User talk:Hnedrfrieowjiahfguh/RationalWiki

Wiki links

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Removed stuff

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Origin

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RationalWiki version

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According to its history page, the first iteration of RationalWiki (now called "RationalWiki 1.0") was started in March 2007 by "ColinR", a contributor at Conservapedia who had become dissatisfied with its policies. From March to May 2007, RationalWiki 1.0 served largely as a gathering place for dissatisfied Conservapedia contributors, and had significant levels of vandalism. On May 16 and 17, a number of contributors to RationalWiki 1.0 were banned from editing Conservapedia. On May 22, 2007, Colin R. and Trent Toulouse wiped and restarted RationalWiki (now called "RationalWiki 2.0.").[1]

Reception

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RationalWiki pages are often shared on Reddit.[2] One of the most popular pages on RationalWiki is the page entitled "Scientific evidence of evolution being a hoax". The page shows two tumbleweeds blowing across the page, indicating the view held by RationalWiki contributors that there is no scientific evidence of evolution being a hoax.[3] In April 2011, this was featured on the front page of Reddit, causing a huge traffic spike to the website.[4]

LessWrong contributor Konkvistador described RationalWiki as "what a slightly left of centre atheist needs to win an internet debate" and "an ammunition depot to aid in winning debates". Konkvistador argues that this bias and this approach to article-building makes RationalWiki unable to convince outsiders, especially those who disagree with the contents of the website.[5]

Metapedia's page on RationalWiki states that: "The website [RationalWiki] fraudulently portrays itself as being "rational", and opposed to "pseudoscience", yet promotes exactly the thing that they claim to oppose: the irrational spiritual pseudosciences of genetic egalitarianism and race denialism."[6]

From a somewhat different angle, a website called RationalWikiWiki was set up with the aim of documenting and critiquing RationalWiki,[7] and listed some common critiques of RationalWiki.[8] RationalWikiWiki has since shut down.

Content

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Coverage of "irrationality"

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RationalWiki has extensive coverage of ideas and events that its contributors consider irrational. This includes:

Coverage of other wikis

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RationalWiki has extensive coverage of some other wikis.[22]

RationalWiki has a detailed article on Citizendium[23] as well as a page covering "[w]hat is going on at Citizendium".[24] Citizendium is a wiki started in 2006 by former Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger as a proposed alternative to Wikipedia.

Reflist

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  1. ^ "History". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. ^ "rationalwiki.org on reddit.com". Reddit. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  3. ^ "Scientific evidence of evolution being a hoax". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. ^ "Traffic spike post-mortem". RationalWiki Tech Blog. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  5. ^ Konkvistador (October 26, 2012). "The Problem With Rational Wiki". lesswrong.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. ^ [en.metapedia.org/wiki/RationalWiki (BLACKLISTED) "RationalWiki"]. Metapedia. Retrieved 2015-01-16. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ "Main Page". RationalWikiWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  8. ^ "I thought this was supposed to be RATIONAL wiki". RationalWikiWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  9. ^ "Young Earth creationism". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  10. ^ "Evolution". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  11. ^ "Alternative medicine". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  12. ^ "Homeopathy". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  13. ^ "Acupuncture". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  14. ^ "Anti-vaccination movement". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  15. ^ "Conspiracy theory". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  16. ^ "Global warming conspiracy theory". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  17. ^ "9-11 conspiracy theories". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  18. ^ "Unidentified flying object". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  19. ^ "Sexism". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  20. ^ "Men's rights movement". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  21. ^ "Gamergate". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  22. ^ "Cateogory:Wikis". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  23. ^ "Citizendium". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  24. ^ "What is going on at Citizendium?". RationalWiki. Retrieved 2015-01-16.

Notability stuff

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Descriptions of RationalWiki

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  • RationalWiki was described in the LA Times.[1]
  • RationalWiki was described in The Register.[2]
  • RationalWiki was described in Crowdsourced Knowledge: Peril and Promise for Complex Knowledge Systems.[3]
  • RationalWiki was described in The Social Pollution Prevention Guide.[4]
  • RationalWiki was described in Intelligent Systems'2014:[5]

Reflist

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  1. ^ Simon, Stephanie (2007-06-22). "A conservative's answer to Wikipedia". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  2. ^ Haines, Lester (20 Jun 2007). "Need hard facts? Try Conservapedia". The Register. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ^ Keeler, Mary; Johnson, Josh; Majumdar, Arun. "Crowdsourced Knowledge: Peril and Promise for Complex Knowledge Systems" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. ^ Davis, Chester (2014). The Social Pollution Prevention Guide. Booktango. p. 37. ISBN 1468943170.
  5. ^ Shvets, Alexander (October 2, 2014). Filev, D.; Jabłkowski, J.; Kacprzyk, J.; et al. (eds.). Intelligent Systems'2014: Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference Intelligent Systems IS’2014, September 24–26, 2014, Warsaw, Poland, Volume 2: Tools, Architectures, Systems, Applications. Series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol. 323. Springer Publishing. A Method of Automatic Detection of Pseudoscientific Publications, page 533 et seq. ISBN 978-3-319-11310-4.

