Difference between revisions of "By whom"

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Do not Use this template, add a citation instead or an alternate view and citation on the talk page. --Admin (talk) 17:21, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

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-This template indicates that a claim has been made without attributing it to anyone. Problematic language includes:
+Do not Use this template, add a citation instead or an alternate view and citation on the talk page. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] ([[User talk:Admin|talk]]) 17:21, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
-: Many people say ... {{by whom}}
-: Such-and-such has been criticized ... {{by whom}}
-: BDSM practitioners agree ... {{by whom}}
-The template doesn't mean that the claim is false. It just means that "weasel words" are being used to suggest authority, without actually specifying ''whose'' authority.
-For example, anyone could edit a page and make a claim such as above. But without backing it up with a reference, the wiki would soon become full of these unsubstantiated claims.
-Finally, the phrasing above often leads to passive voice sentences, '''which are considered bad writing'''. (see what I did there?) For example:
-: It has been claimed that ... {{by whom}}