RationalWiki

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'''RationalWiki''' ('''RW''') is a wiki-based community working together to explore and provide [[information]] about a range of topics centered around [[science]], [[skepticism]], and [[critical thinking]]. RW is owned by the [[RationalWiki:RationalMedia Foundation|RationalMedia Foundation]] (RMF), an incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The RMF operates the infrastructure that keeps RW running and holds its associated trademarks and [[copyright]]s, but it does not govern the community or any content the community produces.{{RationalWiki MainPage/About}}

==History==
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RationalWiki 2.0 was created as an open editing wiki on May 22, 2007. The rest is history.

==Scope and statistics==
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[[File:RW Stats 16-Jul.png|thumb|right|500px|RW stats on active editors and edits, as of July 2016. Click to expand.]]
RW is a fairly popular site, especially among online skeptical resources. By November 2012, RW's traffic had reached about 32,000 unique visitors per day<ref>Server admin Tmtoulouse [http://rationalwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:RationalWiki&diff=1107896&oldid=1107891 remarks on RW traffic].</ref> and since 2013, RW has had 700-1,000 monthly editors and 15,000-30,000 monthly edits.<ref>http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/File:RW_Stats_16-Jul.png</ref>

Also since 2013, RW's Alexa rank (a measure accurate [[Statistics|only in a broad sense]]) has hovered between 15,000<sup>th</sup> and 25,000<sup>th</sup> most popular website on the entire Internet, which translates to ''about'' 4 million-ish unique monthly visitors.<ref>http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rationalwiki.org</ref><ref>http://www.rank2traffic.com/rationalwiki.org</ref><ref>http://siterankdata.com/rationalwiki.org</ref> This puts RW above other skeptical sites like [[Quackwatch]],<ref>http://siterankdata.com/quackwatch.com</ref> [[Skeptoid]],<ref>http://siterankdata.com/skeptoid.com</ref> and [[Freethought Blogs]],<ref>http://siterankdata.com/freethoughtblogs.com</ref> though still below big players like [[PolitiFact]]<ref>http://siterankdata.com/politifact.com</ref> and [[Snopes]].<ref>http://siterankdata.com/snopes.com</ref>

However, RW's objective ''isn't'' to collect views in and of itself (since [[argumentum ad populum|the truth isn't a popularity contest]]), especially since we don't sell anything, nor run '''any''' type of ads in order to monetize hits. Instead, our intention is for every individual view to prove a chance for us to disseminate accurate information against the flood of [[pseudoscience]] and [[anti-intellectualism]] that permeates much of the public discourse today.

For us, more viewers simply translate into more chances to help dissuade pseudoscientific and fundamentalist thinking, and to rally the interest of still more dedicated editors to the cause of scientific skepticism (thus resulting in the proliferation of more and better skeptical content — here, as well as in society generally).

Online source reliability watchdog ''[[Media Bias/Fact Check]]'' ranks RationalWiki very favorably<ref>https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/rationalwiki/</ref> — giving us a "HIGH" rating in their review of our site. This quality grade entails that:<ref>https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/methodology/</ref>

{{cquote|The source is almost always factual, sources to mostly credible low biased information and makes immediate corrections to incorrect information.}}

Additionally, it's worth noting that RationalWiki is deemed to have a slight centre-left bias compared to Wikipedia, and that's no surprise, as [[RationalWiki:What_is_a_RationalWiki_article%3F#RationalWiki_is_not a_neutral_point_of_view|we explicitly do not aim for a neutral point of view]]. It is important to note that the comparison made here to Wikipedia is not to be confused with us considering RationalWiki an encyclopedia, [[RationalWiki:What_is_a_RationalWiki_article%3F#RationalWiki_is_not_an_encyclopedia|as RationalWiki is not supposed to be a traditional encyclopedia]]. Since religious fundamentalism and far-right extremism, which RationalWiki strongly opposes, lean strongly to the right, a slight centre-left bias may emerge.

RationalWiki is also based in the United States (as are many individual editors), where the [[Religious Right]] and [[Christian fundamentalism]] have featured prominently for many decades. In the American context, broadly anti-science attitudes are somewhat more prevalent among conservatives than liberals (the reverse being true in some other countries),<ref>(January 28, 2022). [https://news.uchicago.edu/story/trust-science-becoming-more-polarized-survey-finds "Trust in science is becoming more polarized, survey finds"]. ''University of Chicago News''.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wong |first=Carissa |date=2024-02-14 |title=Largest post-pandemic survey finds trust in scientists is high |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00420-1 |journal=Nature |doi=10.1038/d41586-024-00420-1}}</ref> which may help to explain our coverage, since there's no need to create a [[false balance]]. However, RationalWiki criticizes crank ideas that are considered to be left-wing as well (e.g. [[Stalin apologetics]] or some [[New Age]] movements), and any editors who wish to advance the site's mission are also welcome regardless of background.

