Template:COI/doc: Difference between revisions

Use this tag to request help from other editors with an article that may be '''biased''' by a conflict of interest, and to request help from other editors '''with an article that is [[WikipediaElite Dangerous Wiki:Neutral point of view|biased or has other serious problems]]''' as a direct result of editing by the subject of the article, or by a person with a close connection to the subject (e.g., public-relations employees or paid editors).

'''Do not''' use this tag if you can quickly solve the problem, e.g., by removing [[WPProject:PEACOCKManual of Style|peacocking]] and puffery or by reverting the blanking of well-sourced criticism. If the article/edit also has problems with ''neutrality'', however, then use of the tag is likely appropriate.

This tag is not generally used to notify readers that an article appears to be partially or wholly [[WPProject:AUTOEditorial guidance|autobiographical]]. If this is the case, please use the more-specific {{tl|autobiography}} tag. An exception to using the autobiography tag is when such use would [[WPProject:OUTINGEditorial guidance|reveal the identity]] of a Wikipediawiki editor.

Like the other neutrality-related tags, <mark>if you place this tag, you should promptly start a discussion on the article's talk page to explain what is non-neutral about the article</mark>. If you do not start a discussion, any editor will be justified in removing the tag without warning. Be careful not to violate the policy against [[WPProject:Editorial guidance|OUTING]] users who have not publicly self-disclosed their identities on the English Wikipedia.

Note: COI is an abbreviation for Conflict Of Interest; see [[WikipediaProject:Editorial guidance|Conflict of interest]]. '''Do not''' use the {{Tlx|Conflict of interest}} template, which is a [[WikipediaProject:NavigationTemplate templatedocumentation|navigation box]] for encyclopedia articles.

This [[WikipediaProject:Template documentation|template]] is a [[WikipediaProject:AvoidCiting self-referencessources|self-reference]].

This template is not useful for [[WikipediaProject:SubstSubstitution|substitution]].