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==Usage==
:{{tnull|Self-published inline|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

This is an inline template used to flag statements with self-published sources such as a personal web page or a self-published book, which, due to the lack of oversight on such works, are therefore potentially unreliable. 

When the template is added to a line of text in an article, the resulting clean-up tag links to the relevant policy page and section: [[WP:Verifiability#Self-published sources|Wikipedia:Verifiability §&nbsp;Self-published sources]]. (While [[WP:Identifying reliable sources#Self-published sources|Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources §&nbsp;Self-published sources]] and [[WP:Neutral point of view]] are also relevant, the template does not create a link to them.) 

This template categorizes its tagged articles into the [[WP:PROJCATS|maintenance category]], [[:Category:All articles with self-published sources]], which is [[Help:Hidden category|hidden]] in [[Wikipedia:Mainspace|mainspace]] articles by a default setting in the user preferences. A logged-in user may view this and all other hidden categories by checking Show hidden categories on the Appearance tab of [[Special:Preferences|Preferences]]. 

'''Note:''' Use this template {{em|outside}} the {{tag|ref}} markup.

To flag an individual citation itself as being to such a questionable source, use [[Template:Self-published source]], {{em|inside}} of {{tag|ref}}. For whole sections or articles, use [[Template:Self-published]].

This template takes a compulsory parameter (which a bot will set if the editor doesn't):
*{{para|date|''date''}}—in the format "''Month Year''"

If there is no doubt at all that the source is self-published, you can use a parameter to remove the "?" from the template's output:
*{{para|certain|yes}} or {{para|certain|y}}

== TemplateData ==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
	"description": "Used when a statement is sourced but it is questionable whether the source used is reliable for supporting the statement.",
	"params": {
		"certain": {
			"aliases": [
				"sure",
				"failed"
			],
			"label": "Certain?",
			"description": "If set to \"y\" or \"yes\" will remove the question mark from the template's output to denote a degree of certainty that the source is self-published",
			"type": "boolean",
			"default": "no",
			"example": "yes"
		},
		"date": {
			"label": "Month and year",
			"description": "Month and year of tagging; e.g., 'January 2013', but not 'jan13'",
			"type": "string",
			"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
			"suggested": true
			}
	}
}
</templatedata>

== Redirects ==
* Any hyphenation will work:
** {{tlx|Self published inline}}
** {{tlx|Self published-inline}}
** {{tlx|Self-published-inline}}
* {{tlx|Sps}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|Self-published source}} &ndash; a similar inline template for flagging the citation itself as being to a self-published source (use inside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|User-generated inline}} &ndash; a similar inline template for flagging facts in the article as being reliant on a user-generated source or sources (use outside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|User-generated source}} &ndash; a similar inline template for flagging the citation itself as being to a user-generated source (use inside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* {{tl|Self-published}} &ndash; an article- or section-level banner for self-published sourcing
* {{tl|User-generated}} &ndash; an article- or section-level banner for user-generated sourcing
* {{tl|Deprecated inline}} &ndash; a similar inline template for flagging use of a [[WP:DEPS|deprecated source]]
* {{tl|Primary source inline}} &ndash; a similar inline template for flagging inappropriate use of a [[WP:PRIMARY|primary source]]
* {{tl|Primary sources}} &ndash; an article- or section-level banner
* {{tl|Third-party}} or {{tl|third-party inline}}, when an independent or third-party source is needed
* {{tl|Tertiary source inline}} &ndash; a similar inline template for flagging inappropriate use of a [[WP:TERTIARY|tertiary source]]
* {{tl|Tertiary}} &ndash; for noting a citation to a tertiary source that does not sufficiently or at all cite its own sources (use inside <nowiki><ref></nowiki>)
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles]]

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