[sic]
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You can use this template to easily insert a "[sic]" notation. This notation is placed after a point in a quotation that, in both the original text and its quotation in an article, contains either an actual textual error or text that appears to be an error—the problematic text must have been faithfully reproduced as it appears in the original source for using sic to be correct. This usage clarifies the source of text that might otherwise be taken as an error of transcription.
However, it isn't always the best idea to recreate a quote perfectly. Note that MOS:SIC says that "insignificant spelling and typographic errors should simply be silently corrected."
|nolink=y
parameter is added. This is necessary in some contexts where the link wikitext would interfere with the correct interpretation of the surrounding wikitext. These are some examples of places a call to the {{sic}} template will break the formatting unless it has |nolink=y
:
He said "{{sic|Irrega|rdless}} …"
will display as:|?
question mark parameter to mark situations where whether an apparent error is copied from the source cannot readily be determined. If this feature is used in conjunction with the obfuscation feature above, |?
must come first: He said "{{sic|?|Irrega|rdless}} …"
Examples of use cases:
… his April 1992 interview with the Dolly Llama {{sic}} …
… spokesperson stated that "rescue efforts have been suspnded {{sic|?}} until further notice" …
TemplateData for Sic
This template simplifies insertion of the "[sic]" notation, which is used where a textual error, or unexpected but intended text that may appear to be an error, has been faithfully reproduced from the original source. Note that MOS:QUOTE says: "trivial spelling and typographic errors should simply be corrected without comment […] unless the slip is textually important."
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | May contain a word fragment or a question mark. To display [sic?] and indicate doubt, put a question mark here, and put the word fragment in parameter 2. Otherwise, put the word fragment here. | String | optional |
2 | 2 | A word fragment goes here. | String | optional |
3 | 3 | A word fragment goes here. | String | optional |
Remove [sic]? | hide | Set to y to remove the label [sic] altogether; the template may still be used to prevent automated or human editors from correcting the word. | String | optional |
Remove link? | nolink | Set to y to remove the link to the article on "sic". See above for reasons to use this. | String | optional |
A comment to editors | expected | Will not display; may contain some explanation for future editors. | String | optional |
|nolink=y
and |hide=y
)To suppress the link but keep the [sic]:
*[http://www.example.org/document_1.htm "{{sic|Conc|encus|nolink=y}} can Change!"]
Use {{sic|hide=y|word or phrase}}
to avoid the display of sic altogether but still get the other benefits of the template. As with obfuscation, above, replace the original material that is now inside the template with the template itself, and the nolink and obfuscation features can be combined:
He said "{{sic|hide=y|Irrega|rdless}} …"
Note: It is pointless to specify both nolink
and hide
, since one is a display feature, but the other disables display.
If the misspelling is an unusual one, it may be helpful to include an "expected" parameter: {{sic|incorrect word or phrase|expected=expected word or phrase}}
. This has no effect on the rendered page, but may assist later editors.
{{sic|templte}}
yields: templte [sic]{{sic|tem|plte}}
yields: templte [sic]{{sic|nolink=y|templte}}
yields: templte [sic]{{sic|hide=y|templte}}
yields: templte{{sic|?|templte}}
yields: templte [sic?]{{sic|templte|expected=template}}
yields: templte [sic]{{sic|nolink=y|temp|lte}}
yields: templte [sic]{{sic|hide=y|temp|lte}}
yields: templte{{sic|?|temp|lte}}
yields: templte [sic?]{{sic|templte|nolink=y|expected=template}}
yields: templte [sic]{{sic|?|nolink=y|templte}}
yields: templte [sic?]{{sic|nolink=y|hide=y|templte}}
yields: templte{{sic|?|nolink=y|hide=y|templte}}
yields: templte{{sic|?|nolink=y|temp|lte}}
yields: templte [sic?]{{sic|nolink=y|hide=y|temp|lte}}
yields: templte{{sic|?|hide=y|temp|lte}}
yields: templte{{sic|?|nolink=y|hide=y|temp|lte}}
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