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Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.<!-- Template:afd-notice --> ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 16:44, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
== Mandatory paid editing disclosure ==
[[File:Information.svg|left|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello Mangodona. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, and that you have not complied with Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure|mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements]]. Paid advocacy is a category of [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]] (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]] and [[WP:NOT|what Wikipedia is not]], and is an especially egregious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to [[Black hat SEO]].
Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the [[Help:Using talk pages|talk page]] of the article in question if an article exists, and if it does not, from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the [[WP:AFC|articles for creation]] process, rather than directly.
Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are '''<u>required</u> by the [[wmf:TOU|Wikimedia Terms of Use]] to disclose your employer, client and affiliation.''' You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at [[User:Mangodona]]. The template {{tl|Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{tlc|paid|2=user=Mangodona|3=employer=<var>InsertName</var>|4=client=<var>InsertName</var>}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, please do not edit further until you answer this message. {{Z159}}<!-- Template:Uw-paid1 --> ~[[User:Anachronist|Anachronist]] <small>([[User talk:Anachronist|talk]])</small> 16:44, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
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