Template:low quality

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About

A low quality flag used to indicate articles needing work.

Usage

This template should be added at the beginning of articles or sections of low quality in detail.

Details can be added through the first argument:

{{low quality|reason}}

You can override the default discussion page with a second optional argument:

{{low quality|reason|Talk:Alternative Page}}

Alternatively you can point to a specific section in the default talk page with the named section parameter:

{{low quality|reason|section=Section name}}

Flagged pages can be found in Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:low quality or in Category:Pages or sections flagged with Template:low quality. If knowledgeable in a subject, users are encouraged to participate to expand the article or section and remove the {{low quality}} flag when finished.

Note: The talk page is linked through an external link: this is to avoid polluting Special:WantedPages when the talk page does not exist.

Example

{{low quality|This is just a demonstration template.}}

This article or section is of low quality.

Reason: This is just a demonstration template. (Discuss in Template talk:Low quality#)
Please consult the pedia article metapage for guidelines on contributing.

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{{low quality}}

This article or section is of low quality.

Reason: This is below our standards of quality. (Discuss in Template talk:Low quality#)
Please consult the pedia article metapage for guidelines on contributing.