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Re:Wikimedia Foundation sends cease and desist letter to WikiPR by HarryHirsch on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @07:38PM (#6765638)
In the real world, these days authors of scientific papers declare "competing interests". If your income depends on it, you had better declare it.

The tobacco industry taught medical science a lesson, but Wikiworld is wacky, and continues to disregard it.

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Re:Wikimedia Foundation sends cease and desist letter to WikiPR by chris_wot on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @06:11AM (#6767367)
Actually, that's false. There are clear guidelines about disclosing conflicts of interest on Wikipedia (I assume you are referring to Wikipedia when you say "Wikiworld").
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