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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
− | Use {{tl|TBD}} as a placeholder for ''forthcoming information'', such as the date of an upcoming event, title of a to-be-released film or album, or other missing data. This template should only be used when the upcoming "whatever" ''has been [[WP:V|sourced]]'' except for this particular as-yet-undetermined detail. It [[WP:NOT#CRYSTAL|must not be used for supposition or prediction]], and not for missing but findable information. Ideally, the very fact that the information is presently undetermined should itself be [[WP:RS| | + | Use {{tl|TBD}} as a placeholder for ''forthcoming information'', such as the date of an upcoming event, title of a to-be-released film or album, or other missing data. This template should only be used when the upcoming "whatever" ''has been [[WP:V|sourced]]'' except for this particular as-yet-undetermined detail. It [[WP:NOT#CRYSTAL|must not be used for supposition or prediction]], and not for missing but findable information. Ideally, the very fact that the information is presently undetermined should itself be [[WP:RS|reliably sourced]]. |
As with other [[:Category:Inline templates|inline templates]] of this sort, it should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted]] with "subst:". | As with other [[:Category:Inline templates|inline templates]] of this sort, it should '''not''' be [[Wikipedia:Template substitution|substituted]] with "subst:". |
Revision as of 10:09, 30 August 2008
Usage
Use {{TBD}} as a placeholder for forthcoming information, such as the date of an upcoming event, title of a to-be-released film or album, or other missing data. This template should only be used when the upcoming "whatever" has been sourced except for this particular as-yet-undetermined detail. It must not be used for supposition or prediction, and not for missing but findable information. Ideally, the very fact that the information is presently undetermined should itself be reliably sourced.
As with other inline templates of this sort, it should not be substituted with "subst:".
Articles tagged with {{TBD}} will be added to Category:Wikipedia articles containing placeholders, which can be used to find articles that are likely in need of updating after a signficant amount of time has passed since the dates that this template was added to them.
This template is a self-reference.