+1 On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan <parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Arnav, > we face this problem quite often. > Since, WP is community based, my best suggestion is that ignore such > companies/agencies. > > As an editor, if you feel that something isn't fit for Wikipedia, tag it and > let the community decided it's fate. If it has been deleted, let it be. > Maybe then, people will understand that WP is not the right place to > advertise. > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:41 PM, Arnav Sonara <sonara.ar...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> In past couple of weeks somehow I came in touch with few guys (SEO, >> Application developers, Bloggers etc) who desperately wanted an article for >> themselves or their company on English Wikipedia. I understand their need >> for advertisement, but somehow few of them just can't be convinced that WP >> is not the place for advertisements. In this recent quest I got to know few >> astonishing things. Firstly, there are companies in market who actually >> claim to WRITE articles for them on WP and take money for it. Second, People >> actually do PAY for this. If the article gets deleted then in some cases >> these companies give customers money back stating some crappy reason, and >> not clearly saying that why and how did it get removed from Wikipedia. >> Getting more into this I also came to know about a company which claims to >> build sources and reference for you which can support your article, I don't >> know how, but it does at least claim so. >> >> >> I am sure other community members might have sometimes faced this and some >> of them might know something more about it. Care to share your word please? >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Thanks >> Arnav (ricku). >> (User:Rangilo_Gujarati) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> > > > > -- > Regards, > Srikanth Ramakrishnan. > > Sign this petition to introduce Volvo buses in Coimbatore city: > https://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/the-transport-minister-tamil-nadu-introduction-of-volvo-city-buses-in-the-city-of-coimbatore > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >
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