[Wikimedia-l] CNET News: "Corruption in Wikiland? Paid PR scandal erupts at Wikipedia"

David Gerard dgerard at gmail.com
Wed Sep 19 09:46:53 UTC 2012


On 19 September 2012 10:24, Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We know people have been beating a door to Roger's path ever since
> Monmouthpedia; there have been enquiries from all over the world from towns
> wanting to be the next Monmouth.


Correction: to *everyone's* door. Really, anyone around WMUK has been
getting calls, even me.


> He gets to decide which town goes forward,
> and whichever town goes forward pays him a consultancy fee.


This, OTOH, is spurious made-up bullshit.


- d.



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