not for things made up one day~~\|just made up by an editor]]: "My friends and I made up this game at lunch today."		* Something that was [[Project:Editorial guidance\|just made up by an editor]]: "My friends and I made up this game at lunch today."
	* Something that seems to go beyond the source <u>and</u> you reasonably suspect that it's not in any ''reliable'' source: "The Wikipedia article says this is the most important cancer charity in the world, but the source only says that cancer is an important disease for researchers, and that this charity is one of several doing research, and I don't think we're going to find a list of charities ranked by global importance in any reliable sources."		* Something that seems to go beyond the source <u>and</u> you reasonably suspect that it's not in any ''reliable'' source: "The Wikipedia article says this is the most important cancer charity in the world, but the source only says that cancer is an important disease for researchers, and that this charity is one of several doing research, and I don't think we're going to find a list of charities ranked by global importance in any reliable sources."

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== When to use ==
On Wikipedia, calling something "original research" means that you believe the contents of the Wikipedia article were just made up by a Wikipedia editor, and that you believe that '''no [[Wikipedia:Published|published]] reliable source – [[Wikipedia:No original research|anywhere in the world, in any language, whether or not it is reachable online, even if it is not (yet) cited in the Wikipedia article]] – has ever said that'''.

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* Something that was taken from unpublished sources: "I checked the payroll spreadsheet at work, and it says we have 123 employees now. The corporate website is out of date."
* Something that isn't in the cited source <u>and</u> you reasonably suspect that it's not in any ''reliable'' source: "The Wikipedia article says 1976, but the cited source says 1975, and I can't find anything that says 1976 except a Reddit post."
* Something that was [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day|just made up by an editor]]: "My friends and I made up this game at lunch today."
* Something that seems to go beyond the source <u>and</u> you reasonably suspect that it's not in any ''reliable'' source: "The Wikipedia article says this is the most important cancer charity in the world, but the source only says that cancer is an important disease for researchers, and that this charity is one of several doing research, and I don't think we're going to find a list of charities ranked by global importance in any reliable sources."

{{cross}} Do not use this for:

* Uncited content: "Well, I can't tell if it's made up, because it's not cited." – Use {{tl|unreferenced}}, {{tl|more references}}, or {{tl|citation needed}} ''instead of'' this one.

== How to use ==
This template will categorize articles into [[:Category:Articles that may contain original research]] or one of the dated sub-categories.

*Note: This template should not be applied without explanation on the talk page, and should be removed if the original research is not readily apparent when no explanation is given.

The default word "'''article'''" is replaceable: {{code|<nowiki>{{Original research|table}}</nowiki>}} produces:
{{Original research|table}}

The {{para|date}} parameter can be used to inform other editors of the time the tag has been in place: {{code|<nowiki>{{Original research|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki>}} produces:
{{Original research|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

The {{para|discuss}} parameter can be used to specify a custom talk link: {{code|<nowiki>{{Original research|discuss=Template talk:Original research#discuss parameter}}</nowiki>}} produces:
{{Original research|discuss=Template talk:Original research#discuss parameter}}
which links to the specified '''section''' on the talk page (not just the talk page).

The {{para|reason}} parameter can be used to specify a custom reason: {{code|<nowiki>{{Original research|reason=Paragraph two is unsourced content on a niche subject.}}</nowiki>}}
{{Original research|reason=Paragraph two is unsourced content on a niche subject.}}

==Redirects==
#{{tl-r|OriginalResearch}}
#{{tl-r|Originalresearch}}
#{{tl-r|Original Research}}
#{{tl-r|Original-Research}}
#{{tl-r|Original-research}}
#{{tl-r|or1}}

==TemplateData==
{{templatedata header}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "This template generates a tag to indicate that the article possibly contains original research.",
"format": "inline",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Affected area",
"aliases": [
"part"
],
"description": "Text to replace the word \"article\", usually \"section\".",
"type": "line",
"example": "section",
"suggestedvalues": [
"section"
]
},
"date": {
"label": "Month and year",
"description": "The month and year that the template was placed (in full). \"{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}\" inserts the current month and year automatically.",
"type": "line",
"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
"example": "June 2013",
"suggested": true
},
"discuss": {
"label": "Talk page section",
"aliases": [
"talk"
],
"description": "Section name on the talk page for further discussion.",
"type": "line"
},
"small": {
"label": "Make template small",
"description": "Enter any text here to make the template box small and aligned to the left.",
"type": "line",
"example": "y"
},
"reason": {
"label": "Reason",
"description": "Additional information about the specific issues with original research in the article.",
"type": "string",
"example": "Paragraph two is unsourced content on a niche subject.",
"suggested": true
}
}
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
*{{tl|Synthesis-inline}} — Inline Synthesis tag
*{{tl|OR}} — Inline Original Research tag

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