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In the interest of best adhering to Wikipedia'sCOIguideline, and also taking into account guidance outlined in theplain and simple conflict of interest guide,I find it important to disclose upfront that, where appropriate, I contribute to articles related to work of my employers and organizations I have a financial relationship with (I haveprovided a list of all relevant topics I am aware of here). Previously, some of this work is as a paidLGBTQadvocate. More recently, I am an employee of theWikimedia Foundation.I have also, in the interest of transparency, included articles I have contributed to where I have a significant personal history, but not a financial interest, in the subject matter.
I am here to advance Wikimedia's aims of collecting and developing educational content and to disseminate it effectively and globally. I have carefully read through Wikipedia's policies regardingneutral point of view,verifiabilityandreliable sources,and see it as crucial to follow these and the other core content and conduct policies closely. I am firmly opposed to non-encyclopedicpuffery,marketing speakandoriginal researchthat would detract from the any Wikimedia project's aims. When I create new articles,I leave the final decisions up to the consensus of others,and I am mindful of what constitutes enduringnotability.
I recognize the inherent challenge of editing Wikimedia projects while mitigating the chance for bias presented by a conflict of interest, and for that reason I ask for independent input and seek outconsensusvia article Talk pages and related Wikiprojects before making any substantive changes. With this approach, I seek to bring a subject matter expertise and ability to obtain hard-to-find reliable sources to the community (to more fully bring articles up to Wikimedia's own standards), while also ensuring that resulting changes to an article are the product of community consensus.
I am also cognizant ofwiki content ownershipand view Wikimedia projects as awork in progress,so as questions or later input regarding the edits that I have made arise, please feel free to leave a message for me on myUser Talk page.
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