{{Infobox
| title = [[The Points Guy]]
| image = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)''
| label1 = other names
| data1 = TPG
| label2 = source type
| data2 = foobar ''(not part of original row)''
| label3 = publisher
| data3 = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)''
| label5 = website
| data5 =
| label6 = classification
| data6 = [[File:Argentina - NO symbol.svg|20px|Generally unreliable|link=]] Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is [[WP:QUESTIONABLE|questionable]] in most cases.
}}
There is consensus that sponsored content on The Points Guy, including content involving credit cards, should not be used as sources. The Points Guy has advertising relationships with credit card and travel companies, receiving compensation from readers signing up for credit cards via the website's links. ''See also: [[#The Points Guy|The Points Guy (news and reviews)]].''
Note: The Points Guy has been acquired by [[WP:REDVENTURES|Red Ventures]], a publisher of LLM-generated content which is itself rated generally unreliable.
== Prior discussions ==
{{WP:RSPLinks}}
''Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.''
* [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/May 2019#thepointsguy.com]]
* [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2019/03#"News" and "Reviews" sections of The Points Guy (thepointsguy.com/news, thepointsguy.com/reviews)]]
* [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2019/04#"News" and "Reviews" sections of The Points Guy (thepointsguy.com/news, thepointsguy.com/reviews)]]
* Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD'''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Points Guy sponsored, Perennial sources}}
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-gu" id="The Points Guy (sponsored content)"
| data-sort-value="Points Guy sponsored" | [[The Points Guy]] (sponsored content) (TPG)
| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|gu}}
| {{sbll|December 2018|Sponsored consumer finance blogs|2018}} {{rsnl|263|RfC: The Points Guy|2019|rfc=y}} {{sbll||Request for removal of thepointsguy.com from blacklist|2026}} {{rsnl||RfC: The Points Guy (TPG)|2026|rfc=y|active=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2026|inprogress=y}}
| There is consensus that sponsored content on The Points Guy, including content involving credit cards, should not be used as sources. The Points Guy has advertising relationships with credit card and travel companies, receiving compensation from readers signing up for credit cards via the website's links. ''See also: [[#The Points Guy|The Points Guy (news and reviews)]].''
Note: The Points Guy has been acquired by [[WP:REDVENTURES|Red Ventures]], a publisher of LLM-generated content which is itself rated generally unreliable.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|thepointsguy.com}}
|}