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The template documentation should provide some guidance. My opinion is it that if an uninvolved editor reviews the article, and removes any content which is non-NPOV, promotional, etc, and we are left with an article that sticks to the facts, it is fine to remove the template. For example, I removed it from Taymur Jumblatt. He is an important Lebanese politican – the first-born son of the long-standing political leader of the Lebanese Druze community, Walid Jumblatt, a member of the Lebanese Parliament, leader of the Democratic Gathering bloc in the Lebanese parliament, and his father's anointed political successor. He's undeniably notable. The article may be a bit stubby but it seems to stick to the facts. Even if this particular article was produced by an undisclosed paid editor, I don't see any problem with its existence or content. (Also, even if an editor is an "undisclosed paid editor", how do we know for sure every article they produce is for their paying clients? They might create some articles on legitimate topics that have nothing to do with their paying clients, in order to provide some cover. For all I know, this article is one of those.) Mr248 (talk) 22:33, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The template can be removed after the article has been reviewed by an uninvolved editor. In any case, add your rationale to the talk page and if another editor does not agree, they can let you know there. MarioGom (talk) 11:22, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This template looks quite dramatic on a page, but if it's put within {{Multiple issues}} it diminishes to look like any old maintenance template. Should there be advice against including it into that grouping? An editor believed that a strong message had been downgraded to a warning when the appearance of an article changed from this to this. PamD 14:25, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia talk:Biographies of living persons#Use of "Undisclosed paid" template in BLPs Herostratus (talk) 05:12, 14 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Change the "terms of use" link to wmf:Terms of Use#paid-contrib-disclosure, which goes directly to relevant section about paid editing. Currently one needs to go through the entire ToS to find the relevant section. SixTwoEight (talk) 14:21, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:31, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Behold the coins:

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• Simple yet stylized (not overly minimalist and plain), fits long-standing Wikipedia aesthetic

• Evokes money symbolism (especially "short-changing" like reference to fraud) to everyone even outside countries that use $

• Actually visible in WP:DARK.

I think this is superior, and kept procrastinating this proposal but it's bugged me enough. I hope this replaces the black dollar sign! ~Sıgehelmus♗_(Tøk) 23:19, 19 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]