Submissions:2014/Confessions of a paid editor

Title of the submission

Confessions of a paid editor

Themes (Proposal Themes - Community, Tech, Outreach, GLAM, Education)

Community

Type of submission (Presentation Types - Panel, Workshop, Presentation, etc)

Presentation

Author of the submission

Gregory Kohs

E-mail address

thekohser@gmail.com

Username

Thekohser

US state or country of origin

Pennsylvania

Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)

MyWikiBiz

Personal homepage or blog

http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/gregory-kohs

Abstract (at least 300 words to describe your proposal)

Commercial paid editing of Wikipedia has been tumultuously debated since at least 2006 when MyWikiBiz, the first (and longest-running) content creation and editing service devoted to Wikipedia, was launched. In these debates, often the paid editor's point of view is either assumed, muzzled, or not even invited. Indeed, the Wikimedia Foundation kicked off 2014 by terminating the employment of a star colleague when it was discovered that she was engaging in paid editing contracts in addition to her work for the WMF. In this presentation, you'll hear about the experiences and mindset of one of the most "notorious" paid editors in Wikipedia history, Gregory Kohs. You might be surprised by some of the myths about Wikipedia that he may overturn.

Length of presentation/talk (see Presentation Types for lengths of different presentation types)

75 Minutes

Will you attend WikiConference USA if your submission is not accepted?

Possibly

Slides or further information (optional)

A recent presentation to Rollins College delivered by Kohs in 2013.

Special request as to time of presentations

Prefer to present on Saturday or Sunday.

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