Template:Excessive citations inline

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Usage

{{Excessive citations inline|date=March 2025}}

This template is used to address excessive "piling on" of citations for the same claim, per Wikipedia:Citing sources § Bundling citations (and Wikipedia:Citation overkill).

Parameters

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This template is used to mark places in an article where there are excessive citations.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	no description	Unknown	optional
Reason	reason	Why the claim has excessive citations	String	suggested
Date	date	The date that the tag was added Auto value {{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}	Date	suggested

Redirects

• {{overcite}}
• {{over-citation}}
• {{citekill}}
• {{refbomb}}

See also

• Template:Excessive citations

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