Difference between revisions of "Wikipedia"
(→Wikipedia and Homosexuality: I'm sure they really have, but please let's cite a source. The reader has a right to know whether it's George Will or some blog.) |
|||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
About 250<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gay_Wikipedians Category: Gay Wikipedians]. The number of Wikipedia editors can be found on its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Statistics page]. Some editors have posted other statements about their attitudes toward sexuality.</ref> Wikipedia editors have posted on their user pages statements that they identify themselves as "gay." | About 250<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gay_Wikipedians Category: Gay Wikipedians]. The number of Wikipedia editors can be found on its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics Statistics page]. Some editors have posted other statements about their attitudes toward sexuality.</ref> Wikipedia editors have posted on their user pages statements that they identify themselves as "gay." | ||
| − | Conservative critics of Wikipedia have commented the site appears to be dominated and misused by the gay movement as a propaganda vehicle for promoting homosexuality. | + | Conservative critics of Wikipedia have commented the site appears to be dominated and misused by the gay movement as a propaganda vehicle for promoting homosexuality.{{fact}} |
The site also publishes images with many of these articles which are not suitable for young people and border on pornographic materials. | The site also publishes images with many of these articles which are not suitable for young people and border on pornographic materials. | ||
Revision as of 18:22, March 14, 2007
Wikipedia is a free-content online encyclopedia established on January 15, 2001. It currently has over 6 million articles, written in 250 languages[1] on various topics. Like Conservapedia, it is a wiki that is written and edited by its users. Under its GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), anyone can add to or edit the content on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia and Bias
Conservapedia has an article that argues that Wikipedia has a liberal bias. This list shows some examples of this alleged bias.
Wikipedia and Homosexuality
About 250[2] Wikipedia editors have posted on their user pages statements that they identify themselves as "gay."
Conservative critics of Wikipedia have commented the site appears to be dominated and misused by the gay movement as a propaganda vehicle for promoting homosexuality.[Citation Needed]
The site also publishes images with many of these articles which are not suitable for young people and border on pornographic materials.
References
- ↑ List of Wikipedias - Wikimedia
- ↑ Category: Gay Wikipedians. The number of Wikipedia editors can be found on its Statistics page. Some editors have posted other statements about their attitudes toward sexuality.