Larry Sanger

And public relations was started by a guy who invented the word propaganda, right?

Or, well, I don't know if he invented, but he certainly taught the concept to the world, Edward Bernays.

Right.

So, yes.

And so, of course, it's used.

I think there are people that essentially have to pay PR flacks to essentially massage their articles.

And we don't know which of the Wikipedia accounts are actually paid in that way.

I see.

The best explanation there is we don't know because of the very nature of Wikipedia.

Wikipedia allows people to participate without even making an account.

When they make an account, they usually don't share their real names.

Or other personally identifying information.

And so basically there is no way of knowing who is ultimately in control or how it all works out.

It would be fascinating if somehow somebody took a God's eye view and, you know, had doxed everybody.

Yeah.

Or at least had a database of all the information and said, okay, who is working for who, in what countries, but nobody knows, right?

I think it's got to be some fairly wealthy and powerful people with regard to certain articles, because there are some people who are working like full time, right?

as necessary to shore up their own influence over particular articles.

I think so.

Right.