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The advert tag is for articles that are directly trying to ''sell a product to our readers''. Don't add this tag simply because the material in the article shows a company or a product in an overall positive light or because it provides an encyclopedic summary of a product's features.
 
The advert tag is for articles that are directly trying to ''sell a product to our readers''. Don't add this tag simply because the material in the article shows a company or a product in an overall positive light or because it provides an encyclopedic summary of a product's features.
  
The issue this tag addresses, is the policy, [[WP:PROMO]], which says:
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The issue this tag addresses, is the policy, [[WP:PROMO]], which covers:
  
* '''Advocacy, [[propaganda]], or [[recruitment]]''' of any kind: commercial, political, scientific, religious, national, sports-related, or otherwise. An article can report objectively ''about'' such things, as long as an attempt is made to describe the topic from a [[Wikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]. You might wish to start a [[blog]] or visit a [[Internet forum|forum]] if you want to convince people of the merits of your opinions.<ref>Wikipedia [[WP:NSO|article pages]] (and various technical pages: categories, [[WP:NAV|navboxes]], etc.) are off limits for any advocacy. [[WP:TP|Talk pages]], [[WP:UP|user space]] pages and [[WP:ESSAY|essays]] are venues where you can advocate your opinions provided that they are directly [[WP:HERE|related to the improvement of wikipedia]] and are [[WP:EXPECT|not disruptive]].</ref>
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* '''Advocacy, [[propaganda]], or [[recruitment]]''' of any kind: commercial, political, scientific, religious, national, sports-related, or otherwise. An article can report objectively ''about'' such things, as long as an attempt is made to describe the topic from a [[Wikipedia:neutral point of view|neutral point of view]].
* '''Self-promotion.''' It can be tempting to write about yourself or projects in which you have a strong personal involvement. However, remember that the standards for encyclopedic articles apply to such pages just like any other. This includes the requirement to maintain a neutral point of view, which can be difficult when writing about yourself or about projects close to you. Creating overly abundant links and references to autobiographical sources is unacceptable. See [[Wikipedia:Autobiography]], [[Wikipedia:Notability]] and [[WP:SELFPROMOTION|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]].
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* '''Self-promotion.'''  
* '''Advertising, marketing or public relations.''' Information about companies and products must be written in an [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|objective and unbiased style]], free of [[Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms#Puffery|puffery]]. All article topics must be [[WP:V|verifiable]] with [[WP:Independent sources|independent]], [[WP:Third-party sources|third-party sources]], so articles about very small "garage" or local companies are typically unacceptable. [[Wikipedia:External links|External links]] to commercial organizations are acceptable if they identify [[WP:N|notable]] organizations which are the topic of the article. Wikipedia neither endorses organizations nor runs affiliate programs. See also [[Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies)]] for guidelines on corporate notability. Those promoting causes or events, or issuing [[public service announcement]]s, even if noncommercial, should use a forum other than Wikipedia to do so. See also [[WP:FINANCIALCOI|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest]] and [[WP:Paid]].
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* '''Advertising, marketing or public relations.''' Information about companies and products must be written in an [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|objective and unbiased style]], free of [[Wikipedia:Avoid peacock terms#Puffery|puffery]].  
  
If an article violates this policy, this tag is appropriate.  
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If an article appears to be an advertisement, this tag is appropriate.  
  
 
This template adds articles to [[:Category:Articles with a promotional tone]].
 
This template adds articles to [[:Category:Articles with a promotional tone]].

Revision as of 01:28, 23 May 2016

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When to use

Add this to articles that need help from other editors because they sound like advertisements. For example, they may tell users to buy the company's product, provide price lists, give links to online sellers, or use unencyclopedic or meaningless buzzwords.

The advert tag is for articles that are directly trying to sell a product to our readers. Don't add this tag simply because the material in the article shows a company or a product in an overall positive light or because it provides an encyclopedic summary of a product's features.

The issue this tag addresses, is the policy, WP:PROMO, which covers:

  • Advocacy, propaganda, or recruitment of any kind: commercial, political, scientific, religious, national, sports-related, or otherwise. An article can report objectively about such things, as long as an attempt is made to describe the topic from a neutral point of view.
  • Self-promotion.
  • Advertising, marketing or public relations. Information about companies and products must be written in an objective and unbiased style, free of puffery.

If an article appears to be an advertisement, this tag is appropriate.

This template adds articles to Category:Articles with a promotional tone.

How to use

Articles

  • For articles needing major cleanup, place {{Advert|date=June 2026}} at the top of the article to alert readers.
  • You can adjust the default "article" text with something more specific, such as: {{Advert|article's "Controversy" section}}.

Sections

  • To mark specific sections instead of the whole article, place {{Advert section|date=June 2026}} at the top of the section.

Remarks

  • To replace the text "an advertisement", you may use {{Advert|article/section|yourtext}} or {{Advert|2=yourtext}} or {{Advert|type=yourtext}}

See also