Conservapedia
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Conservapedia is an encyclopedia written with a conservative viewpoint; specifically, Conservapedia's articles are politically conservative, friendly to young Earth creationism and conservative Christianity, and USA-centric. Conservapedia is in general hostile to liberals, homosexuals, and people who support or teach the theory of evolution.
The site was started in November 2006 by Andrew Schlafly and a group of homeschooled people to provide an alternative to the perceived anti-Christian, pro-Evolution, anti-American and anti-conservative bias of Wikipedia. The main purpose of the site is to provide a family-friendly resource for homeschooled children from fundamentalist Christian homes. However, some more adult topics such as homosexuality are also treated in depth.
The website has been the subject of strong criticism by liberals and moderates for its extreme viewpoints and attacks on president-elect Barack Obama which are claimed to be false.
Conservapedia cannot be edited during the American night except by "trusted users", this is to prevent vandals to strike when all or most of the administrators are asleep.
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As of 31 July 2008, Conservapedia had 11,005 valid registered users (not counting 11,086 blocked accounts), of which 30 (or 0.27%) are Administrators.