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:Is he right? Are you right? More news similar to this is coming out. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/12/obamacare-rates-trigger-more-sticker-shock/] [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 12:24, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
:Is he right? Are you right? More news similar to this is coming out. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/12/obamacare-rates-trigger-more-sticker-shock/] [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 12:24, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
::I'm not saying we can't report the news - there's a lot of bad press out there about how incredibly screwed up these exchanges are - but an email chain isn't a reliable source - politifact and snopes are. The Fox source is certainly reliable.--<small>[[User:Iduan|<span style="color: #FFCCCC; background: #660000">I]][[User_talk:Iduan|<span style="color:#CCCCFF; background:#000033">Duan]]</span></span></small> 12:48, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
::I'm not saying we can't report the news - there's a lot of bad press out there about how incredibly screwed up these exchanges are - but an email chain isn't a reliable source - politifact and snopes are. The Fox source is certainly reliable.--<small>[[User:Iduan|<span style="color: #FFCCCC; background: #660000">I]][[User_talk:Iduan|<span style="color:#CCCCFF; background:#000033">Duan]]</span></span></small> 12:48, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
:::The point I made here is that premiums and deductibles shot up dramatically under Obamacare; the first news item is the frustration of one individual, taken out on Facebook. I'm going to defer to Greg in that it does not represent a legitimate news item, but the fact is that not only can it not be proven wrong, there are others similar to it coming out. To hide it from our readers is a disservice. Which is also a point totally in agreement with Tony's line below. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 17:59, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
An encyclopedia has an overriding responsibility to avoid spreading dangerous falsehoods. Proceeding by slapping daft rumours and nonsensical claims into this and other articles will do nothing to improve the already abysmal reputation of Conservapedia. As I've occasionally suggested in the past, recruiting from a broader pool of potential editors and implementing procedures similar to those evolved by Wikipedia would improve quality of content. --[[User:TonySidaway|TonySidaway]] 12:47, 13 October 2013 (EDT)
An encyclopedia has an overriding responsibility to avoid spreading dangerous falsehoods. Proceeding by slapping daft rumours and nonsensical claims into this and other articles will do nothing to improve the already abysmal reputation of Conservapedia. As I've occasionally suggested in the past, recruiting from a broader pool of potential editors and implementing procedures similar to those evolved by Wikipedia would improve quality of content. --[[User:TonySidaway|TonySidaway]] 12:47, 13 October 2013 (EDT)