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{{nutshell|Warnings about content should not generally appear in articles. All articles are already covered by the Misplaced Pages disclaimers.}} {{nutshell|Warnings about content should not generally appear in articles. All articles are already covered by the Misplaced Pages disclaimers.}}


For the purpose of this guideline, a '''disclaimer''' is some text or template within an article that is intended to serve as a content warning. Although such content warnings have ], community consensus is that articles should ''not'' include additional warnings that duplicate the standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers. If allowed at all, such warnings could become quite cumbersome. There would be the question of what merited a warning and what didn't. Time would be wasted debating things such as what constitutes "adult content". Furthermore, including disclaimers could create a misleading impression that all potentially problematic content is flagged, leading readers to assume an article is "safe" in the absence of a disclaimer. If ] were included for fiction, there would be the question of whether they should be used for fairy tales. For the purpose of this guideline, a '''disclaimer''' is some text or template within an article that is intended to serve as a ]. Although such content warnings have ], community consensus is that articles should ''not'' include additional warnings that duplicate the standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers.

Were they to be permitted, content warnings could create a false sense of security, creating a misleading impression that all potentially problematic content is flagged, and that articles without disclaimers are inherently "safe". The community consensus to ban such warnings also avoids time-consuming debates over subjective issues such as what constitutes "adult content".


==Standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers== ==Standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers==
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== Acceptable warnings == == Acceptable warnings ==
Certain warnings are acceptable. These serve different purposes from the standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers: Certain warnings are acceptable. These serve different purposes from the standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers:
* "Technical" warnings assisting the user with display problems, such as {{tl|Contains special characters}}. These refer not to article content but to display issues that some readers might run in to. * "Technical" warnings assisting the user with display problems, such as {{tl|contains special characters}}. These refer not to article content but to display issues that some readers might run in to.
* Temporary ] such as {{tl|current}} or {{tl|recent death}}. These alert the reader that the article may be subject to a flux of recent and upcoming significant changes for reasons beyond the control of Misplaced Pages. * Temporary ] such as {{tl|current}} or {{tl|recent death}}. These alert the reader that the article may be subject to a flux of recent and upcoming significant changes for reasons beyond the control of Misplaced Pages.
* Temporary ], such as {{tl|POV}}, {{tl|original research}} or {{tl|cleanup}}. These point to deficiencies in the article that should be corrected promptly. * Temporary ], such as {{tl|POV}}, {{tl|original research}} or {{tl|cleanup}}. These point to deficiencies in the article that should be corrected promptly. Maintenance templates should not be used to "warn the reader" that a Misplaced Pages editor disagrees with the current state of the article.


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Latest revision as of 19:27, 31 December 2024

Misplaced Pages guideline "WP:DISCLAIM" redirects here. You may also be looking for Misplaced Pages:General disclaimer.
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This page in a nutshell: Warnings about content should not generally appear in articles. All articles are already covered by the Misplaced Pages disclaimers.

For the purpose of this guideline, a disclaimer is some text or template within an article that is intended to serve as a content warning. Although such content warnings have frequently been proposed, community consensus is that articles should not include additional warnings that duplicate the standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers.

Were they to be permitted, content warnings could create a false sense of security, creating a misleading impression that all potentially problematic content is flagged, and that articles without disclaimers are inherently "safe". The community consensus to ban such warnings also avoids time-consuming debates over subjective issues such as what constitutes "adult content".

Standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers

Every Misplaced Pages page includes, right at the bottom, a link to the Misplaced Pages:General disclaimer (Misplaced Pages makes no guarantee of validity), which itself provides further links to five other standard disclaimers that apply to all articles:

In addition, by longstanding policy, Misplaced Pages is not censored for the protection of minors.

Unacceptable disclaimers

Here are some examples of unacceptable disclaimers. These are not permitted in articles, whether in template form (as illustrated here) or as text:

Spoiler alertThis article contains spoilers.
WarningThis article contains vulgar, profane, or otherwise offensive language.
Content warningThis article contains media that may potentially trigger seizures for those diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy.
Malware warningOpening this link may expose you to malware.
WarningTrigger warningThis article contains content that is suitable only for ages 18 and older. Viewer discretion is advised.

Acceptable warnings

Certain warnings are acceptable. These serve different purposes from the standard Misplaced Pages disclaimers:

  • "Technical" warnings assisting the user with display problems, such as {{contains special characters}}. These refer not to article content but to display issues that some readers might run in to.
  • Temporary current event and temporal templates such as {{current}} or {{recent death}}. These alert the reader that the article may be subject to a flux of recent and upcoming significant changes for reasons beyond the control of Misplaced Pages.
  • Temporary cleanup templates, such as {{POV}}, {{original research}} or {{cleanup}}. These point to deficiencies in the article that should be corrected promptly. Maintenance templates should not be used to "warn the reader" that a Misplaced Pages editor disagrees with the current state of the article.

See also

Talk page disclaimer templates

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