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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
 
{{Tlx|COI|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
 
{{Tlx|COI|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
  
 
To tag a section, use {{Tlx|COI|section|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
 
To tag a section, use {{Tlx|COI|section|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}}}
  
When placing this tag, please also tag the talk page with {{Tl|Connected contributor}} so that other users know what the conflict of interest is. Unless you are able to immediately correct the problem, please also post at the talk page, explaining specifically  why you feel there was a conflict of interest.
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When placing this tag, please also tag the talk page with {{Tl|Connected contributor}} so that other users know what the conflict of interest is.  
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If you have immediately corrected the problem there is no need for this COI clean-up tag, this is not a [[badge of shame]].
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This tag needs to be accompanied with a talk page discussion of specific actionable issues. Once these are addressed the COI tag should be removed.
  
 
For a template intended to warn someone with a possible COI, see [[:Template:uw-coi]].
 
For a template intended to warn someone with a possible COI, see [[:Template:uw-coi]].

Revision as of 20:57, 5 July 2012

Usage

{{COI|date=January 2026}}

To tag a section, use {{COI|section|date=January 2026}}

When placing this tag, please also tag the talk page with {{Connected contributor}} so that other users know what the conflict of interest is.

If you have immediately corrected the problem there is no need for this COI clean-up tag, this is not a badge of shame.

This tag needs to be accompanied with a talk page discussion of specific actionable issues. Once these are addressed the COI tag should be removed.

For a template intended to warn someone with a possible COI, see Template:uw-coi.

Notes

This template will categorise tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest, or a dated subcategory thereof.

This template is a self-reference.

This template is not useful for substitution.

See also

Other common cleanup templates