===So, do any 'real' news outlets cite RationalWiki?===
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Yes, certainly. Since RationalWiki's inception, we've been featured in articles, op-ed pieces, and news reports — either quoted verbatim or referenced outright as a source for the article's claims — by a slew of online and [[mainstream media]] outlets worldwide, including: 

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*''{{wpl|BBC Mundo|BBC News}}''<ref>(June 8, 2017). [https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-40201478 "Hitler, emojis y signos de exclamación: las leyes no escritas que gobiernan internet"]. ''BBC Mundo'' (in Spanish).</ref>
*''[[The Blaze]]''<ref>Liz Klimas (August 5, 2013). [https://www.theblaze.com/news/2013/08/05/blaze-debunk-obama-regime-rumored-to-shoot-down-f-16s-sent-to-white-house-in-retaliation-for-emails-exposing-colin-powells-alleged-affair "Blaze Debunk: Obama 'Regime' Rumored to Shoot Down F-16s Sent to White House in Retaliation for Emails Exposing Colin Powell's Alleged Affair"]. ''Blaze Media''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Boston Globe}}''<ref>Michael Andor Brodeur (June 22, 2017). [https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2017/06/22/the-rise-online-altcyclopedia/iXQtJ6JuFE7wxzf98be13N/story.html "The rise of the online altcyclopedia"]. ''The Boston Globe''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Canadian Press}}''<ref>(December 18, 2013). [https://web.archive.org/web/20210415121803/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/12/18/freemen-on-the-land-andreas-pirelli_n_4464131.html "Freemen-On-The-Land: How A Self-Proclaimed 'Sovereign Citizen' Was Evicted From A Calgary Home"]. The Canadian Press (agency wire; served via HuffPost).</ref>
*''{{wpl|Carroll County Times}}''<ref>Cathy Ammlung (March 29, 2017). [https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/opinion/ph-cc-ammlung-033017-20170328-column.html "Everyone you hate is not equivalent to Hitler"]. ''Carroll County Times''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|ChicagoNow}}''<ref>James Kirk Wall (July 17, 2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160721120212/http://www.chicagonow.com/an-atheist-in-illinois/2016/07/dealing-with-young-earth-creationists-use-science-or-ridicule/ "Dealing with Young Earth Creationists – Use Science or Ridicule?"]. ''ChicagoNow''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Columbian}}''<ref>Greg Jayne (December 20, 2014). [http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/21/pundits-claim-victory-in-imaginary-war-on-christma/ "Pundits claim victory in imaginary War on Christmas"]. ''The Columbian''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The_Conversation_(website)|The Conversation}}''<ref>Patrick Stokes (June 26, 2015). [http://theconversation.com/why-conspiracy-theories-arent-harmless-fun-43923 "Why conspiracy theories aren’t harmless fun"]. ''The Conversation''.</ref><ref>Philippe Huneman (November 9, 2015). [https://theconversation.com/anti-science-ogm-et-climat-les-sceptiques-ne-sont-pas-les-memes-1-50328 "Anti-science ? OGM et climat, les sceptiques ne sont pas les mêmes (1)"]. ''The Conversation'' (in French).</ref>
*''{{wpl|Cult MTL}}''<ref>Peter Wheeland (October 26, 2016). [https://cultmtl.com/2016/10/rape-culture/ "Recognizing rape culture and its many deniers"]. ''Cult MTL''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs}}''<ref>(May 30, 2022). [https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/05/the-strange-and-terrifying-ideas-of-neoreactionaries "The Strange and Terrifying Ideas of Neoreactionaries"]. ''Current Affairs''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Daily Dot}}''<ref>Felix Kalvesmaki (January 29, 2020). [https://www.dailydot.com/irl/simpsons-chamberlain-heights-kobe-bryant-death-coronavirus/ "People believe cartoons predicted Kobe Bryant’s death, coronavirus"]. ''The Daily Dot''.</ref>
*''[[Daily Kos|The Daily Kos]]''<ref>Michael Lazzaro (August 11, 2016). [https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/11/1558852/-Grotesque-Trump-ally-Roger-Stone-pipes-up-with-yet-another-Hillary-Clinton-killed-someone-story "Grotesque Trump ally Roger Stone pipes up with yet another 'Hillary Clinton killed someone' story"]. ''Daily Kos''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Daily Mirror}}''<ref>Jasmine Kazlauskas (March 24, 2019). [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terminally-ill-mum-who-hid-14178690 "Terminally ill mum who hid cancer claims tumour shrunk 75% after 'alternative care'"]. ''Mirror''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Daily Titan}}''<ref>Rishu Bhardwaj (October 10, 2016). [https://dailytitan.com/opinion/misnomer-preserved-with-columbus/article_c67b3d3d-0c89-5195-98ed-dc102642a863.html "Misnomer preserved with Columbus"]. ''Daily Titan''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|DeSmog}}''<ref>John Mashey (February 5, 2015). [https://www.desmog.com/2015/02/05/rand-paul-strange-associations-anti-science/ "Rand Paul and Strange Associations with Anti-Science"]. ''DeSmog''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Detroit Free Press}}''<ref>Susan Selasky (July 25, 2019). [https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2019/07/25/anti-semitic-flyers-birmingham-nazi-hate-group/1819404001/ "Anti-Semitic flyers posted in Birmingham, Royal Oak by neo-Nazi hate group"]. ''Detroit Free Press''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|El País}}''<ref>Jaime Rubio Hancock (January 2, 2017). [http://verne.elpais.com/verne/2017/01/02/articulo/1483369684_829787.html "Las leyes que gobiernan las opiniones en internet"]. ''El País'' (in Spanish).</ref>
*''{{wpl|El_Universal_(Mexico_City)|El Universal}}''<ref>(2017). [https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/columna/octavio-islas/techbit/2017/06/9/las-8-leyes-de-internet-y-los-comicios-en/ "Las 8 leyes de Internet y los comicios en Edomex"]. ''El Universal'' (in Spanish).</ref>
*''{{wpl|Fanpage.it}}''<ref>Juanne Pili (May 29, 2017). [http://scienze.fanpage.it/la-storia-di-boriska-il-bambino-marziano-tanta-fantasia-ma-nessuna-prova/ "La storia di Boriska, il bambino marziano: tanta fantasia ma nessuna prova"]. ''Fanpage.it'' (in Italian).</ref>
*''{{wpl|Faro de Vigo}}''<ref>Juan José R. Calaza (2017). [http://www.farodevigo.es/opinion/2017/03/05/chemtrails-violines-dar-gato-liebre/1634975.html "Chemtrails, violines y dar gato por liebre"]. ''Faro de Vigo'' (in Spanish).</ref>
