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Conservapedia cannot be edited during nighttime, U.S. time, except by users with special "night editing" rights, to prevent vandals from striking when all or most of the administrators are asleep. Conservapedia is frequently offline and favors a very liberal deletion policy. | Conservapedia cannot be edited during nighttime, U.S. time, except by users with special "night editing" rights, to prevent vandals from striking when all or most of the administrators are asleep. Conservapedia is frequently offline and favors a very liberal deletion policy. | ||
==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
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As of 9 July 2010, Conservapedia had 36,656 registered users, most of whom are blocked. There are 36 Administrators. | As of 9 July 2010, Conservapedia had 36,656 registered users, sadly most of whom are just blocked trolls. There are 36 Administrators. | ||
==Suggested guidelines for prospective editors== | ==Suggested guidelines for prospective editors== | ||
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Some WikiIndex editors have had negative experiences with this wiki and offer the following precautions in order to prevent having your account blocked: | Some WikiIndex editors have had negative experiences with this wiki and offer the following precautions in order to prevent having your account blocked: | ||
* As it says on Conservapedia's user creation page, "User names based on your real name or initials are preferred" [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup], but are not required | * As it says on Conservapedia's user creation page, "User names based on your real name or initials are preferred" [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup], but are not required. | ||
* Conservapedia's [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:90/10_rule "90/10 rule"] states that "unproductive activity, such as 90% talk page edits and only 10% quality edits to Conservapedia articles, may result in blocking of the account". | * Conservapedia's [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:90/10_rule "90/10 rule"] states that "unproductive activity, such as 90% talk page edits and only 10% quality edits to Conservapedia articles, may result in blocking of the account". | ||
*Conservapedia is not a debating site, if you are doing nothing but debating you may be blocked | |||
* Sysops on Conservapedia are considered governors of the wiki and are to be treated with respect. | |||
* Be wary of an abundant use of <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> tags on articles, especially if you could add the citations yourself. This practice is often viewed as "ideologically-motivated tagging", and is frowned upon on Conservapedia. | * Be wary of an abundant use of <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> tags on articles, especially if you could add the citations yourself. This practice is often viewed as "ideologically-motivated tagging", and is frowned upon on Conservapedia. | ||
* Conservapedia is a conservative, creationist encyclopedia. As such, it is best not to post anything that might be construed as "liberally biased" or "pro-evolution" | * Conservapedia is a conservative, creationist encyclopedia. As such, it is best not to post anything that might be construed as "liberally biased" or "pro-evolution", as it is against the site's stated purpose and point of view. | ||
* Do not write rude or offensive material about another user, especially don't disparage a sysop | * Do not write rude or offensive material about another user, especially don't disparage a sysop. | ||
* If you get blocked for any | * If you get blocked for any reason and you think the block was unfair, '''do not''' create a new account! Instead, email the administrator or user who blocked you and appeal for a second chance. Most users are granted leniency and are allowed to edit again. | ||
** If the sysop who blocked you does not have email enabled, you can appeal to another sysop. This is against their [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Desk/Abuse#TK new policy] | ** If the sysop who blocked you does not have email enabled, you can appeal to another sysop. This is against their [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Desk/Abuse#TK new policy]. | ||
* Avoid posting using the same user name as you use on any site critical of Conservapedia, '''especially''' [[RationalWiki]]. That can be [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:StevenB&action=history a banning offense]. | |||
* Avoid posting using the same user name as you use on any site critical of Conservapedia, '''especially''' [[RationalWiki]]. That can be [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:StevenB&action=history a banning offense | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[A Storehouse of Knowledge]] was set up by a former Conservapedia admin who was dissatisfied with Conservapedia. | |||
*[[RationalWiki]], an '''entire wiki''' originally founded to criticize Conservapedia, now also criticizes pseudo-science in general. | *[[RationalWiki]], an '''entire wiki''' originally founded to criticize Conservapedia, now also criticizes pseudo-science in general. | ||
*[[Liberapedia]], the parody wiki of Conservapedia | *[[Liberapedia]], the parody wiki of Conservapedia | ||
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