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'''A Storehouse of Knowledge''' or '''aSK''' is a general {{tag|Encyclopedia|encyclopædia}} with a | '''A Storehouse of Knowledge''' or '''aSK''' is a general {{tag|Encyclopedia|encyclopædia}} with a point of view specifically toward a {{tag|bible|biblical}} worldview. It was founded by former [[Conservapedia]] [[sysop]] Philip J Rayment, an {{tag|Australia}}n evangelical {{tag|Christianity|Christian}}. It began on 22 March {{tag|Founded in 2009|2009}}. | ||
Site founder Philip J Rayment criticises 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.''" <small>''[http://web.aanet.com.au/P_Rayment/Conservapedia/Problems.htm (from his personal website)]''</small> | Site founder Philip J Rayment criticises 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.''" <small>''[http://web.aanet.com.au/P_Rayment/Conservapedia/Problems.htm (from his personal website)]''</small> | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Storehouse of Knowledge, A}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Storehouse of Knowledge, A}} | ||
[[Category:Creationism]] | [[Category:Creationism]] | ||
[[Category:Special interest]] | [[Category:Special interest]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Political wikis]] | ||
[[Category:Semantic MediaWiki]] | [[Category:Semantic MediaWiki]] | ||