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This noticeboard is for reporting and discussing the application of the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest guideline to incidents and situations where editors may have close personal or business connections with article topics. It is for conflict of interest issues which require outside intervention, such as disputes with tendentious editors and cases where editors are repeatedly adding problematic material over a longer period of time. It is not for simple vandalism, material which can easily be fixed or removed without argument, or non-COI breaches of neutral point of view policy.
COI affected editors may use this board to get help with proposed article changes. Propose changes at the article talk page, and then leave a message here if more neutral editors are needed to establish consensus.
The COI guideline does not require editors with conflicts of interest to avoid editing altogether. An editor who has disclosed a conflict is complying with the guideline when they discuss proposed changes on a talk page, or make non-controversial edits in mainspace consistent with other Wikipedia policies and guidelines.
- Please limit statements to 200 words or less. Long, drawn-out speeches may be ignored.
- If you are discussing the actions of another editor here, please notify them.
- You can tag COI affected articles with {{COI}}.
- You can warn editors about COI concerns with {{uw-coi}}.
All Wikipedia editors are encouraged to help resolve reports of COI editing. More problematic articles can be found in Category:Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest.
- To report a possible violation of the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest guideline
- Create a new section with the article name
- Describe the dispute using the following format:
* {{article|article name}} - brief explanation ~~~~or* {{userlinks|username}} - brief explanation ~~~~
- Add new entries at the bottom of the page
- To close an incident
- Add Template:resolved at the head of the complaint, with the reason for closing and your signature
- Old issues are taken away by the archive bot
