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Actually, Wikipedia has similar issues to Google SEO spam, in the sense you now have people who pay marketing firms for articles to be written on themselves/the
by YPPH 5y ago
Actually, Wikipedia has similar issues to Google SEO spam, in the sense you now have people who pay marketing firms for articles to be written on themselves/their company. These articles, unsurprisingly, often infringe core policies like maintaining a neutral point of view.
With respect, I don't think the problem is as bad as you suggest. Some pretty awful articles have survived deletion processes so long as they are on a notable topic.
- Breza 5y agoIt's interesting how some Wikipedia articles are carefully fact checked and other articles at the same notability level were clearly written by PR hacks. I do my part when I find the latter. I remember going back and forth with someone from Theranos who tried to insert really promotional stuff into their article years ago. Guess I got the last laugh there.