Template:Copypaste/doc

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This template will add tagged articles to Category:Copied and pasted articles and sections. If you have strong reason to believe that the source material is copyrighted, please instead follow the procedure at Wikipedia:Copyright problems. If a source cannot be identified, please use Template:Cv-unsure.

• This template is a self-reference.
• Please do not subst: this template.

Syntax

To place this template, simply add {{Copypaste}} to the top of the suspect article or section. You may optionally include 3 arguments - one showing the date the tag was added, a second specifying whether it is an entire article or just a section that is suspect, and a third linking to the url you believe contains the original text.

For example:

{{Copypaste|section|url=http://www.example.org/|date=January 2025}} produces:

Tracking categories

• Category:All copied and pasted articles and sections (2)

Redirects

• {{Plagiarized}}

See also

• Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
• {{Db-copyvio}} - for speedy deletion of blatant text copyright violations involving entire articles
• {{Copyvio}} - for blanking entire articles or sections of article that violate copyright but do not meet the speedy deletion criterion
• {{Cv-unsure}} - if you're unsure whether a page violates a copyright because you don't know the source
• {{Close paraphrasing}} can be used when content was apparently copy-pasted but also slightly reworded
• {{Non-free}} – for flagging articles that may use excessive amounts of non-free material
• {{Copied}} - Copying text within Wikipedia