Template:Open question/doc
Documentation
This template is used to mark specific questions that we don't seem to currently have the answer for, but which might be answered in the future by asking someone who would know (usually Angelina or Sara, etc.). It can either be called with no input after a phrase, sentence, or paragraph containing such a question or with the question provided as input to the template, as seen in the examples below.
Articles containing calls to this template are listed in Category:Articles containing open questions so they may be improved in the future.
Usage
{{open question|text|reason=|ask=}}- Text.
{{open question|reason=|scope=|ask=}}
The optional parameter reason can be used to override the default wording of the "tooltip" (as seen in the examples below). Alternatively, the optional parameter ask can be used to suggest who would know the answer to the question. When the template is called with no input text (in the second form above), the optional parameter scope can be used to indicate how much of the preceding text is relevant.
Note that reason overrides the other two named parameters.
Examples
{{open question|The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown.}}
⇒ The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown.The {{open question|name of her maternal grandfather}} is currently unknown.
⇒ The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown.The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown.{{open question}}
⇒ The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown. !The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown.{{open question|scope=sentence|ask=Angelina or someone in her family}}
⇒ The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown. !The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown.{{open question|reason=This information might never be made public.}}
⇒ The name of her maternal grandfather is currently unknown. !
"Hover" on the underlined text or the little icon to see the "tooltip" provided by the template.
See also
Full list of similar templates: [edit this list]
{{assumption}}– for statements that contain assumptions{{inference}}– for statements that are inferences beyond known facts{{opinion}}– for statements that are opinions not cited to specific sources{{open question}}– for specific questions that are likely only answerable by Angelina herself, or by some other specific person{{uncertain}}– for statements that express uncertainty (that might be cleared up if additional research were done){{unknown}}– for statements pointing out specific unknowns (that might be revealed by additional research)
Admittedly, it's not always clear which of these templates is appropriate in a given situation. For the most part, you can just choose whichever one seems to make the most sense based on the wording of the statement you're marking (which is why there are so many of them in the first place). Be sure to check the wording of the "tooltip" provided by the template you have chosen, to see if it applies. (And see the template documentation for any available parameters that might help.)
