Wikipedia cannot say that it was not warned long ago about the corrupt practices going on behind the scenes by some members of its volunteer army of supposedly unpaid editors; an unhealthy culture of manipulation, secrecy, bullying and censorship, driven mostly by the root of all evil: money.
By John Donovan
Like many other people, I am a great admirer of Wikipedia and use it frequently.
The Wikipedia organization is laudably conducted on a non-profit making basis, has no subscription charges and does not allow advertising on Wikipedia articles.
It does however have a serious flaw in respect of Wikipedia articles about businesses.
I have rung alarm bells for several years that such articles are wide open to manipulation by anonymous parties with commercially driven motives.
I forecast that an editing scandal would inflict damage to the reputation of Wikipedia.
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