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jfruh writes "Roger Bamkin is a director at Wikimedia UK; he also is on retainer for the government of the British territory of Gibraltar, and has nominated and approved Gibraltar-related articles for the "Did You Know" box on the Wikipedia front page. Maximilian Klein runs a business called UntrikiWiki, and advertises his services by saying "A positive Wikipedia article is invaluable SEO." Are such users violating the spirit of what Wikipedia is about? Or should we trust that the wisdom of crowds will offset obvious shilling?"
Re:Dupe? (Score:4, Funny)
Lies!!! Look at what it says on Wikipedia!
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samzenpus is a well-respected Slashdot [wikipedia.org] editor. He is renowned for his careful editing and focus on quality control [wikipedia.org]. [citation needed]
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Re:Both (Score:2, Funny)
And if they do find a way to buy us all off, we can totally throw a rager with the money.
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Re:Dupe? (Score:4, Funny)
When you spot a dupe you're not supposed to complain or even point it out; you're supposed to find the old article and repost the top rated comments under your own name, for a bit of easy instant karma.