Obvious paid editors are obvious

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The Blue Newt
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Re: Obvious paid editors are obvious

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Re: Obvious paid editors are obvious

Unread post by Ron Lybonly » Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:12 am

Maybe, maybe not. I just see 3 edits. They all cite the same magazine article about a new, small museum. Maybe they’re just trying to be helpful.

Your cynicism will probably trump my good nature with their 4th edit - we’ll see. That is if someone doesn’t read this and block them first, sight unseen

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Re: Obvious paid editors are obvious

Unread post by Zoloft » Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:14 am

The Blue Newt wrote:
Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:03 am
Herp Perp (T-C-L).
And also: link
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07:17, September 13, 2023 diff hist +365‎ m Samuel Bellamy ‎ Fixed location of Whydah Pirate Museum, the tense on the "Real Pirates" touring exhibit, and added the existence of the Real Pirates museum. current thank [rollback] [vandalism]
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Re: Obvious paid editors are obvious

Unread post by tarantino » Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:37 am

Bruno marcolini (T-C-L), a director of a shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro, CasaShopping (T-H-L).
The article he created has stood for thirteen years without sources. It averages less than five page views a day though.

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Re: Obvious paid editors are obvious

Unread post by Beeblebrox » Thu Nov 09, 2023 10:40 pm

tarantino wrote:
Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:37 am
Bruno marcolini (T-C-L), a director of a shopping mall in Rio de Janeiro, CasaShopping (T-H-L).
The article he created has stood for thirteen years without sources. It averages less than five page views a day though.
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