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<big><big>For readers looking for a neat article on RationalWiki, see [[RationalWikі (temp)]].</big></big> [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:29, 12 September 2009 (EDT)
==Move to article page when agreed upon by 3 [[Sysops]] and 3 people involved [[User_talk:This_is_not_the_solution#Thanks_to_everyone_for_the_cooling_off_-_here_is_my_idea_on_how_to_move_through_this.|in the conflict]]==
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==Talk page==
==Related wikis discussion==
===These so-called "similar" wikis===
[User:Nx]] [seems to] think <del>there is a [[Talk:RationalWiki#Could_it_be_.7C337_h.40x0r5.2C_.22Anonymous.22.2C_or_The_Man.3F|conspiracy]] to include the following wikis</del> [these wikis were included] because [[User:Proxima Centauri]] has an account on them. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 04:51, 10 September 2009 (EDT) [(Updated the preceding post [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:43, 11 September 2009 (EDT)) (Note, I'm fairly certain that Nx edited this post to break the link to "User:Nx", without mentioning this. This could have the effect of making me look stupid(er)... or this could also have the effect of setting a sort of precedent for editing others comments without noting this. Doesn't sound like a good idea to me. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:48, 11 September 2009 (EDT) )]
:This is getting silly{{fact}}. [[User:Nx|Nx]] 04:55, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::By bringing closer to the public eye the motives behind the editors?{{fact}} [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 04:59, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Please tell what my motives are, I'd like to know. [[User:Nx|Nx]] 05:03, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::I'm not sure. My first guess would be that you are trying to remove competing wikis. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 05:20, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::But then you brought up Proxima. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 05:20, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::Now I'm thinking this particular wandalous behavior was likely the result of adherence to a sort of "neutral point of view" and following conventions which have been common on WikiIndex. (-; Note, this is unlike deleting the citation (whoever did that) or removing the descriptions of these wikis, which would seem to be the result of bias and censorship/revenge. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:43, 11 September 2009 (EDT)
*[[FreeThoughtPedia]]
*[[Iron Chariots]]
*[[Atheism Wiki]]
===So-called "See also" wiki(s), moved here by Lumenos===
===Similar wikis added by Nx===
*[[American Atheists]]
*[[Atheists of Utah]]
*[[Godless Wiki]]
*[[SkepticWiki]]
*[[Metapedia]]
*[[EvoWiki]]
*[[CreationWiki]]
*[[Researching Intelligent Design]]
*[[A Storehouse of Knowledge]]
*[[BibleWiki (biblewiki.us)]]
*[[Christianity Knowledge Base]]
*[[Citizens for the Ten Commandments]]
*[[WikiIslam]]
*[[MuslimWiki]]
*[[Astro Wiki]]
*[[Astro Wikipedia]]
*[[Thelemapedia]]
*[[Vedic Astrology Wiki]]
*[[Wikipedia]]
*[[Uncyclopedia]]
*[[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]
*[[TinWiki]]
*[[Cityultima]]
*[[ComplaintWiki]]
:Do you not agree that these are similar? Do you perhaps want to CENSOR!!!1!! these for some reason? [[User:Nx|Nx]] 05:38, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::Well uum. We could work on that comparison table, I suppose. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 05:41, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
:::What comparison table? [[User:Nx|Nx]] 05:44, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::[[Talk:RationalWiki#Put_a_comparisons_of_wikis_section_in_the_RationalWiki_article]] [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 07:09, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::Kinda being snarky there, but I've worked on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/List_of_wikis this one]. It is controversial but this kind of stuff seem appropriate for WikiIndex. If not in the RationalWiki article, somewhere else. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:53, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::They look like they are similar, but I didn't realize there were so many. Your point is okay. I more understand your argument now. But I'm not sure the wikis that are being allowed to advertise in the RationalWiki article are more worthy than these others. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:48, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::These lists take up so much vertical space. Working them into paragraphs comparing them to RationalWiki would be better. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:52, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
===See also===
*[[Talk:RationalWiki#Similar_wikis|Similar Wikis]]


=="Archive1"==
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After having read this article I must say even I have learned interesting facts about RationalWiki, I particularly liked the in-depth tag coverage. Keep up the good work!. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 14:09, 8 September 2009 (EDT)
After having read this article I must say even I have learned interesting facts about RationalWiki, I particularly liked the in-depth tag coverage. Keep up the good work!. [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 14:09, 8 September 2009 (EDT)
:What is tag coverage? [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 01:39, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
:What is tag coverage? [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 01:39, 10 September 2009 (EDT)


