Alternate accounts and renames
editI do not have any active alternate accounts. I previously edited under the username Brambleberry of RiverClan, but no longer have access to the account in question, as I forgot my password and registered without an email address. I also previously edited under the username Kncny11 before usurping GhostRiver in July 2021.
Conflicts of interest and paid editing
editI have not, and will not, engage in any paid editing activities using this or any other Wikimedia account. From a conflict of interest perspective, I have engaged in journalism during my undergraduate career. I have cited myself only once, for uncontroversial purposes (adding a release date to an EP) and I do not intend to do so again.
Health
editI suffer from a number of mental and physical health conditions that may affect the speed at which I edit, but will not interfere with the quality of my work or my behavior with other editors.
- The largest one, of course, is that I suffer from bipolar II disorder. This means that I cycle (a bit misleading, as the two phases are not equal in duration, and there are periods of feeling okay in-between) between hypomania and depression. My manic episodes are less intense and less frequent than those with bipolar I, and I suffer from longer, more intense periods of depression.
- When I am hypomanic, I tend to have a lot of energy. This manifests in more productive editing (naturally). Think expanding articles from stubs to 150-reference, 100,000 byte good article nominations. It does not, however, mean that I am happier. I feel everything more strongly, and sometimes this manifests in a shorter temper. The great thing about Wikipedia is that, as it is a text-based medium, there is no expectation of immediate replies, so I try to step back when needed in order to formulate more level-headed responses. I also may experience pressure of speech, flight of ideas, and other synonyms for "I talk/type so fast that what comes out is nonsensical".
- When I am depressed, I may still be editing, but "antisocially": e.g. working on articles that require little interaction with GA/FA reviewers, participating more in article and userspace than anything else. When I do respond, however, I tend to be more languid.
- I will not indicate on my userpage whether I am hypomanic, depressed, both, or neither. To do so would be to misleadingly imply that I am aware of when these switches flip (which isn't really how it works, anyway), and to some degree an invasion of privacy. I may disclose a depressive episode as an explanation for my absence at times, and this page is meant to indicate when I may be in one state or another. That is all.
- Another issue that may affect my editing is my dyscalculia, sometimes called "math dyslexia". Just as dyslexics might switch the lowercase letters "b" and "d", I have trouble with "3" and "5", "6" and "8", and other such combinations. In particular, I have difficulties with ABA-style numbers – one time I had to remember a number that was 787 and I always said it ended in 878. When reviewing my articles for GA, FA, etc., please double check all numbers used in the article to ensure their accuracy. I have already tried to do so, but am limited by my neurology.