Re: [WikiEN-l] Is editing for payment a fundamentally a problematic conflict...

None is addressed in current policies. And there is evidence Wikipedia is being used for purposes *other than* writing an encyclopedia, i.e. to target certain individuals and smear their character. The Daniel Brandt episode is one such case. Stephen Kinsella and the Ludwig von Mises Institute is another. The Free Congress Foundation and Paul Weyrich is a target for much questionable content being added, as well as an anonymous editor who identified himself as a professional journalist and friend of Weyrich received a community ban for efforts to instill NPOV & fairness in those two articles. By contrast, User:Katefan0, aka Kathryn Wolfe of *Scripps Howard* did precisely the samething as Weyrich's friend, admitted a conflict of interest prior to initiating official Wikipedia Dispute Resolution Policy, was promoted to Admin, presented evidence before Arbitrators admitting her conflict of interest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Rangerdude/… yet the Arbs used her evidence against an aggrieved party. There are numerous other instances to be cited where a pattern is established that the intent of some parties, acting as agents of others, are using Wikipedia to pursue their own aims and not constructively contribute to the encyclopedia. _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l