Template:Articles containing potentially dated statements

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This template is intended for use on category pages such as Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements, Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2016, Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from July 2016, and Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from July 3, 2016. It adds the introductory text and sets a parent category (the All articles category for yearly categories, the appropriate year category for year and month categories, and so forth).

The template is used:

• without any parameters on Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements
• with the year as the first parameter on category pages for a specific year
• with the full name of the month as the second parameter (in addition to the year) on category pages for a specific month and year
• with the day of the month as the third parameter (in addition to the month and year) on category pages for a specific day

Examples

What you type	What you get
{{Articles containing potentially dated statements}}	This category is not shown on its member pages, unless the appropriate user preference is set. Articles in this category contain statements that may be dated. The statements may need to be updated, removed, or edited for perspective. Articles containing older statements are more likely to be dated. This is not a backlog; not all articles included in this category will need updating at this point in time. Use {{As of}} to mark all individual statements that may become dated, this will automatically add them to the appropriate categories. When you know when updated information will be available, use {{Update after}} to mark exactly when statements will need updating instead using {{As of}}. See also Wikipedia:As of for details of dealing with statements that date quickly. Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly for guidelines on using precise language when dealing with information that may date quickly. Category:USApedia articles in need of updating and the accompanying {{Update after}} template.
{{Articles containing potentially dated statements|2015}}	This category is not shown on its member pages, unless the appropriate user preference is set. Articles in this category contain statements from 2015 that may be dated. The statements may need to be updated, removed, or edited for perspective. Articles containing older statements are more likely to be dated. This is not a backlog; not all articles included in this category will need updating at this point in time. See Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements, which contains potentially dated statements ordered by originating date. Use {{As of}} to mark all individual statements that may become dated, this will automatically add them to the appropriate categories. When you know when updated information will be available, use {{Update after}} to mark exactly when statements will need updating instead using {{As of}}. See also Wikipedia:As of for details of dealing with statements that date quickly. Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly for guidelines on using precise language when dealing with information that may date quickly. Category:USApedia articles in need of updating and the accompanying {{Update after}} template.
{{Articles containing potentially dated statements|2016|January}}	This category is not shown on its member pages, unless the appropriate user preference is set. Articles in this category contain statements from January 2016 that may be dated. The statements may need to be updated, removed, or edited for perspective. Articles containing older statements are more likely to be dated. This is not a backlog; not all articles included in this category will need updating at this point in time. See Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements, which contains potentially dated statements ordered by originating date. Use {{As of}} to mark all individual statements that may become dated, this will automatically add them to the appropriate categories. When you know when updated information will be available, use {{Update after}} to mark exactly when statements will need updating instead using {{As of}}. See also Wikipedia:As of for details of dealing with statements that date quickly. Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly for guidelines on using precise language when dealing with information that may date quickly. Category:USApedia articles in need of updating and the accompanying {{Update after}} template.
{{Articles containing potentially dated statements|2016|July|3}}	This category is not shown on its member pages, unless the appropriate user preference is set. Articles in this category contain statements from July 3, 2016 that may be dated. The statements may need to be updated, removed, or edited for perspective. Articles containing older statements are more likely to be dated. This is not a backlog; not all articles included in this category will need updating at this point in time. See Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements, which contains potentially dated statements ordered by originating date. Use {{As of}} to mark all individual statements that may become dated, this will automatically add them to the appropriate categories. When you know when updated information will be available, use {{Update after}} to mark exactly when statements will need updating instead using {{As of}}. See also Wikipedia:As of for details of dealing with statements that date quickly. Wikipedia:Avoid statements that will date quickly for guidelines on using precise language when dealing with information that may date quickly. Category:USApedia articles in need of updating and the accompanying {{Update after}} template.

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