*''{{wpl|The_Federalist_(website)|The Federalist}}<ref>Franklin Einspruch (September 6, 2016). [https://thefederalist.com/2016/09/06/cultural-marxists-actually-pomofascists/ "Cultural Marxists Are Actually Pomofascists"]. ''The Federalist''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Felix_(newspaper)|Felix}}''<ref>Lef Apostolakis (February 2, 2017). [https://old.felixonline.co.uk/articles/2017-2-2-kings-lecturer-sparks-racism-row/ "King's lecturer sparks racism row"]. ''Felix''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Forbes}}''<ref>Jonathan Berr (June 27, 2019). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanberr/2019/06/27/facebook-takes-down-official-milo-yiannopolous-page-put-up-after-his-ban/ "Facebook Takes Down 'Official' Milo Yiannopoulos Page Put Up After His Ban"]. ''Forbes''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Gawker}}''<ref>Dennis Mersereau (July 15, 2014). [https://thevane.gawker.com/weather-hoaxer-threatens-facebook-after-it-takes-down-h-1604875212 "Weather Hoaxer Threatens Facebook After His Page Is Taken Down"]. ''Gawker''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Gizmodo}}<ref>Andrew Tarantola (April 2, 2014). [https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/04/why-freezing-yourself-is-a-terrible-way-to-achieve-immortality/ "Giz Explains: Why Freezing Yourself Is A Terrible Way To Achieve Immortality"]. ''Gizmodo Australia''.</ref>
*''[[The Guardian]]''<ref>Dana Nuccitelli (July 25, 2016). [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/jul/25/these-are-the-best-arguments-from-the-3-of-climate-scientist-skeptics-really "These are the best arguments from the 3% of climate scientist 'skeptics.' Really."] ''The Guardian''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Heat Street}}''<ref>Ian Miles Cheong (May 30, 2017). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170531115916/https://heatst.com/tech/feminists-attack-black-physicist-as-misogynist-after-delivering-lambdaconf-keynote/ "Feminists Attack Black Male Physicist as 'Misogynist' After Keynote at Developer Conference"]. ''Heat Street''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Houston Press}}''<ref>Jef Rouner (April 30, 2015). [https://web.archive.org/web/20171113012931/http://www.houstonpress.com/news/the-10-best-houston-conspiracy-theories-7396111 "The 10 Best Houston Conspiracy Theories"]. ''The Houston Press''.</ref>
*''[[HuffPost]]''<ref>Chris Stedman (September 17, 2012). [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/atheists-ignore-islamopho_b_1859052 "Atheists Ignore Islamophobia at their Peril"]. ''HuffPost''.</ref><ref>James Michael Nichols (September 6, 2016). [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cher-calls-out-terfs_n_57cee4b4e4b084e81ba348c1 "Cher Calls Out Trans-Exclusionary Group Of So-Called 'Feminists'"]. ''HuffPost''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Huntsville Times}}''<ref>Kelly Kazek (April 1, 2016). [http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/04/what_is_a_hoop_snake_and_why_d.html "What is a hoop snake, and why did these Alabamians think they saw one?"]. ''The Huntsville Times''. Alabama Media Group.</ref>
*The ''{{wpl|Independent_Online_(South_Africa)|Independent Online}}''<ref>Angelique Serrao (April 10, 2012). [http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/activist-tries-to-get-transparency-in-banking-sector-1272646 "Activist tries to get transparency in banking sector"]. ''Independent Online''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Live Science}}''<ref>Stephanie Pappas (May 9, 2018). [https://www.livescience.com/62518-rococos-basilisk-elon-musk-grimes.html "This Horrifying AI Thought Experiment Got Elon Musk a Date"]. ''Live Science''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Los Angeles Times}}''<ref>Stephanie Simon (June 19, 2007). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jun-19-na-schlafly19-story.html "A conservative's answer to Wikipedia"]. ''The Los Angeles Times''.</ref>
*''Malaysian Digest''<ref>(February 7, 2017). [https://web.archive.org/web/20170808141957/http://malaysiandigest.com/features/657014-elvis-is-alive-and-11-more-top-conspiracy-theories.html "'Elvis Is Alive' And 11 More Top Conspiracy Theories"]. ''Malaysian Digest''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Metro (Swedish newspaper)|Metro}}''<ref>Jack Werner (May 25, 2014). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140527021858/http://www.metro.se/jacks-internet/sa-satter-natet-spinn-pa-vandringssagnerna/EVHnew!tSOKBi7po3Hq2/ "Så sätter nätet spinn på vandringssägnerna"]. ''Metro'' (in Swedish).</ref>
*''{{wpl|Mic (media company)|Mic}}''<ref>Tom McKay (September 30, 2015). [https://www.mic.com/articles/125977/7-tips-on-gender-relations-according-to-men-s-rights-activists-and-the-manosphere "7 Tips on Gender Relations, According to Men's Rights Activists and the 'Manosphere'"]. ''Mic''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|NBC News}}''<ref>(July 18, 2014). [https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/aliens-moon-tv-show-adds-weird-ufo-twists-apollo-tales-n159806 "'Aliens on the Moon' TV Show Adds Weird UFO Twists to Apollo Tales"]. ''NBC News''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The New Republic}}''<ref>Jeet Heer (March 12, 2016). [https://newrepublic.com/article/131495/following-fathers-footsteps-donald-trump-jr-retweeted-white-supremacist "Following in his father’s footsteps, Donald Trump Jr. retweeted a white supremacist."] ''The New Republic''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|New Scientist}}''<ref>Marc Abrahams (May 10, 2023). [https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25834380-900-scientists-wonder-if-space-tourists-will-want-to-have-sex-in-orbit/ "Scientists wonder if space tourists will want to have sex in orbit"]. ''New Scientist''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The New Statesman}}''<ref>Mehdi Hasan (November 28, 2011). [https://www.newstatesman.com/business/economics/2011/11/public-debt-young-ebook-fiscal "Debts, deficits and Toby Young: Mehdi Hasan responds to a critic"]. ''The New Statesman''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|New York Magazine}}''<ref>Park MacDougald (June 14, 2016). [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/06/peter-thiel.html "Why Peter Thiel Wants to Topple Gawker and Elect Donald Trump"]. ''New York''.</ref>
