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== Usage ==
* This template categorises tagged articles into [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification]].
* You can specify whether the template applies to an article (default) or section by adding <code>|article</code> or <code>|section</code> after the template's name. There is also the [[Template:Confusing section]] template for the sections.
* Wikipedia recommends the use of the <code>reason</code> parameter to explain what is confusing. For example:
:{{Tlx|Confusing|2=reason=the furtlewangler is referred to in the plural but the diagram shows only one}}
{{Confusing|reason=the furtlewangler is referred to in the plural but the diagram shows only one}}
*When a talk page discussion is held, a direct link to that discussion can be added via the {{para|talk}} parameter. For example:
:{{Tlx|Confusing|2=talk=Template talk:Confusing#Talk parameter please!}}
{{Confusing|talk=Template talk:Confusing#Talk parameter please!}}
*Do not capitalize the beginning of the reason, since it is preceded by "In particular, ".
*Do not add a full stop/period at the end of the reason because the template automatically puts a full stop/period in.
* Please do not [[Wikipedia:Substitution|subst:]] this template.

{{Tlx|Confusing|small{{=}}left}} generates:
{{Confusing|small=left}}

{{Tlx|Confusing|small{{=}}left|reason{{=}}the tensing of the article is ambiguous}} generates:
{{Confusing|small=left|reason=the tensing of the article is ambiguous}}

==See also==
* [[Template:Clarify]], an in-line version of this template 
* [[Template:Confusing section]], a section version of this template

* [[Template:Technical]]
* [[Template:Context]]
* [[Template:Vague]]

* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup]] for an overview of cleanup templates.

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>
{
"description": "Mark text as confusing",
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Article or section?",
"type": "string",
"description": "Set to 'section' to specify that you are referring to the section",
"default": "article"
},
"talk": {
"label": "Discussion location",
"description": "The location on which the discussion on the issue is being held. Should be full page name, followed by #, followed by section name. Please do not enclose between [[ and ]]. The link will be automatically formatted using the section sign (§).",
"example": "Template talk:Confusing#Talk parameter please!",
"type": "wiki-page-name",
"suggested": true
},
"reason": {
"label": "What is confusing?",
"type": "string",
"description": "Explain what part of the text needs to be clarified."
},
"date": {
"label": "Date",
"type": "string",
"description": "Date when it was added or verified"
},
"small": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Set to 'left' if a small version should be shown instead of the default",
"label": "Small?"
}
},
"paramOrder": [
"1",
"talk",
"reason",
"date",
"small"
],
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

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