[WikiEN-l] RFC on paid editing

[David Goodman]

Regular editing is problematic to some degree as well. What we lose is
flattery we will gain in accuracy & completeness. It is much easier to
revise  an article to remove the puffery that to supplement an
inadequate article.

How many articles as submitted actually comply with all WP
requirements? The power of WP is the open group editing, and this
would not  be compromised.


David Goodman, Ph.D, M.L.S.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DGG



On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 6:44 AM, AGK<wikiagk at googlemail.com> wrote:
> In principle, I welcome editors who create or expand an article for payment
> (inasmuch as their editing complies with the project's guidelines).
> In practice, however, it would be exceedingly rare for that type of editing
> to not be problematic to some degree; the nature of the business world is
> such that paid editing would almost certainly not adhere to Wikipedia's NPOV
> policies. Consider this: if a client commissions a Wikipedia article's
> creation, would the client be satisfied with an article that did not reflect
> a stance that was at least a smidgen flattering? I wouldn't imagine so. On
> that basis, I think a blanket discouragement from editing for payment to be
> the most sensible approach to the issue.
>
> AGK
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