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, you said, ""I think LAEC has a valid point that there is an undisclosed COI from those editors, but it's not like that doesn't happen anywhere else.""  I agree.  What makes this case different, however, and therefore newsworthy, is that person involved is a major player in a major organization, and that organization is a national leader in opposing the very things that its own high ranking member does when she acts anonymously.  For example, the ALA opposed outing a 9/11 terrorist to the police, when that person's own deputy outed a major sports figure on Wikipedia for marital infidelity.  For example, the ALA promotes ""intellectual freedom"" while anonymously propgandizing on Wikipedia to promote its own political interests. I appreciate the support and guidance you have provided.   "