In a message dated 3/4/2007 6:39:10 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
stanshebs(a)earthlink.net writes:
You're one in a million, and that's not flattery. :-) While it's
theoretically possible to have unbiased edits from a paid source, in
practice it hasn't gone well so far, and in these days of corporations
looking for every imaginable advertising venue, people are ultra-paranoid.
I think if a leading historian were to announce that he had received a
commission to work on a company's WP article, editing under his own
name, people would struggle with that one. The historian's overt
participation would be a boost to WP's credibility, and the historian is
putting personal reputation on the line, but it's also setting a
precedent to later accept paid edits from a less-leading historian, then
the underpaid instructor at the community college, then the "Company
Historian" in the marketing department.
Stan
Yes, I think that being paid to write articles should be against the rules.
It's ironic that I have gotten flak writing about a subject I don't get paid
for but work with.
Vincent
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