[Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

[Martijn Hoekstra]

their website offers:

"PAGE CREATION
Creation of fully formatted wiki entry.
Includes writing fee (US writers).
Sourcing of reliable references.
Backlink to your website.
Guaranteed SERP boost.
Traffic from wikipedia.
90 days moneyback guarantee!"

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:55 PM, charles andrès
<charles.andres at wikimedia.ch> wrote:
> I may have misunderstood, but I think it's nothing else that what we already explain to companies arguing that informations in their article are inaccurate i.e. answering "improve your website with more useful information and wikipedians will use it in the article"
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> Le 11 sept. 2012 à 22:37, Gregory Varnum <gregory.varnum at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
>> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Shark IM [mailto:noreply at sharkim.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 1:38 AM
>> Subject: Contact form submission
>>
>> Your Message:
>> Backlinks from wikipedia are in a league of their own. The right wikipedia backlink can single-handedly rank a website for it's target keyword on google. We speak from experience! You can also expect significant direct traffic from wikipedia.
>>
>> Another service we offer; creating a wikipedia entry/page for your company or topic of choice is
>>
>> also excellent for search engine reputation management & brand boosting purposes. Of course, you will also get a backlink from the entry to your website.
>>
>> http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php
>>
>> 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; including the
>>
>> sourcing/creation of useful content which we can advise you to include on any page you'd like, and association with hundreds of cooperative editors to overcome any edit-wars
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>> and vote against deletion. We are a professional operation. When you hire us, you can be assured of results. We have acquired thousands of backlinks from wikipedia for our
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>> clients, and created 50+ company & biography entries.
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>> http://www.sharkim.com/wikipedia.php
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>>
>> Submitted: September 11, 2012 at 1:37 am
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