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| − | We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $5''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content. | + | We require new editors to make a small, '''one-time payment of USD $5''' to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, voluminous error logs were generated, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content. |
So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is ''not'' to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style. | So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is ''not'' to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style. | ||
===How to activate your User account=== | ===How to activate your User account=== | ||
| − | Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address. You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $5''' from MyWikiBiz within | + | Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address. You will receive a '''PayPal invoice for $5''' from MyWikiBiz within about one week. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account. |
| − | + | If you do not wish to wait to be invoiced by PayPal, you may send immediate pre-payment '''for $5''' via Venmo to '''@Research-Biz'''. In the Venmo transaction notes, make sure you mention which MyWikiBiz Username you have selected, and an admin will quickly activate your new account that same day (and we will dispense with the typical PayPal transaction). | |
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==Thank you== | ==Thank you== | ||
| − | We appreciate your understanding of our | + | We appreciate your understanding of our community policy. |
All the best, | All the best, | ||
Latest revision as of 17:18, 1 July 2021
Welcome
Welcome to MyWikiBiz, and thank you for your interest in opening a User account. Once you have your User account, you will be able to create new pages and edit existing ones on MyWikiBiz.
Payment requirement
We require new editors to make a small, one-time payment of USD $5 to open a User account. This is because MyWikiBiz incurs annual hosting, server, and developer costs of over $1,000. For the first seven years of our site's operation, we tried a "free to edit" policy. Unfortunately, this had the effect of attracting thousands of spammers who only wanted to abuse MyWikiBiz for links back to their highly questionable product sites. Our host server could no longer withstand the load, voluminous error logs were generated, and the site would crash frequently, sometimes taking days to restore. This punished all of our good editors who had created legitimate content.
So, by requiring a small payment from new editors, we are ensuring that you understand MyWikiBiz is not to be used for publishing spam links. Feel free to promote and describe your product or business, but do so in a way that conforms to an "encyclopedia" or "directory" style.
How to activate your User account
Enter your information in the form below, including a valid email address. You will receive a PayPal invoice for $5 from MyWikiBiz within about one week. Follow the invoice instructions to complete the payment, and then MyWikiBiz will activate your User account.
If you do not wish to wait to be invoiced by PayPal, you may send immediate pre-payment for $5 via Venmo to @Research-Biz. In the Venmo transaction notes, make sure you mention which MyWikiBiz Username you have selected, and an admin will quickly activate your new account that same day (and we will dispense with the typical PayPal transaction).
Thank you
We appreciate your understanding of our community policy.
All the best,
Gregory Kohs
Founder, MyWikiBiz
