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From what you describe, WP was totally correct to ban your organization. Your business model was to inject commercial links into articles. The fact that you think you provided some value in exchange is pretty much irrelevant.


I think you misread it - I said we have putted links in Reference fields (below article) to articles that were placed on our customers websites. The articles itself were quality, well researched and with images etc. Then we would do quality edit and add value to Wikipedia. If this is not quality editing then Wikipedia should ban hundreds of most active editors right away as this is only way full time editors can make money from working for Wikipedia...


Exactly. Editing WP for money is a conflict of interest unless you're being paid by Wikipedia. Hellbanning is the most appropriate action.




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