I was contacted by a well-known journalist about a message he received from someone who said he created Wikipedia articles for GHC250/$62 each, and could do one for him.
I was told of 2 additional cases all in the space of a week. And these wiki business people even leave their contacts for further negotiations.
I was given advice by a Wikimedia staff on how to go about this as a community. Here it goes:
"1. Expose this person and (gently) shame him for undisclosed (presumbly he does not disclose this?) paid editing, which is against the WMF Terms of Use.
2. Drafting a press release describing that practice and explaining how articles are written on Wikipedia, about whom, and how no amount of payment could guarantee non-notable people or orgs would be covered, or keep promotional language in or negative facts out."
Interpreting the above advice, it means that when people do paid-editing, they are to disclose it in the manner stated here. If not, WMF terms will be breached.
Secondly it will be good that we draft the suggested press release and make sure Ghanaians online are aware of the situation.