Template:Where

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Usage

Put {{Where|date=May 2026}} next to a statement which does not specify the place at which an event took place or to which the statement applies.

This template takes three parameters:

• |date= Since when the tag has been in place. Must be in the following format: {{Where|date=May 2026}}.
• |talk= Whether to display a link to the talk page. Can take values "yes" or "no". If "yes", then will exhibit a link to a talk page discussion you are supposed to open.
• The name of the specific section on the talk page where you opened a discussion.

Full example:

{{Where|talk=yes|Example|date=May 2026}} results in

(Please click the links to see where they lead.)

This template automatically adds tagged pages to Category:Vague or ambiguous geographic scope, or a dated subcategory thereof.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Where

Use this template next to a statement which does not specify the place at which an event took place or to which the statement applies

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
date	date	Month and year Example February 2018 Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested
Talk	talk	Whether to display a link to the talk page. Can take values 'yes' or 'no'. Example yes	String	optional
Name of talk page section	1	Use if talk = yes. Do not wikilink. Example Example	String	optional

See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Inline Templates
• Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)
• Category:Inline cleanup templates
• {{Globalize}}
• Wikipedia:Proper names, especially the section on place names
• MOS:COMPASS for descriptive names such as south east England
• List of European regions with alternative names
• List of country names in various languages
• Category:Vague or ambiguous geographic scope, for articles tagged with this template as needing editing to conform to naming conventions

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