Template:Connected contributor/doc

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:

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: 31 December 2016 by Example
 * You can use templates today (substituted) and u to insert this conveniently: checked


 * user
 * Text parameter. User name of the COI editor. For example: 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 Sockpuppetry. Otherwise works like user.


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


 * declared
 * Provide the diff number 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
This code produces the following:

Template Data
{	"params": { "small": { "label": "Make template small", "description": "Shrinks the box and makes it float to the right", "type": "boolean", "default": "no", "autovalue": "0" },		"U1-EH": { "aliases": [ "editedhere" ],			"label": "1st user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the first user has edited the article", "example": "yes", "type": "boolean", "suggested": true },		"checked": { "autovalue": " by ", "description": "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.", "type": "line", "suggested": true },		"User1": { "aliases": [ "user", "1"			],			"label": "1st user", "description": "The first user connected to the article subject", "example": "John Doe", "type": "wiki-user-name", "required": true },		"alt1": { "label": "1st alt account of first editor", "description": "An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"alt2": { "label": "2nd alt account of first editor", "description": "An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"alt3": { "label": "3rd alt account of first editor", "description": "An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"alt4": { "label": "4th alt account of first editor", "description": "An alternate account of the first editor, if they have one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U1-declared": { "aliases": [ "declared" ],			"description": "Diff number in which the first editor declared their connection, or a boolean of whether or not the user declared their connection", "type": "string", "suggested": true },		"U1-banned": { "aliases": [ "banned" ],			"label": "First editor banned?", "description": "Whether or not the first editor has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "suggested": true, "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U1-otherlinks": { "aliases": [ "otherlinks" ]		},		"User2": { "label": "2nd user", "description": "The second user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U2-EH": { "label": "2nd user edited here?", "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether or not the 2nd user has been banned from editing the article" },		"U2-declared": {}, "U2-banned": { "label": "2nd user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 2nd user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U2-otherlinks": {}, "User3": { "label": "3rd user", "description": "The third user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U3-EH": { "label": "3rd user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 3rd user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U3-declared": {}, "U3-banned": { "label": "3rd user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 3rd user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U3-otherlinks": {}, "User4": { "label": "4th user", "description": "The fourth user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U4-EH": { "label": "4th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 4rd user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U4-declared": {}, "U4-banned": { "label": "4th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 4th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U4-otherlinks": {}, "User5": { "label": "5th user", "description": "The fifth user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U5-EH": { "label": "5th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 5th user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U5-declared": {}, "U5-banned": { "label": "5th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 5th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U5-otherlinks": {}, "User6": { "label": "6th user", "description": "The sixth user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U6-EH": { "label": "6th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 6th user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U6-declared": {}, "U6-banned": { "label": "6th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 6th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U6-otherlinks": {}, "User7": { "label": "7th user", "description": "The seventh user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U7-EH": { "label": "7th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 7th user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U7-declared": {}, "U7-banned": { "label": "7th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 7th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U7-otherlinks": {}, "User8": { "label": "8th user", "description": "The eighth user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U8-EH": { "label": "8th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 8th user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U8-declared": {}, "U8-banned": { "label": "8th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 8th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U8-otherlinks": {}, "User9": { "label": "9th user", "description": "The ninth user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U9-EH": { "label": "9th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 9th user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U9-declared": {}, "U9-banned": { "label": "9th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 9th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U9-otherlinks": {}, "User10": { "label": "10th user", "description": "The tenth user connected to the article subject, if there is one", "type": "wiki-user-name" },		"U10-EH": { "label": "10th user edited here?", "description": "Whether or not the 10th user has edited this article", "type": "boolean" },		"U10-declared": {}, "U10-banned": { "label": "10th user banned?", "description": "Whether or not the 10th user has been banned from editing the article", "type": "boolean", "default": "No", "autovalue": "0" },		"U10-otherlinks": {} },	"description": "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", "paramOrder": [ "small", "checked", "User1", "U1-EH", "U1-banned", "alt1", "alt2", "alt3", "alt4", "U1-declared", "U1-otherlinks", "User2", "U2-EH", "U2-declared", "U2-banned", "U2-otherlinks", "User3", "U3-EH", "U3-declared", "U3-banned", "U3-otherlinks", "User4", "U4-EH", "U4-declared", "U4-banned", "U4-otherlinks", "User5", "U5-EH", "U5-declared", "U5-banned", "U5-otherlinks", "User6", "U6-EH", "U6-declared", "U6-banned", "U6-otherlinks", "User7", "U7-EH", "U7-declared", "U7-banned", "U7-otherlinks", "User8", "U8-EH", "U8-declared", "U8-banned", "U8-otherlinks", "User9", "U9-EH", "U9-declared", "U9-banned", "U9-otherlinks", "User10", "U10-EH", "U10-declared", "U10-banned", "U10-otherlinks" ] }