Template:DeferredIssues

This template is used to remind yourself (and make a note for others) that you reviewed data quality issues reported for a Person or Family page but did not resolve them, and why. This could be for a number of reasons, such as:

• resolution would require more time than you had
• you didn't have access to the necessary sources
• the issue is unresolvable based on available sources (e.g., a christening date from one transcribed source is two months before a birth date from another transcribed source, and there is no reasonable way to determine which source is accurate)

When to use

The primary benefit of this template is when you are reviewing and resolving data quality issues from the Data Quality Issues list, and wish to keep track of issues you already looked at but couldn't or chose not to resolve. The only way to get an issue off the list is to fix the data or mark it as verified. When neither is applicable, this template reminds you that you deferred resolving the issue earlier and may wish to ignore it until you have time to tackle the research required.

You can also use this template when you see "Questionable Information identified by WeRelate automation" displayed on a Person or Family page. The warning will still be displayed after addition of the template, but you can quickly check the Talk page to see if you deferred resolution sometime in the past and why.

The benefit for WeRelate is that it reduces the temptation to mark an issue as verified (just to get it off the Data Quality Issues list), when sources haven't been added to prove that the data is correct, and the data might, in fact, be wrong.

How to enter

The easiest way to add this template is from the Data Quality Issues list. (See Help:Monitoring Data Quality: Filtering the list for how to display and filter this list.) Selecting the Defer button will prompt you for comments. Enter your comments and select OK, and the template, with your user id and comments, will be added to the Person or Family talk page.

Alternately, you can add the template manually, by entering {{DeferredIssues|date|username|comments|issue}}, where

• date = today's date (d Mmm yyyy)
• username = your username (preferably formatted as a link to your user page - e.g., [[User:MyUserName|MyUserName]])
• comments = why you didn't resolve the issue and/or whether you plan to try to resolve it later
• issue = description of an issue reported for the page (e.g., Events out of order)

Note: If you come back at a later time and resolve all the reported issues on the page, you can remove the template.

Example

Entering

{{DeferredIssues|10 May 2023|[[User:Someone|Someone]]|Can't resolve without reading the source, and I couldn't find it online.|Born after mother died}}

displays

On 10 May 2023, user Someone chose to defer resolution of issues on this page, including the issue "Born after mother died". Other users should feel free to resolve the issues if they have the appropriate expertise and access to sources. Please do not remove this template unless you are Someone, or if all issues on the page are resolved. Comments left by Someone: Can't resolve without reading the source, and I couldn't find it online.

How to use

• Select the Defer button on the Data Quality Issues page. OR
• Add the template to the Person talk or Family talk page (preferred location). There is no need for a heading to precede the template. OR
• Add the template to the Person or Family page, anywhere where free-form text is allowed (e.g., in a source citation, a note, or the narrative; but not in a date or place field)

Related templates

When there is proof that the data is correct

The following templates suppress automated "Questionable information" messages, and are intended for use only after establishing source documentation to support the relevant data.

When an issue hasn't been resolved

The following template can be used to remind yourself that you looked at a data quality issue and chose not to or were unable to resolve it at that time.

Template:DeferredIssues