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I am not actually being paid, directly or indirectly, for anything I am doing on Wikipedia including this article. I do not agree with the designation. I have read the policy numerous times, and it does not apply, but I was told to accept |
I am not actually being paid, directly or indirectly, for anything I am doing on Wikipedia including this article. I do not agree with the paid user designation, for the simple reason that it is untrue. I have read the policy numerous times, and it does not apply to me, but I was told to accept the inaccurate designation or the article would be deleted. The intent of the policy is obviously not to elicit compliance under false pretenses, but that is how it is working in this case, and most likely, in others. I have communicated this to administrators, but it is clear that confusion abounds as regards the intent of the policy, and how it can be interpreted in many different ways as it is currently written. If the policy intent is to say that anyone who works for any organization cannot edit articles about said organization, then the policy should state as such, and provide an example such as "A ticket taker at Disney cannot contribute to an article about Cinderella, because they are a Disney employee, and therefore, are a paid contributro." I don't believe this to be the intent of the policy, as it only makes sense that ticket taker at Disney might have a passionate interest in Disney and would be motivated to volunteer many hours to editing articles about Goofy and Cinderella and that they aren't going to get additional pay for their efforts, but that is how some are choosing to interpret, implement, and enforce the policy. [[User:Iamthekanadian|Iamthekanadian]] ([[User talk:Iamthekanadian|talk]]) 03:56, 1 June 2021 (UTC) |
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Iamthekanadian, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by LiveWorkPlay for their contributions to Wikipedia.
I am not actually being paid, directly or indirectly, for anything I am doing on Wikipedia including this article. I do not agree with the paid user designation, for the simple reason that it is untrue. I have read the policy numerous times, and it does not apply to me, but I was told to accept the inaccurate designation or the article would be deleted. The intent of the policy is obviously not to elicit compliance under false pretenses, but that is how it is working in this case, and most likely, in others. I have communicated this to administrators, but it is clear that confusion abounds as regards the intent of the policy, and how it can be interpreted in many different ways as it is currently written. If the policy intent is to say that anyone who works for any organization cannot edit articles about said organization, then the policy should state as such, and provide an example such as "A ticket taker at Disney cannot contribute to an article about Cinderella, because they are a Disney employee, and therefore, are a paid contributro." I don't believe this to be the intent of the policy, as it only makes sense that ticket taker at Disney might have a passionate interest in Disney and would be motivated to volunteer many hours to editing articles about Goofy and Cinderella and that they aren't going to get additional pay for their efforts, but that is how some are choosing to interpret, implement, and enforce the policy. Iamthekanadian (talk) 03:56, 1 June 2021 (UTC)