User:Bsoyka/Disclosures

The following are some disclosures and statements relevant to my editing.

Paid editing

I have never made any paid contributions to Wikipedia or its related projects, nor do I plan to in the future.

Alternative accounts

I control one legitimate alternative account: BsoykaBot, an account used for automated and semi-automated edits. Its tasks are listed on its user page.

I don't currently control any doppelgänger accounts, but at least one user has been blocked for impersonating me: Bsokya.

Conflicts of interest

I consider myself to have conflicts of interest (COIs) in relation to some articles on the English Wikipedia. For any non-trivial changes to these articles, I will make edit requests to allow another editor to review my changes.

If you want to know whether I have a COI in relation to a particular article subject, please email me and I'll be happy to confirm or deny the connection. (Generally, you should not do this on the wiki where anyone can see it—that's often considered outing, which is against policy.)

Skeletons in my closet

Like most people, I'm not perfect. I've made some mistakes and have thrown some skeletons in my closet. The Internet forgets nothing, and everyone messes up sometimes. I believe publicly learning from the mistakes I've made is the best way to move forward from them, so this section is dedicated to sharing what I've gained from a few past mistakes.

Not every mistake I've ever made is included here, for two reasons:

1. Finding every mistake I've made would be implausible and practically impossible, especially depending on the exact definition of a mistake.
2. More importantly, not every mistake is worth publicly going over. I've listed some of the events I've learned important lessons from, and I think the amount of information here is generally enough.

I hope that those reading this will recognize the importance of learning from mistakes and will assume good faith in the future. If you ever believe there is something I'm doing wrong, feel free to reach out on my talk page or email me; I'd love to make things right.

Non-notable articles

I've created some non-notable articles and drafts, with some of which I also had COIs. While you could probably find these, I did not include names or links to relevant articles because I think the lessons learned are more important.

My article creation history has taught me a lot about the general notability guideline and our subject-specific notability guidelines, and I've learned to be more careful in reviewing the reliability and applicability of my sources before starting an article with them.

Signature transclusion

I previously had a transcluded template in my signature to indicate my real-time status. This was not a good idea, and I was made aware of the issue by an experienced editor on my talk page. I removed this from my signature and noted on the template that the page should no longer be edited.

I now consider myself to be more familiar with the policies and guidelines around signatures and know that transclusions in signatures are not allowed. I also understand now that my real-time status is not crucial to share on the project, as there is no deadline.