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| Therefore, we at MyWikiBiz have concluded that content decisions at Wikipedia are not at all about "the quality of the contribution", but rather, "the provenance of the contribution". If the editor is embedded in the community, their content generally stays; but if the editor is new and unfamiliar, their content will generally be deprecated or removed with prejudice. | | Therefore, we at MyWikiBiz have concluded that content decisions at Wikipedia are not at all about "the quality of the contribution", but rather, "the provenance of the contribution". If the editor is embedded in the community, their content generally stays; but if the editor is new and unfamiliar, their content will generally be deprecated or removed with prejudice. |
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− | Wikipedia's guideline about paying someone to make edits on your behalf [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest#Financial states]:
| + | As of June 16, 2014, the Wikimedia Foundation has implemented in its Terms of Use a new section entitled "[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use#4._Refraining_from_Certain_Activities Paid contributions without disclosure]". The key aspect of this section is that users: |
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− | <blockquote>''...If you expect to derive monetary or other benefits or considerations from editing Wikipedia, then you are '''very strongly''' encouraged to avoid editing Wikipedia in areas where there is a conflict of interest that may make your edits non-neutral (biased).''</blockquote> | + | <blockquote>''...must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.''</blockquote> |
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− | That sounds clear and fair enough, but what they don't tell you is that biased and subjective administrators are generally the ones who will make the determination whether your edits are "non-neutral". If you're reading this page, there's a good chance you already know exactly what we're talking about here.
| + | Therefore, when you engage the services of MyWikiBiz, you are '''paying for the expertise of MyWikiBiz and its affiliate editors'''; that is, you are compensating us for our research skills, writing style, and editorial review time. Your payment also obtains our knowledge of policies and guidelines on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. You agree that '''you are making no payment for any content contributions''' on Wikipedia or other Wikimedia Foundation projects. MyWikiBiz and its affiliates will only execute content contributions on Wikipedia or other Wikimedia Foundation projects as a ''personal courtesy'' at or near the end of our consultative project. MyWikiBiz may not receive or expect to receive any compensation for directly publishing or editing content on Wikipedia or other Wikimedia Foundation projects, and thus no refunds or rebates will be offered to you as the result of any content outcomes on Wikipedia or other Wikimedia Foundation projects which are ultimately outside of our control. Because of these service terms, '''MyWikiBiz and its affiliate editors are exempt from the Wikimedia Foundation Terms of Use section''' about "Paid contributions without disclosure". Since we neither receive nor expect to receive compensation for any of our contributions to Wikipedia or other Wikimedia Foundation projects, we need not make disclosure of our employer(s), client(s), or affiliation(s). |
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| + | If you're reading this page, there's a good chance you already know exactly what we're talking about here. |
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