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Starting a new thread, since this is likely to become an interesting spot:

Requests for comment: Paid editing

...has been opened by Rootology.

I wonder if Wikipedia will invite one of the foremost authorities on paid editing of GFDL content, and its detection?

They claim that they aren't opposed to expert participation in Wikipedia. I'm making myself available. I'd only need a temporary unblock, restricted to this topic only. The offer stands.
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thekohser   Paid editing  
Eva Destruction   Starting a new thread, since this is likely to be...  
thekohser   I don't think the software can handle that รข...  
sbrown   I already see several veiled and not-so-veiled in...  
Jon Awbrey   Starting a new thread, since this is likely to be...  
Hipocrite   They claim that they aren't opposed to expert...  
thekohser   [quote name='thekohser' post='177755' date='Tue 9...  
Somey   You aren't an expert in the fields of PR or Et...  
thekohser   You aren't an expert in the fields of PR or E...  
EricBarbour   Golly, could it possibly be that you don't act...  
Hipocrite   Besides, Market Research has lots to do with PR, ...  
Somey   Being an expert in Market Research does not make o...  
EricBarbour   Well, if it helps, I'd go there and point out ...  
anthony   Well, if it helps, I'd go there and point out...  
EricBarbour   "Why is he community banned?" "Bec...  
RMHED   Starting a new thread, since this is likely to be...  
Eva Destruction   [quote name='thekohser' post='177755' date='Tue 9...  
thekohser   This comment by FayssalF is hilarious. He advises...  
A Horse With No Name   The RfC is a complete waste of time. And if you lo...  
thekohser   Believe me, it is very, very easy to spot which a...  
A Horse With No Name   Believe me, it is very, very easy to spot which ...  
thekohser   Jimbo has kicked it up a notch. The battle over w...  
Jon Awbrey   Jimbo has kicked it up a notch. Are we free an...  
TungstenCarbide   As for Jimbo's comment... I enjoy how in parag...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   Interesting ... the third person to become involve...  
Milton Roe   And surely spoken like a true whore ... Time f...  
Somey   Time for the Devil's Advocate bit. While I...  
thekohser   Remember, they could have allowed this years ago,...  
carbuncle   So, thanks to Rootology, we've got our drama-...  
Somey   [b][size=3]How do I write (and publish) this artic...  
Cla68   [color=#009900][b][size=3]How do I write (and pub...  
EricBarbour   I suspect that Shankbone supports paid editing bec...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   I suspect that Shankbone supports paid editing bec...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   FayssalF leads the 'charge' (ho ... ho ......  
thekohser   FayssalF leads the 'charge' (ho ... ho .....  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   You're not even reading my posts, are you, Coc...  
trenton   That's why Jimmy Wales is such a one-dimensio...  
Guido den Broeder   Jimbo has kicked it up a notch. Ah, his 'advo...  
A Horse With No Name   Also, "Just imagine the disaster for our re...  
thekohser   Oh, Jeez. Shut it down. It's over. Jimbo ju...  
sbrown   Jimbo just got consecutive supports from: [b][si...  
carbuncle   Um, is this the same Sam Blacketer recently embro...  
Guido den Broeder   Unless, of course, you get paid to write a biased ...  
thekohser   Is this comment a joke?  
Cedric   Is [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title...  
TungstenCarbide   Is [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title...  
The Wales Hunter   Paid editing de facto exists anyway. Does anyone ...  
Jon Awbrey   I think it's kinda weird that you guys can...  
Cla68   I think it's kinda weird that you guys can...  
Jon Awbrey   I think it's kinda weird that you guys can...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   I think it's kinda weird that you guys can...  
Jon Awbrey   I suspect the "under table reference" r...  
The Joy   Ah, Jimbo's response to Rootology is great. :...  
thekohser   And, in typical Wikipedia fashion, when the vote i...  
thekohser   Our young Filipino chess guy who runs Yahoo! A...  
CharlotteWebb   Okay, so then why are you against the "eve...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   Coming soon ... (especially if we purchase wikiped...  
Milton Roe   [center][img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/...  
Moulton   Cock up, why don't you try Photobucket? Maybe...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   I don't know Photobucket ... Of course that i...  
thekohser   Wow... User:Dcoetzee actually gets it. Spot on.  
Floydsvoid   Wow... User:Dcoetzee actually gets it. Spot on. ...  
Malleus   What the hell is the problem here? The problem i...  
LaraLove   What the hell is the problem here? The problem ...  
Malleus   [quote name='Malleus' post='179379' date='Thu 18t...  
taiwopanfob   What the hell is the problem here? Based on the o...  
Floydsvoid   It would be interesting indeed if somehow Jimbo c...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   The difference between Wikipedia and open-source p...  
Malleus   What the hell is the problem here? Based on the ...  
EricBarbour   Based on the open-source experience, professional ...  
UseOnceAndDestroy   By trade I am a programmer. I contribute a lot of...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   [b]Wikipedia has a random mob and an objective to ...  
thekohser   Equally amazing is Jimbo's willingness to go ...  
thekohser   I wonder how long before Wikipedia is hosting its ...  
tarantino   I wonder how long before Wikipedia is hosting its...  
SarekOfVulcan   Meanwhile, crap like Chicagowebmanagement is overl...  
carbuncle   The for-pay articles that have been sent to AFD se...  
tarantino   The for-pay articles that have been sent to AFD s...  
Milton Roe   The for-pay articles that have been sent to AFD ...  
tarantino   [quote name='carbuncle' post='179283' date='Thu 1...  
