Comment K8S7 Re: Ban: good. Name-and-shame: better.

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Wikipedia bans hundreds more paid editor accounts and deletes affected articles

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Ban: good. Name-and-shame: better. (Score: 2, Interesting)

by wootery@pipedot.org on 2015-09-02 16:39 (#K7NM)

I suspect they'll have better luck deterring this nonsense if they actively shame the companies who pay for/execute the biased bullshit.

They'll never win the cat-and-mouse if they just ban accounts.

Re: Ban: good. Name-and-shame: better. (Score: 2, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward on 2015-09-02 19:53 (#K88M)

So I'll just hire them to edit your company article for better, then get you caught for this.
You'll be the one to get shamed.

Re: Ban: good. Name-and-shame: better. (Score: 1)

by wootery@pipedot.org on 2015-09-02 23:22 (#K8S7)

That's a good point. I guess shaming the PR companies would be a good 'compromise' though, if their identities can be reliably established.

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