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|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}}|user=John Smith|declared=442212827}}

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

Horizontal list:

{{Connected contributor |checked=date by reporter-user |user=coi-user |alt1=coi-user-sock1 |declared=revision-id |editedhere=yes |otherlinks=... |banned=... |small=...}}

Details:

|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 {{User link|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}}

|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=

Provide the revision id in which the COI editor has declared their connection/financial interest in Wikipedia. Can also be used as a yes/no parameter if there is no diff. Optional.

|otherlinks=

Text parameter (optional). Provide additional information about the declaration. Formerly commonly used to provide the diff link.

|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; can take the diff if yes to create a link

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 {{User link|Example}}
| User1 = WikiWriter2458 | U1-EH = yes | U1-declared = 442212827 | 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

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Connected contributor in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Connected contributor

Extended content

Use this template on an article's talk page to create a list of users known or suspected to be personally or professionally related to the subject of an article

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Make template small	small	Shrinks the box and makes it float to the right Default no Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
checked	checked	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. Auto value {{subst:today}} by {{User link|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}}}	Line	suggested
1st user	User1 user 1	The first user connected to the article subject Example John Doe	User	required
1st user edited here?	U1-EH editedhere	Whether or not the first user has edited the article Example yes	Boolean	suggested
First editor banned?	U1-banned banned	Whether or not the first editor has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	suggested
1st alt account of first editor	alt1	An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one	User	optional
2nd alt account of first editor	alt2	An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one	User	optional
3rd alt account of first editor	alt3	An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one	User	optional
4th alt account of first editor	alt4	An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one	User	optional
U1-declared	U1-declared declared	Diff number in which the first editor declared their connection, or a boolean of whether or not the user declared their connection	String	suggested
U1-otherlinks	U1-otherlinks otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
2nd user	User2	The second user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
2nd user edited here?	U2-EH	Whether or not the 2nd user has been banned from editing the article	Boolean	optional
U2-declared	U2-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
2nd user banned?	U2-banned	Whether or not the 2nd user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U2-otherlinks	U2-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
3rd user	User3	The third user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
3rd user edited here?	U3-EH	Whether or not the 3rd user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U3-declared	U3-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
3rd user banned?	U3-banned	Whether or not the 3rd user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U3-otherlinks	U3-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
4th user	User4	The fourth user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
4th user edited here?	U4-EH	Whether or not the 4rd user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U4-declared	U4-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
4th user banned?	U4-banned	Whether or not the 4th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U4-otherlinks	U4-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
5th user	User5	The fifth user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
5th user edited here?	U5-EH	Whether or not the 5th user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U5-declared	U5-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
5th user banned?	U5-banned	Whether or not the 5th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U5-otherlinks	U5-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
6th user	User6	The sixth user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
6th user edited here?	U6-EH	Whether or not the 6th user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U6-declared	U6-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
6th user banned?	U6-banned	Whether or not the 6th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U6-otherlinks	U6-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
7th user	User7	The seventh user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
7th user edited here?	U7-EH	Whether or not the 7th user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U7-declared	U7-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
7th user banned?	U7-banned	Whether or not the 7th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U7-otherlinks	U7-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
8th user	User8	The eighth user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
8th user edited here?	U8-EH	Whether or not the 8th user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U8-declared	U8-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
8th user banned?	U8-banned	Whether or not the 8th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U8-otherlinks	U8-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
9th user	User9	The ninth user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
9th user edited here?	U9-EH	Whether or not the 9th user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U9-declared	U9-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
9th user banned?	U9-banned	Whether or not the 9th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U9-otherlinks	U9-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional
10th user	User10	The tenth user connected to the article subject, if there is one	User	optional
10th user edited here?	U10-EH	Whether or not the 10th user has edited this article	Boolean	optional
U10-declared	U10-declared	no description	Unknown	optional
10th user banned?	U10-banned	Whether or not the 10th user has been banned from editing the article Default No Auto value 0	Boolean	optional
U10-otherlinks	U10-otherlinks	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using connected contributor with unknown parameters (2,507)
• Category:Pages using connected contributor with conflicting parameters (260)

See also

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

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