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The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and related projects, explained yesterday that it will establish new rules covering paid editing. The heart of the change is that anyone who is paid to edit the site must "add your affiliation to your edit summary, user page, or talk page, to fairly disclose your perspective," according to Wikimedia's explanation of the change. The organization has also published a FAQ on paid editing.
The changes come after some high-profile commotions over paid editing. In October, Wikipedia deleted more than 250 accounts believed to be connected to a PR firm that was writing articles on the site. In January, the Wikimedia Foundation fired an employee who was accused of taking paid editing gigs. Among the world's most heavily trafficked websites, Wikipedia ranks sixth, according to Alexa. It's the only top website that's owned by a non-profit.
(Score: 1) by darkfeline on Thursday June 19 2014, @11:49PM
I understand your sentiment, but the rules are necessary to prevent a management nightmare. Who decides what to keep and what to delete? Who decides whether "Vim is superior to Emacs" is objective or subjective? Obviously, Wikipedia's community (ruling class, privileged editors, etc.) and rules have a lot of room for improvement, but given the general quality, depth, and breadth of information for a free-for-all encyclopedia on the Internet Wild West, I think they're doing a pretty good job so far.
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