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This template indicates that the article cites a source that previously got its information from Wikipedia. Wikipedia [[WP:WINARS|may not cite itself]], and citing a source that comes from Wikipedia is a [[WP:CIRCULAR|circular reference]], and may not be used as a citation for the same reason.

== Usage ==
<code><nowiki>{{Circular}}</nowiki></code>{{br}}
<code><nowiki>{{Circular|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>{{br}}
<code><nowiki>{{Circular|section}}</nowiki></code>

== Parameters ==
This template has one [[WP:POSITIONAL|positional parameter]] and three [[named parameter]]s, all optional:

* {{para|1}} — scope of the message; set {{para|1|section}} to have the message say, "This section..." (default: "This article").
* {{para|date}} — month name and date, e.g.: {{para|date|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} (default: none, but supplied by bot if omitted). Supports {{slink||Categorization}}.
* {{para|small}} — banner placement; set {{para|small|yes}} to have a narrow, left-margin banner (default: wide, centered banner)
* {{para|name}} — for advanced usage only; see {{tl|Ambox#name}}.

== Categorization ==

The {{para|date}} parameter sorts the article into date-named subcategories such as [[:Category:{{tmpv|Template:Circular|Ambox|1|cat}} from {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}]] and out of the parent category (same name, without the date), allowing the oldest problems to be identified and dealt with first. 

A [[Wikipedia:Bot policy|bot]] will add this parameter if it is omitted. Be careful '''''not''''' to abbreviate the date, because then it will automatically add a redlinked category instead of the correct category.  The simplest way to use this parameter manually is {{tlx|Circular|{{tlxs|DATE}}}} but it can be done more explicitly as <code><nowiki>{{Circular|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> (both result in the same output). Do ''not'' use <code><nowiki>{{Circular|date={{subst:DATE}}}}</nowiki></code> as {{tlx|DATE}} includes the leading <code>date=</code>.

== See also ==
*{{tl|Circular reference}} (inline version)
*{{tl|Backwards copy}}
*{{tl|Better source needed}}
*{{tl|Citation needed}}
*{{tl|Circular definition}}
*[[:Template:Citation needed/doc#Inline templates]]
*[[Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup/Verifiability and sources]]

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