Template:From whom?/doc

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Usage

You may append a date to the template in the following format, though this is unnecessary and will be performed by a maintenance bot on your behalf soon after you save the article containing this template:

• {{From whom?|date=November 2024}}

When to use

This tag is for placement after mention of an ambiguous but important reference to a person or persons who are an origin or source of something, e.g, "On 12 July 2018 the Committee received a formal warning not to proceed." If the origin is obvious from the text, consider removing the passive voice and making it active: "On 12 July 2018 the Governor issued a formal warning to the Committee not to proceed."

Alternatives

• Extremely vague statements ("The plan enjoyed broad support") should normally be removed.

See also

• {{Peacock}} – message-box
• {{Weasel}} – message-box
• Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup#Neutrality and factual accuracy, including boxes flagging weasel words, as well as inline templates such as {{When}}

<templatedata> { "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "type": "string", "autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}", "suggested": true } } } </templatedata>