Template:Confusing

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• This template categorises tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification.
• You can specify whether the template applies to an article (default) or section by adding |article or |section after the template's name. There is also the Template:Confusing section template for the sections.
• Please use the "reason=" parameter to explain what is confusing. For example:

{{Confusing|reason=the furtlewangler is referred to in the plural but the diagram shows only one}}

Do not capitalize the beginning of the reason, since it is preceded by, "In particular, ".

• Please do not subst: this template.

{{Confusing|small=left}} generates:

Template data

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Confusing

Mark text as confusing

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
What is confusing	reason	Explain what part of the text needs to be clarified.	String	optional
Date	date	Date when it was added or verified	String	optional
small	small	Set to 'left' if a small version should be shown instead of the default	String	optional
article or section	1	Set to 'section' to specify that you are referring to the section Default article	String	optional

See also

• Template:Clarify an in-line version of this template
• Template:Confusing section a section version of this template

• Template:Technical
• Template:Context
• Template:Vague

• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup for an overview of clean up templates.