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− | # | + | <div style="float:center;border-style:solid;border-color:blue;background-color:AliceBlue;border-width:1px;text-align:left;padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">{{{icon|[[Image:Information.svg|25px]] }}}You appear to have a close connection to the subject {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|of the article [[{{{1}}}]]|on Wikipedia}} that raises concerns about a [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest]]. In keeping with Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. |
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+ | Anyone with a conflict of interest must '''avoid''' or '''exercise great caution''' when: | ||
+ | #'''editing''' articles related to you, your family or colleagues, your organization or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with, | ||
+ | #'''participating''' in [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Deletion_processes|deletion discussions]] about articles related to your organization or its competitors, | ||
+ | # '''linking''' to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see [[Wikipedia:Spam]]); | ||
+ | #:and you must always: | ||
+ | # '''avoid breaching''' relevant policies and guidelines, especially [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]], and [[Wikipedia:Autobiography|autobiography]]. | ||
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+ | Note that you are '''required''' by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]'s terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See [[Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure]]. Even if you are not being paid, you are expected to disclose any close connection with the subject of the article, using the [[Template:Connected contributor|connected contributor template]]. | ||
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+ | For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see [[Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest]]. {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}</div><!-- Template:coi-stern --><noinclude> | ||
+ | This template is a modified version of <nowiki>{{uw-coi}}</nowiki> for use as a final warning when there is already strong evidence of a conflict of interest. An example could be edits that add PR-type material, made from an IP that traces to the subject of the article. | ||
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+ | [[Category:User warning templates]][[Category:Wikipedia conflict of interest templates]] | ||
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+ | </noinclude> |
Latest revision as of 12:02, 25 October 2020

Anyone with a conflict of interest must avoid or exercise great caution when:
- editing articles related to you, your family or colleagues, your organization or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with,
- participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors,
- linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam);
- and you must always:
- avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.
Note that you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. Even if you are not being paid, you are expected to disclose any close connection with the subject of the article, using the connected contributor template.
For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest. Thank you.This template is a modified version of {{uw-coi}} for use as a final warning when there is already strong evidence of a conflict of interest. An example could be edits that add PR-type material, made from an IP that traces to the subject of the article.