On 3/6/07, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
Hi all, Not sure if I've seen any discussion of this, but this was interesting:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/web/wikipedia-foes-set-up-right-site/2007/03/0...
Their "Conservapedia Commandments" are intetresting too: # Everything you post must be true and verifiable. # Always cite and give credit to your sources, even if in the public domain. # Edits/new pages must be family-friendly, clean, concise, and without gossip or foul language. # When referencing dates based on the approximate birth of Jesus, give appropriate credit for the basis of the date (B.C. or A.D.). "BCE" and "CE" are unacceptable substitutes because they deny the historical basis. See CE. # As much as is possible, American spelling of words must be used.[1] # Do not post personal opinion on an encyclopedia entry.
I find it bizarre that the CE/AD thing is so important that it rates a mention in the Commandments. And the "true and verifiable" is a cute reference to our "verifiable, not true" :)
Steve
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Steve,
Thanks for the link.
It probably isn't that surprising that a site set by conservative Christians in the US is keen on AD rather than CE.
Many of the other policies have probably been cribbed from us given that we are the only online encyclopedia that publishes our guidelines online.
It will be interesting to see what they produce. I also wonder if they have compatible licenses.
Regards
*Keith Old*