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 be called in two different ways: following the text it is marking or containing that text. (See the examples below.)
Articles containing calls to this template are listed in Category:Articles containing open questions so they can be checked by other editors and possibly replaced by "answers" from specific sources.
Usage
Some text.{{open question}}Some text.{{open question|scope=|ask=}}Some text.{{open question|reason=}}{{open question|text|reason=}}{{open question|text|ask=}}
The optional parameter reason can be used to completely override the default "tooltip" provided by the template (as seen in the examples below). Alternatively, ask can be used to suggest who would know the answer to the question (see the examples).
When the template is called with no input text (first three lines above), the parameter scope may be used to specify how much of the preceding text is being referred to. (It doesn't make sense to use it in the case where the text being marked is included in the template call.)
Note that if reason is used, the other named parameters will be ignored.
Examples
We don't know why.{{open question}}
⇒ We don't know why. !We don't know why.{{open question|scope=sentence|ask=Angelina or someone in her family}}
⇒ We don't know why. !We don't know why.{{open question|reason=Unless she said in one of her live streams?}}
⇒ We don't know why. !We {{open question|don't know why|reason=Unless she said in one of her live streams?}}.
⇒ We don't know why.We {{open question|don't know why}}.
⇒ We don't know why.
"Hover" on the underlined text or the little icon to see the "tooltip" provided by the template. The first and last examples show the default wording, which differs depending on how the template is called.
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.)
