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'''RationalWiki''' is an open [[wiki]] taking a [[:Category:Criticism|critical]] look at [[:Category:Pseudoscience|pseudoscience]] and | '''RationalWiki''' is an open [[wiki]] taking a [[:Category:Criticism|critical]] look at [[:Category:Pseudoscience|pseudoscience]] and non-leftist [[:Category:Politics|politics]], through the use of side-by-side examinations and [[:Category:Humor|humor]]. | ||
Stated goals are: | Stated goals are: | ||
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==Policies and guidelines== | ==Policies and guidelines== | ||
RationalWiki has a set of community standards to which it sometimes/somewhat adheres. For example, it states "Talk pages should ''never'' be deleted" but in actual practice, talk pages deemed to consist of [[trolling]] sometimes are deleted. RationalWiki does not aspire to be a general purpose encyclopedia like Wikipedia; therefore, pages deemed to be off-mission are deleted. Such decisions are made through a mobocratic process. | RationalWiki has a set of community standards to which it sometimes/somewhat adheres. For example, it states "Talk pages should ''never'' be deleted" but in actual practice, talk pages deemed to consist of [[trolling]] sometimes are deleted. RationalWiki does not aspire to be a general purpose encyclopedia like Wikipedia; therefore, pages deemed to be off-mission are deleted. Such decisions are made through a mobocratic process. | ||
==Culture== | |||
RationalWikians tend to frown on editing articles from a non-leftist point of view, and favor instead having talk page discussions of dissident viewpoints. Being bold in editing, especially when done by a new user, will often lead to wholesale reverts, sometimes without even an edit summary to explain why. | |||
==Critiques== | ==Critiques== | ||