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Has anyone seen this Conservapedia?

http://www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page

I'm no fan of Wikipedia's NPOV (my academic experience finds that such a concept cannot exist), but the bias on this new online "encyclopedia" is just terrible!

As someone with a degree in History, this is just sickening.

I think we all knew one day the Religious Right would one day make their own Wikipedia, but, oh boy, this one's a whopper (with cheese)!

(Note: I am not anti-religious or anti-Christian. I consider myself a Christian, before anyone starts ranting about me being an atheist or anything like that).

I wonder if anyone out there has started a Conservapedia Review yet (I know they will)?
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I'd love to see one.
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JoshuaZ is there!

http://www.conservapedia.com/User:JoshuaZ

He was nearly blocked for 3 months for POV Pushing, though.

http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?tit...ge=User:JoshuaZ

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I guess all Conservapedia proves is that Republicans really do live in their own, separate reality-- one that requires its own Wikipedia, even. Stephen Colbert isn't funny anymore, he's just a sad reminder of how American politics works.

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Ashibaka as a Republican i take exception to that statement. Not all Republicans are loony right-wing christians, some of us are moderates who just want a smaller government. I find the democratic choices unacceptable, and the libertarian candidates a wasted vote.

The closest i've seen to someone with similar leanings would be Ron Paul... a Republican.

Even I see Conservapedia as a waste of time and space.

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My apologies, by "Republican" I meant "Bush Republican" and not honest, intelligent politicians like Ron Paul.
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It's typical of the neo-conservatives to assume they represent all conservatives and/or Republicans. (I'm neither, personally, but it's still typical...)

What gets me is that they started hyping the site to the media before they even came up with a logo for the top left corner. Neo-cons are supposed to be better at marketing than that, aren't they? Back in the Reagan days they would never have let themselves look as half-assed as that! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)
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I already covered this on my blog. I do know one or two Republicans but they're just as far away from this Religious Right POS as I am.

It's quite easy to produce something a lot worse than Wikipedia but to produce something better than Wikipedia you have to stop imitating its flaws.
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I almost died laughing when I read about Conservapedia. Wikipedia is blatantly biased in favor of the right. What do these people want? Do they want corporations to be able to write their own articles on their Conservawiki? There is enough of that already on Wiki as was discussed ad nauseum in another thread.

There should be a wiki that reflects the progressive position.
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QUOTE(Somey @ Mon 5th March 2007, 1:27am) *

What gets me is that they started hyping the site to the media before they even came up with a logo for the top left corner. Neo-cons are supposed to be better at marketing than that, aren't they? Back in the Reagan days they would never have let themselves look as half-assed as that! (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)


Two observations:
  • Top left corner ??? Surely not !!!
  • Half-ass? I think I see their logo now.
Jonny (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/cool.gif)

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I would like to know WTF is going on here with my account on Conservapedia!

Blocked until 2014 for having an "inappropriate or vulgar name"? Seriously? For "Thekohser"?
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 2nd June 2009, 11:33am) *

I would like to know WTF is going on here with my account on Conservapedia!

Blocked until 2014 for having an "inappropriate or vulgar name"? Seriously? For "Thekohser"?


Well t least they have "editorial standards." Insular to the point of being indecipherable, but all the same standards I suppose.
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 2nd June 2009, 6:33pm) *

I would like to know WTF is going on here with my account on Conservapedia!

Blocked until 2014 for having an "inappropriate or vulgar name"? Seriously? For "Thekohser"?


Or maybe you're too libruhl. And by that, I mean you have an ounce of sense: there are respectable people with every politcal ideology, but Conservapedia doesn't seem to be hitting that demographic at all.
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Why would anyone want an account on Conservapedia anyway? It's more of a joke than Wikipedia is.
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QUOTE(Nerd @ Tue 2nd June 2009, 10:59am) *

Why would anyone want an account on Conservapedia anyway? It's more of a joke than Wikipedia is.

I think you just answered your own question there (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/laugh.gif)
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QUOTE(Nerd @ Tue 2nd June 2009, 1:59pm) *

Why would anyone want an account on Conservapedia anyway? It's more of a joke than Wikipedia is.


I wanted to "intervene" with a copy of the Wikipedia Art article, so that the conservative community's response to it could be observed.

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Parts of their WWII article are quite good, particularly the Far Easter Theater section. Much more informative than Wikipedia's article.
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QUOTE(thekohser @ Tue 2nd June 2009, 11:39am) *
I wanted to "intervene" with a copy of the Wikipedia Art article, so that the conservative community's response to it could be observed.

Free advice: don't try it.

Did you really expect to receive equable treatment from Phyllis Schlafly's lunatic son??
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This thing is hilarious! http://www.conservapedia.com/Wikipedia
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Lol Godwin: http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution
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