Like so? http://xkcd.com/810/
judging from their website, I don't think it will be very long before they get their IP(s) blocked, but if they do generate high quality content, even commercially, I don't see the problem.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
They're going to help their clients by writing useful, policy compliant articles? Damn them!
In all seriousness, apart from the suggestion of meatpuppetry, it sounds like it might actually be a good service. The internet is on the way to becoming a much better place now search engine algorithms are forcing SEOs to produce useful content to get high rankings. On Sep 11, 2012 9:40 PM, "Gregory Varnum" gregory.varnum@gmail.com wrote:
My work just got this contact submission today. I am kind of annoyed that they offer this service. Has anyone else encountered it?
Most aggravating line: " Wikipedia editors are notorious for their strict policy in allowing links or company entries. We have realized, over the years- that the best way to get a link to stick in wikipedia, is to ensure that the content it links to is useful and contributes to the entry. We have formulated fool-proof methods to ensure that links stick;"
-greg aka varnent
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