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When to use

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Use this template to tag sections that you believe should have a legend/key to help explain the information that it is shown. Do not use this when the abbreviation uses {{Abbr}} or has it's own template to show a message bubble explaining the abbreviation. Using the template will add it to Category:Articles needing a legend

Usage

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  • {{Legend needed section|date=January 2025}} for normal use.

You can use optional parameters as well like:

  • {{Legend needed section|reason=Table uses unknown red coloring.|date=January 2025}}

Parameters

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  • |date= – Month name and year, e.g. "January 2025"
  • |talk= – Section or fullpage id of discussion
  • |reason= – Specific reasoning behind the addition of the template

TemplateData

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

TemplateData for Legend needed section

Use this template to tag sections that you believe should have a legend/key to help explain the information that it is shown.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
reasonreason

Specific reason behind the addition of the template

Example
The table has daggers without an explanation.
Stringoptional
datedate

Month and year when template was applied; if left blank, this will be filled by a bot

Example
January 2025
Stringoptional
talktalk

Section name or full page and section of discussion

Example
Discussion section name
Stringoptional