Template:Expert needed/doc

This template flags an article for the badly-needed attention of an expert or experts in the subject(s) specified (please use {{Expert needed talk}} on the talk page for non-urgent requests).

The template has the option of being assigned to a specific subcategory of Category:Articles needing expert attention, depending on the topic of the article. These subcategories are named after WikiProjects.

When to use

Use this tag when you have identified a specific issue that requires help from a subject-matter expert (not a generally knowledgeable Wikipedia editor).

If you want help for most of the page, or if you want help soon, then try these much more effective options:

• Leave a note on the talk page of any relevant WikiProjects.
• Submit the article for Wikipedia:Peer review.
• Take questions to relevant content-related Wikipedia:Noticeboards, such as the Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard for questions about whether sources are reliable for the statements they support.
• Start a Wikipedia:Request for comment.
• Ask for help at the Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous).

How to use

{{Expert needed|WikiProject|talk=|reason=|date=}}

Parameters

• The first unnamed parameter accepts the name of the WikiProject
• A second optional unnamed parameter, may be used to override the default "article" text with, for example, "section", "diagram" or "paragraph".
• ex2–ex5: To add additional expert subjects, you can use these parameters to include more names of WikiProjects.
• talk: If you have started a discussion on the article's talk page, you may link to that discussion with |talk=, using the section title of the discussion.
• reason: You may use the |reason= parameter to provide a short explanation describing the issue directly within the template, instead of, or in addition to the talk parameter.

Add |talk=, |reason=, or both. Uses of this template with neither may be removed without further consideration.

• date: The date of adding the template may be used as the next parameter, in the form of Month Year.

Examples

{{Expert needed|Technology|documentation|talk=Section title goes here|reason=reason goes here|date=Month Year}}

{{Expert needed|Technology|ex2=Science|ex3=Math|talk=Section title goes here|reason=reason goes here|date=Month Year}}

Follow up

When using this template, it is essential to provide an explanation using either the "reason" or the "talk" parameter. When adding a section on the talk page, you may use {{expert needed talk}} for this purpose. If the issue is of some urgency, you may also post a notice at the WikiProject that was included in the template.

Notes

• This template is a self-reference, and should not be substituted.
• See: WikiProject Council/Directory for a complete list of WikiProjects.

See also

• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
• Wikipedia:Expert help

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Expert needed

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Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	no description	Unknown	optional
2	2	no description	Unknown	optional
		no description	Unknown	optional
ex2	ex2	no description	Unknown	optional
ex3	ex3	no description	Unknown	optional
ex4	ex4	no description	Unknown	optional
ex5	ex5	no description	Unknown	optional
reason	reason	no description	Unknown	optional
talk	talk	no description	Unknown	optional
nocat	nocat	no description	Unknown	optional
date	date	no description	Unknown	optional