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Neither does the Wikipedia community on the whole [0]; the problem is when it's undisclosed. If the editor makes clear their conflict-of-interest, the edits sho
by jebus989 13y ago
Neither does the Wikipedia community on the whole [0]; the problem is when it's undisclosed. If the editor makes clear their conflict-of-interest, the edits should receive extra scrutiny for neutrality and due weight and the end result should be the same: a "warts and all", unbiased article about a notable topic.
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PAY#Paid_editing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:PAY#Paid_editing
- dabernathy89 13y agoThank you for posting that. I was under the impression that Wikipedia took a firm stance against all paid editing.
- emmelaich 13y agoThey also make a distinction (important!) between paid editing and paid advocacy. Read further in the thread.