[edit] [purge] Template documentation

This template will add tagged articles to Category:Copied and pasted articles and sections. If you have strong reason to believe that the source material is copyrighted, please instead follow the procedure at Wikipedia:Copyright problems.

• This template is a self-reference.
• Please do not subst: this template.

Syntax

To place this template, simply add {{Copypaste}} to the top of the suspect article or section. You may optionally include 3 arguments - one showing the date the tag was added, a second specifying whether it is an entire article or just a section that is suspect, and a third linking to the URL you believe contains the original text. For example: {{copypaste|January 1, 2007|section|url=http://example.org}} produces:

This section appears to have been copied and pasted from http://example.org, possibly in violation of a copyright. Please edit this article to remove any non-free copyrighted content and attribute free content correctly. Follow the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. Remove this template after editing. (January 1, 2007)

See also

• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
• Template:db-copyvio - for speedy deletion of blatant text copyright violations involving entire articles
• Template:Copyvio - for blanking entire articles or sections of article that violate copyright but do not meet the speedy deletion criterion
• Template:Cv-unsure - if you're unsure whether a page violates a copyright because you don't know the source