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Undid revision 71741 by Lumenos (talk) reinstating whine about WP, you also backdated all the stats
(Replaced controversial content. There is a policy now, written by a real administrator. It states that 'controversial' and 'irrelevant' content should not be deleted, but instead debated on talk pages)
(Undid revision 71741 by Lumenos (talk) reinstating whine about WP, you also backdated all the stats)
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* Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism.
* Explorations of authoritarianism and fundamentalism.


RationalWiki has about 3,197 registered accounts, of which 359 (or 11.23%) have [[Sysop]]s rights, which are awarded very liberally by the [[bureaucrat]]s.
RationalWiki has about 3,234 registered accounts, of which 370 (or 11.44%) have [[Sysop]]s rights, which are awarded very liberally by the [[bureaucrat]]s.


RationalWiki runs a large collection of specially customized extensions allowing a wide range of features such as; up-down voting, slider voting, a site wide intercom system, and easy bible quotations.
RationalWiki runs a large collection of specially customized extensions allowing a wide range of features such as; up-down voting, slider voting, a site wide intercom system, and easy bible quotations.
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{{Size
{{Size
| statistics URL = http://www.rationalwiki.com/wiki/Special:Statistics
| statistics URL = http://www.rationalwiki.com/wiki/Special:Statistics
| pages = 3534
| pages = 3558
| wikiFactor = 16
| wikiFactor = 17
| wikiFactor URL = http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Special:PopularPages
| wikiFactor URL = http://rationalwiki.com/wiki/Special:PopularPages
}}
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==Criticism==
==Criticism==
"[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]
Philip J. Rayment once said that RationalWiki was, "[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].


"[[Wikipedia]] achieves the stated goals of RationalWiki, better than RationalWiki does."[[Talk:RationalWiki#Criticism_and_rebuttals|[2]]]
"[[Wikipedia]] achieves the stated goals of RationalWiki, better than RationalWiki does."[[Talk:RationalWiki#Criticism_and_rebuttals|[2]]]
==See also==
==See also==


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I propose that anyone may take wikis from the following categories and bring them out into "see also" or "similar wikis", if they have descriptions comparing them with RationalWiki. Some of these descriptions may be available somewhere in the edit history, as they were deleted, much like the source for the above critical quote. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 18:57, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
I propose that anyone may take wikis from the following categories and bring them out into "see also" or "similar wikis", if they have descriptions comparing them with RationalWiki. Some of these descriptions may be available somewhere in the edit history, as they were deleted, much like the source for the above critical quote. [[User:Lumenos|Lumenos]] 18:57, 10 September 2009 (EDT)
I propose this sort of thing be done on the talk page rather than in hidden comments. ~~~~


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