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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
RationalWikians generally tend to frown on editing articles from a non-leftist point of view, and favor instead having talk page discussions with dissenting viewpoints. [[Arcane]] described them as "a self stroking circlejerk of groupthinking editors who care more about giving each other handjobs on their own personal projects than actually advancing the goal of their wiki." [[Arcane]] left Rational Wiki because of | RationalWikians generally tend to frown on editing articles from a non-leftist point of view, and favor instead having talk page discussions with dissenting viewpoints. [[Arcane]] described them as "a self stroking circlejerk of groupthinking editors who care more about giving each other handjobs on their own personal projects than actually advancing the goal of their wiki." [[Arcane]] left Rational Wiki because of insane tirades by its members claiming that millions of Soviet women deserved to be raped by Germans. | ||
==Critiques== | ==Critiques== | ||
Former [[Conservapedia]] sysop and [[A Storehouse of Knowledge]] founder Philip J. Rayment harshly criticized RationalWiki as, "[A] place of filthy and blasphemous language, replete with name-calling, smearing, innuendo, hypocrisy, and other undesirable attributes".[http://www.astorehouseofknowledge.info/index.php?title=User_talk:Philip_J._Rayment&diff=14129&oldid=14127] RationalWiki is often criticized as intolerant toward minority opinions. [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] argues, "RationalWiki doesn't seem to realize that science is dynamic, and established theories may be rejected in the future."[https://encyclopediadramatica.es/RationalWiki#Trolling_RationalWiki] | Former [[Conservapedia]] sysop and [[A Storehouse of Knowledge]] founder Philip J. Rayment harshly criticized RationalWiki as, "[A] place of filthy and blasphemous language, replete with name-calling, smearing, innuendo, hypocrisy, and other undesirable attributes".[http://www.astorehouseofknowledge.info/index.php?title=User_talk:Philip_J._Rayment&diff=14129&oldid=14127] RationalWiki is often criticized as intolerant toward minority opinions. [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]] argues, "RationalWiki doesn't seem to realize that science is dynamic, and established theories may be rejected in the future."[https://encyclopediadramatica.es/RationalWiki#Trolling_RationalWiki] | ||
However, most of these people are just | However, most of these people are just loonies who get mocked by Rational Wiki for spreading various magical or bigoted nonsense. | ||
==RationalWiki Foundation== | ==RationalWiki Foundation== | ||
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*[[Liberapedia]] started as a parody of [[Conservapedia]]; it is a less formal wiki that is inclusive of both humor and serious content | *[[Liberapedia]] started as a parody of [[Conservapedia]]; it is a less formal wiki that is inclusive of both humor and serious content | ||
*[[RationalWikiWikiWiki]] criticism and discussion site of RationalWiki and RationalWikiWiki (defunct) | *[[RationalWikiWikiWiki]] criticism and discussion site of RationalWiki and RationalWikiWiki (defunct) | ||
*[http://redsec.ru/truth/rw/dossiers/%5bfake_name_6%5d.html Rational Wiki users go on a | *[http://redsec.ru/truth/rw/dossiers/%5bfake_name_6%5d.html Rational Wiki users go on a tirade about how millions of Soviet women deserved to be raped by Germans, and the Germans responsible for those rapes should be considered the true victims of World War II.] | ||
==Similar wikis== | ==Similar wikis== | ||