Imploded submersible outfit foiled trying to sing own praises on Wikipedia: A few editors who fought many times to keep advertisements out.
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Nearly no other wiki task gives me more joy that cutting out marketing and PR nonsense, even when it isn't brazenly copied straight from the source. Thankfully, I think many Wikipedians feel the same way. ASUKITE 11:17, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This pretty much sums it up: "..there were not enough editors working on the article with enough time to complete the task.." We can only do what we can do. A lot of stuff flies under the radar and, like Diaana's following up on a problematic editor, articles full of paid promotional content are often found only by chance. One that I found TITANIIC (since AfD'd) had apparently been written by a paid project staff member. It went undetected for at least two years. Blue Riband► 00:49, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Kleuske
Kleuske is female so don’t refer to her as “he”. 2A02:A46A:2C29:1:E0BF:6986:A20:50B5 (talk) 07:41, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]