Label masked promotion instead of hiding it

Context

Many “tips” are ads in disguise: a template the creator sells, a sponsored tool, an affiliate link, or a teaser for a paid course. That’s not always bad, but you should know who benefits.

Decision

• Stash spots signals deterministically and shows them to the model next to the fenced post: #ad, “sponsored by”, ref=/aff= links, discount codes, “link in bio”, “comment X”, “my course/app”.
• Triage confirms or dismisses them from the content and writes promotion: { kind, note }:
  • kind is none, own-product, sponsored, affiliate or funnel
  • note is one line on what’s sold and what the free part is
• The label is information, not a penalty: an honest tip for a creator’s own good tool can still score 9. Scores drop only when the promotion withholds or distorts the advice.
• The iPhone shows a quiet label on the card and the tip screen. The Mac menu, /stash:apply and /stash:suggest mention it too.

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