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==Flip-flopping on paid editing of Wikipedia==

==Flip-flopping on paid editing of Wikipedia==

In August 2006, Wales supported a compromise with an editing firm (MyWikiBiz.com) to create and serve GFDL content that would be generated about paying entities not currently published in Wikipedia.  Later in October, Wales would renege on this agreement and, in fact, chastized the entire public relations industry for any attempts to create or influence GFDL content of an encyclopedic nature.

In August 2006, Wales [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2006-August/051897.html crafted a compromise] with an editing firm (MyWikiBiz.com) to create and serve GFDL content on their own website about paying entities not currently featured in Wikipedia.  Other unpaid, independent editors could determine whether the material was worth scraping into Wikipedia.

 

However, later in October Wales would renege on this agreement and, in fact, chastized anyone in the public relations industry as "[http://blog.bitepr.com/2006/08/jimmy_wales_on_.html deeply unethical]" if they attempt to create or influence GFDL content of an encyclopedic nature.  Of course, the GFDL specifically bars licensees from restricting content to either commercial or non-commercial parties, so Wales really had no clue here.

==Essjay scandal==

==Essjay scandal==