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Rather frequently, someone proposes a new disclaimer template - for instance, ''"This article contains profanity"''. While the consensus is that these kinds of templates should not exist, the constant creation of new ones shows a need for a clearer exposition of why they should not be used. When spotted, such templates tend to be speedily deleted because they're similar to templates we've debated and deleted in the past.
==What are disclaimer templates==
Disclaimer templates are templates that duplicate the information at one of the five disclaimer pages:
*General disclaimer
*Use Wikipedia at your own risk
*Wikipedia does not give medical advice
*Wikipedia does not give legal opinions
*Wikipedia contains spoilers and content you may find objectionable
==Why they should not be used==
*Redundant with the Disclaimer link at the end of every page.
*Hard to define which articles should have a disclaimer (how would you define an "adult content" article, for instance, given that it varies wildly by culture).
*Wikipedia is not censored.
*The ''lack'' of the disclaimer on certain pages as opposed to others might open Wikipedia to lawsuits.
*By the time you see them, it's too late — the article has already been loaded.
==Why people say they should be used==
* People might be upset to see some sort of information on Wikipedia. (For a discussion of this see WP:NOT Censored above)
==The exception==
Template:spoiler and related templates are the exceptions from this guideline, but this guideline does not make them compulsory. For the relevant guideline on spoiler warnings, see Wikipedia:Spoiler_warning.
:''[...] The only disclaimer on wikipedia should be the spoiler warnings, because you don't know where they are, and they ruin things for you. You can choose to ignore medical-related content on Wikipedia, but once you've read a spoiler, you can't just pretend you never read it. -Frazzydee|✍ 12:45, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)''
:::''from Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/Deleted/April_2005#Template:Medical''
==Previous discussions==
A small list of previous discussions is at Wikipedia_talk:Risk_disclaimer#More_disclaimer_templates.
Some older discussion can be found at the top of Wikipedia_talk:Risk_disclaimer, or at the templates for deletion archives.
==See also==
*Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion
*Wikipedia:Perennial_proposals
*Wikipedia:Content_labeling_proposal
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