Cèṭa'an:Self-reference

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Not to be confused with Template:Self-reference cleanup otabâ Template:No self link.

The {{Self-reference}} template generates a hatnote that will not appear in any reuse of Wikipedia article content, including the printable version of an article. The template's intended purpose is to display information that is relevant only to a reader viewing the article directly within Wikipedia. Such information might include a disambiguation statement that points to a Wikipedia help page or an instruction to editors. (In Wikipedia terminology, these are forms of self-reference.)

Unlike many hatnote templates, {{Self-reference}} has no preset text, link generation, or formatting other than italics. {{Self-reference|Foo}} simply returns Foo. Many hatnote templates that do contain helpful preset text and linking, such as {{for}} and {{about}}, support a |selfref= parameter that gives them the same functionality as {{Self-reference}}, making them better options in most circumstances.

In most cases, references to the Wikipedia project are discouraged, and the valid uses for this template are rare. Consultation of the list of Self-references to avoid is advisable.

Usage

In most cases, {{Self-reference}} is used to create a disambiguation link to a page in the "Wikipedia:" namespace from article-space; for instance, the page Objectivity (disambiguation) could have a self-referential "hatnote" link at the top: {{Self-reference|For Wikipedia's policy on avoiding bias, see [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]].}}.

When using {{Self-reference}} in this way, use the following format:

{{Self-reference|The self-referential notice to display, including [[MOS:LINK|links]].}}

which produces:

italicized (Wikipedia house style for self-referential notes), and both preceded and followed by a linebreak.

For inline use (in body text, mid-sentence, and not in hatnotes), without the indentation and line breaking, use {{Self-reference inline}}:

{{Self-reference inline|the self-referential text to display, including [[MOS:LINKS|links]]}}

which produces: Cèṭa'an:Self-reference inline (illustrated here on the same line as other content).

Template {{Self-reference}} also has the parameter |inline:

{{Self-reference|the self-referential text to display, including [[MOS:LINKS|links]]|inline}}

However, as of early 2019, it does not always function properly, and may cause a line break under some circumstances.

Unprintworthy content

Rarely, there is other, non-self-referential content which shouldn't appear in mirrors, print editions, or other off-Wikipedia reuses of Wikipedia content, and which shouldn't be italicized as a self-reference.

It is preferable to mark such unprintworthy content with the

1. ALIH Templat:Template link template (which includes the noprint CSS class, but not the plainlinks class, since links in such content will not be internal self-references). Although not all mirror sites do so, the content in question can be removed by reusers of WP content, without any reformatting, by ignoring or removing content marked up by this template, or more accurately by the selfreference CSS class that it (and some other templates) use.

Note: The following syntax has been obsolete since 2008, and if you see it, replace it as described below.

There was a deprecated, pre-2008 legacy usage of {{Selfref}} that was used for such unprintworthy cases, and pre-dates the

1. ALIH Templat:Template link template. This is to simply end the template with a pipe character – |:

Cèṭa'an:Dc2 This method cannot be depended upon. For one thing, many editors would interpret the ending pipe as an error and remove it, turning the template into an indented self-ref hatnote! It also has not been used since 2008. Any remaining uses of it should be replaced with

1. ALIH Templat:Template link (if real a self-references) or
2. ALIH Templat:Template link (if simply unprintworthy).

Example

Code	Page on Wikipedia	Page on [some] mirrors
{{Self-reference|For the Wikipedia Sandbox, see [[WP:SAND]]}} The Wikipedia Sandbox is a page on Wikipedia. {{Self-reference|(You can edit it by clicking "edit" on the page.)|inline}} It has been edited many times.	The Wikipedia Sandbox is a page on Wikipedia. (You can edit it by clicking "edit" on the page.) It has been edited many times.	The Wikipedia Sandbox is a page on Wikipedia. It has been edited many times.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Self-reference in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Self-reference

This template generates a hatnote that will not appear in any reuse of Wikipedia article content, including the printable version of an article.

Parameter templat

Templat ini lebih menyukai format parameter dalam satu baris.

Parameter		Keterangan	Jenis	Status
Text	1	The full wikitext. Contoh For Wikipedia's policy on avoiding bias, see [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view]].	Isi	wajib diisi

See also

• Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid

1. ALIH Templat:Template link

1. ALIH Templat:Template link, for an inline (not block-level) "(See also ...)"

1. ALIH Templat:Template link, for the opposite case when you want a link to the Wikipedia: namespace that does show in mirrors without breaking (for instance when writing an article about Wikipedia or something connected to it).

1. ALIH Templat:Template link – for cases of self-references that are printworthy and may or may not be desired by reusers of WP content, depending upon whether they are mirroring or just using single articles

1. ALIH Templat:Template link – for unprintworthy inline material that isn't technically a self-reference

The above documentation is transcluded from Cèṭa'an:Self-reference/doc. (beccè | sejarah)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.