Given that a white paper is usually a showcase marketing piece for your product and company, you have every right to expect that the writer has done the detail work to create a quality draft. Source citations are complete and appropriate and all Web links lead to the correct page. professional writer will understand that checking for these details can avoid the negative impression left by a sloppy white paper-- and perhaps the bigger problem of a legal issue or lost sale. An obvious typo. statement of quantitative results where the math doesn't add up.