Template:Sic
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[sic]
Template documentationThis template simplifies insertion of the "[sic]" notation, which is used when what appears to be an error is actually intentional, or where an error has been faithfully reproduced from the original source.
By default, it links to the article Sic for the benefit of readers, but this is undesirable or impossible in certain cases, such as the page title of an external link. In these cases, add the nolink=1 parameter.
- The template can be used with parameter |nolink=1 (or any other non-blank value) to avoid linking to the Sic article. This is useful if, for some reason, "[sic]" needs to appear in the right half (the visible portion) of an internal or external link.
- Additional parameters can be used to obfuscate spelling errors in the wiki-text of a page, to help prevent automated or semi-automated correction by human or bot editors, which (although done in good faith) would be undesirable. In these cases, split the intentionally misspelled word into two parts and use them as the first two parameters of the template.
- The template can be used with a question mark "?" to mark situations where the correctness or incorrectness of an apparent error cannot readily be determined. This will add the article to Category:Articles containing possible transcription errors for hopeful review by those more familiar with the subject and sources. For example:
- The quoted source might not be not available on-line, or not without a paid subscription, etc.
- A quoted passage contains a spelling error but is ambiguous as to whether the statement was originally printed (in which case [sic] may be appropriate), or spoken aloud (in which case the typo should be corrected).
- More?
1. ...his April 1992 interview with the Dolly Llama {{sic}}...
- yields:
...his April 1992 interview with the Dolly Llama [sic] ...
2. *[http://www.somesite.edu/document_1.htm "{{sic|Conc|encus|nolink=1}} can Change!"]
- yields:
3. ...spokesperson stated that "rescue efforts have been cancelled {{sic|?}} until further notice"...
- yields:
...spokesperson stated that "rescue efforts have been cancelled [sic?] until further notice"...
