Balderdinger

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Hello, Balderdinger, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! GSS ^💬 13:36, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

Hello, Balderdinger. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 01:38, 5 November 2019 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).

Paid editing disclosure

I see you have disclosed your paid editing status at Talk:PanIQ Escape Room, but you missed to disclosed link(s) to all active accounts at websites where you advertise paid Wikipedia-editing services. Please do so before making any further edit per WP:PAID to comply with full disclosure guidelines. Thank you. GSS ^💬 06:21, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

I'm not sure how to respond to messages sent to me like this ... is it supposed to be done like this, by editing your message with my own signature?

Yes, I disclosed the paid editing status, but I don't actually advertise paid Wikipedia-editing services anywhere. I DO advertise paid writing services, but not specifically Wikipedia-editing services.

Do I need to disclose and link those profiles where I advertise my general freelance writing? Or only if I specifically list or include WP editing?

Balderdinger (talk) 13:03, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

You need to disclose how and where you were hired to edit Escape room and PanIQ Escape Room. Please see WP:DISCLOSEPAY. GSS ^💬 13:39, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Got it. I edited the talk page again to further clarify the how, when, and where I was hired and the nature of the work I do for the company.

Does that help?

Balderdinger (talk) 15:29, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

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