Will you please come here

[Elenichka]

Hello!

Will you please wait there.
What is it - a polite request or almost an order?

Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Rover_KE]

It depends on the tone of voice and the expression on the face of the speaker.

 

[jutfrank]

I'd say it's most likely to be a polite order or instruction. It sounds likely that the speaker is trying to control somebody's movements. It could be a request (which is like asking a question) if there was a real possibility of it being declined.

As mentioned, the level of politeness would depend on the way it's said.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you start with "Will you", you need to end with a question mark. "Stay there" or "Please stay there" would end with a full stop.

 

[jutfrank]

If you start with "Will you", you need to end with a question mark. "Stay there" or "Please stay there" would end with a full stop.

I don't personally agree with that, myself. Generally, I'd advise that if something is intended as a question, then punctuate it as such:

• Really? You don't like chocolate?

And if it's not, don't:

• Will you just shut up!

(The fact that there's no question mark in the OP supports the view that it's not a request.)