/r/Conspiracy Wiki
49 2013-01-31 by Weedtastic
Reddit has a Wikipedia function which would have a great benefit to this Community.
We could list the biggest Conspiracies like 9/11,JFK etc and show all the evidence.
Also we can share the Information on the Police State and Secret Societies and bring it all in one Place easy for beginners to read.
This would encourage a real Discussion about the Topics.
Everything should have a source linked.
I would like to hear your opinion.
29 comments
8 FaxPager 2013-01-31
This is a good idea. I like the emphasis on trying to insure it contain facts.
6 Sarah_Connor 2013-01-31
DONE
OK, I am keeping this on a fairly tight lockdown, but due to this being your suggestion, Weedtastic, I have made you an approved submitter to the new /r/conspiracy/wiki/
Currently, I have the wiki locked to accounts older than 2 years and greater than 1000 subreddit karma.
I have added a main index with a link to some intitial (EMPTY) pages.
I will create a submission to /r/conspiracy requesting input from the community on categories and topics of information.
Further, I think we need a boilerplate outline that each topic should attempt to fill out at a minimum.
Finally, I also think we need a standard method for suggesting/submitting edits; I submit the format of [WIKI]: as a prefix to /r/conspiracy submissions that are Wiki related.
Ill delineate these again in the main submission. Ill give credit to Weedtastic for the impetus.
3 Weedtastic 2013-01-31
Thanks for accepting this proposal.
I will try to starting to fill the most important pages.
I think this will be a great project for this community.
2 joseph177 2013-01-31
Please add this to the shills section: http://cryptome.org/2012/07/gent-forum-spies.htm
3 roughnail 2013-01-31
I kinda want in.... After all I'm running for state representative next year and need all the boost I can get
2 Sarah_Connor 2013-01-31
Your account age, karma and comment history preclude you from participating for the foreseeable future.
I'd suggest, especially if your attempting to "represent" your state, you put both a lot more thought and effort into your overall participation in this community.
Even at quick glance, I'm not convinced you have anything worthy of representing others both online and offline.
Focus on yourself first: quit smoking.
2 roughnail 2013-01-31
While you may speak low of my ability to represent online, don't assume I'm incapable offline as well. But I will take your advice, if not for me, my daughter. Thank you however, for looking into it.
1 jefewyatt 2013-01-31
Maybe we can do a peer review system? People could make edits, but for them to actually be published they'd have to be reviewed in some fashion, perhaps by moderators. I have no idea how such a system would be implemented.
3 Sarah_Connor 2013-01-31
I agree - this is a learning phase...
We need to get some content submitted. Maybe we should start by communally attacking filling out one particular section at a time with our collective knowledge.
1 jefewyatt 2013-01-31
I'm too lazy to actually contribute, but I would happily confirm sources and help ensure quality submissions, if needed.
1 messopotamien 2013-01-31
great job! maybe you can split up political into cfr, non-profits, think tanks etc. or add these separately. thanks!
2 Sarah_Connor 2013-01-31
We should build the sub categories on the political page, as opposed to have a huge index page.
Can you reply with various additional categories?
3 BlackAustin 2013-01-31
PLEASE!
3 flopus 2013-01-31
What about skeptics?
2 Weedtastic 2013-01-31
how do you mean that exactly?
8 flopus 2013-01-31
can we edit your articles? Will it devolve into an edit war? Will it be a separate section?
2 Weedtastic 2013-01-31
Sure you can edit everything.
Every edit is saved and listed with Username and Time.
If Abuse would happen you can go back to the older Version of the Wiki Page or let only allow people edit the wiki who requested these rights.
You can also have Discussion Theards about the Wikipage to prevent a "edit War" (separately listed from /r/conspiracy)
EDIT: Yes it will be a new Section named "Wiki" like "New" and "Top"
2 sunshine-x 2013-01-31
It'll depend on the mods and how low they configure the setting that controls who can edit the wiki. They can specify a minimum /r/conspiracy karma value to participate.
2 jefewyatt 2013-01-31
I don't like this idea because what gets you karma does not necessary make you a rational free thinker.
2 sunshine-x 2013-01-31
Like it or not, it's the only function Admins have provided moderators to use in controlling who can/cannot edit the wiki pages.
They can also enable the wiki without allowing community edits, and instead white-listing specific users, but that quickly becomes unmanageable, and seems a little unfair.
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1 sunshine-x 2013-01-31
Check the community settings page, there will be a radio-button to enable the wiki. You have to select whether to enable editing by select users (whitelisting), or to enable editing by the community by anyone with karma above a number you specify (karma in this subreddit, that is), with a minimum account age that you can specify.
I find that system somewhat limiting, in that it doesn't specify which type of karma, comment or post, and it doesn't allow a mixed mode of minimum karma unless whitelisted. But anyhow, better than nothing!
I miss you guys too, it was a blast! Hope things are going well with the sub.
2 hahayourface 2013-01-31
I read a post like this, actually the same thing about a month ago. I'd have to agree. Good idea, glad someone brought it up again.
1 Himeetoe 2013-01-31
Where is this Wikipedia function?
2 Weedtastic 2013-01-31
The Moderators of /r/Conspiracy can enable it in the Setting of the Subreddit.
1 shillseeker3000 2013-01-31
This is genius...
1 StringyLow 2013-01-31
MOVIES!
Add your favorite movies, too!
-5 SincerelySincere 2013-01-31
Dude! How many times are you gonna self post this?
1 [deleted] 2013-01-31
how about someone take the time to creats this wiki... this should probably be me... but I'm too lazy and to comfotable playing videogames instead of doing something productive...
0 SincerelySincere 2013-01-31
Sounds like a personal problem, bro.
2 jefewyatt 2013-01-31
I don't like this idea because what gets you karma does not necessary make you a rational free thinker.