Template:Warning

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This template should be used for important warnings about an article or a user that cannot be shown using a more specific template. Please use it when something is seriously wrong and other people might not otherwise know about it.

Usage

{{Warning |1= |title= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1 2	message	Body of the warning message	empty	required
title	title	Optional title for the message, shown as third-level heading	empty	optional
lang	language	Language code of the message box content, used for displaying text in the direction of the language (e.g. right-to-left for Arabic)	en	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: no namespace specified

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

See also

• {{Mbox}} – many different message boxes
• {{NoteBox}} – four different message boxes

Warning templates

Disputed / inaccurate:

• {{Disputed}} – copyright tag
  • {{Wrong license}} – for use in file namespace / {{Wrong license note}} in user namespace
• {{Low quality chem}}
  • {{Disputed chem}} – for inaccurate chemical structures
• {{Fact disputed}} – generally for files where the description (or filename) does not seem to match the content
  • {{Disputed coat of arms}} – for coat of arms where the correctness or accuracy is disputed
  • {{Disputed diagram}} – for diagrams where the factual correctness or accuracy is disputed
  • {{Inaccurate-map-disputed}} – for maps where the factual correctness or accuracy is disputed
  • {{Inaccurate paleoart}} for paleontological restorations
• {{Inaccurate description}} – an in-line template − but it should be kept
• {{Implausible}} – an in-line template − suspicious, very likely false information about the author, date of creation, license, etc.
• {{Factual accuracy}} – generally when there are issues with files themselves
• (See also Commons:Overwriting existing files.)

Disputed / something missing:

• {{Clarify}} – an in-line template
• {{Lacking insignia source}} – insignia
• {{References missing}} – generally for files where the description or depiction needs references
• {{Datasource missing}} – for own diagrams and maps visualizing data that needs references
• {{No source since}} – deletion warning for missing essential source information
• {{Sourcefield}} - produces a warning that a file appears to have an invalid entry in its "Source" parameter; for use on user talk pages, not file pages; less serious than the {{No source since}} warning; does not threaten deletion

Fictional (consciously):

• {{Fake sports logo}} – for potentially serious confusion
• {{Fictional}} – proposed insignia ("flag", "sign", "seal", "CoA", …)
• {{Fake insignia}} — generic "faked" symbols, to facilitate identification but often not factually accurate to avoid copyright issues.
• {{Fictitious flag}} – for potentially serious confusion

Generally:

• {{Removed caption read}} – from the image itself (more like a info)
• {{Warning}} – a template box

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.