Massive paid editing network unearthed on the English Wikipedia: Nearly 400 accounts blocked in largest paid-editing bust ever.
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“ | This is, of course, the logical consequence of WMF wanting to have both a "registration not required" rule and a "no paid editing" rule. They really ought to pick one because trying to have both simply isn't tenable. It's not my intent to diminish the efforts of those who volunteered to track these folks down—it's really appreciated—but given the WMF's fantasy they can have it both ways it's ultimately a Sisyphean task. | ” |
— NE Ent |
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