Stub

Stub

The word stub means something that is very short. On Wikimedia sites, a stub is a short article. When writers begin a new article, they use the stub template banner to show that people can add a lot more useful information.

To do this, insert the following text into the first line of the article:

{{stub}}

This will display as:

This article is a stub. As such, it may contain incomplete or wrong information. You can help by expanding it.

If you make or find a stub, you can improve the article yourself in accordance with our guidelines or add the task to our community to-do list. To find a stub, use the following links:

• Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Stub
• Special:Shortpages (sometimes, the article has not been marked a stub)

Empty sections

Empty sections of pages should contain the following:

{{empty}}

This will display as:

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it.

No References

Pages that do not feature citations should implement the following code in the references section:

{{references}}

This will display as:

This article does not cite enough references. You can help by adding some.