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'''Powerbase''' is a free ''{{tag|encyclopedia}} of {{tag|people}}, issues, and pressure groups shaping the public agenda'' that is being written collaboratively on this website.  It catalogues descriptions and details of {{tag|PR|PR firms}}, activist groups and {{tag|government}} agencies, as well as the {{tag|criticism}}s that are made of these groups from different perspectives.
'''Powerbase ''Public Interest Investigations''''', is a free wiki ''{{tag|encyclopedia}} of {{tag|people}}, issues, and pressure groups shaping the public agenda'' that is being written collaboratively.  It catalogues descriptions and details of {{tag|public relations}} (PR) firms, {{tag|Activism|activist}} groups, and {{tag|government}} agencies; as well as the {{tag|criticism}}s that are made of these groups from different perspectives.


Powerbase is a venture initiated by [http://www.spinwatch.org Spinwatch] in collaboration with [http://www.lobbywatch.org  Lobbywatch], [http://www.gmwatch.org GMWatch] [http://www.red-star-research.org.uk Red Star Research] and [http://www.corporatewatch.org Corporate Watch], but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent {{tag|research}}ers.
Powerbase is a venture initiated by [http://Spinwatch.org Spinwatch] in collaboration with [http://www.LobbyWatch.org/lobbywatch.html LobbyWatch], [https://GMWatch.org GMWatch] [[Archive.org:20070721222613/http://Red-Star-Research.org.uk|Red Star Research]] and [https://CorporateWatch.org Corporate Watch], but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent {{tag|research}}ers.  Written exclusively in {{tag|Wiki English|English}}, the Powerbase wiki concentrates primarily on [[:Category:EnglishSpeakers|English-speaking]] nations; its primary locations are the {{tag|United Kingdom}} (where Powerbase originates from), the {{tag|United States|United States of America}}, {{tag|Ireland}}, and also {{tag|Israel}}.


All of our articles are covered by the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], to ensure that they can remain freely available forever.
All of our articles were originally covered by the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or GFDL), to ensure that they can remain freely available forever.  The license subsequently changed, and is now the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported}} license (CC BY-SA 3.0).


Editing is only available to pre-vetted editors who have confirmed via e-mail their real identities, credentials and motives.  Powerbase users operate via [[RealNames]].
Editing is only available to {{tag|ByInvitation|pre-vetted}} editors who have {{tag|ConfirmEmail|confirmed via e-mail}} their real identities, credentials and motives.  Powerbase users operate via [[real name]]s.


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