[WikiEN-l] Conservapedia

[Puppy]

Oh please. Have you clicked "Random entry" there? See 
http://www.conservapedia.com/Cold_War  for an example of the "quality" - 
or Richard Nixon, unless its been fixed.

Steve Bennett 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/2007/03/02/1172868789933.html
>
> 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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