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Debate:How can we protect Conservapedia by distinguishing real conservative encyclopedia articles from satires written by liberals? (view source)
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If you think that's all we have, then you haven't explored the whole site. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 15:56, 26 May 2007 (EDT)
If you think that's all we have, then you haven't explored the whole site. [[User:DanH|DanH]] 15:56, 26 May 2007 (EDT)
:This may sound a bit controversial but there '''is''' a low editor base here compared with say WP. Even if someone has written a liberal satire would other liberals neccessarily notice it? I don't think that would always be the case. I have seen several instances of supposed satire that have been changed by supposedly liberal editors. I think that blocking too many contributors actually increases the amount of vandalism rather than the other way round, a bit like gun control, I guess. [[User:InGodWeTrust|InGodWeTrust]] 16:20, 26 May 2007 (EDT)
:This may sound a bit controversial but there '''is''' a low editor base here compared with say WP. Even if someone has written a liberal satire would other liberals neccessarily notice it? I don't think that would always be the case. I have seen several instances of supposed satire that have been changed by supposedly liberal editors. I think that blocking too many contributors actually increases the amount of vandalism rather than the other way round, a bit like gun control, I guess. [[User:InGodWeTrust|InGodWeTrust]] 16:20, 26 May 2007 (EDT)
There are satire articles and edits on here which the people running the site will never spot, because they simply don't know enough about the world. Some of them are very funny, and most of those that I've noticed are not mocking of conservatism or religion, they just make use of some of the prejudices and blind spots which conservatives (American conservatives in particular) have. One satire I noticed very probably breaches copyright law, but hell will freeze over before anyone gets sued over it, as it started out as satire; I imagine its original author would be delighted to find it here. I can't see how this site will operate without such vandalism taking place, but that's the price you pay for trying to put a conservative spin on truth. --[[User:Beanbag|Beanbag]] 21:19, 28 June 2007 (EDT)