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==Criticism==
==Criticism==
Some members, have admitted to vandalising [[Conservapedia]] in the past. Criticism of Conservapedia on RationalWiki and elsewhere is extreme. People who generally edit wikis responsibly may be tempted to vandalize Conservapedia.  As most of the founding members were blocked from Conservapedia for trying to moderate anti-scientifc content and include more liberal points of view, they have continued to undermine Conservapedia in the following manners:
Some members, have admitted to vandalising [[Conservapedia]] in the past. Criticism of Conservapedia on RationalWiki and elsewhere is extreme. Due to the authoritarian and incompetent management on Conservapedia, even people who generally edit wikis responsibly may be tempted to vandalize Conservapedia (The fact that on Conservapedia, 'vandalism' seems to include 'adding verified, cited facts that disagree with Fundamentalist dogma' makes 'vandalism' easier than it should be).  As most of the founding members were blocked from Conservapedia for trying to moderate anti-scientific content and include more liberal points of view, they have continued to undermine Conservapedia's lunacy in the following manners:


*Arguing (such as in the case of arguing that the Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, Richard Dawkins, was, in fact, a professor);
*Arguing (such as in the case of arguing that the Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, Richard Dawkins, was, in fact, a professor);
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*A few the users hold Fundamentalist Religion in contempt, they often criticize Christianity, conservativism, the removal of a woman's right to have an abortion, etc.
*A few the users hold Fundamentalist Religion in contempt, they often criticize Christianity, conservativism, the removal of a woman's right to have an abortion, etc.
*Many of the admins and users openly espouse atheism on their user pages, and criticize what they see as various religious irrationalities
*Some of the admins and users openly espouse atheism on their user pages, and criticize what they see as various religious irrationalities
*Allegations of cyber-terrorism, posting of pornography and use of foul language have also been made by Andy's Acolytes,but no proof has been offered which links any of this specifically to senior editors at RationalWiki.  The FBI has no comment.
*Allegations of cyber-terrorism, posting of pornography and use of foul language have also been made by Andy's Acolytes,but no proof has been offered which links any of this specifically to senior editors at RationalWiki.  [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/FBI_incident The FBI has no comment].


==See also==
==See also==
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