[Editors] Wikipedia writer

[Maia Weinstock]

Hi all,

I just spoke separately about this with Bill, but just FYI: Paid articles are highly contentious on Wikipedia because they often go against the site’s rules about neutrality/conflict of interest.

Please be sure to read this essay before considering either paying someone to write an article about someone in your DLC, doing it yourself, or otherwise asking someone to do it. All of these cases are considered paid edits, and they should be labeled as such to maintain transparency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid_editing_%28essay%29

Maia (volunteer co-leader of the New England Wikimedians user group)

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From: "William T. G. Litant" <wlitant at mit.edu<mailto:wlitant at mit.edu>>
Date: Monday, August 10, 2015 at 8:33 AM
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Subject: Wikipedia writer

Dear all:
Have any of you ever contracted a Wikipedia writer/writing firm?
Best,
Bill



William Litant
communications director
Aeronautics and Astronautics Department
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Mass. Institute of Technology
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