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Notice of paid work relating to Wikipedia
Since January 29, 2017, I have been employed as a private contractor by a variety of clients. I’ve used my Wikipedia account in a professional and personal capacity to add factual information to articles related to the clients, only with supporting third party news sources. I have endeavored to make sure all my edits are factually sourced.

The contracts were obtained through a variety of websites. The subjects are checked for notability to the best of my understanding of WP:Notability, etc. Any influence by the client about the actual content of the article are summarily rejected. Independent research is conducted, articles meticulously cited and submitted for review to AFC.

I no longer advertise or actively seek paid work. I, sometimes, continue to work with my previous employers if contacted. However, I am mostly busy with my new career.

List of declarations of paid edits/creations by date of hire edit

January thru February 2017
DeclarationEmployerDate of hireStatusEnd date
Muhamad Aly RifaiMuhamad Aly RifaiJanuary 30Edit pre-existingFebruary 1
Himanshu KhagtaHimanshu KhagtaJanuary 31AcceptedFebruary 3
Legs4AfricaTom WilliamsFebruary 1AcceptedFebruary 4
Miles DoleacOctober Coast PRFebruary 2AcceptedFebruary 5
The Historian (film)Connects to aboveNAAcceptedNA
Roger GosdenRoger GosdenFebruary 3AcceptedFebruary 11
Go GrrrlsCraig LeCroyFebruary 14AcceptedFebruary 24
GeronimoSierra CountyFebruary 18AcceptedFebruary 22
March 2017
DeclarationEmployerDate of hireStatusContract end date
Aviv HadarAviv HadarMarch 14Moved to mainspace
Andrew PecoraMatthew LevineMarch 15Accepted
Oncology Care ModelMatthew LevineMarch 15Accepted
Bonin BoughSophia SmithMarch 24Accepted then declined
April 2017
DeclarationEmployerDate of hireStatusContract end date
Don ReitzJennifer ReitzApril 2Accepted
Keck Graduate InstituteKeck Graduate Institute (KGI)April 7Clean-up WP:PROMOApril 29
Sheldon SchusterKGI on behalf of Sheldon SchusterApril 7AcceptedApril 29
Ron MoelisBrandYourself, behalf of subjectApril 14Just upload photo/deletedApril 14
Robert C. HilliardSarah Strunk on behalf of subjectApril 19Clean-up WP:PROMOApril 26
Jyoti BansalJyoti BansalApril 28Accepted
May thru August 2017
DeclarationEmployerDate of hireStatusContract end date
Jane Stanton HitchcockJane Stanton HitchcockMay 1Accepted
Jay YadavJay YadavMay 11
Harold Joe WaldrumWaldrum EstateJune 20Complete rewrite
Nathan SproulBrandYourself, behalf of subjectJuly 18Just upload photo/deleted
AppDynamicsJyoti BansalAugust 14Clean-up
SootheSootheAugust 15Accepted
E. Wesley ElyE. Wesley ElyAugust 25Complete rewrite

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What "Ignore all rules" means edit

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.

Rules are for fools

— Unknown. (As used by coaches/motivators)[2]

By all means break the rules, and break them beautifully, deliberately and well. That is one of the ends for which they exist.

The code is more what you call "guidelines" than actual rules.

The rules are only barriers to keep children from falling.

Give me the judgment of balanced minds in preference to laws every time. Codes and manuals create patterned behavior. All patterned behavior tends to go unquestioned, gathering destructive momentum.

References edit

  1. ^ Ganoe, William (1962). MacArthur Close-Up. p. 137.
  2. ^ Grayson, Dr. Randall. "Adaptability". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. ^ Bringhurst, Robert (2005). The Elements of Typographic Style (3.1 ed.). Hartley & Marks. p. 10. ISBN 0-88179-206-3.
  4. ^ Fictional character, in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  5. ^ Staël-Holstein, Ana Luisa Germana Necker, Baroness (1813). De l'Allemagne. Pt. 4, Ch. 9. Ces règles ne sont que des barrières pour empêcher les enfants de tomber.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Herbert, Frank (1987). Chapterhouse: Dune. Ace Books. p. 237. ISBN 0-441-10267-0.

When in doubt, cite sources!