tarantino   There's a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index...  
Appleby   the rest of his known accounts were globally bloc...  
Kato   [quote name='tarantino' post='195285' date='Mon 2...  
Appleby   Do they have independence? Give examples. Plenty...  
thekohser   I'm fine with these articles being deleted as ...  
LaraLove   I'm fine with these articles being deleted as...  
Milton Roe   And I hate Heracio Cane. Casting David Caruso for...  
thekohser   This Elance site is becoming the "Kick Me...  
thekohser   I'm finally on the comment board!  
Rhindle   http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldid...  
Malleus   http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...oldi...  
Rhindle   [quote name='Rhindle' post='182552' date='Wed 8th...  
Malleus   I know that. I just found it amusing that this g...  
thekohser   I really got a kick out of this guy's position...  
Malleus   Sounds like a really savvy encyclopedist with a k...  
Milton Roe   Sounds like a really savvy encyclopedist with a ...  
thekohser   And, of course, the predictable and ultimate coup:...  
tarantino   A group of paid editors has responded by releasing...  
Kato   I'm copying the whole thing, because I can...  
thekohser   Jesus, do they get paid by the word or something?  
LaraLove   Jesus, do they get paid by the word or something?...  
Adambro   So how do I go about getting paid? Wouldn't mi...  
thekohser   So how do I go about getting paid? Wouldn't m...  
tarantino   [quote name='Adambro' post='183708' date='Mon 13t...  
thekohser   [quote name='Adambro' post='183708' date='Mon 13...  
thekohser   So how do I go about getting paid? Wouldn't m...  
Somey   Jesus, do they get paid by the word or something? ...  
LaraLove   Roger Davies is currently offering US$250 ea...  
thekohser   [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Boun...  
LaraLove   [quote name='LaraLove' post='183915' date='Tue 14...  
Eva Destruction   [quote name='LaraLove' post='183915' date='Tue 14...  
thekohser   Incidentally, this initiative has proved so succe...  
thekohser   So, the Wikipediots try to "nutshell" th...  
thekohser   Jimbo has really honed his skill at deflection on ...  
The Wales Hunter   Jimbo has really honed his skill at deflection on...  
carbuncle   [quote name='thekohser' post='213967' date='Wed 6...  
tarantino   Jimmy Wales was recently in London to give the key...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   Back in 2007, when Freud Communications was caught...  
Straightforward   Matthew Freud's grandfather was Sigmund Freud...  
Milton Roe   Jimmy Wales was recently in London to give the ke...  
tarantino   Hmmm. If you look at user:80.169.89.66 on WP it...  
Kelly Martin   Hmmm. If you look at user:80.169.89.66 on WP [url=...  
Milton Roe   Hmmm. If you look at user:80.169.89.66 on WP [url...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   Elsewhere, there is Jimmy Wales flatteringly quoti...  
Milton Roe   [quote name='Kelly Martin' post='228425' date='Th...  
CharlotteWebb   http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg231/sonitnar...  
Peter Damian   Jimmy Wales was recently in London to give the ke...  
Milton Roe   It seems certain that the 'friend' that W...  
Jon Awbrey   Jimmy Wales was recently in London to give the ke...  
thekohser   Back in 2007, when Freud Communications was caugh...  
Somey   Jimbo may even 'impregnate' you! Yes, ...  
carbuncle   The analogy fails to point out that some people o...  
thekohser   This is delicious, though I'm strangely not fi...  
thekohser   You know, buried in that message is something that...  
Cock-up-over-conspiracy   German COLT Telcom are one of the UKs largest inte...  
thekohser   Consider a summer intern doing Wikipedia editing w...  
carbuncle   Consider a summer intern doing Wikipedia editing ...  
thekohser   It has been a while since I last overtly marketed ...  
melloden   It has been a while since I last overtly marketed...  
thekohser   What're your current keywords? How will that...  
melloden   What're your current keywords? How will tha...  
thekohser   Oh, right--I forgot that you seem not to like me ...  
EricBarbour   Oh, right--I forgot that you seem not to like me ...  
thekohser   Do you have some keyword ideas, or no? Have you...  
melloden   Oh, right--I forgot that you seem not to like me...  
Gruntled   or maybe because you just don't like me? Non...  
thekohser   or maybe because you just don't like me? No...  
melloden   [quote name='Gruntled' post='275875' date='Mon 30...  
thekohser   Poor Greg, he doesn't even love himself :( ...  
Somey   Well, would it be helpful if all the keywords I ga...  
Abd   Right now, for example, if you do a Google search ...  
thekohser   Take a look at Slide 11 of this research output th...  
Abd   Take a look at [url=http://www.slideshare.net/jant...  
thekohser   With all of the grace of a bison in a crystal shop...  
The Joy   With all of the grace of a bison in a crystal sho...  
Zoloft   <snip> Who cares how the sausage is made? I...  
Kelly Martin   So what this tells us is that Jimbo pays no attent...  
EricBarbour   Not I. Wanna see a prime chunk of "slant...  
milowent   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jim...days_...  
thekohser   Thank you, Jimbo, for being so completely wrong ...  
milowent   [quote name='thekohser' date='Wed 31st...  
thekohser   Jimbo happens to mention the New York Times' o...  
thekohser   ArbCom twit, Coren, also shows his profound lack o...  
EricBarbour   What is it with Coren and Jimbo and other Wikipedi...  
thekohser   [quote name='thekohser' post='283924' date='Wed 3...  
EricBarbour   Eric, I will actually do that (or some reasonable ...  
Floydsvoid   "[b]Jimbo, what is Wikipedia's stance on...  
iii   Paid editing is a problem for Wikipedia because ...  
Detective   Paid editing is a problem for Wikipedia because t...  
iii   Of course, in both cases the contributions were f...  
Kelly Martin   Advocacy editing is essential to Wikipedia's o...  
Detective   It's simply not permitted to notice that the ...  


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