*''Opposing Views''<ref>Nik Bonopartis (April 1, 2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160713152959/http://www.opposingviews.com/i/social/rnc-should-allow-open-carry "Open Carry At Republican National Convention: Why Not?"]. ''Opposing Views''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Paste (magazine)|Paste}}''<ref>Jason Rhode (August 11, 2017). [https://www.pastemagazine.com/politics/david-brooks/weird-science-david-brooks-gets-it-wrong-on-google "Weird Science: David Brooks Gets It Wrong on Google"]. ''Paste''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Petoskey News-Review}}<ref>Matt Mikus (June 30, 2017). [https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/local/gaylord/2017/06/30/ech-talk-the-laws-of-the-digital-frontier/44836825/ "Tech Talk: The laws of the digital frontier"]. ''The Petoskey News-Review''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Queens Chronicle}}''<ref>Mark Lord (August 18, 2016). [https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/vaccinations-are-key-to-good-health-worldwide/article_db9362bc-63e9-11e6-ba30-ff5d58f43fea.html "Vaccinations are key to good health worldwide"]. ''The Queens Chronicle''.</ref>
*''[[The Raw Story]]''<ref>Tom Boggioni (January 15, 2015). [https://www.rawstory.com/2015/01/gamergates-savage-defender-is-a-tortured-soul-who-turns-tori-amos-songs-into-terrible-poetry/ "Gamergate's savage defender is a tortured soul who turns Tori Amos songs into terrible poetry"]. ''The Raw Story''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Salon_(website)|Salon}}''<ref>Sophia A. McClennen (December 17, 2016). [http://www.salon.com/2016/12/17/degeneration-nation-it-takes-a-village-of-idiots-to-raise-a-kakistocracy-like-donald-trumps/ "Degeneration nation: It takes a village of idiots to raise a kakistocracy like Donald Trump's"]. ''Salon''.</ref>
*''[[Science-Based Medicine]]''<ref>Harriet Hall (January 31, 2017). [https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/pink-himalayan-sea-salt-an-update/ "Pink Himalayan Sea Salt: An Update"]. ''Science-Based Medicine''.</ref><ref>Harriet Hall (June 30, 2015). [https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/answering-cancer-quackery-the-sophisticated-approach-to-true-believers/ "Answering Cancer Quackery: The Sophisticated Approach to True Believers"]. ''Science-Based Medicine''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Slate_(magazine)|Slate}}''<ref>David Auerbach (July 17, 2014). [https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experiment-of-all-time.html "The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time"]. ''Slate''.</ref><ref>Phil Plait (June 26, 2008). [https://slate.com/technology/2008/06/oh-snap-creationist-smackdown.html "Oh, snap! Creationist smackdown"]. ''Slate''.</ref><ref>Jean-Marc Manach (March 20, 2017). [https://www.slate.fr/story/140342/le-renseignement-militaire-4chan "Le renseignement militaire et les «petits pédés» de 4chan"]. ''Slate'' (in French).</ref>
*''[[Snopes]]''<ref>[https://www.snopes.com/search/RationalWiki/ "Search Results: RationalWiki"]. ''Snopes''. They have, somewhat uniquely, cited RationalWiki ''countless'' times.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Southland Times}}''<ref>Michael Fallow (December 1, 2016). [https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/86810891/those-who-would-weaken-the-woo "Those who would weaken the woo"]. ''The Southland Times''.</ref>
*''[[The Telegraph]]''<ref>Tom Chivers (October 23, 2009). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6408927/Internet-rules-and-laws-the-top-10-from-Godwin-to-Poe.html "Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe"]. ''The Telegraph''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|ThinkProgress}}''<ref>Joe Romm (September 26, 2016). [https://archive.thinkprogress.org/hermione-vs-voldemort-what-deniers-can-teach-us-about-how-to-debate-trump-4f11961ad205/ "Hermione vs. Voldemort: What deniers can teach us about how to debate Trump"]. ''ThinkProgress''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Townhall}}''<ref>Paul Jacob (September 24, 2017). [https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2017/09/24/christophobia-down-under-n2385638 "Christophobia Down Under"]. ''Townhall''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Vancouver Courier}}''<ref>Geoff Olson (October 11, 2012). [https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/opinion/prisoners-dilemma-plays-out-in-reality-bachelor-pad-2926643 "Prisoner's Dilemma plays out in reality Bachelor Pad"]. ''The Vancouver Courier''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Verge}}''<ref>Adi Robertson (September 2, 2015). [https://www.theverge.com/2015/9/2/9247913/time-cube-is-gone "Time Cube is gone]. ''The Verge''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Verdens Gang}} (VG)''<ref>(February 15, 2016). [http://www.vg.no/nyheter/meninger/data-og-nett/nettets-moralpoliti/a/23537579/ "Nettets moralpoliti"]. ''VG'' (in Norwegian).</ref>
*''The Wake''<ref>http://www.wakemag.org/sections/features/are-you-out-of-your-mind</ref>
*''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref>David Gushee (August 20, 2015). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/donald-trump-and-the-politics-of-white-male-anger-commentary/2015/08/20/978dc484-475e-11e5-9f53-d1e3ddfd0cda_story.html "Donald Trump and the politics of white male anger"]. ''The Washington Post''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian}}''<ref>Andrew Beaujon (August 17, 2022). [https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/08/17/were-pretty-sure-all-of-these-dc-conspiracy-theories-are-true/ "We're Pretty Sure All of These DC Conspiracy Theories Are True"]. ''Washingtonian''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|The Week}}''<ref>Lili Loofbourow (September 27, 2016). [https://theweek.com/articles/651416/trump-glossary "The Trump Glossary"]. ''The Week''.</ref>
*''{{wpl|Wired}}''<ref>Gianluca Dotti (June 14, 2016). [https://www.wired.it/scienza/energia/2016/06/14/bufala-climatica-onde-scalari/ "La bufala climatica delle onde scalari"]. ''Wired'' (in Italian).</ref>
*''{{wpl|WMNF}}''<ref>JoEllen Schilke (July 28, 2017). [https://www.wmnf.org/fact-checking-websites-help-get-daily-news/ "Fact checking websites to help get through the daily news"]. ''WMNF''.</ref>}}

