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== Description ==
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'''A Storehouse of Knowledge''' or '''aSK''' is a general encyclopædia with a biblical worldview. It was founded by former  (disillusioned<sup>see note</sup>) [[Conservapedia]] [[sysop]] Philip J Rayment. We wait to see if the new wiki will be similar or different from Conservapedia.
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'''Note''':
::Philip J Rayment about Conservapedia: "''However, it is not, and never will be, an encyclopaedia. It gives Christians, creationists, and conservatives a bad name by operating in ways that do not match Christian and conservative values. As long as it is like that (and it shows no signs of improving), I want it to fail.''" [http://web.aanet.com.au/P_Rayment/Conservapedia/Problems.htm]


The wiki is small but growing fast with the help of many RationalWikians who are trying to add some [[RationalWiki]] sense and logic though a few have been trolling.  RationalWiki has an article on A Storehouse of Knowledge [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/A_Storehouse_of_Knowledge] and details current events there [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/RationalWiki:What_is_going_on_at_ASK%3F#June_2009].
<b>A Storehouse of Knowledge</b> or <b>aSK</b> is a general {{tag|Encyclopedia|encyclopædia}} that promotes biblical authoritarianism, including young-Earth creationism. It was founded by the former [[Conservapedia]] [[sysop]] Philip J Rayment, who is an {{tag|Australia}}n evangelical {{tag|Christianity|Christian}}. It began on 22 March {{tag|Founded in 2009|2009}}.


It appears there was quite a bit of money spent to get the wiki well designed and someone thought of a really good name for it. aSK can't compete with the lavish design that the Schlafly family paid for at Conservapedia but its supporters probably think aSK makes up for that by being more reasonable.
The site-founder Philip J Rayment criticizes Conservapedia with this comment: "<i>However, it is not, and never will be, an encyclopaedia. It gives Christians, creationists, and conservatives a bad name by operating in ways that do not match Christian and conservative values. As long as it is like that (and it shows no signs of improving), I want it to fail.</i>" <small><i>[http://web.aanet.com.au/P_Rayment/Conservapedia/Problems.htm (from his personal website)]</i></small>


Clear effort is made on the presentational style and structure of the wiki. Its use of [http://astorehouseofknowledge.info/wiki/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&prefix=&namespace=6 images] in articles is in practice very limited.


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During 2012, the site saw an increase in spam, but managed to stop this by requiring new users to conform to a particular format with their usernames, which an administrator would then change to their selected name. As of 2013, it is largely dormant, though to the extent any editting occurs, it remains dominated by the site-creator.
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A Storehouse of Knowledge or aSK is a general encyclopædia that promotes biblical authoritarianism, including young-Earth creationism. It was founded by the former Conservapedia sysop Philip J Rayment, who is an Australian evangelical Christian. It began on 22 March 2009.

The site-founder Philip J Rayment criticizes Conservapedia with this comment: "However, it is not, and never will be, an encyclopaedia. It gives Christians, creationists, and conservatives a bad name by operating in ways that do not match Christian and conservative values. As long as it is like that (and it shows no signs of improving), I want it to fail." (from his personal website)

Clear effort is made on the presentational style and structure of the wiki. Its use of images in articles is in practice very limited.

During 2012, the site saw an increase in spam, but managed to stop this by requiring new users to conform to a particular format with their usernames, which an administrator would then change to their selected name. As of 2013, it is largely dormant, though to the extent any editting occurs, it remains dominated by the site-creator.

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