Template:Controversial
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This template categorises articles about controversial topics into Category:Wikipedia controversial topics. It is placed in the article's talk page with {{Controversial|date=July 2026}}. It will raise an error if used on an article with Wikipedia:Contentious topics restrictions due to being redundant.
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This template categorises articles with controversial topics into [[Category:Wikipedia controversial topics]].
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| small | small | no description | Unknown | optional |
| category | category | no description | Unknown | optional |
See also
- {{Criticism section}}, for use within articles that have a Controversy section that may compromise the article's overall neutrality
- If the dispute is narrow, consider using {{POV section}} or initiating Talk page discussion.
Wikipedia project pages
Templates
Disputed factual accuracy
- Boxes:
- {{Disputed}} For disputing entire article
- {{Dispute about|what}} For disputing part of an article
- {{Disputed section}} For disputing a section in an article
- {{Disputed tag}} For disputing recent promotions or amendments of policies and guidelines
- {{Under discussion}} For use on project pages (e.g., policies and guidelines), not on articles
- Inline:
- {{Dubious}}, and {{Disputed inline}} Statement
- {{Under discussion inline}} Statements on project pages
Both accuracy and POV
- Boxes:
- {{Controversial}} Talk page
Disputed neutrality (POV)
- Boxes:
- {{POV}} Article, {{POV section}} Section
- Inline:
- {{Unbalanced opinion}} Statement
- {{POV statement}} Statement
