Template:Wikipedia

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This template is used to track content that has been copied from Wikipedia. Copying content from Wikipedia is a legacy practice from the when this project was less developed, it should not be continued anymore for a number of reasons. Do not copy content from Wikipedia. This template should not be used going forward.

This template organizes content into Category:Content copied from Wikipedia, which provides a list of reasons why we should not copy content from Wikipedia.

Usage

Parameters:
Takes two parameters, a url to a Wikipedia article, and the articles' name. If the link is for a specific date, they must be preceded by url= and name= (optionally URL= and NAME=).

For example,

Markup	Renders as
{{Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baháʼí_Faith_in_Tonga&oldid=239805765|name=Bahá’í Faith in Tonga, 20 September 2008}}	This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Bahá’í Faith in Tonga, 20 September 2008.
{{Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baháʼí_Faith_in_Tonga|Bahá’í Faith in Tonga}}	This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Bahá’í Faith in Tonga.

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