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This template may be used to provide the standard COI explanation to a user who answered "yes" to a previous brief question directed to them about a possible connection to an article they edited. The message content is excerpted from {{uw-coi}} and reformatted as a reply to the user with two tab stops of indent. This is an autosign template; do not append "~~~~".
Parameters
|1=– article title (optional; default:the article)|2=– additional text (optional; default:Thank you.)|tabs=– number of tab stops to indent the message (optional; default:2)
Usage
{{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply}}{{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply|Article}}references a specific article{{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply|Article|Additional text}}adds text onto the end of the message instead of "Thank you"{{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply||Additional text}}or{{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply|2=Additional text}}also adds text onto the end of the message instead of "Thank you", but doesn't link a page as specified by the article.{{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply|Article|tabs=4}}– if you need to indent your reply, say, 4 tab stops (::::) instead of the default '2'
Please remember to substitute the template using {{subst:Uw-coi-ask-reply}} rather than {{Uw-coi-ask-reply}}.
To customize your message, parameters are available; one to add the article name, and one to add additional text at the end of the message. If your param value contains an equal sign (as urls often do), then be sure to explicitly specify the positional parameter by number; i.e., use |1= or |2= followed by the value; e.g., |1=XYZ=Repainting, or |2=https://www.bbc.com/search?q=Kent+weather.
Notes
- 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.
- Find subst count and examples of this template on User talk pages using this advanced search.[2026; 2025; 2024] (Patience; this may take a while.)
- 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 documentation is generated by the {{Single notice}} template, and used by numerous single-level user warnings or notice templates. It is located at Template:Single notice/inner(edit talk links history).
See also
- {{Uw-autobiography}}, for users who appear to have written an article or draft about themself
- {{Uw-coi}}, standard COI warning/advice
- {{Uw-coi-ask}}, when you are unsure about possible coi, and just want to inquire briefly without accusing them
- {{Uw-coi-username}}, for use when a user's name is connected to their conflict topic, e.g., an organization name
- {{Uw-coi-warn}}, strongly worded; for users with an obvious conflict that must be declared
- Wikipedia:Conflict of interest