Citations of RationalWiki

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  • RationalWiki was singularly cited in an NBC News article.[2]
  • RationalWiki was quoted in in The Columbian.[8]
  • RationalWiki was listed in A Manual for Creating Atheists.[9]
  • RationalWiki was quoted in Perspectives on Information.[10]
  • RationalWiki was listed in Freethought Resource Guide[11]
  • RationalWiki was cited in Ancient Aliens Exposed.[12]
  • RationalWiki was cited in The HTTP Murders.[13]
  • RationalWiki was quoted in Southeastern Geographer: Innovations in Southern Studies, Winter 2011.[14]
  • RationalWiki was cited in Real Life: A Christianity Worth Living Out.[15]
  • RationalWiki was cited in Cosmic Numbers.[16]
  • RationalWiki was cited about Homo Economicus in Game Theory Applications in Network Design.[17]
  • RationalWiki was cited about Poe's Law in Google and the Culture of Search.[18]
  • RationalWiki was cited about Proposition 8 in Culture Wars.[19]
  • RationalWiki was quoted in Wikipedia U: Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age.[20]
  • RationalWiki was cited in A Method of Automatic Detection of Pseudoscientific Publications.[21]
  • RationalWiki was cited in Benchmark magazine. [22]

Reflist

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  1. ^ Chivers, Tom (23 Oct 2009). "Internet rules and laws: the top 10 from Godwin to Poe". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  2. ^ "How to detect pseudo-science B.S." NBC News. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  3. ^ "Russia Warns Obama: Monsanto". Snopes.com. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  4. ^ "Loose Change". Snopes.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  5. ^ "Rapid Fire". Snopes.com. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  6. ^ "Outboxing Helena". Snopes.com. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  7. ^ Planned Parenthood (3 Mar 2012). "Planned Parenthood on Twitter". Twitter, Inc. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  8. ^ Jayne, Greg (December 21, 2014). "Jayne: Pundits claim victory in imaginary War on Christmas". The Columbian. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
  9. ^ Boghossian, Peter; Shermer, Michael (2013). A Manual for Creating Atheists. Pitchstone Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 1939578094.
  10. ^ Ramage, Magnus; Chapman, David (2012). Perspectives on Information. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 1136707638.
  11. ^ Vanderbrake, Mark (2013). Freethought Resource Guide. Mark Vandebrake. p. 130. ISBN 145661276X.
  12. ^ Macdonald, Vernon (2014). Ancient Aliens Exposed. Martin Knowls. p. 35. ISBN 1499684991.
  13. ^ Webb, William (2013). The HTTP Murders. Absolute Crime. p. 78. ISBN 1484971884.
  14. ^ Brinkmann, Robert; Tobin, Graham (2011). Southeastern Geographer: Innovations in Southern Studies, Winter 2011. UNC Press Books. p. 82. ISBN 0807882879.
  15. ^ Choung, James (2012). Real Life: A Christianity Worth Living Out. InterVarsity Press. p. 239. ISBN 0830866019.
  16. ^ Stein, James (2013). Cosmic Numbers. Basic Books. p. 217. ISBN 0465063799.
  17. ^ Sungwook, Kim (2014). Game Theory Applications in Network Design. IGI Global. p. 42. ISBN 1466660511.
  18. ^ Hillis, Ken; Petit, Michael; JarrettKim, Kylie (2013). Google and the Culture of Search. Routledge. p. 212. ISBN 0415883008.
  19. ^ Castle, Marie (2013). Culture Wars. See Sharp Press. p. 69. ISBN 193727649X.
  20. ^ Leitch, Thomas (2014). Wikipedia U: Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age. JHU Press. p. 145. ISBN 142141550X.
  21. ^ Shvets, Alexander (2014). "A Method of Automatic Detection of Pseudoscientific Publications". Intelligent Systems.
  22. ^ "Freemen on the land:Nonsense or loophole?" (PDF). Benchmark. February 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-01-19.