Scholarly journals, too, have cited or even recommended RationalWiki, including:

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*''{{wpl|The American Journal of Economics and Sociology}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Friedman |first=Hershey H. |date=January 2021 |title=Is Higher Education Making Students Dumb and Dumber? |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajes.12372 |journal=The American Journal of Economics and Sociology |language=en |volume=80 |issue=1 |pages=53–77 |doi=10.1111/ajes.12372 |issn=0002-9246}}</ref>
*''Argumenta''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Huneman |first=Philippe |last2=Vorms |first2=Marion |date=2018 |title=Is a Unified Account of Conspiracy Theories Possible? |url=https://www.argumenta.org/article/unified-account-conspiracy-theories-possible-special-issue/ |journal=Argumenta |issue=6 |doi=10.23811/54.arg2017.hun.vor |issn=2465-2334}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Australian Quarterly}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wright |first=Lauren |date=2015 |title=Magic Beans and Dragons: The war against pseudoscience and misinformation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24364821 |journal=AQ: Australian Quarterly |volume=86 |issue=2 |pages=10–40 |issn=1443-3605}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|British Journal of Dermatology}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lowenstein |first=E.J. |last2=Sidlow |first2=R. |date=December 2018 |title=Cognitive and visual diagnostic errors in dermatology: part 1 |url=https://academic.oup.com/bjd/article-abstract/179/6/1263/6731013 |journal=British Journal of Dermatology |language=en |volume=179 |issue=6 |pages=1263–1269 |doi=10.1111/bjd.16932}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Buffalo Law Review}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Reiss |first=Dorit |last2=Weithorn |first2=Lois |date=2015-08-01 |title=Responding to the Childhood Vaccination Crisis: Legal Frameworks and Tools in the Context of Parental Vaccine Refusal |url=https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/buffalolawreview/vol63/iss4/4 |journal=Buffalo Law Review |volume=63 |issue=4 |pages=881 |issn=0023-9356}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|BYU Studies Quarterly}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wilkins |first=Alan L. |last2=Whetten |first2=David A. |date=2012 |title=BYU and Religious Universities in a Secular Academic World |url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/byu-and-religious-universities-in-a-secular-academic-world/ |journal=BYU Studies |volume=51 |issue=3}}</ref>
*''Correspondences''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=French |first=Aaron |date=2018 |title=The Mandela Effect and New Memory |url=http://www.correspondencesjournal.com/ojs/ojs/index.php/home/article/view/70 |journal=Correspondences |volume=6 |issue=2}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Episteme (journal)|Episteme}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Letrud |first=Kåre |date=July 2022 |title=Do we Know it When we See it? A Review of ‘Pseudoscience’ Patterns of Usage |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/episteme/article/abs/do-we-know-it-when-we-see-it-a-review-of-pseudoscience-patterns-of-usage/BD87AB3244206E69CAEBC147DDAB46CE |journal=Episteme |language=en |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=479–496 |doi=10.1017/epi.2022.17 |issn=1742-3600}}</ref>
*''European Journal of Science and Theology''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nieminen |first=Petteri |last2=Ryökäs |first2=Esko |last3=Mustonen |first3=Anne-Mari |date=January 2014 |title=Systematic analysis of creationist claims source criticism, context, argumentation and experiential thinking |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286366286_Systematic_analysis_of_creationist_claims_source_criticism_context_argumentation_and_experiential_thinking |journal=European Journal of Science and Theology |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=4-26}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|European Journal of Social Psychology}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Imhoff |first=Roland |last2=Lamberty |first2=Pia Karoline |date=May 2017 |title=Too special to be duped: Need for uniqueness motivates conspiracy beliefs |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsp.2265 |journal=European Journal of Social Psychology |language=en |volume=47 |issue=6 |pages=724–734 |doi=10.1002/ejsp.2265 |issn=0046-2772}}</ref>
*''Evolution: Education and Outreach''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nieminen |first=Petteri |last2=Mustonen |first2=Anne-Mari |date=April 2014 |title=Argumentation and fallacies in creationist writings against evolutionary theory |url=https://evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12052-014-0011-6 |journal=Evolution: Education and Outreach |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=11 |doi=10.1186/s12052-014-0011-6 |issn=1936-6434}}</ref>
*''The Grey Journal''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Savić |first=Dobrica |date=January 2017 |title=Managing diversity in the international nuclear information system |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322927624_Managing_diversity_in_the_international_nuclear_information_system |journal=The Grey Journal (TGJ) |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=55-62}}</ref>
*''I.J.R.T.C.S.''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Makrides |first=Vasilios N. |date=November 2016 |title=Orthodox Christian rigorism: attempting to delineate a multifaceted phenomenon |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/jrat/2/2/article-p216_12.xml |journal=Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=216–252 |doi=10.14220/23642807-00202012 |issn=2365-3140}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Informal Logic (journal)|Informal Logic}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Walton |first=Douglas |date=2020 |title=Profiles of Dialogue for Amphiboly |url=https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/5997 |journal=Informal Logic |language=en |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=3–45 |doi=10.22329/il.v40i1.5997 |issn=2293-734X}}</ref>
*''The International Indigenous Policy Journal''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dudley |first=Michael |date=2017 |title=A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust |url=https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol8/iss2/9 |journal=The International Indigenous Policy Journal |volume=8 |issue=2 |doi=10.18584/iipj.2017.8.2.9}}</ref>
*''International Studies in the Philosophy of Science''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fasce |first=Angelo |date=2019 |title=Are Pseudosciences Like Seagulls? A Discriminant Metacriterion Facilitates the Solution of the Demarcation Problem |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02698595.2020.1767891 |journal=International Studies in the Philosophy of Science |language=en |volume=32 |issue=3-4 |pages=155–175 |doi=10.1080/02698595.2020.1767891 |issn=0269-8595}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Journal of Legal Medicine}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2014 |title=2013–2014 National Health Law Moot Court Competition Problem |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01947648.2014.936260 |journal=Journal of Legal Medicine |language=en |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=355–384 |doi=10.1080/01947648.2014.936260 |issn=0194-7648}}</ref>
