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The following sub-articles discuss various aspects of editing LDS-themed articles on Wikipedia. In addition, we analyze certain selected Wikipedia articles for accuracy and fairness. | The following sub-articles discuss various aspects of editing LDS-themed articles on Wikipedia. In addition, we analyze certain selected Wikipedia articles for accuracy and fairness. | ||
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| − | Who edits LDS Wikipedia articles? We introduce you to the editors that you are most likely to encounter. | + | Who edits LDS Wikipedia articles? We introduce you to a few of the critical editors that you are most likely to encounter. |
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Revision as of 20:58, 12 May 2009
Contents
Mormonism and Wikipedia
It is easy enough to spin webs of speculation...
—Dr. John Matzko, Professor of History, Bob Jones University.
"The Encounter of the Young Joseph Smith with Presbyterianism," Dialogue 40/3 (2007), p. 77
...every time you start citing Wikipedia rules, I tune them out as Mormon smokescreen.
—Wikipedia editor John "Foxe" (23 July 2007) off-site
How FAIR views Wikipedia articles
FAIR regularly receives queries about specific LDS-themed Wikipedia articles with requests that we somehow "fix" them. Although some individual members of FAIR may choose to edit Wikipedia articles, FAIR as an organization does not. We view Wikipedia articles as an unproductive use of valuable time which is better spent on working on other projects—Controversial Wikipedia articles require constant maintenance and a significant amount of time. We prefer instead to respond to claims in the FAIR Wiki rather than fight the ongoing battle that LDS Wikipedia articles represent. From FAIR’s perspective, LDS-themed Wikipedia articles are therefore treated just like any other critical (or, if one prefers, "anti-Mormon") work.
Given the fluid nature of LDS Wikipedia articles, it is pointless to perform a detailed review and analysis of many of them. There is a specific subset of LDS articles, however, that has been "stabilized" by one critical editor, thus allowing us to perform a more detailed analysis.
Any editors who wish to participate in editing LDS themed Wikipedia articles can access the project page here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement
The following sub-articles discuss various aspects of editing LDS-themed articles on Wikipedia. In addition, we analyze certain selected Wikipedia articles for accuracy and fairness.
Common questions FAIR is asked about LDS Wikipedia articles
Who edits LDS Wikipedia articles?
Who edits LDS Wikipedia articles? We introduce you to a few of the critical editors that you are most likely to encounter.
The perils of editing LDS Wikipedia articles
What happens when a "real world" academic attempts to improve Wikipedia articles and make them reflect his version of "truth?" We discuss the issue in detail here.
FAIR's analysis of LDS Wikipedia articles
The First Vision
This is one of the more "stable" LDS articles on Wikipedia. We analyze this article claim by claim. The article has been a literal Wikipedia editing battleground, and the bodies of the fallen litter the landscape.
Martin Harris
The article is examined for overall tone and spin. How fairly do you believe Martin Harris is treated? Come and find out.
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