Re: Paid Editing on WP is permissible
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2021 8:08 am
These articles were written in 2009-2011 by obvious paid editors (main article tagged for ELEVEN YEARS AND COUNTING), plus a succession of IP addresses belonging to China Unicom Beijing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP_(motor_company)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP_Alias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP_Xebra
Wired even ran a warning article back in 2008:
https://www.wired.com/2008/03/the-zap-x-and-a/
What happened to ZAP Motors? They fell apart very quietly in 2017, after years of struggling, internal battles, bankruptcies, "partnerships" with Chinese suppliers, etc. The shredded remains now belong to an unknown Chinese company. And none of that is mentioned on Wikipedia. I suspect because the paid editing continues today. Even though it could not be a deader outfit.
You be the judge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... kybear2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... .118.83.40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... 41.170.221
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... 43.125.139
And many more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP_(motor_company)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP_Alias
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZAP_Xebra
Wired even ran a warning article back in 2008:
https://www.wired.com/2008/03/the-zap-x-and-a/
What happened to ZAP Motors? They fell apart very quietly in 2017, after years of struggling, internal battles, bankruptcies, "partnerships" with Chinese suppliers, etc. The shredded remains now belong to an unknown Chinese company. And none of that is mentioned on Wikipedia. I suspect because the paid editing continues today. Even though it could not be a deader outfit.
You be the judge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... kybear2009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... .118.83.40
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... 41.170.221
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:C ... 43.125.139
And many more.