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RationalWiki and internet trolls (view source)
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According to an article published in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2007, RationalWiki members "by their own admission" vandalize [[Conservapedia]].<ref>Simon, Stephanie (June 19, 2007). "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-19-na-schlafly19-story.html A conservative's answer to Wikipedia]". Los Angeles Times. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190505222250/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-19-na-schlafly19-story.html Archived] from the original on May 5, 2019.</ref> At the same time, RationalWiki.org is currently experiencing a significant amount of trolling and vandalism.
According to an article published in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in 2007, RationalWiki members "by their own admission" vandalize [[Conservapedia]].<ref>Simon, Stephanie (June 19, 2007). "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-19-na-schlafly19-story.html A conservative's answer to Wikipedia]". Los Angeles Times. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190505222250/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-19-na-schlafly19-story.html Archived] from the original on May 5, 2019.</ref> At the same time, RationalWiki.org is currently experiencing a significant amount of trolling and vandalism.
[[File:RationalWiki audience interest in pornography 1-10-2022 1.jpg|thumbnail|1200px|right|[[RationalWiki and web traffic|RationalWiki.org]] is a politically [[leftism|left]] leaning website that skews towards [[atheism]]/[[agnosticism]] in terms of its [[worldview]].
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The editors of the website RationalWiki try to portray the website as a thinking person's [[wiki]] where the editors carefully analyze various matters.
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But SimilarWeb.com data shows a significant portion of RationalWiki's web audience is interested in "adult" material as can be seen by the "adult" audience interests in the above graphic.
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Many feminists contend that pornography exploits women.<ref>[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-sex-markets/ Feminist Perspectives on Sex Markets], The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, October 6, 2020</ref> RationalWiki is a pro-[[feminism]] website.<ref>[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Feminism RationalWiki - Feminism]</ref> ]]
As can be seen in the graphic above from SimilarWeb.com, the 5th most similar website audience in terms of RationalWiki.org is Kiwifarms.net.<ref>[https://www.conservapedia.com/File:RationalWiki_audience_interest_in_pornography_1-10-2022_1.jpg SimilarWeb.com - RationalWiki]</ref>
As can be seen in the graphic to the right from SimilarWeb.com, the 5th most similar website audience in terms of RationalWiki.org is Kiwifarms.net.<ref>[https://www.conservapedia.com/File:RationalWiki_audience_interest_in_pornography_1-10-2022_1.jpg SimilarWeb.com - RationalWiki]</ref>
According to [[Wikipedia]], which is a website founded by an [[atheism|atheist]] and [[agnosticism|agnostic]], "[[Kiwi Farms]], formerly known as CWCki Forums, is an American Internet forum dedicated to the discussion of online figures and communities it deems "lolcows". The targets of threads are often subject to doxing and other forms of organized group trolling, harassment, and stalking, including real-life harassment by users."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiwi_Farms&oldid=1066031381 Wikipedia - Kiwi Farms]</ref> According to the website, Knowyourmeme.com, "Lolcow, a portmanteau of the acronym LOL and cow, is a derogatory slang term used to describe an individual who is deemed highly exploitable, and therefore susceptible to online trolling and flaming, due to his or her display of gullible behavior online."<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lolcow Lolcow - Knowyourmeme]</ref>
According to [[Wikipedia]], which is a website founded by an [[atheism|atheist]] and [[agnosticism|agnostic]], "[[Kiwi Farms]], formerly known as CWCki Forums, is an American Internet forum dedicated to the discussion of online figures and communities it deems "lolcows". The targets of threads are often subject to doxing and other forms of organized group trolling, harassment, and stalking, including real-life harassment by users."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kiwi_Farms&oldid=1066031381 Wikipedia - Kiwi Farms]</ref> According to the website, Knowyourmeme.com, "Lolcow, a portmanteau of the acronym LOL and cow, is a derogatory slang term used to describe an individual who is deemed highly exploitable, and therefore susceptible to online trolling and flaming, due to his or her display of gullible behavior online."<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lolcow Lolcow - Knowyourmeme]</ref>