[WikiEN-l] Get payed $150 for writing an article!

[WereSpielChequers]

That's an interesting bunch of posts. I've pre-emptively salted one where
the company name was in the posting.

They weren't all trying to commission spam though. Some of them are for
using Wikipedia, including a mirror for mobile apps, others for creating
Wikipedia like stuff including one chap who seems to want a wiki.

Might be worth keeping an eye on in case more of them let slip their
identities.

WSC

On 16 September 2011 11:16, petr skupa <skupa.petr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems to be surprisingly common practice there...:
>
> http://www.freelancer.com/search/wikipedia/
>
> Petr [[u:Reo_On]]
>
> On 9/16/11, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>
> wrote:
> >>>
> http://www.freelancer.com/projects/Copywriting/Wikipedia-Experience-Write-Needed.html
> >>>
> >>> Someone should send him some discouraging words. I don't have time to
> >>> figure
> >>> that website myself right now.
> >>>
> >>> I have to admit to being very tempted... but, integrity prevailed.
> >>
> >> I've been following the site for some time now. And have bid on jobs.
> >> However, if you tell them you will follow Wikipedia policies they don't
> >> hire you, for some reason.
> >>
> >> Fred
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Just out of interest, have you followed the pages the contracts would
> > have been on, to see if there were any takers?
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]
> >
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