This is the page for theWikiProject Skepticism, which is focused on subjects which have been the subject of skeptical critique and clarifying the distinction between science and pseudoscience, history andpseudohistory, and scholarship andpseudoscholarship generally. This project needs new members,join us andget involved!
WikiProject Skepticism is aWikiProject dedicated to creating, improving, and monitoring articles related toskepticism (British English spelling:scepticism), also known asscientific skepticism,rational skepticism, orskeptical inquiry. The focus includes articles about claims which are contrary to straightforward facts, the current body of scientific evidence, or which involve the paranormal and other claims of supernatural or "powerful elite" agency. The project ensures that these articles are written from aneutral point of view, follows ourguidelines for writing about fringe theories, and do not put forward invalid claims as truth.
ThisWikiProject aims primarily to coordinate the efforts of Wikipedians who wish to ensure that thebest sources that describe these ideas are used in an effort to improve the general quality and range of Wikipedia articles on various topics, while maintaining a neutral point of view and avoiding theunduepromotion of obscure ideas for which there is little to no scholarship or serious attention paid.
The goals of this WikiProject are as follows:
To create new articles relating to subjects relevant to skepticism.
To improve articles that are not based in the best evidence or sources.
Review thenew pages log, adding the{{WikiProject Skepticism}} tag on the talk pages of relevant articles and as necessary, nominating inappropriate articles for deletion; when the articles meet inclusion criteria, help to improve them and watchlist them
ReadWP:FTN andWT:SKEPTIC and participate there; start a new thread there as necessary when needing input about problematic articles
Trackarticle alerts and participate to relevant discussions
Patrol changes to sensitive articles by watchlisting them or using theRelated Changes feature on extra watchlists or categories (also see theskeptic's watchlist)
Participate to article talk page discussions, while thinking aboutWP:NOTFORUM
The project organizes its resources through the Wikiproject navigation menu at the top of the page. Here is a quick run down of what you will find at each link.
Topics – do you wonder what topics fall within the project? There is a lot to read here about the various types of science, pseudoscience, and philosophy.
To Do – this link can suggest ways to get involved. Sub projects are listed here too.
Project Resources – this is where we store the templates and tools for the project.
Article Alerts – a good place to stay up to date on reviews, nominations, and discussions about the pages in this project.
Fringe Theories Noticeboard – Since there is a big crossover between skepticism and fringe theories we have provided a quick link to the fringe theories noticeboard.
New Articles – want to help keep an eye out for new pages that might fit into the project? This page lists newly created pages that contain certain keywords that indicate they may be skepticism related. This may help you find a fledgling page to improve or vandalism that needs to be corrected.
Wikipedia 1.0 Server Article List – Allows you to see an updated count of pages in this project that have been assessed.
Popular pages – Here is a place to get a list of our most visited pages. Let’s make sure these pages represent the project well.
Needing Attention – This lists articles in the project that have been flagged that they need extra attention.
Did you know – lists pages in the project that have been featured on the main page. This is a manual (not automated) list.
Requested Articles – topics that could be worthy of articles in the future. This page is not currently maintained.
RFC – This Request for comments link points to the Math, Science, and Technology general list.
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