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Examples of Bias in Wikipedia: Paid Editing (view source)
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, 03:40, October 25, 2013Wiki-PR - cite to Washington Times story. There are also other sources
In January 2012, four new editors registered with Wikipedia and started to make edits only on the Vonage article<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vonage&diff=475805081&oldid=469974275</ref> removing unfavorable facts and adding promotional materials. This was noticed by a Reddit user,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/115vum/did_vonage_try_to_sterilize_its_wikipedia_article/|title=Did Vonage try to sterilize its Wikipedia article?|accessdate=October 11, 2012|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> which was then cited on the Wikipedia article's talk page. Although the biased edits made by users with names like "VonageAdmin" are now being cleaned-up, the edits persisted for ten months.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-whitewash-wikipedia-911-ipo/|work=Daily Dot|title=
In January 2012, four new editors registered with Wikipedia and started to make edits only on the Vonage article<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vonage&diff=475805081&oldid=469974275</ref> removing unfavorable facts and adding promotional materials. This was noticed by a Reddit user,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/115vum/did_vonage_try_to_sterilize_its_wikipedia_article/|title=Did Vonage try to sterilize its Wikipedia article?|accessdate=October 11, 2012|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> which was then cited on the Wikipedia article's talk page. Although the biased edits made by users with names like "VonageAdmin" are now being cleaned-up, the edits persisted for ten months.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-whitewash-wikipedia-911-ipo/|work=Daily Dot|title=
Did Vonage attempt to whitewash its Wikipedia page?|date=October 9, 2012|accessdate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
Did Vonage attempt to whitewash its Wikipedia page?|date=October 9, 2012|accessdate=October 11, 2012}}</ref>
==WikiPR==
A firm called "Wiki-PR" used hundreds of "sockpuppet accounts" to edit articles covering their clients for years without disclosing that the paid editing created a conflict of interest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/21/money-to-pr-firm-can-buy-good-image-on-wikipedia/?page=1|title=Click capitalism: PR firms cash in cleaning up clients' Wikipedia pages|work=Washington Times|date=October 21, 2013|first=Shaun |last=Waterman|accessdate=October 24, 2013}}</ref>
==Others==
==Others==
# In April 2013, a marketer sent out unsolicited emails claiming to "have a Wikiepdia Admin on staff who can get your pages up and keep them up. He is also very good at fixing client's pages who have gotten slandered online. Get in touch for more details. Our price is $2,500." Wikipedia did not investigate the claim.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard/Archive_63#Paid_editing_with_a_twist</ref>
# In April 2013, a marketer sent out unsolicited emails claiming to "have a Wikiepdia Admin on staff who can get your pages up and keep them up. He is also very good at fixing client's pages who have gotten slandered online. Get in touch for more details. Our price is $2,500." Wikipedia did not investigate the claim.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard/Archive_63#Paid_editing_with_a_twist</ref>