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This template simplifies insertion of the "" notation, which is used where a textual error, or unexpected but intended text that may appear to be an error, has been faithfully reproduced from the original source. Note that MOS:QUOTE says: "trivial spelling and typographic errors should simply be
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Additional unnamed parameters can be used to obfuscate spelling errors in quoted material in the wiki-text of a page, to help prevent automated or semi-automated correction by bot or human editors, which (although done in good faith) would be undesirable. In these cases, split the intentionally
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A quoted passage contains a spelling error but is ambiguous as to whether the statement was originally printed this way (in which case may be appropriate), or spoken aloud (in which case the typo should be
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question mark parameter to mark situations where whether an apparent error is copied from the source cannot readily be determined. If this feature is used in conjunction with the obfuscation feature above,
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parameter is added. This is necessary in some contexts where the link wikitext would interfere with the correct interpretation of the surrounding wikitext. These are some examples of places a call to the
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This is used because the context does not make it clear whether the spelling error was made by the spokesperson (in a written statement), or by a reporter (listening to the spokesperson speak).
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May contain a word fragment or a question mark. To display and indicate doubt, put a question mark here, and put the word fragment in parameter 2. Otherwise, put the word fragment here.
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the original material that is now inside the template with the template itself, and the nolink and obfuscation features can be combined:
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Set to y to remove the label altogether; the template may still be used to prevent automated or human editors from correcting the word.
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to be an error—the problematic text must have been faithfully reproduced as it appears in the original source for using
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You can use this template to easily insert a "" notation. This notation is placed after a point in a quotation that, in
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misspelled word or other character string into two parts and use them as the first two parameters of the template, and
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to avoid the display of sic altogether but still get the other benefits of the template. As with obfuscation, above,
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article may be undesirable in certain other cases, for example when the template is used many times close together.
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Within the displayed anchor text (right-hand visible portion) of an internal link (aka a wikilink) or external link
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the original text and its quotation in an article, contains either an actual textual error or text that
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If the misspelling is an unusual one, it may be helpful to include an "expected" parameter:
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to be correct. This usage clarifies the source of text that might otherwise be taken as an
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The quoted source might not be available online, or not without a paid subscription, etc.
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Set to y to remove the link to the article on "sic". See above for reasons to use this.
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insignificant spelling and typographic errors should simply be silently corrected.
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However, it isn't always the best idea to recreate a quote perfectly. Note that
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Unlinked, hidden, query and obfuscated ("unlinked" portion has no effect):
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For information on when to use templates related to this one instead, see
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corrected without comment unless the slip is textually important."
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Will not display; may contain some explanation for future editors.
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and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's
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for the benefit of readers, but this default is disabled if the
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Unlinked, hidden and query ("unlinked" portion has no effect):
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This template should not be used in citation templates such as
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Unlinked and hidden ("unlinked" portion has no effect):
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This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
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history
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Sic
Template:Not a typo
approximately 34,000 pages
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user subpage
talk page

Citation Style 1
Citation Style 2
COinS
Knowledge (XXG):COinS
error of transcription
MOS:SIC
Sic
sic
Sic
sic
sic
sic
TemplateData
TemplateWizard
VisualEditor
See a monthly parameter usage report
Template:Sic

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