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(thanks those were great changes. some further changes to ensure this covers the range of PR activities; should cover attack angles as well ; broaden to cover issues & non-profiit organizations (so much advertising for universities and nonprofits in WP!))
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Add this to articles that need help from other editors because they sound like [[Advertising|advertisement]]s. 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 [[buzzword]]s.
 
Add this to articles that need help from other editors because they sound like [[Advertising|advertisement]]s. 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 [[buzzword]]s.
  
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.
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The advert tag is for Wikipedia articles that in whole or part have been made into [[public relations]] documents, seeking to ''make readers see an issue, a product, an organization, or a person in a positive or negative light''.  
  
The issue this tag addresses, is the policy, [[WP:PROMO]], which covers:
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The issue this tag addresses, is the policy, [[WP:PROMO]], which forbids content that reflects:
  
 
* '''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]].
 
* '''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.'''  
 
* '''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]].  
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* '''Advertising, marketing or public relations.''' Information about people, organizations, issues, 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 appears to be an advertisement, this tag is appropriate.  
 
If an article appears to be an advertisement, this tag is appropriate.  

Revision as of 02:41, 23 May 2016

Template:Spam-nav

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 Wikipedia articles that in whole or part have been made into public relations documents, seeking to make readers see an issue, a product, an organization, or a person in a positive or negative light.

The issue this tag addresses, is the policy, WP:PROMO, which forbids content that reflects:

  • 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 people, organizations, issues, 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