Editing Template:Citation needed

{{#if:{{{1|}}}|<span style="background-color: lightgray"><font color="black">{{{1}}}</font></span>}}<sup>[''[[:Category:Articles with unsourced claims|{{Tt|citation needed|This claim needs at least one reference to a reliable source.}}]]'']</sup><noinclude>
==Usage==
This template is used in articles to indicate a claim, specially a questionable one, that is not sourced, or in other words, that does not contain a single citation to a source. It is placed next to such claim, and automatically puts it in the category [[:Category:Articles with unsourced claims|Articles with unsourced claims]].

Editors can also highlight multiple unsourced statements at a time with a single template, leading to such claims being highlighted in a gray background. This is done by writing the following code:
{|class="wikitable"
!Source mode
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:<nowiki>{{Citation needed|(Claim)}}</nowiki>
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:{{Citation needed|(Claim)}}
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This way, instead of writing something like this:
{|class="wikitable"
!Source mode
!Visual mode
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:<nowiki>Metal Sonic is an evil, ultra-high performance, very advanced Badnik{{Citation needed}} version of Sonic the Hedgehog that was created as a secret weapon{{Citation needed}} by Dr. Eggman for the sole purpose of destroying the hedgehog.{{Citation needed}} Modeled with extreme accuracy after Sonic, Metal Sonic not only resembles his template, but can also imitate his moves and achieve speeds matching and even exceeding the hedgehog's own.{{Citation needed}}</nowiki>
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:Metal Sonic is an evil, ultra-high performance, very advanced Badnik{{Citation needed}} version of Sonic the Hedgehog that was created as a secret weapon{{Citation needed}} by Dr. Eggman for the sole purpose of destroying the hedgehog.{{Citation needed}} Modeled with extreme accuracy after Sonic, Metal Sonic not only resembles his template, but can also imitate his moves and achieve speeds matching and even exceeding the hedgehog's own.{{Citation needed}}
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The editor can simply type something like this:
{|class="wikitable"
!Source mode
!Visual mode
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:<nowiki>Metal Sonic is an evil, {{Citation needed|ultra-high performance, very advanced Badnik version of Sonic the Hedgehog that was created as a secret weapon by Dr. Eggman for the sole purpose of destroying the hedgehog. Modeled with extreme accuracy after Sonic, Metal Sonic not only resembles his template, but can also imitate his moves and achieve speeds matching and even exceeding the hedgehog's own.}}</nowiki>
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:Metal Sonic is an evil, {{Citation needed|ultra-high performance, very advanced Badnik version of Sonic the Hedgehog that was created as a secret weapon by Dr. Eggman for the sole purpose of destroying the hedgehog. Modeled with extreme accuracy after Sonic, Metal Sonic not only resembles his template, but can also imitate his moves and achieve speeds matching and even exceeding the hedgehog's own.}}
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==See also==
*{{Tl|Better source needed}}
*[[Sonic News Network:Policy#Information & referencing]]

==External links==
*{{WP link|Template:Citation needed}}
[[Category:Citation templates]]
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