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== Usage ==
{{tlx|Self-published source|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

This is an inline citation annotation template used {{em|inside}} {{tag|ref}} to flag a source as self-published and thus potentially unreliable, per [[WP:Verifiability#Self-published sources]] ([[WP:Identifying reliable sources#Self-published sources]] and [[WP:Neutral point of view]] are also relevant, but the link produced by the template goes to that section at the Verifiability policy).

To flag blocks of information as questionably sourced in this manner, use [[Template:Self-published inline]], {{em|outside}} of {{tag|ref}}. For whole sections or articles, use [[Template:Self-published]].

This template will categorize tagged articles into [[:Category:Accuracy disputes]] (but see parameter below).

Why this template exists: Sometimes it is proper to cite a self-published source (e.g. for [[WP:ABOUTSELF]] purposes, or to identify a company's own material as the source for a claim that the company made about itself). The reader should still be very aware that the source is self-published.

=== Parameters ===
* {{para|date|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} – Add the date, so that the article is categorized correctly. A bot may add this latter if you omit it, but the month will be that of the bot adding it, not the date it was originally added, if different.
* {{para|reason}} – a place for editors to explain why this source is believed to be self-published; displays as a [[tooltip]].
* {{para|expert|y}} – Suppresses [[:Category:Accuracy disputes]] when the author is an expert, and the accuracy is not disputed; rather, a secondary source should be used if one can be found, to improve verifiability and reliability.
* {{para|ABOUTSELF|y}} – Suppresses [[:Category:Accuracy disputes]] when all of the material cited to the self-published source it covered by [[WP:ABOUTSELF]] policy (i.e., is permissible to source with primary sources, but ideally would be eventually cited to secondary ones).

== See also ==

* {{tl|Self-published inline}} – a similar inline template for flagging facts in the article as being reliant on a self-published source or sources (use outside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|User-generated source}} – a similar inline template for flagging the citation itself as being to a user-generated source (use inside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|User-generated inline}} – a similar inline template for flagging facts in the article as being reliant on a user-generated source or sources (use outside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|Self-published}} – an article- or section-level banner for self-published sourcing
* {{tl|User-generated}} – an article- or section-level banner for user-generated sourcing
* {{tl|Primary source inline}} – a similar inline template for flagging inappropriate use of a [[WP:PRIMARY|primary source]]
* {{tl|Primary sources}} – an article- or section-level banner
* {{tl|Tertiary source inline}} – a similar inline template for flagging inappropriate use of a [[WP:TERTIARY|tertiary source]]
* {{tl|Tertiary}} – for noting a citation to a tertiary source that does not sufficiently or at all cite its own sources (use inside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|Third-party}} or {{tl|third-party inline}}, when an independent or third-party source is needed
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]
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