With rare exceptions, if you Google a political candidate you'll get a link to his or her Wikipedia page among the top five results. Certainly this is true for the presidential candidates, and certainly we can all understand why they should be extremely concerned about what's said about them there. And while there is great motivation for candidates to either modify their entries themselves, direct their staff to do so or hire an editorial consultant, all of these actions are frowned upon by Wikipedia’s editorial policy. As a result, “black hat” Wikipedia editors have proliferated, much to the consternation of Wikipedia. But there has also been a rise in “white hat” paid Wikipedia consultants; along with an effort to organize them, establish a code of ethics and convince Wikipedia that these “white hats” fit into the spirit of Wikipedia’s mission.
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