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Some WikiIndex editors have had negative experiences with this wiki and offer the following precautions in order to prevent having your account blocked: | Some WikiIndex editors have had negative experiences with this wiki and offer the following precautions in order to prevent having your account blocked: | ||
* As it says on Conservapedia's user creation page, "User names based on your real name or initials are preferred" [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup], but are not required. While some users with names like [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:HertyA HertyA] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Lainy74 Lainy74] are blocked and told to create a new name, other users with names like [http://www.conservapedia.com/User: | * As it says on Conservapedia's user creation page, "User names based on your real name or initials are preferred" [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&type=signup], but are not required. While some users with names like [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:HertyA HertyA] and [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:Lainy74 Lainy74] are blocked and told to create a new name, other users with names like [http://www.conservapedia.com/User:TK "TK"], [http://www.conservapedia.com/User:Bugler "Bugler"], and [http://www.conservapedia.com/User:Foxtrot "Foxtrot"], (all users who later gained blocking rights) were not. [http://www.conservapedia.com/User:Aschlafly "Aschlafly"], the site owner has not changed his name. | ||
* Conservapedia's [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:90/10_rule "90/10 rule"] states that "unproductive activity, such as 90% talk page edits and only 10% quality edits to Conservapedia articles, may result in blocking of the account". New users are often surprised to find out that these numbers are not strictly followed, and can sometimes be blocked before making 10 total edits, especially if their edits are argumentative or questioning of the wiki. It is best to first establish yourself by making constructive edits to articles before trying to delve into the more controversial subjects. | * Conservapedia's [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:90/10_rule "90/10 rule"] states that "unproductive activity, such as 90% talk page edits and only 10% quality edits to Conservapedia articles, may result in blocking of the account". New users are often surprised to find out that these numbers are not strictly followed, and can sometimes be blocked before making 10 total edits, especially if their edits are argumentative or questioning of the wiki. It is best to first establish yourself by making constructive edits to articles before trying to delve into the more controversial subjects. | ||
* Be wary of disagreeing with a sysop. They may block you for disagreeing, though this may be unlikely if you are following all the other rules (including 90/10). | * Be wary of disagreeing with a sysop. They may block you for disagreeing, though this may be unlikely if you are following all the other rules (including 90/10). | ||
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** If the sysop who blocked you does not have email enabled, you can appeal to another sysop. This is against their [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Desk/Abuse#TK new policy], but the worst they can do is block you for all eternity. | ** If the sysop who blocked you does not have email enabled, you can appeal to another sysop. This is against their [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:Desk/Abuse#TK new policy], but the worst they can do is block you for all eternity. | ||
* If Aschafly accuses you of being a Liberal, don't bother denying it, as that's just [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_denial Liberal Denial], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_deceit Liberal Deceit], a [http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:_Liberal_Falsehoods Liberal Falsehood], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_hypocrisy Liberal Hypocrisy], and [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_obfuscation Liberal Obfuscation]. All you can do at that point is confess your sins and plead for mercy, and Andy may condescend to allow you stay, as long as you never post anything else he disagrees with. | * If Aschafly accuses you of being a Liberal, don't bother denying it, as that's just [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_denial Liberal Denial], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_deceit Liberal Deceit], a [http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:_Liberal_Falsehoods Liberal Falsehood], [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_hypocrisy Liberal Hypocrisy], and [http://www.conservapedia.com/Liberal_obfuscation Liberal Obfuscation]. All you can do at that point is confess your sins and plead for mercy, and Andy may condescend to allow you stay, as long as you never post anything else he disagrees with. | ||
* Avoid posting using the same user name as you use on any site critical of Conservapedia, '''especially''' [[RationalWiki]]. That can be [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:StevenB&action=history a banning offense], | * Avoid posting using the same user name as you use on any site critical of Conservapedia, '''especially''' [[RationalWiki]]. That can be [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=User_talk:StevenB&action=history a banning offense], [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Log&type=block&page=User:HelpJazz HelpJazz] was blocked for this though TK who blocked him aspires to be a [http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/User:TK bureaucrat at RationalWiki]. Conservapedia claims [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:How_Conservapedia_Differs_from_Wikipedia they claim not to do that (#15)]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||