Template:Where/doc

Usage

Put {{Where|date=December 2024}} next to a statement which does not specify the place at which an event took place or to which the statement applies.

This template takes three parameters:

• |date= Since when the tag has been in place. Must be in the following format: {{Where|date=December 2024}}.
• |talk= Whether to display a link to the talk page. Can take values "yes" or "no". If "yes", then will exhibit a link to a talk page discussion you are supposed to open.
• The name of the specific section on the talk page where you opened a discussion.

Full example:

{{Where|talk=yes|Example|date=December 2024}} results in

(Please click the links to see where they lead.)

This template automatically adds tagged pages to Category:Vague or ambiguous geographic scope, or a dated subcategory thereof.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Where

Use this template next to a statement which does not specify the place at which an event took place or to which the statement applies

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
date	date	Month and year Example February 2018 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested
Talk	talk	Whether to display a link to the talk page. Can take values 'yes' or 'no'. Example yes	String	optional
Name of talk page section	1	Use if talk = yes. Do not wikilink. Example Example	String	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Inline Templates
• Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)
• Category:Inline cleanup templates
• {{Globalize}}
• Wikipedia:Proper names, especially the section on place names
• MOS:COMPASS for descriptive names such as south east England
• List of European regions with alternative names
• List of country names in various languages
• Category:Vague or ambiguous geographic scope, for articles tagged with this template as needing editing to conform to naming conventions