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Wikipedia has many entries on "[[concession]]", but none explaining its main historical meaning (from imperialism).

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Within days after someone posted an entry on Wikipedia about Conservapedia, an ugly notice of potential "deletion" (censorship) was posted on the top of the website. Then a half-dozen anonymous critics demanded the the entry be deleted. Their same arguments would require deleting tens of thousands of other Wikipedia entries, but they did not complain about those other entries. The entry about Conservapedia remained defaced throughout the "debate". This comment in support of Conservapedia summed it up:

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The reasons cited here for immediately deleting "conservapedia" are pretextual. Those same reasons would require deleting tens of thousands of other Wikipedia entries. But those demanding deletion of this entry do not complain in the same way about the other entries. Instead, they demand that this particular entry be deleted. Simply put, nothing except political bias justifies defacing this entry with the "speedy delete" notice. This entry is not defamatory or offensive and it is obviously noteworthy and useful to many people. The lengthy debate here is strong evidence that the entry should remain. It will receive far more visits than tens of thousands of other entries that remain.

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How many other conservative entries have been censored by Wikipedia editors?

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