That's an interesting bunch of posts. I've pre-emptively salted one where
the company name was in the posting.
They weren't all trying to commission spam though. Some of them are for
using Wikipedia, including a mirror for mobile apps, others for creating
Wikipedia like stuff including one chap who seems to want a wiki.
Might be worth keeping an eye on in case more of them let slip their
identities.
WSC
On 16 September 2011 11:16, petr skupa <skupa.petr(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Seems to be surprisingly common practice there...:
http://www.freelancer.com/search/wikipedia/
Petr [[u:Reo_On]]
On 9/16/11, Jussi-Ville Heiskanen <cimonavaro(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Fred Bauder
<fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net>
wrote:
>>
http://www.freelancer.com/projects/Copywriting/Wikipedia-Experience-Write-N…
>>
>>> Someone should send
him some discouraging words. I don't have time to
>>> figure
>>> that website myself right now.
>>
>>> I have to admit to
being very tempted... but, integrity prevailed.
>>
>> I've been following the site for some time now. And have bid on jobs.
>> However, if you tell them you will follow Wikipedia policies they don't
>> hire you, for some reason.
>>
>> Fred
>>
>>
>
> Just out of interest, have you followed the pages the contracts would
> have been on, to see if there were any takers?
>
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