I am a library/archives technologist whose mission, like the Wikimedia community, is the dissemination of quality open knowledge. Over the years, my passion has become my livelihood, as I have been able to support myself through my contributions to Wikimedia.
I also advise on ethical paid editing on Wikipedia, having helped develop the current best practices—and have written on the subject for almost 10 years [1] [2] and been cited as an expert in news media [3] [4] [5]. I do not take pay for simply writing content, but I have been employed—typically in a " Wikipedian in Residence"-type role for cultural institutions—for professional services such as community engagement, software development, and other consulting related to Wikimedia projects. I am well aware it is not the norm for most Wikimedians to ever receive pay for anything they do here—and I began exactly like that as a Wikipedian in high school in 2004—but I am here for the same reason everyone else is, and that why I am open about what I do.
I have changed my user page several times over the years to reflect my current disclosures of affiliation and conflicts of interest, but that has gotten more cumbersome because of my long history and because I am currently working on multiple small projects at once. For transparency, on this page, I am listing all of my various roles for which I have ever been paid in any capacity for work related to Wikimedia:
In addition to each of these projects, I have also occasionally received scholarships or grants, usually from Wikimedia affiliates, to reimburse me for expenses related to conferences or events. I have never been employed by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate.
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I am a library/archives technologist whose mission, like the Wikimedia community, is the dissemination of quality open knowledge. Over the years, my passion has become my livelihood, as I have been able to support myself through my contributions to Wikimedia.
I also advise on ethical paid editing on Wikipedia, having helped develop the current best practices—and have written on the subject for almost 10 years [1] [2] and been cited as an expert in news media [3] [4] [5]. I do not take pay for simply writing content, but I have been employed—typically in a " Wikipedian in Residence"-type role for cultural institutions—for professional services such as community engagement, software development, and other consulting related to Wikimedia projects. I am well aware it is not the norm for most Wikimedians to ever receive pay for anything they do here—and I began exactly like that as a Wikipedian in high school in 2004—but I am here for the same reason everyone else is, and that why I am open about what I do.
I have changed my user page several times over the years to reflect my current disclosures of affiliation and conflicts of interest, but that has gotten more cumbersome because of my long history and because I am currently working on multiple small projects at once. For transparency, on this page, I am listing all of my various roles for which I have ever been paid in any capacity for work related to Wikimedia:
In addition to each of these projects, I have also occasionally received scholarships or grants, usually from Wikimedia affiliates, to reimburse me for expenses related to conferences or events. I have never been employed by the Wikimedia Foundation or an affiliate.
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