[LINK] M$ and wikipedia - no-no

[Jan Whitaker]

Microsoft offers cash for Wikipedia edit
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070123/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_wikipedia
By BRIAN BERGSTEIN, AP Technology Writer Tue Jan 23, 5:14 PM ET

Microsoft Corp. landed in the
Wikipedia doghouse Tuesday after it offered to pay a blogger to 
change technical articles on the community-produced Web encyclopedia site.

While Wikipedia is known as the encyclopedia that anyone can tweak, 
founder Jimmy Wales and his cadre of volunteer editors, writers and 
moderators have blocked public-relations firms, campaign workers and 
anyone else perceived as having a conflict of interest from posting 
fluff or slanting entries. So paying for Wikipedia copy is considered 
a definite no-no.
[snip]

Jan Whitaker
JLWhitaker Associates, Melbourne Victoria
jwhit at janwhitaker.com
business: http://www.janwhitaker.com
personal: http://www.janwhitaker.com/personal/
commentary: http://janwhitaker.com/jansblog/

'Seed planting is often the most important step. Without the seed, 
there is no plant.' - JW, April 2005
_ __________________ _