*''Library & Information History''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cortada |first=James W. |last2=Aspray |first2=William |date=2019 |title=The Magic of Debunking: Interrogating Fake Facts in the United States since the Eighteenth Century |url=https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.1080/17583489.2019.1668155 |journal=Library & Information History |language=en |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=133–150 |doi=10.1080/17583489.2019.1668155 |issn=1758-3489}}</ref>
*''Minerals Engineering''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=van Deventer |first=Jannie S. J. |date=November 2013 |title=The precious metals we prefer to ignore |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0892687513002185 |journal=Minerals Engineering |volume=53 |pages=266–275 |doi=10.1016/j.mineng.2013.06.021 |issn=0892-6875}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=David |first=Marcella |date=2013 |title=Trademark Unraveled: The U.S. Olympic Committee Versus Knitters of the World |url=https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/mjlst/vol14/iss2/5 |journal=Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=705 |issn=1552-9541}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Nature (journal)|Nature}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hendrickson |first=Heather |last2=Rainey |first2=Paul B. |date=September 19, 2012 |title=How the unicorn got its horn |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/nature11487 |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=489 |issue=7417 |pages=504–505 |doi=10.1038/nature11487 |issn=1476-4687}}</ref>
*''Philosophy Study''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramiz |first=Refet |date=2020 |title=New Perspective for the Philosophy of Religion: New Era Theory, Religion and Science |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/RAMNPF-2 |journal=Philosophy Study |volume=10 |issue=12 |pages=818-873}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Perspectives on Terrorism}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tinnes |first=Judith |date=June 2020 |title=Bibliography: Internet-Driven Right-Wing Terrorism |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26918306 |journal=Perspectives on Terrorism |volume=14 |issue=3 |pages=168–189 |issn=2334-3745}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Physics Today}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hassani |first=Sadri |date=May 1, 2016 |title=Commentary: The dangerous growth of pseudophysics |url=https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article/69/5/10/415568/Commentary-The-dangerous-growth-of-pseudophysics |journal=Physics Today |language=en |volume=69 |issue=5 |pages=10–11 |doi=10.1063/PT.3.3151 |issn=0031-9228 |quote=In high school or in introductory college physics or chemistry courses, a five-minute weekly (extra-credit) quiz based on a 30- to 45-minute reading assignment can go a long way in making students aware of pseudoscientific nonsense and its danger to society. I suggest the encyclopedic resource [RationalWiki] as a starting point. Such training may not be as urgent as climate change, in which many teachers are admirably engaged. But the consequences of pseudoscience are too menacing to be ignored.}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|PLOS Medicine}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Heilman |first=James |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Open Access to a High-Quality, Impartial, Point-of-Care Medical Summary Would Save Lives: Why Does It Not Exist? |url=https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001868 |journal=PLOS Medicine |language=en |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=e1001868 |doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001868 |issn=1549-1676}}</ref>
*''Pragmatics''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Fukuda |first=Chie |date=May 2023 |title=Interactional and categorial analyses of identity construction in the talk of female-to-male (FtM) transgender individuals in Japan |url=https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/prag.20066.fuk |journal=Pragmatics |language=en |doi=10.1075/prag.20066.fuk}}</ref>
*''Journal of Religion in Europe''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=White |first=Ethan Doyle |date=2017 |title=Northern Gods for Northern Folk: Racial Identity and Right-wing Ideology among Britain’s Folkish Heathens |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/jre/10/3/article-p241_241.xml |journal=Journal of Religion in Europe |volume=10 |issue=3 |pages=241–273 |doi=10.1163/18748929-01003001 |issn=1874-8929}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Scientific Reports}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Walkowiak |first=S. |last2=Coutrot |first2=A. |last3=Hegarty |first3=M. |last4=Velasco |first4=P. F. |last5=Wiener |first5=J. M. |last6=Dalton |first6=R. C. |last7=Hölscher |first7=C. |last8=Hornberger |first8=M. |last9=Spiers |first9=H. J. |last10=Manley |first10=E. |date=2023 |title=Cultural determinants of the gap between self-estimated navigation ability and wayfinding performance: evidence from 46 countries |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-30937-w |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=10844 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-30937-w |issn=2045-2322}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Sex Roles (journal)|Sex Roles}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Katz |first=Jennifer |last2=Tirone |first2=Vanessa |date=2015 |title=From the Agency Line to the Picket Line: Neoliberal Ideals, Sexual Realities, and Arguments about Abortion in the U.S. |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-015-0475-z |journal=Sex Roles |language=en |volume=73 |issue=7 |pages=311–318 |doi=10.1007/s11199-015-0475-z |issn=1573-2762}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Henry |first=P. J. |last2=Wetherell |first2=Geoffrey |date=2017 |title=Countries with Greater Gender Equality Have More Positive Attitudes and Laws Concerning Lesbians and Gay Men |url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-017-0744-0 |journal=Sex Roles |language=en |volume=77 |issue=7 |pages=523–532 |doi=10.1007/s11199-017-0744-0 |issn=1573-2762}}</ref>
*''{{wpl|Social Theory and Practice}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Navin |first=Mark |date=April 2013 |title=Competing Epistemic Spaces: How Social Epistemology Helps Explain and Evaluate Vaccine Denialism |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23562597 |journal=Social Theory and Practice |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=241–264 |issn=0037-802X}}</ref>
*''Southeastern Geographer''<ref>{{Cite journal |date=Winter 2011 |title=Special Issue: Innovations in Southern Studies |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/e26228976 |journal=Southeastern Geographer |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |volume=51 |issue=4}}</ref>
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*''{{wpl|Theology and Science}}''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Manni |first=Franco |date=January 2020 |title=Atheistic Scientists and Christian Theologians as Travel Companions |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14746700.2019.1710349 |journal=Theology and Science |language=en |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=46–58 |doi=10.1080/14746700.2019.1710349 |issn=1474-6700}}</ref>
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==What is a RationalWiki article?==
{{main|RationalWiki:What is a RationalWiki article?}}
While RW uses software originally developed for a [[Wikipedia|well-known online encyclopedia]], it is important to realize that RW is not trying to be an encyclopedia. While many of RW's articles may ''look'' like encyclopedia entries, RW goes much further – it encourages original research and opinion formation.

