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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

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January thru February 2017
Declaration Employer Date of hire Status End date
Muhamad Aly Rifai Muhamad Aly Rifai January 30 Edit pre-existing February 1
Himanshu Khagta Himanshu Khagta January 31 Accepted February 3
Legs4Africa Tom Williams February 1 Accepted February 4
Miles Doleac October Coast PR February 2 Accepted February 5
The Historian (film) Connects to above NA Accepted NA
Roger Gosden Roger Gosden February 3 Accepted February 11
Go Grrrls Craig LeCroy February 14 Accepted February 24
Geronimo Sierra County February 18 Accepted February 22
March 2017
Declaration Employer Date of hire Status Contract end date
Aviv Hadar Aviv Hadar March 14 Moved to mainspace
Andrew Pecora Matthew Levine March 15 Accepted
Oncology Care Model Matthew Levine March 15 Accepted
Bonin Bough Sophia Smith March 24 Accepted then declined
April 2017
Declaration Employer Date of hire Status Contract end date
Don Reitz Jennifer Reitz April 2 Accepted
Keck Graduate Institute Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) April 7 Clean-up WP:PROMO April 29
Sheldon Schuster KGI on behalf of Sheldon Schuster April 7 Accepted April 29
Ron Moelis BrandYourself, behalf of subject April 14 Just upload photo/deleted April 14
Robert C. Hilliard Sarah Strunk on behalf of subject April 19 Clean-up WP:PROMO April 26
Jyoti Bansal Jyoti Bansal April 28 Accepted
May thru August 2017
Declaration Employer Date of hire Status Contract end date
Jane Stanton Hitchcock Jane Stanton Hitchcock May 1 Accepted
Jay Yadav Jay Yadav May 11
Harold Joe Waldrum Waldrum Estate June 20 Complete rewrite
Nathan Sproul BrandYourself, behalf of subject July 18 Just upload photo/deleted
AppDynamics Jyoti Bansal August 14 Clean-up
Soothe Soothe August 15 Accepted
E. Wesley Ely E. Wesley Ely August 25 Complete rewrite

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[[File:{name}|{type}|{location}|{size}|{alt=}|{caption}]]

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Type
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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

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  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!