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Jozrael · 09-26-2008, 07:50 AM

Big thumbs up to Willravel for pointing me to this travesty.

So I read wikipedia often, and defend its redeeming qualities to many people who assume it to be inaccurate and error-prone. I just happened across Conservapedia, and read that the reason it was created was because Wikipedia has a liberal bias (they have an article pages upon pages long documenting all their grievances).

Not gonna lie, I read that whole article, and a good handful of those points made sense. The rest seemed poppycock. I read some more articles...the entire place is positively dripping with political and/or religious agenda. They were trying to create the mirror of Wikipedia. I think they created a monstrosity. If you imagine the spectrum, I'd be willing to grant that Wikipedia has a slight tendency to the left. Perhaps 10%, giving an abstract amount to it (and probably overstated). Conservapedia by this estimate is so far to the right it's not even funny. Also, they're not a true Wiki: you must register for accounts there. If you're seen to be promoting liberal bias (by providing counterarguments! The nerve!) your account is suspended and your IP banned.

I like TFP. I feel myself growing more liberal by the day. I have called myself a moderate for a long time, but I really think it was just ignorance keeping myself there. While I don't doubt that the conservatives have a good handle on a number of topics, especially on some economic ones, I find that their practices irk me more than the those of the liberals do.

Perhaps this would've been better as a blog...

To pose a question to the community, what's your stance on this after taking a peek?

09-26-2008, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jozrael Junkie	Conservapedia and my reaction to it. Big thumbs up to Willravel for pointing me to this travesty. So I read wikipedia often, and defend its redeeming qualities to many people who assume it to be inaccurate and error-prone. I just happened across Conservapedia, and read that the reason it was created was because Wikipedia has a liberal bias (they have an article pages upon pages long documenting all their grievances). Not gonna lie, I read that whole article, and a good handful of those points made sense. The rest seemed poppycock. I read some more articles...the entire place is positively dripping with political and/or religious agenda. They were trying to create the mirror of Wikipedia. I think they created a monstrosity. If you imagine the spectrum, I'd be willing to grant that Wikipedia has a slight tendency to the left. Perhaps 10%, giving an abstract amount to it (and probably overstated). Conservapedia by this estimate is so far to the right it's not even funny. Also, they're not a true Wiki: you must register for accounts there. If you're seen to be promoting liberal bias (by providing counterarguments! The nerve!) your account is suspended and your IP banned. I like TFP. I feel myself growing more liberal by the day. I have called myself a moderate for a long time, but I really think it was just ignorance keeping myself there. While I don't doubt that the conservatives have a good handle on a number of topics, especially on some economic ones, I find that their practices irk me more than the those of the liberals do. Perhaps this would've been better as a blog... To pose a question to the community, what's your stance on this after taking a peek?