Template:Uw-circular
Hello. I wanted to let you know that your recent edit(s) to [[{{{1}}}]] have been removed because the citation you added was another Wikipedia article, or on an external wiki. As discussed at our policies on circular sourcing and self-published sources, Wikipedia and other wikis should not be used in citations because they are not considered reliable sources. You are welcome to re-add the information using a better reference, perhaps from the article you originally cited. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you.
 | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Uw-circular}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
This is the {{uw-circular}} template. This template should be used on User Talk pages to advise users that additions to articles should not be sourced to Wikipedia or other wikis. It is a intended as a friendly advisory.
Usage
[edit]- Like this: {{subst:uw-circular|Article|Message}} -- ~~~~.
- You must use subst before you call this template.
- In place of Article insert the affected article title.
- Message will default to Thank you. if unspecified.
Editing this template
[edit]You're welcome to make changes that you feel will improve this template.