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In order to be tagged, the article should have a specific, articulatable, fixable problem. Do not apply this tag simply because you suspect COI editing, or because there is or was a COI editor. COI editors can be added to the talk page using the template {{Connected contributor}}. The COI tag should be removed once the problem is fixed.
For example, an article about a band should not be written by the band's manager, and a biography should not be an autobiography or written by the subject's spouse. There can be a COI when writing on behalf of a competitor or opponent of the page subject, just as there is when writing on behalf of the page subject.
— Note to closing admin: Example (talk • contribs) appears to have a close connection with the subject of the article being discussed. If the editor did not sign their edit, use this format, placed next to their comment
Userbox for declaring a conflict of interest Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status 1 1 The name of the first or only Wikipedia article with which this user has a declared conflict of interest (do not use brackets) Page name required 2 2 Second page with which the user has a conflict of interest Page name optional 3 3 Third page with which the user has a ...
The above example was for listing a single COI editor. This template is capable of listing up to 10 editors. Assign a number between 1 and 10 to each editor listed, and substitute that value for X in each of the parameters listed below. Parameters otherwise work as described for single-listing above. UserX the user name of the COI editor.
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Wikipedia conflict of interest templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Wikipedia conflict of interest templates]]</noinclude>
COI is sometimes termed competition of interest rather than "conflict", emphasizing a connotation of the natural competition between valid interests—rather than the classical definition of conflict, which would include by definition including a victim and unfair aggression.
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