Template:Uw-medrs

Hi Uw-medrs, I'm Example. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content on Wikipedia should be verifiable in reliable sources. Biomedical information has a higher sourcing standard: Ideally, cite books, review articles or medical guidelines published in the last five years. Your edit did not cite references meeting that ideal. If you have any questions, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine talk page. Optional, final comment here. ~~~~

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This template is intended for use on the Talk page of users who have edited articles related to medical topics and either neglected to add a reference where needed, or have added references which are not MEDRS-compliant. It may be used for users who have made good faith efforts to include reliable citations in the article, but which do not meet the standards of citations defined by Wikipedia:Reliable medical sources.

Usage

{{subst:Uw-medrs}}

{{subst:Uw-medrs|sourced=yes}}

{{subst:Uw-medrs|1=UNCOMPLIANT ARTICLE1|2=UNCOMPLIANT ARTICLE2}}

{{subst:Uw-medrs|UNCOMPLIANT ARTICLE1|good1=GOOD ARTICLE1}}

{{subst:Uw-medrs|1=UNCOMPLIANT ARTICLE1|comment=EXTRA TEXT}}

This template autosigns with four tildes; please do not add a signature.

Parameters

There are two positional and four named parameters. All parameters are optional.

• |1= – name of first article with reference(s) added by the user which are not MEDRS-compliant
• |2= – name of another article with non-compliant referencing

• |good1= – an article with references added by the user which are MEDRS-compliant
• |good2= – a second article with compliant referencing
• |sourced= – yes or no; changes the text based on whether user added a source or not (default: no)
• |comment= – any text string; will be added just before the auto-signature.

Effects of parameters

In the sentence beginning, "I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles...", adding |sourced=yes will modify the end of that sentence to:

• ...where you added a citation to a reliable source. Thank you for respecting Wikipedia's policy on WP:Verifiability and for using citations!

Adding one or both positional parameters, modifies that sentence to:

• ... made additions to one or more articles such as uncompliant article1... , if |1= is included
• ... made additions to several articles such as uncompliant article1 or uncompliant article2..., if |1= and |2= are included

Using one or both of the |good*= parameters also adds an additional sentence, after "...may have been removed," namely:

• On the other hand, the sourcing for good article1 [and good article2] looks fine, keep up the good work!

Using the |comment= parameter adds whatever text you supply to the end of the message. It is immediately followed by your signature (added automatically by the template).

Examples

1. {{subst:Uw-medrs}}

Simple invocation, no params; gives generic message with links to WP:MEDRS without mentioning any articles:

Hi Uw-medrs, I'm Toadspike. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content on Wikipedia should be verifiable in reliable sources. Biomedical information has a higher sourcing standard: Ideally, cite books, review articles or medical guidelines published in the last five years. Your edit did not cite references meeting that ideal. If you have any questions, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine talk page. ~~~~

2. {{subst:Uw-medrs|comment=Happy editing!}}

Param |comment= appends text at the end.

Hi Uw-medrs, I'm Toadspike. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles such as Vulcan anesthesiology without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content on Wikipedia should be verifiable in reliable sources. Biomedical information has a higher sourcing standard: Ideally, cite books, review articles or medical guidelines published in the last five years. Your edit did not cite references meeting that ideal. If you have any questions, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine talk page. Happy editing! ~~~~ }}

3. {{subst:Uw-medrs|sourced=yes}}

Using named param |sourced= expands the generic message to acknowledge the user's attempt to add a citation to a reliable source, but without mentioning any specific article they touched.

Hi Uw-medrs, I'm Toadspike. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles where you added a citation. Thank you for respecting Wikipedia's policy on WP:Verifiability! Biomedical information has a higher sourcing standard: Ideally, cite books, review articles or medical guidelines published in the last five years. The references you added unfortunately did not meet that ideal and may have been removed. If you have any questions, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine talk page. ~~~~ }}

4. {{subst:Uw-medrs|Vulcan anesthesiology|Invertebrates on Ganymede}}

Using positional params |1= and |2= names and links two articles with problematic references added by the user

Hi Uw-medrs, I'm Toadspike. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to several articles such as Vulcan anesthesiology and Invertebrates on Ganymede without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content on Wikipedia should be verifiable in reliable sources. Biomedical information has a higher sourcing standard: Ideally, cite books, review articles or medical guidelines published in the last five years. Your edit did not cite references meeting that ideal. If you have any questions, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine talk page. ~~~~ }}

5. {{subst:Uw-medrs|Vulcan anesthesiology|good1=Robot plankton|good2=Jovian exophyla}}

Whereas positional param |1= names an article with a problematic reference, params |good1= and |good2= name article(s) that they sourced correctly, per MEDRS.

Hi Uw-medrs, I'm Toadspike. Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that you recently made additions to one or more articles such as Vulcan anesthesiology without citing a reliable source. Please note that all content on Wikipedia should be verifiable in reliable sources. Biomedical information has a higher sourcing standard: Ideally, cite books, review articles or medical guidelines published in the last five years. Your edit did not cite references meeting that ideal. On the other hand, the sourcing for Robot plankton and Jovian exophyla looks fine, keep up the good work! If you have any questions, you can ask at the WikiProject Medicine talk page. ~~~~ }}

Notes

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See also

Aliases:

• {{subst:uw-med-sources}}
• {{subst:uw-medical-sources}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Uw-medrs

Can be placed on user talk pages of users who have added uncompliant references to articles related to medical topics

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Sourced	sourced	Whether the user attempted to add a reliable source in their edit or not Default no	String	optional
First article	1	Name of one article to which the user added non MEDRS-compliant citation(s)	Page name	optional
Second article	2	Name of another article to which the user added non MEDRS-compliant citation(s)	Page name	optional
Compliant article 1	good1	Name of an article to which the user correctly added MEDRS-compliant citation(s)	Page name	optional
Compliant article 2	good2	Name of another article to which the user correctly added MEDRS-compliant citation(s)	Page name	optional
Final comment	comment	Any text that you would like to add at the end of the message	String	optional

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