*The community has embraced the concept of wikis by creating an [[RationalWiki:Contents|information source]] out of the collaborative editing of thousands of people. 
*By encouraging original research and [[:Category:Essays|essays]], RW has also incorporated many aspects of the blogging community. 
*Discussion among members is facilitated on many levels such as [[:Category:Debates|debate]] articles, specific discussions on talk pages, and just coming together to talk about whatever is on our minds at the [[RationalWiki:Saloon bar|Saloon Bar]]. This focus on discussion captures the essence of Internet forums.
*While RW has a serious mission, it is ultimately a volunteer project — and as such, an important way to keep interest high is to ensure that our articles are fun both to read and write.
*One of many ways which distinguishes RW from encyclopedias (e.g. Wikipedia) is that we openly avoid any pretentions to [[balance fallacy|neutrality on controversial subjects]]. When one side of an issue has the scientific consensus to back it up, and the other clearly doesn't, part of our mission is placing the two side by side and [[Fair_and_Balanced|calling it like we sees it]].

==Administration==
[[File:Goatagain.png|thumb|right|300px|<big>Hop on board the 
Trump Train
 [[Goat]]-Cart!</big>]]
{{main|RationalWiki:Community Standards#Mobocracy}}
Who runs this place? Ultimately, nobody. It's a [[wiki]].

