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The Signpost has identified an extensive scam perpetrated by a company that calls itself "Elite Wiki Writers" or "Wiki Moderator", among many other names.Some of the other names they are suspected of using include wikicuratorz.com, wikiscribes.com, wikimastery.com, and wikimediafoundetion.com.
Legitimate reviewers at AfC are all volunteers and will never ask for payment to get a draft into article space, improve a draft, or restore a deleted article. If someone contacts you with such an offer, it is a scam. To report it, send a copy of the email, including headers, to paid-en-wp wikipedia.org.
New articles are reviewed by new pages patrollers, experienced editors who check whether they conform to Wikipedia's core content policies and identify material that is not suitable for inclusion. This includes articles created directly in mainspace (the encyclopedia proper), or moved there from draft or user space (including sandboxes ).
John Seigenthaler, an American journalist, was the subject of a defamatory Wikipedia hoax article in May 2005. The hoax raised questions about the reliability of Wikipedia and other websites with user-generated content. Since the launch of Wikipedia in 2001, the site has faced several controversies. Wikipedia's open-editing model, under which anyone can edit most articles, has led to concerns ...
American Journal Review Americanjournalreview.com Per FactCheck.org. [5] American News (Anews-24.com) Anews-24.com Per FactCheck.org and PolitiFact. Published the same story as Daily Feed News. Copied story from The Last Line of Defense. [5] [1] [13] [14] The American News Theamericanews.co Per FactCheck.org. [7] American Pride Americanprides.com
Wikipedia Review was an independent Internet forum and blog for the discussion of Wikimedia Foundation projects, in particular the content and conflicts of Wikipedia. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Wikipedia Review sought to act as a watchdog website , scrutinizing Wikipedia and reporting on its flaws. [ 5 ]
A 2006 review of Wikipedia by Library Journal, using a panel of librarians, "the toughest critics of reference materials, whatever their format", asked "long standing reviewers" to evaluate three areas of Wikipedia (popular culture, current affairs, and science), and concluded: "While there are still reasons to proceed with caution when using a ...
A Who's Who scam is a fraudulent Who's Who biographical directory. While there are many legitimate Who's Who directories, the scams involve the selling of "memberships" in fraudulent directories that are created online or through instant publishing services. Because the purpose of the fraud is only to get money from those included, the contents ...