62
edits
Conservapedia: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
Eros of Fire (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
| wiki_maintopic = Encyclopedia | | wiki_maintopic = Encyclopedia | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Conservapedia''' is an encyclopedia written with a conservative viewpoint; specifically, Conservapedia's articles are | '''Conservapedia''' is an encyclopedia written with a conservative viewpoint; specifically, Conservapedia's articles are Christian conservative and USA-centric. Conservapedia is in general massively hostile to what they perceive as social-liberal, homosexual, and evolutionist agendas. | ||
The site was started in November 2006 by Andrew Schlafly and a group of homeschooled people to provide an alternative to the perceived anti-Christian, pro-Evolution, anti-American and anti-conservative bias of Wikipedia. The stated purpose of the site is to provide a family-friendly resource for homeschooled children from fundamentalist Christian homes. However, | The site was started in November 2006 by Andrew Schlafly and a group of homeschooled people to provide an alternative to the perceived anti-Christian, pro-Evolution, anti-American and anti-conservative bias of Wikipedia. The stated purpose of the site is to provide a family-friendly resource for homeschooled children from fundamentalist Christian homes. However, a few more adult topics such as [http://www.conservapedia.com/Homosexuality homosexuality] are also treated in depth. | ||
Conservapedia cannot be edited during the American night except by "trusted users", | Every edit on Conservapedia is scrutinized by the administrators for potential Liberal Bias. As a result, Conservapedia cannot be edited during the American night except by "trusted users", to prevent vandals from striking when all or most of the administrators are asleep. | ||
==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||