Wikipedia:No disclaimers
- This is only a proposal. Feel free to expand and reword.
Every once in a while, someone proposes a new disclaimer template. While the current consensus is that these kinds of templates should not exist, the constant creation of new ones shows a need for a clearer definition of whether they are allowed or not.
What are disclaimer templates
Disclaimer templates are templates that duplicates the information at one of the five disclaimer pagesTemplate:Fn.
Why they should not be used
- Redundant with the Disclaimer link at the end of every page.
- Hard to define which articles should have a disclaimer (how would you define an "adult article", for instance?).
- Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not censored.
- The lack of the disclaimer on a page might open Wikipedia to lawsuits.
Why they should be used
The exception
Template:spoiler is the exception.
Previous discussions
A small list of previous discussions is at Wikipedia talk:Risk disclaimer#More disclaimer templates.
Some older discussion can be found at the top of Wikipedia talk:Risk disclaimer.
Footnotes
Template:Fnb General disclaimer - Use Wikipedia at your own risk - Wikipedia does not give medical advice - Wikipedia does not give legal opinions - Wikipedia contains spoilers and content you may find objectionable