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_ General Discussion _ Welcome to The Wikipedia Review!

Posted by: Selina

Welcome to The Wikipedia Review.

This is an open forum is provided for people to talk about issues related to Wikipedia and sister projects like Wiktionary and Wikimedia Commons without the possibility of censorship by the Wikimedia Foundation openly-undemocratic administration ("Voting is evil" --Jimbo Wales).

Opening an account is free and just takes just a few minutes, and will simplify posting messages here. It will also allow you to vote in polls, which you may not do anonymously. All you need to open an account is a valid e-mail address - after making your account you will receive an email either instantly or within 5 minutes with a link you can click to activate your account.

Frequently Asked Questions
Was The Wikipedia Review created or run by Daniel Brandt?
No.

Was The Wikipedia Review created by Igor Alexander?
Yes.

Is The Wikipedia Review run by Igor Alexander?
No.

Is The Wikipedia Review anti-Google/Wiki/Linux/Open-source/collaboration/anti free-speech/anti-Wikipedia?
No to all is most likely, but it depends on who's talking at the time! smile.gif

Is The Wikipedia Review pro-Britannica/Encarta/World Book?

No to all is most likely, but it depends on who's talking at the time! smile.gif

Will you ban me for saying nice things about Wikipedia on your board?

No.

Will you ban me for saying nasty things about you on this board?
Maybe.

What are the rules of this forum

There is only one rule, and that is "Don't act like a total jackass". Yes, this rule leaves a lot of room for interpretation. That's intentional - no rule-lawyering here. "Acting like a jackass" includes, but is not limitted to, posting porn or links to porn, spamming the forum with inane nonsense or flames (there are specific subforums for that, so please use them), making idle threats, acting in an overtly racist or offensive manner, or attempting to disrupt this forum. In addition, do not publish private information without consent.

I have a genuine complaint about something that has been posted here

This is an open forum, which welcomes diverse viewpoints, but sometimes offensive or innappropriate statements are made by users. If you genuinely feel that a statement is out of line, you may use the "report" functionatily provided with this board.