== Could it be [http://lumeniki.referata.com/wiki/Blacker |337 h@x0r5], [http://lumeniki.referata.com/wiki/%22Anonymous_(group)%22 "Anonymous"], or [http://lumeniki.referata.com/wiki/The_Man The Man]? ==
== Could it be [http://lumeniki.referata.com/wiki/Blacker |337 h@x0r5], [http://lumeniki.referata.com/wiki/%22Anonymous_(group)%22 "Anonymous"], or [http://lumeniki.referata.com/wiki/The_Man The Man]? ==
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:::It's not an article, it's a talk page. It's not your job to organize talk pages. In fact you're doing a very bad job. [[User:Nx|Nx]] 03:43, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
:::It's not an article, it's a talk page. It's not your job to organize talk pages. In fact you're doing a very bad job. [[User:Nx|Nx]] 03:43, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::What is my job, Boss? [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 03:53, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::What is my job, Boss? [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 03:53, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
==Related wikis discussion==
===These so-called "similar" wikis===
[User:Nx]] [seems to] think <del>there is a [[Talk:RationalWiki#Could_it_be_.7C337_h.40x0r5.2C_.22Anonymous.22.2C_or_The_Man.3F|conspiracy]] to include the following wikis</del> [these wikis were included] because [[User:Proxima Centauri]] has an account on them. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 04:51, 10 September 2009 (EDT) [(Updated the preceding post [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:43, 11 September 2009 (EDT)) (Note, I'm fairly certain that Nx edited this post to break the link to "User:Nx", without mentioning this. This could have the effect of making me look stupid(er)... or this could also have the effect of setting a sort of precedent for editing others comments without noting this. Doesn't sound like a good idea to me. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:48, 11 September 2009 (EDT) )]
:This is getting silly{{fact}}. [[User:Nx|Nx]] 04:55, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::By bringing closer to the public eye the motives behind the editors?{{fact}} [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 04:59, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
:::Please tell what my motives are, I'd like to know. [[User:Nx|Nx]] 05:03, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::I'm not sure. My first guess would be that you are trying to remove competing wikis. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 05:20, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::But then you brought up Proxima. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 05:20, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::Now I'm thinking this particular wandalous behavior was likely the result of adherence to a sort of "neutral point of view" and following conventions which have been common on WikiIndex. (-; Note, this is unlike deleting the citation (whoever did that) or removing the descriptions of these wikis, which would seem to be the result of bias and censorship/revenge. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 06:43, 11 September 2009 (EDT)
*[[FreeThoughtPedia]]
*[[Iron Chariots]]
*[[Atheism Wiki]]
===So-called "See also" wiki(s), moved here by Lumenos===
===Similar wikis added by Nx===
*[[American Atheists]]
*[[Atheists of Utah]]
*[[Godless Wiki]]
*[[SkepticWiki]]
*[[Metapedia]]
*[[EvoWiki]]
*[[CreationWiki]]
*[[Researching Intelligent Design]]
*[[A Storehouse of Knowledge]]
*[[BibleWiki (biblewiki.us)]]
*[[Christianity Knowledge Base]]
*[[Citizens for the Ten Commandments]]
*[[WikiIslam]]
*[[MuslimWiki]]
*[[Astro Wiki]]
*[[Astro Wikipedia]]
*[[Thelemapedia]]
*[[Vedic Astrology Wiki]]
*[[Wikipedia]]
*[[Uncyclopedia]]
*[[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]
*[[TinWiki]]
*[[Cityultima]]
*[[ComplaintWiki]]
:Do you not agree that these are similar? Do you perhaps want to CENSOR!!!1!! these for some reason? [[User:Nx|Nx]] 05:38, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::Well uum. We could work on that comparison table, I suppose. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 05:41, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
:::What comparison table? [[User:Nx|Nx]] 05:44, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::[[Talk:RationalWiki#Put_a_comparisons_of_wikis_section_in_the_RationalWiki_article]] [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 07:09, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::::Kinda being snarky there, but I've worked on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/List_of_wikis this one]. It is controversial but this kind of stuff seem appropriate for WikiIndex. If not in the RationalWiki article, somewhere else. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:53, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::They look like they are similar, but I didn't realize there were so many. Your point is okay. I more understand your argument now. But I'm not sure the wikis that are being allowed to advertise in the RationalWiki article are more worthy than these others. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:48, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
::These lists take up so much vertical space. Working them into paragraphs comparing them to RationalWiki would be better. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 13:52, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
===See also===
*[[Talk:RationalWiki#Similar_wikis|Similar Wikis]]


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