Template:Copypaste
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This template will add tagged articles to Category:Copied and pasted articles and sections. If you have strong reason to believe that the source material is copyrighted, please instead follow the procedure at Wikipedia:Copyright problems.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not subst: this template.
Syntax
To place this template, simply add Template:Tl to the top of the suspect article or section. You may optionally include 3 arguments – one showing the date the tag was added, a second specifying whether it is an entire article or just a section that is suspect, and a third linking to the url you believe contains the original text.
For example:
{{Copypaste|section|url=https://example.org|date=September 2026}}produces:
This section may have been copied and pasted from another location, possibly in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. (September 2026) |
Parameters
|date=: the date the tag was added|url=: the URL believed to contain the original text|1=(or an unlabelled parameter): text to replace the word "article", usually "section"
Tracking categories
Redirects
TemplateData
TemplateData for Copypaste
Use this template to indicate that an article may be substantially copied and pasted from another location, possibly in violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'
| String | suggested |
| URL | url | The URL believed to contain the original text
| String | suggested |
| Type (e.g., section) | 1 | Text to replace the word "article", usually "section"
| String | optional |
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