I can also add that as a Wikidata administrator I delete promotion items on a daily basis. There are plenty of them, and they are not always easy to spot.
Best Yaroslav On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 10:01 PM Luca Martinelli [Sannita] < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Crystal, thanks for your message. > > No, it is not in line with the Wikidata policies, but unfortunately we > can do only so much to counter this. Companies who do this kind of > actions on Wikipedia existed for a very long time now, it was only a > matter of time that this would happen on Wikidata too. > > What you can do to help us is to mark for deletion such items whenever > you find one. You can go to > https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:Preferences, click on the > "Gadget" tab and tick the gadget "RequestDeletion": this is a rather > simple way for you to notice us admins of potentially spammy items. > Then it will be on us to check if they can be deleted of course, but > at least we would be notified. :) > > More generally, these kinds of companies never distracted us so much > from the real deal, which is to contribute constructively to the > project. We're aware of the risk, but it's not a reason to let > ourselves down. ;) > > Thanks again! > > L. > > Il giorno mar 13 dic 2022 alle ore 20:55 Crystal Yragui <[email protected]> > ha scritto: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > I just ran across this advertisement for a personal and business > branding/reputation repair (?) company that offers advice on creating your > own wikidata page for self-promotion, and offers services including > “Wikipedia Creation for Business”, “Wikipedia Editing for Business”, > Wikipedia Creation for Individuals”, and “Wikipedia Editing for > Individuals” in addition to Wikidata editing/creation. Does this align with > Wikidata/Wikipedia’s policies on self-promotion? It seems like an avenue > for people/businesses who are willing to pay to get themselves improved > visibility and reputations on Wikimedia platforms. > > > > > > > > I didn’t know where to send this, but thought the Wikidata community > ought to at least be aware of it. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Crystal Yragui, MLIS > > > > she/her > > > > Science Cataloger > > > > Cataloging and Metadata Services Department > > > > University of Washington Libraries > > > > Seattle, WA 98195 > > > > [email protected] > > > > https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5000-282X > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikidata mailing list -- [email protected] > > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/ZIIXWH3RLR5KHKWQVOJZYEORI3M2CZNI/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list -- [email protected] > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/N5LTYCZPCNI2TLGF4HYYXJEGRISCWMRQ/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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