<p>hi heather </p>
<p>here u find also a collection of discussions in en-wikipedia, also including an article case:<br>
 <a href="http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Umgang_mit_bezahltem_Schreiben/Diskussionssammlung#section_2">http://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProjekt_Umgang_mit_bezahltem_Schreiben/Diskussionssammlung#section_2</a></p>

<p>you are right it is the top of an iceberg and at the same time a conflict about wikipedias self-perception.</p>
<p>von hier & dort gesendet</p>
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><br><div><div>On Feb 24, 2013, at 7:21 PM, Johanna Niesyto wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>hi everybody,<br><br>i am following the wp-paid-editors-discussions </div></blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>Do you know where these are happening these days? I found discussions around Bamkin and Klein's "outing" (e.g. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57514677-93/corruption-in-wikiland-paid-pr-scandal-erupts-at-wikipedia/" target="_blank">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57514677-93/corruption-in-wikiland-paid-pr-scandal-erupts-at-wikipedia/</a>) really interesting, especially since it seems like the tip of a very large iceberg on Wikipedia these days... </div>
<br><blockquote type="cite"><div>with great interest -<br>to me that's a new step that after wikpedia-watchdogs (e.g.<br>wikiscanner) we now see (external) wikpedia-rankings:<br><a href="http://wikipedia-corporate-index.de/rankings" target="_blank">http://wikipedia-corporate-index.de/rankings</a><br>
<br>what do think of these recent developments? just another step of the<br>net economy's differentiation or a crucial question to the<br>wp-communities selfconceptions?<br><br>bests<br>johanna<br><br><br>(fyi: <a href="http://transnationalspaces.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/neue-stufe/" target="_blank">http://transnationalspaces.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/neue-stufe/</a>)<br>
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