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Show CitationNeededContextItem for variants like {{Better source needed}}
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Esanders
Jul 13 2026, 2:30 PM
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{{Better source needed}} is very similar to {{Citatiion needed}}, but we currently don't show a special context item in VE for it.

Citation neededBetter source needed
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The templates suggests that the user may want to consider removing the existing reference, but I don't think we should automate this because (1) the existing reference my partially cover the claim and be helpful as a secondary reference and (2) there may be multiple references and it isn't clear which one to remove (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Topological_space&oldid=1361655787#History)

{{Better source needed}} is used ~27,000 times, and exists in ~60 languages.

If we add a generic option to the config that lets users override the title/body, then this could be used for this template or any other variations that may exist.

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Hi! I've been looking into this task and traced how CitationNeededContextItem is currently matched through the template tools config. When you mentioned adding a generic option to the config to override the title/body, did you have a specific approach in mind (e.g. extending the existing config), or is any clean generic solution that supports similar templates acceptable? I just want to make sure I follow the intended design before implementing it.