Template:Systemic bias
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Usage
Place {{Systemic bias|bias=Topic or type of bias}} at the top of the disputed article, then explain your reasons on the article's talk page. To specify the section of the talk page, use {{Systemic bias|1=Talk page section name|bias=Topic/type of bias}}. Articles using this template as shown above are placed into Category:Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes. The |bias= parameter automatically italicizes whatever is specified there, and wikicode can be used (e.g. to link to a relevant article).
This template can take an optional date parameter in the format |date=Monthname YYYY or |date={{subst:DATE}}. If the date is not included it will probably be added later by a bot. Articles using this template with a date are added to Category:Wikipedia neutral point of view disputes from Monthname YYYY.
This template should only be used in the main (article) namespace. Do not place this template on talk pages, user pages, policies and guidelines, or other non-article pages.
- This template is a self-reference.
- Please do not subst this template.
Example using current date and other features
Template:
{{Systemic bias|1=European slant|bias=Western cultural values|date=June 2024}}
Output:
| The neutrality of this article is questioned because it may show systemic bias. In particular, there may be a strong bias in favor of Western cultural values. (June 2024) |
Category:
Alternatives
To mark only a section as disputed, rather than a whole article, use {{POV section}}. It is not WP:BIAS-specific. See below for a list of other WP:NPOV-related templates.
See Wikipedia:NPOV dispute for more info.
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TemplateData
TemplateData for Systemic bias
Use this cleanup template to indicate that the neutrality of an article is questioned because it may show systemic bias.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
| Bias | bias | What the article is biased in favour of. Shows in the template as "In particular, there may be a strong bias in favor of <bias>."
| String | optional |
| Talk page section | 1 | Section name on the talk page for further discussion | Line | optional |
| Affected area | what | Text to replace the word "article", usually "section"
| String | optional |
| Make template small | small | Enter "left" here to make the template box small and aligned to the left.
| Line | optional |