Template:Technical/doc

Not to be confused with Template:Wikipedia technical help or Template:JargonFile.

This template is used to identify articles or sections featuring excessive jargon, without enough explanation of concepts and too difficult for readers to understand without a background in the field. The article should be edited to be made simpler, or the presentation of the topic should be explained or reworded.

When adding this template, explain the issue in the edit summary or on the talk page. Without such explanation, editors with the knowledge to fix the issue often cannot address the issue as they do not know why the template was added in the first place.

Usage

This template adds tagged articles to Category:Wikipedia articles that are too technical and Category:Articles needing expert attention, or their dated subcategories.

• date = adds a date. Month name and year like this date=November 2024

Examples

Basic usage

{{Technical|date=November 2024}}

With section parameter

{{Technical|section|date=November 2024}}

• This template supports the "demospace" variable.

Redirects

• {{Jargon}}

See also

• Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
  • {{Buzzword}}
  • {{Context}}
  • {{Over-explained}}
  • {{Overly detailed}}
  • {{Technical statement}}, for inline use
  • {{Too abstract}}
• {{JargonFile}}, for articles primarily sourced to the Jargon File

Identifies articles or sections featuring excessive jargon, without enough explanation; too difficult for readers without a requisite background to understand

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	no description	Unknown	optional
small	small	no description	Unknown	optional
Talk page section	talk	no description Auto value	Unknown	optional
Month and year	date	Month and year this template was added Example January 2019 Auto value {{subst:DATE}}	Date	suggested