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{{Cbignore}} (Cite Bot Ignore) is a flag that informs participating bots (such as InternetArchiveBot, but not Citation Bot) not to fix a dead link or to otherwise leave a citation alone for whatever reason. (For example, if the bot is making alterations to the reference that it should not make.) {{Cbignore}} might also be used by other bots (see talk page for more info)[clarification needed] – any participating bot can use this tool as a way to selectively ignore citations.
Instructions
For references
Examples
<ref>{{cite web|...}}{{dead link}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|...}}{{cbignore}}{{dead link}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|...}}{{dead link}}</ref>{{cbignore}}<ref>{{cite web|...}}</ref>{{cbignore}}{{dead link}}
For citation templates not inside ref tags
Place this template directly after the affected citation template or relevant archive or dead-link templates.
Examples
{{cite web|...}}{{dead link}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|...}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|...}}{{cbignore}}{{dead link}}
For external links
Place the template directly after the link's closing square bracket.
Example
[http://bubblesmcgee.com]{{cbignore}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for Cbignore
Place this template immediately after a citation template or a external link to prevent bots such as InternetArchiveBot from changing the link.
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See also
- {{Bots}} — to forbid a bot from editing the entire page
- {{Not a typo}} – to prevent AWB from applying its general fixes