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Unlike Wikipedia, which bills itself as a [[democratic]] system and ends up as a [[mobocracy]], Conservapedia employs a [[Meritocracy|merit system]] and a hierarchy.
Unlike Wikipedia, which bills itself as a [[democratic]] system and ends up as a [[mobocracy]], Conservapedia employs a [[Meritocracy|merit system]] and a hierarchy.
Andrew Schlafly is the chief administrator and is the most prolific editor, followed by bureaucrats, [[sysop]]s, and common users. Users who contribute substantial content may be promoted to sysop and bureaucrat, or gain extra user rights such as blocking power and uploading images.
Andrew Schlafly is the chief administrator and is the most prolific editor, followed by bureaucrats, [[sysop]]s, and regular editors. Editors who contribute substantial content may be promoted to sysop and bureaucrat, or gain extra user rights such as blocking power and uploading images.
==Differences with Wikipedia==
==Differences with Wikipedia==
*[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] has contributed the majority of content to the extremely popular [[atheism]], [[evolution]], and [[homosexuality]] articles. The first two were articles of the year at Conservapedia, and the evolution article is one of the first results for a search on “evolution” in major search engines.<ref>http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=evolution&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8</ref>
*[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] has contributed the majority of content to the extremely popular [[atheism]], [[evolution]], and [[homosexuality]] articles. The first two were articles of the year at Conservapedia, and the evolution article is one of the first results for a search on “evolution” in major search engines.<ref>http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=evolution&fr=yfp-t-501&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8</ref>
*[[User:Joaquín Martínez|Joaquín Martínez]] has contributed a large amount of content about the [[art]]s, such as pages on [[literature]] and [[sculpture]]. His work has helped beautify the encyclopedia.
==Testimonies and Impact==
==Testimonies and Impact==
Search results for controversial subjects such as homsexuality and evolution contain Conservapedia links within a few searches and often on the first page.<ref>http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu5abSHtJKrEAHU9XNyoA?p=homosexuality&fr=ush-news</ref>
Search results for controversial subjects such as homsexuality and evolution contain Conservapedia links within a few searches and often on the first page.<ref>http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0geu5abSHtJKrEAHU9XNyoA?p=homosexuality&fr=ush-news</ref>
Many biographical articles contain religious references and information about the person’s religion, much more so than Wikipedia. User and college student Tasha Jones, ([[User:Taj|Taj]]) said of this aspect, “It gives me a better understanding of how people feel religion relates to our lives.” <ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/19/nation/na-schlafly19</ref>
Many biographical articles contain religious references and information about the person’s religion, much more so than Wikipedia. Editor and college student Tasha Jones, ([[User:Taj|Taj]]) said of this aspect, “It gives me a better understanding of how people feel religion relates to our lives.” <ref>http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/19/nation/na-schlafly19</ref>
==See Also==
==See Also==