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Template documentation | This template should always be substituted (i.e., use {{subst:Uw-coi-warn}}). Any accidental transclusions will be automatically substituted by a bot. |
How to use:
{{subst:Uw-coi-warn|COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography)}}references a specific COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography){{subst:Uw-coi-warn|COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography)|Additional text}}adds text onto the end of the message
- Please remember to substitute the template using
{{subst:Uw-coi-warn}}rather than{{Uw-coi-warn}}. - To give greater detail to your message, you may add the COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography) and some additional text to the end of the template. If such COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography) or additional text includes a URL or anything which includes an equal sign ("="), it may break the parser's function unless you prefix the COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography) or the text with a named template parameter. Use "
1=" if the COI type (declared, undeclared, or biography) contains an equals sign and use "2=" if the additional text contains an equals sign (such as a URL). - Please refer to the index of message templates before using any template on user talk pages to warn a user. Applying the best template available for your purpose may help reduce confusion from the message you are sending.
- This template automatically populates the relevant category with the user page. If and when the user account gets blocked, or approximately eight weeks pass with no further action, that categorization is automatically removed.
- This standardized template conforms to guidelines by the user warnings project. You may discuss the visual appearance of these standardized templates (e.g. the image in the top-left corner) at the user warning talk page.
- This is the documentation for the {{Single notice}} standardized template, as used by several single-level user warnings or notice templates. It is located at Template:Single notice/inner(edit talk links history).
A more direct version of the COI template for obvious conflicts of interest.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI type | 1 | The type of COI - declared, undeclared, or biography
| String | required |
| Additional text | 2 | Additional text to include at the end of the warning | String | optional |