[WikiEN-l] Examples of pro/paid content at Wikimedia?

[David Gerard]

2009/9/11 FT2 <ft2.wiki at gmail.com>:
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Joseph Reagle <reagle at mit.edu> wrote:

>> So, on this note, what are some examples of content that was produced for
>> pay at the Wikimedia Foundation? I can think of some archival material, such
>> as the use of some material form the 11th edition of Britannica and images
>> now in Commons.

> One difference whether the content was added by someone uninvolved in the
> "paid text", who reviewed it and without any reward to themselves felt "this
> is good material to include"..... or by someone who stood to gain (directly
> or indirectly) by having the writing added to Wikipedia.


I uunderstand there have been a few cases of organisations sponsoring
paid content creation for Wikipedia. The key being neutrality.


- d.