Template:IP COI notice
 | Potential Conflict of Interest This IP address, (IP address appears here), is registered to a business or corporation. Users at this address may have a conflict of interest with editing Wikipedia articles related to their organization. Editors should be especially attentive to possible neutral point of view issues with this user's contributions. |
This template can be transcluded onto the user talk page of any IP address belonging to a corporation or business. It provides a notice to other Wikipedia editors that users from this IP may have a conflict of interest with editing Wikipedia neutrally, and that any contributions to articles related to the IP's owner should be subject to higher scrutiny than usual.
Usage
{{IP COI notice|name of company|contact information|host=optional.hostname}}
The second parameter can be used to specify an e-mail address or role account to which abuse reports can be sent. Use this parameter only if the institution has specifically requested that it be added.
To prevent excessive clutter on the user talk page, and to make future changes easier, this template should NOT be subst:ed. The parameter for hostname is optional.
See also
- {{Shared IP advice}}
- {{Anonblock}}
- {{School block}}
- {{Shared IP special}} – humorous template advocating logging out
| Category | Template | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Educational institutions | {{Shared IP edu|<name>|<host>}} |
Including schools, colleges and universities. |
| Public access points | {{Shared IP address (public)|<name>|<host>}} |
Wifi hotspots, public computer terminals, etc. |
| Governmental source | {{Shared IP gov|<name>|<host>}} |
Government sources, including departments and agencies at all levels. |
| Non-ISP businesses | {{Shared IP corp|<name>|<host>}} |
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| Non-shared static IPs | {{Whois|<registration info>}} |
Such as Road Runner Residential. |
| Shared static IPs | {{Static IP|<name>|<host>}} |
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| ISP known to generate Dynamic IPs | {{Dynamic IP|organization|<name>|<host>}} |
Such as AOL. |
| Mobile carrier | {{Mobile IP|<name>|<host>}} |
Such as Telstra Mobile. |
| Internet service providers | {{ISP|<name>|<host>}} |
Such as Cox Communications. The ISP's name will usually be obvious as to whether or not they are ISPs, or you may wish to search to see if there is a relevant Wikipedia article, and then read the information there to see how it is defined. |
| Colocation providers | {{SharedIPcolocation|<name>|<host>}} |
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| Other type of non-ISP organization which may plausibly have shared IPs | {{Shared IP|<name>|<host>|<location>}} |
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| Miscellaneous and other uses | {{whois|<registration info>}} |
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Special cases |
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| Private and Wikimedia Foundation IP addresses | {{WMF IP}} |