Just when I thought the English Wikipedia had enough noticeboards, I happened to see this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard
I have to say I'm not optimistic about it. Looks like it could turn into the recruiting point for every content dispute slash witch hunt of the week.
I don't think it's very ethical, and definitely not in the project's interests to invite others to jump into edit wars involving events they know next to nothing about, particularly if it's something they had never heard of until ten minutes before they reverted back to some government's official explanation of it.
I'm not saying that doesn't happen already, but I doubt making it "part of the job" as an official wiki-process is going to help matters. Surely there are editors in good standing (and maybe even some admins) who really don't care who shot JFK or what happened that night in 1947. Just like there will be others like myself who, as readers, would prefer to learn about all the viewpoints and draw their own conclusions.
We should respect that, rather than pointing the "closet conspiracy theorist" finger around, if this is actually going to work.
The question should not be "lol, you mean you actually believe _____?", but more like "Is there a compelling reason not to acknowledge that many people do believe _____?".
Last warning though, if I see something like "How do you feel about WP:FRINGE theories, and will you <s>help patrol the following articles</s> assist us at WP:FTN if we support your RFA?" become a one of the 20 non-standard standard questions I will seriously cut myself.
—C.W.