Template:BLP sources/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:BLP sources (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Contentious material that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.

Alternatives:

In non-BLP articles that require additional sources, the {{refimprove}} template should be used instead.
Consider searching for references and adding them to the article, instead of this template.
Consider not adding this template to extremely short articles.

Usage[edit]

This template is intended to be placed at the top of articles about living persons that need additional references, and therefore in need of immediate attention. If the article is not about a living or recently deceased subject, you may wish to use {{Refimprove}} instead.

Please add a date parameter. Adding a date parameter sorts the article into subcategories of Category:BLP articles lacking sources and out of the parent category, allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first.

Finally, if the article has a defaultsort, this is used for these categories as well. Otherwise, it is sorted on the first word (usually the first name).

Parameters[edit]

date = November 2024 - required parameter
reason = text - optional parameter which appends advisory text

Examples[edit]

Paste-ready example: {{BLP sources|date=November 2024}}

Example with reason: {{BLP sources|date=November 2024|reason=}}

This template can be used with a "section" parameter to tag specific sections: {{BLP sources|section|date=November 2024}}

TemplateData[edit]

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

BLP sources

A template to display that a biography of a living person needs additional sources

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Date	`date`	The month and year the template was added, in the form "July 2013"	String	optional
Reason	`reason`	A reason for adding the tag	String	optional
Suffix	`1` `suffix`	Add "section" if the tag applies to a particular section	String	optional