Hi all,

"Should I pay for a Wikipedia article?" is prepped and scheduled to go out at 7:30am PST tomorrow, assuming the blog's time zone is PST. A preview for those with WordPress access is available, or there is a draft Google Doc. The image comes from Commons.

Thanks go to Gamaliel for the post.

Proposed social media messages follow:

Twitter:

Considering paying for a Wikipedia article? Check out a reference guide first:

Facebook/Google+:

Wikipedia's rules on editing for money are numerous. Here's a summary:
As Jimmy Wales says, "If anybody emails you asking for money pretending to be Wikipedia, alarm bells should ring ... Everything about Wikipedia is free."

As always, I'm open to suggestions and improvements, and I'm fairly certain that someone here can come up with better posts!

Ed Erhart
Editorial Associate
Wikimedia Foundation