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re-added Conservapedia creation info in my own words, no longer mirrors Wikipedia
Andrew Schlafly has taught homeschoolers online since the late 1990s, and in person since fall 2002. Several of Andrew Schlafly's prior course materials are available on [http://www.eagleforumu.org Eagle Forum University].
Andrew Schlafly has taught homeschoolers online since the late 1990s, and in person since fall 2002. Several of Andrew Schlafly's prior course materials are available on [http://www.eagleforumu.org Eagle Forum University].
In November 2006, Schlafly created the [[wiki]]-based Conservapedia.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news|last=Simon|first=Stephanie|title=A conservative's answer to Wikipedia|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/19/nation/na-schlafly19|accessdate=November 2, 2007|date=June 22, 2007|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> He had read a student's assignment written using [[Common Era]] dating notation, rather than the [[Anno Domini]] system that he preferred, and decided the need existed to create an alternative online encyclopedia. Shawn Zeller of ''[[Congressional Quarterly]]'' reported that Schlafly was "an early Wikipedia enthusiast" that became concerned about liberal [[bias]] after Wikipedia editors repeatedly reverted his edits to the article about the [[Kansas evolution hearings|2005 Kansas evolution hearings]].<ref name="NYTimes">{{cite news|last=Zeller|first=Shawn|title=Conservapedia: See Under "Right"|url=http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/03/05/cq_2356.html|work=The New York Times|date=March 5, 2007|accessdate=June 8, 2008}}</ref> Schlafly's expressed hope was that Conservapedia would become a counterpoint to the liberal bias that he perceived in Wikipedia, as well as a general resource for American educators.<ref name="NPR_conservapedia">{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8286084|title=Conservapedia: Data for Birds of a Political Feather? |accessdate=July 26, 2007|last=Siegel|first=Robert|date=March 13, 2007}}</ref><ref name="The Star">{{cite news|last=Chung|first=Andrew |url=http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/190501|title=A U.S. conservative wants to set Wikipedia right|work=The Star.com |date=March 11, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Bobbie|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2024434,00.html|title=Rightwing website challenges 'liberal bias' of Wikipedia|work=The Guardian|date=March 1, 2007}}</ref>
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