Re: [Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

2012-09-11 Thread Martijn Hoekstra
their website offers: "PAGE CREATION Creation of fully formatted wiki entry. Includes writing fee (US writers). Sourcing of reliable references. Backlink to your website. Guaranteed SERP boost. Traffic from wikipedia. 90 days moneyback guarantee!" On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:55 PM, charles andrès

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

2012-09-11 Thread Martijn Hoekstra
Like so? http://xkcd.com/810/ judging from their website, I don't think it will be very long before they get their IP(s) blocked, but if they do generate high quality content, even commercially, I don't see the problem. On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > They're going to he

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

2012-09-11 Thread charles andrès
I may have misunderstood, but I think it's nothing else that what we already explain to companies arguing that informations in their article are inaccurate i.e. answering "improve your website with more useful information and wikipedians will use it in the article" charles

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

2012-09-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
They're going to help their clients by writing useful, policy compliant articles? Damn them! In all seriousness, apart from the suggestion of meatpuppetry, it sounds like it might actually be a good service. The internet is on the way to becoming a much better place now search engine algorithms ar

[Wikimedia-l] Shark IM?

2012-09-11 Thread Gregory Varnum
My work just got this contact submission today. I am kind of annoyed that they offer this service. Has anyone else encountered it? Most aggravating line: " Wikipedia editors are notorious for their strict policy in allowing links or company entries. We have realized, over the years- that the b

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] The Signpost -- Volume 8, Issue 37 -- 10 September 2012

2012-09-11 Thread Wikipedia Signpost
>From the editor: ''Signpost'' adapts as news consumption changes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-09-10/From_the_editor Special report: Two Wikipedians set to face jury trial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2012-09-10/Special_report Op-ed:

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-11 Thread Thomas Morton
On 11 September 2012 12:16, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 11 September 2012 09:41, Thomas Morton > wrote: > > Reading through it now I have had time, and with my legal cap on.. > > > > IB probably have a strong enough case to win some of their claims (which > is > > how civil suits often work). > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-11 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 11 September 2012 09:41, Thomas Morton wrote: > Reading through it now I have had time, and with my legal cap on.. > > IB probably have a strong enough case to win some of their claims (which is > how civil suits often work). > > The behaviour they describe,* if true*, is disappointing (on a pe

Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] Wikimedia Foundation Seeks Declaratory Relief in response to Legal Threats from Internet Brands

2012-09-11 Thread Thomas Morton
Reading through it now I have had time, and with my legal cap on.. IB probably have a strong enough case to win some of their claims (which is how civil suits often work). The behaviour they describe,* if true*, is disappointing (on a personal note) to see. I don't want to see our guys sued over