Fun with Conservapedia: http://www.conservapedia.com/Gun_Control "A superior means of defense for the population is the first reason why guns should be carried by citizens. Contrary to popular belief, armaments are not just purchased by lawbreakers; they are acquired by upstanding citizens whose only thought in the obtaining of the weapon is self-defense." (note that the article has no citations) http://www.conservapedia.com/Maple_syrup "Maple syrup is a sweet syrup made from the sap of maple trees. It is often eaten with pancakes or waffles, and is particularly often eaten in Canada." http://www.conservapedia.com/CE "The only plausible explanation is that "Common Era" is an attempt to erase recognition for the Christian basis of the calendar. But there are not similar attempts to erase non-Christian religious names in the calendar, such as the days of the week named after Norse gods. The conclusion is obvious: usage of the term "Common Era" seeks to deny recognition to Christianity. Beware of other examples of this, and beware how schools and tests are converting to "Common Era" dating systems to appease hostility to Christianity. " Wheeeeee. http://www.conservapedia.com/Delaware "What a hole."
When I first heard about this on the This Modern World blog, they had highlighted the page for the word "Dinosaur" to show how crazy this was. It looks like the page has changed some: http://www.conservapedia.com/Dinosaur Originally, this picture was actually on that page, probably as a joke:
Oddly enough, their entry doesn't outline Christinaity's input in the Renaissance, either. They even conclude with this: This subject was at the top of their "why wiki sucks" list so I would have expected a better effort. To their credit, though, Savonarola's tiny bio mentions nothing of all the book burning and art destroying during that time that he destroyed in the name of God.
I looked over the Gun Control page and was so taken aback by the awful grammar that I was going to clean it up for them (and maybe insert an Easter Egg or two), but the "Create an account" feature is not on. So, from now on if I want to show off the quality of Conservapedia, I will just point out that page.
That and the last update was December. Not only was it a project for home schooled kids, it was a short term project at that. In addition, it doesn't really qualify as a "wiki" since by definition wikis are able to be updated by users where this "wiki" doesn't even give you the ability to register in order to make edits.
well, this certainly makes things interesting. Good timing by Conservapedia? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,257340,00.html
It was first time I've heard of it. I didn't even know it had been such a big issue. I think he just got let go yesterday or today, so maybe it's more of an update then. EDIT: hmm looks like the troubles started about a week ago according to ...wiki, man cmon Rhad, that's not a while lol
