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'''Conservapedia''' is an [[Internet]] [[encyclopedia]] project whose purpose is to present information from a [[American conservatism|conservative | '''Conservapedia''' is an [[Internet]] [[encyclopedia]] project whose purpose is to present information from a [[American conservatism|conservative]] viewpoint. Founded in November, 2006, by [[Andrew Schlafly]], son of the conservative commentator [[Phyllis Schlafly]], and originally begun as a class project by [[homeschooling|homeschooled]] students,<ref>''Conservapedia'': '[http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia:About Conservapedia:About],'</ref> it is a [[wiki]] project using the same [[Mediawiki]] [[software]] that [[Citizendium]] and [[Wikipedia]] do. It has, in particular, set itself up in opposition to Wikipedia and its perceived "[[liberalism|liberal]] bias".<ref>''Conservapedia'': '[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Examples_of_Bias_in_Wikipedia&oldid=249783 Examples of bias in Wikipedia].' July 25th 2007.</ref> As of October, 2008, it had about 26,000 articles.<ref>''Conservapedia'': '[http://www.conservapedia.com/Special:Statistics Special:Statistics].'</ref> | ||
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Conservapedia is an Internet encyclopedia project whose purpose is to present information from a conservative viewpoint. Founded in November, 2006, by Andrew Schlafly, son of the conservative commentator Phyllis Schlafly, and originally begun as a class project by homeschooled students,[1] it is a wiki project using the same Mediawiki software that Citizendium and Wikipedia do. It has, in particular, set itself up in opposition to Wikipedia and its perceived "liberal bias".[2] As of October, 2008, it had about 26,000 articles.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Conservapedia: 'Conservapedia:About,'
- ↑ Conservapedia: 'Examples of bias in Wikipedia.' July 25th 2007.
- ↑ Conservapedia: 'Special:Statistics.'