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An encyclopedia with a politically | An encyclopedia with a politically christian conservative viewpoint, friendly to creationism and Christianity, while rejecting what they perceive as socialliberal, homosexual and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_evolution darwinist] agendas. The site was started in November 2006 by Andrew Schlafly and a group of homeschooled children to provide an alternative to the perceived anti-Christian, darwinist, anti-American and anti-conservative bias of Wikipedia. The main purpose of the site is to provide a family-friendly resource for homeschooled children from fundamentalist Christian homes. However, some more adult topics such as homosexuality are also treated in depth, to explain all the myriad ways in which they are considered abhorrent. | ||
As of 31 July 2008, Conservapedia has 22,091 registered users, of which 30 (or 0.14%) have Administrators rights. Of these registered users 11,086 were blocked (8691 for an infinite period). Roughly half the users are currently blocked and over a third are permanently blocked. It is unclear what proportion of unblocked registered users regularly use the site. | As of 31 July 2008, Conservapedia has 22,091 registered users, of which 30 (or 0.14%) have Administrators rights. Of these registered users 11,086 were blocked (8691 for an infinite period). Roughly half the users are currently blocked and over a third are permanently blocked. It is unclear what proportion of unblocked registered users regularly use the site. | ||
==Criticisms== | ==Criticisms== | ||
Conservapedia is widely criticised. Liberals dislike intensely the blatant Conservative bias | NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION MAY NOT NOT NEUTRAL. NOTE THAT NO OTHER WIKIINDEX ARTICLE HAS A CRITICISM SECTION | ||
Conservapedia is widely criticised. Liberals dislike intensely the blatant Conservative bias and outright slander against all Liberals and Moderate Conservatives in Conservapedia. Other Conservatives fear that Conservapedia is giving their cause a bad name. For a more detailed discussion see [[The Conservapedia RationalWiki war]]. | |||
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See [[The Conservapedia RationalWiki war]] | See [[The Conservapedia RationalWiki war]] | ||
[[Category:Political]] | [[Category:Political]] | ||