Template:Recentism
 | This article appears to be slanted towards recent events. (April 2024) |
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Wikipedia articles are supposed to be written from a
When and where not to use this template
Please be aware that some articles and/or sections are specifically devoted to recent events. Be mindful of the topic and context of the article and section in question.
Template {{update}} is another template with a distinct function, which can be used to mark articles or sections with old or out-of-date information.
Usage
Place the following template at the top of the article page if the entire article is slanted towards recent events, or at the top of the relevant section if the rest of the article properly includes relevant historical information.
{{Recentism|date=April 2024}}
Options
You may use the article/section parameter to change the standard wording "article or section" to specifically refer to the article or only a section by using:
{{Recentism|article|date=April 2024}}
or:
{{Recentism|section|date=April 2024}}
This will not affect the functionality of the template in any way other than making the template text read "This article may be slanted towards recent events." or "This section may be slanted towards recent events.", respectively.
Categorisation
This template places articles into
See also
This template generates a tag to indicate that the article slanted towards recent events.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type (typically section) | 1 | no description
| String | optional |
| Month and year | date | no description
| Unknown | required |