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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 83 points 1 week ago (12 children)

After finishing the PhD, I got emails from people saying that for money they would manage a Wikipedia article for me. They said they had people in high places to make that my article communicates the right message.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 81 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Dear ...,

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world. Usually Wikipedia only accepts pages on celebrities and famous companies,
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Regards

[–] JayGray91@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I'm surprised and not surprised I guess that there's a business offering to write Wikipedia articles like this. I suppose it's naivety to think that Wikipedia articles are written with good intentions.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I suppose it’s naivety to think that Wikipedia articles are written with good intentions.

I think the amazing thing is that most still are.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

The vast majority, in fact.

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