Decisions are made by the will of whoever shows up and does stuff. [[Mobocracy]] and do-ocracy rule the day. Most users who've been around a while and aren't utterly incompetent are sysops. The most effective place to be outraged is on the talk page of the article you are outraged about. People may well engage with you in a relevant fashion.

A few users are moderators, elected by the community. They don't like work, so will do anything other than be your go-to parent.

In RW's fifteen-year long run, the extreme case in which the board of trustees has been forced to ban an editor — for libel of a level that could have attracted lawsuits to the RMF itself — has only presented itself ''twice''. The board members don't like to work either, so don't expect this to happen again any time soon.{{fact|joke}}

==Criticism==
{{main|RationalWiki:Pissed at us}}
RW has numerous critics, roughly divided in two (overlapping) groups: those that take issue with the content and those who take issue with the style. Both tend to quickly degenerate into "[[Essay:I thought this was supposed to be RATIONALWiki|so why do they call it ''Rational''Wiki, then]]?" This may be based on a slight confusion between [[rationalisation]] and [[rationalism]] — as ''no one'' ever thinks they're being irrational, they're likely to [[Psychological projection|accuse anyone who disagrees with them of being irrational]]. In principle, this point extends to RW itself, whose name implies that everyone who doesn't follow its POV is irrational — making the choice of title somewhat unfortunate and [[ironic]]. <b>The title of RationalWiki is not meant to imply that anyone who disagrees is irrational, but rather that this site is based on the [[philosophy]] of [[rationalism]], in which a high regard is given to [[reason]] (specifically [[logic]]) and to [[empirical]] [[observation]].</b>

The content critics are typically the fans of people or subjects that RW doesn't speak favorably of. Supporters of noted politician [[Ron Paul]] certainly aren't fans,<ref>[http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=187521 Ron Paul forums]</ref> angry that someone, somewhere ''dares'' not declare Ron Paul to be the [[Second Coming]]. [[Ayn Rand]] fans do much the same. Other criticism of content is often directed at shorter and less complete articles.<ref>[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:Abiotic_oil&diff=prev&oldid=623001 Comment of Abiotic oil]</ref> RW's [[RW:RATE|rating system]] goes part way to rectifying the issue of lower-quality articles, but is implemented in a completely 
[[ad hoc]]
 wikilike fashion.

RW's style is frequently criticized, with some objecting to the odd sense of humor and getting upset that people aren't taking their idea of rationalism seriously. [[LessWrong]] bloggers and commentators in particular find it annoyingly irrational (with prior [[probability]] <math>-e^{i \pi}</math>). LessWrong's founder, [[Eliezer Yudkowsky]], once defended RW as a potential recruiting ground for hardcore rationalists but mostly as "clueless."<ref>[http://lesswrong.com/lw/4g/eliezer_yudkowsky_facts/ Eliezer Yudkowsky Facts]</ref> Other issues with style include the running debate over whether RW's self-touted viewpoint, "[[RW:SPOV|SPOV]]," means "Scientific Point of View (plus snark)" or "Snarky Point of View (plus science)."

[[File:Readers of Rationalwiki vs readers of the Yellow Press.jpeg|thumb|center|700px]]
[[File:RW on moon.jpg|thumb|right|To boldly go where no wiki has gone before!]]

==Language sections==
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While the overwhelming majority of RW's editors are [[English]]-speaking, RW also has articles in other languages​, namely:

*[[:rurw:Заглавная страница|Russian]]: [[rurw:special:statistics|1000]] articles as of late October 2017 (for example, [[:rurw:Научный креационизм|Научный креационизм]]);
*[[:Category:Esperanto|Esperanto]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Esperanto|pages}} articles (for example, [[Kristnaska Viro]])
*[[:Category:Español|Spanish]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Español|pages}} articles (for example, [[Cabra]]);
*[[:Category:Français|French]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Français|pages}} articles (for example, [[Science (français)|Science]]).
*[[:Category:Português|Portuguese]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Português|pages}} articles.
*[[:Category:Chinese|Chinese]]: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Chinese|pages}} articles.

==Helpful links==
*[[RationalWiki:Help|Our main help page]]
*[[RationalWiki:Community Standards]]
*[[RationalWiki:What is a RationalWiki article?]]
*[[RationalWiki:Newcomers]]
*[[RationalWiki:How I found RationalWiki]]

==See also==
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* [[talk.origins]]
* [[sci.skeptic]]
* [[Skeptic's Annotated Bible]]
* [[Skeptic's Dictionary]]
* [[Essay:I thought this was supposed to be RATIONALWiki]]
* [[Liberapedia|Our very, VERY little sibling]]
* [[Fun:The truth about RationalWiki]]
[[file:Rw5.jpg|right|thumb|The truth about RationalWiki]]
[[File:RW card.png|right|200px|thumb|Magic the Gathering™ Card]]

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==External links==
*[http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page Main Page] on [[RationalWiki]] (hey, wait!)
**[http://rationalwiki.blogspot.com/ RationalWiki 
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**[http://twitter.com/RationalWiki RationalWiki Twitter page]
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