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Wikipedia’s befitting reply to ‘bribe to delete Tablighi’ page

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NEW DELHI: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales schooled a user on micro-blogging site after she said the site was bribed to delete the “Tablighi Jamaat 2020 Coronavirus Hotspot” page.
A storm brewed when the Twitter user goes by the name Nicki Minach, unable to find the page on Tablighi Jamaat .
Conspiracy She immediately arrived at the conclusion and wrote, “Just googled and found this,@Wikipedia how much were you paid for this? How much will our media and woke intellectuals hide their wrong doings?” These assertions caught the attention of the founder of Wikipedia who subtly denying the allegation.
Also Read UAE Princess takes a strong stand against racist comment Jimmy took to his Twitter handle to respond to the question directly, “Hi Nicki, Wikipedia doesn’t work that way. We don’t accept payment to include things, nor to delete them (sic).” Hi Nicki, Wikipedia doesn’t work that way. We don’t accept payment to include things, nor to delete them. The relevant discussion is here: https://t.co/xwMuxEccjq — Jimmy Wales (@jimmy_wales) April 16, 2020 Not convinced, the user asserted, “Hi Jimmy, this article was important for people to know the current hotspots in India, kindly restore the article, since it wasn’t islamophobic to mention the current hotspots. Regards (sic )” and even added that “the article was a rational and educative article. Thank you for replying, I’ll be posting the article again, since it’s imperative for the public to be aware. Thank you. 🙂 (sic).”

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