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Asw criticism has been taken out I've strengthened the link to the war article.
(→‎Criticism: this is a criticism of RationalWiki, not a criticism of Conservapedia -- were this to be a fair criticism (compared to that of Conservapedia, then much, much, more should be added)
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The site works to refute a range of faith based ideas and superstitions. They have material on Scientology, Creationism, {{tag|Astrology}}, "New Age" philosophy, and many others.
The site works to refute a range of faith based ideas and superstitions. They have material on Scientology, Creationism, {{tag|Astrology}}, "New Age" philosophy, and many others.


Despite this branching into other areas, most of their traffic is to the page [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Conservapedia:What_is_going_on_at_CP%3F What is going on at Conservapedia?].  The situation is perhaps best described as on ongoing war between the two sites, discussed in more detail [[The Conservapedia RationalWiki war|here]].
Despite this branching into other areas, most of their traffic is to the page [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Conservapedia:What_is_going_on_at_CP%3F What is going on at Conservapedia?].  The situation is perhaps best described as on ongoing war between the two sites, discussed in more detail in the article, [[The Conservapedia RationalWiki war]].


The website has a rather unusual sense of humour, which includes widespread intentional misspellings and other peculiar phrases.  There are many "inside jokes", particularly in the material relating to Conservapedia, and the writing often has the tone of a close-knit social group.
The website has a rather unusual sense of humour, which includes widespread intentional misspellings and other peculiar phrases.  There are many "inside jokes", particularly in the material relating to Conservapedia, and the writing often has the tone of a close-knit social group.
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