Template:Connected contributor

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Usage

If you are user Example, and you have just checked an article for COI by user John Smith who has declared his connection at the diff with revision ID 442212827, use this:

{{Connected contributor|checked={{subst:today}} by {{u|Example}}|user=John Smith|declared=yes|otherlinks={{diff2|442212827|declared here}}}}

This produces the following:

For a complete overview of parameters, see below. For a real example, the Assurant talk page shows {{connected contributor}} and {{connected contributor (paid)}}.

Use this template when dealing with a general conflict of interest, including financial conflict of interest that does not involve being paid to edit Wikipedia. It can be used whether there is an actual (confirmed) or an apparent COI, but if the COI is unconfirmed do not add it without justifiably strong suspicion.

The template adds articles to Category:Articles with connected contributors.

Parameters

|checked=

Text parameter. Most recent date that a neutral editor checked the edits of all known connected contributors for neutrality as well as the name of that editor. For example: |checked=31 December 2016 by Example

You can use templates {{today}} (substituted) and {{u}} to insert this conveniently: |checked={{subst:today}}by{{u|Example}}

|user=

Text parameter. User name of the COI editor. For example: |user=John Smith

Note that the user name is automatically linked complete with talk page and contributions (i.e. the {{user}} template is automatically applied for you)

|alt1= |alt2= |alt3= |alt4=

Text parameters. Alternative names for the COI editor. Useful in cases of Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry. Otherwise works like |user=.

|editedhere=

Yes/no parameter (optional). If the COI editor has edited the present article, enter "yes".

|declared=

Yes/no parameter (optional). If the COI editor has declared their connection/financial interest in Wikipedia, enter "yes".

|otherlinks=

Text parameter (optional). If the COI editor has declared their connection and you know where, you can provide a link to it. You can also provide a label for the link.

If you provide a general URL (including to a Wikipedia edit) consider using the following format for the otherlinks parameter:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SomePageName&oldid=442212827 declared here]

(Note how the URL is followed by the label "declared here" and enclosed in square brackets).

A more succinct way to do this for links to Wikipedia edits is to use the {{diff2}} template, like this:

{{diff2|442212827|declared here}}

(Note how you only need the revision ID and label)

|banned=

Yes/no parameter (optional). If the COI editor user has been formally banned from editing the present article, enter "yes". This adds a note to that user name, informing readers that if they spot contributions of that user that weren't caught and reverted, they may do so. Please do not use this parameter if you are not sure about the COI editor's status.

|small=

Yes/no parameter (optional). If you need to make the box small and right floating, enter "yes".

Multi-listing

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. Note there is no capacity to list alternative names (per the |alt1=...|alt4= parameters above) in a multi-listing.

UX-EH

Edited here: whether or not the COI editor has edited the present article

UX-declared

COI declared: whether the COI user has declared their connection

UX-otherlinks

Other links: a link to the diff of the editor's COI declaration

UX-banned

Banned: whether the user has been formally banned from editing the present article

Example

{{Connected contributor
| checked = 31 December 2016 by {{u|Example}}
| User1 = WikiWriter2458 | U1-EH = yes | U1-declared = yes | U1-otherlinks = | U1-banned = no
| User2 = John Smith | U2-EH = no | U2-declared = no | U2-otherlinks = | U2-banned = no
| User3 = Janet Doe | U3-EH = yes | U3-declared = yes | U3-otherlinks = | U3-banned = yes
| User4 = xx | U4-EH = yes | U4-declared = no | U4-otherlinks = | U4-banned = no
}}

This code produces the following:

Template Data

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TemplateData for Connected contributor

Extended content

No description. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status 1 1 no description Unknown optional small small no description Unknown optional U1-EH U1-EH no description Unknown optional checked checked no description Unknown optional User1 User1 no description Unknown optional user user no description Unknown optional alt1 alt1 no description Unknown optional alt2 alt2 no description Unknown optional alt3 alt3 no description Unknown optional alt4 alt4 no description Unknown optional editedhere editedhere no description Unknown optional U1-declared U1-declared no description Unknown optional declared declared no description Unknown optional U1-banned U1-banned no description Unknown optional banned banned no description Unknown optional U1-otherlinks U1-otherlinks no description Unknown optional otherlinks otherlinks no description Unknown optional User2 User2 no description Unknown optional U2-EH U2-EH no description Unknown optional U2-declared U2-declared no description Unknown optional U2-banned U2-banned no description Unknown optional U2-otherlinks U2-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User3 User3 no description Unknown optional U3-EH U3-EH no description Unknown optional U3-declared U3-declared no description Unknown optional U3-banned U3-banned no description Unknown optional U3-otherlinks U3-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User4 User4 no description Unknown optional U4-EH U4-EH no description Unknown optional U4-declared U4-declared no description Unknown optional U4-banned U4-banned no description Unknown optional U4-otherlinks U4-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User5 User5 no description Unknown optional U5-EH U5-EH no description Unknown optional U5-declared U5-declared no description Unknown optional U5-banned U5-banned no description Unknown optional U5-otherlinks U5-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User6 User6 no description Unknown optional U6-EH U6-EH no description Unknown optional U6-declared U6-declared no description Unknown optional U6-banned U6-banned no description Unknown optional U6-otherlinks U6-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User7 User7 no description Unknown optional U7-EH U7-EH no description Unknown optional U7-declared U7-declared no description Unknown optional U7-banned U7-banned no description Unknown optional U7-otherlinks U7-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User8 User8 no description Unknown optional U8-EH U8-EH no description Unknown optional U8-declared U8-declared no description Unknown optional U8-banned U8-banned no description Unknown optional U8-otherlinks U8-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User9 User9 no description Unknown optional U9-EH U9-EH no description Unknown optional U9-declared U9-declared no description Unknown optional U9-banned U9-banned no description Unknown optional U9-otherlinks U9-otherlinks no description Unknown optional User10 User10 no description Unknown optional U10-EH U10-EH no description Unknown optional U10-declared U10-declared no description Unknown optional U10-banned U10-banned no description Unknown optional U10-otherlinks U10-otherlinks no description Unknown optional

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using connected contributor with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{COI}}
• {{COI edit notice}}
• {{UserboxCOI}}
• {{Connected contributor (paid)}}
• {{Undisclosed paid}}
• Wikipedia:Wikipedians with articles

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