Paying to create an article is a scam:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Scam_warning
It's more nuanced than that. Wikipedia allows payments in some situations as long as they are public:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Connected_contributor...
The editor who massaged the article in question has it somewhere on his profile that he accepts payments and has a list of articles he has taken payment for.
It's more nuanced than that. Wikipedia allows payments in some situations as long as they are public:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Connected_contributor...
The editor who massaged the article in question has it somewhere on his profile that he accepts payments and has a list of articles he has taken payment for.