Homeopathy edit war - Revision history

wikademia>Eme at 04:52, 13 April 2011

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	~~Great thinking! That relayl breaks the mold~~!		Very true! Makes a change to see somoene spell it out like that. :)

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	~~It's spokyo how clever some ppl are. Thanks~~!		Great thinking! That relayl breaks the mold!

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	~~Wow~~! ~~Great thniknig! JK~~		It's spokyo how clever some ppl are. Thanks!

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wikademia>Dr. Eme at 13:00, 14 October 2009

2009-10-14T13:00:53Z

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	[[Category:Homeopathy edit war]]		[[Category:Homeopathy edit war]]
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			<keywords content="edit wars, homeopathy, medicine, Wikipedia, Wikiversity, bans, banning, bias, medicine, pseudoscience, debates" />

wikademia>Wikademia: changed some words to "the big wiki" so reference that to sick place coudl be avoided. feel free to put them back plz. :)

2009-08-11T07:52:30Z

changed some words to "the big wiki" so reference that to sick place coudl be avoided. feel free to put them back plz. :)

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	*[[Homeopathy edit war/Where are they now\|Where are they now]]{{hab}}Welcome to the research project about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy Homeopathy] [[Wiki edit wars\|edit war]] at ~~Wikipedia~~. Edit waring at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Homeopathy other wikis] that is related to homeopathy is also relevant to this research project.		*[[Homeopathy edit war/Where are they now\|Where are they now]]{{hab}}Welcome to the research project about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy Homeopathy] [[Wiki edit wars\|edit war]] at The Big Wiki. Edit waring at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Homeopathy other wikis] that is related to homeopathy is also relevant to this research project.

	Homeopathy is a type of medical treatment usually performed by giving the patient an extremely diluted medicine. Homeopaths believe that these homeopathic medicines are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacious efficacious] even if they do not contain any molecules of medicinal substances. A homeopathic medicine is made by starting with a plant or mineral substance, but during preparation of the medicine any original plant or mineral molecules are usually diluted below a level that would allow for a conventional chemical effect on the patient. Homeopathy is controversial because conventional science cannot explain how such diluted homeopathic medicines might be of medicinal value beyond a placebo effect.		Homeopathy is a type of medical treatment usually performed by giving the patient an extremely diluted medicine. Homeopaths believe that these homeopathic medicines are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacious efficacious] even if they do not contain any molecules of medicinal substances. A homeopathic medicine is made by starting with a plant or mineral substance, but during preparation of the medicine any original plant or mineral molecules are usually diluted below a level that would allow for a conventional chemical effect on the patient. Homeopathy is controversial because conventional science cannot explain how such diluted homeopathic medicines might be of medicinal value beyond a placebo effect.

	The ~~Wikipedia~~ article about homeopathy is about the 6,000th most visited article at Wikipedia. Large numbers of people use homeopathic medicine. [http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homeopathy&action=history The Wikipedia article about homeopathy was started in 2001], the year that Wikipedia was founded. The "proper" content of this article immediately became a matter of dispute with some editors trying to describe the practice of homeopathy and other editors trying to label homeopathy as a pseudoscientific scam. The conflict between editors with these two different points of view has never ended. Edit waring at the Wikipedia homeopathy page has resulted in editing sanctions (blocks and bans) being imposed on many editors.		The Big Wiki article about homeopathy is about the 6,000th most visited article at Wikipedia. Large numbers of people use homeopathic medicine. [http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homeopathy&action=history The Wikipedia article about homeopathy was started in 2001], the year that Wikipedia was founded. The "proper" content of this article immediately became a matter of dispute with some editors trying to describe the practice of homeopathy and other editors trying to label homeopathy as a pseudoscientific scam. The conflict between editors with these two different points of view has never ended. Edit waring at the Wikipedia homeopathy page has resulted in editing sanctions (blocks and bans) being imposed on many editors.

	This research project is an historical analysis of the homeopathy edit war. Can we learn how to avoid such edit wars and limit the damage that they do?		This research project is an historical analysis of the homeopathy edit war. Can we learn how to avoid such edit wars and limit the damage that they do?

	==Origin of ~~the Wikipedia~~ article about homeopathy==		==Origin of The Big Wiki article about homeopathy==
	Is there an error in the database for [http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homeopathy&diff=prev&oldid=21868 this version] of the article? It says "December 12" and is shown before the version for "December 2".		Is there an error in the database for [http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homeopathy&diff=prev&oldid=21868 this version] of the article? It says "December 12" and is shown before the version for "December 2".

wikademia>Purple Scissor: deserves prominence to tie it together, but if this is not appripriate please delete it.

2009-07-08T06:26:32Z

deserves prominence to tie it together, but if this is not appripriate please delete it.

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	Welcome to the research project about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy Homeopathy] [[Wiki edit wars\|edit war]] at Wikipedia. Edit waring at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Homeopathy other wikis] that is related to homeopathy is also relevant to this research project.		{{Menu\|'''See also'''}}
			*[[Homeopathy edit war/Where are they now\|Where are they now]]{{hab}}Welcome to the research project about the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy Homeopathy] [[Wiki edit wars\|edit war]] at Wikipedia. Edit waring at [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Homeopathy other wikis] that is related to homeopathy is also relevant to this research project.

	Homeopathy is a type of medical treatment usually performed by giving the patient an extremely diluted medicine. Homeopaths believe that these homeopathic medicines are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacious efficacious] even if they do not contain any molecules of medicinal substances. A homeopathic medicine is made by starting with a plant or mineral substance, but during preparation of the medicine any original plant or mineral molecules are usually diluted below a level that would allow for a conventional chemical effect on the patient. Homeopathy is controversial because conventional science cannot explain how such diluted homeopathic medicines might be of medicinal value beyond a placebo effect.		Homeopathy is a type of medical treatment usually performed by giving the patient an extremely diluted medicine. Homeopaths believe that these homeopathic medicines are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficacious efficacious] even if they do not contain any molecules of medicinal substances. A homeopathic medicine is made by starting with a plant or mineral substance, but during preparation of the medicine any original plant or mineral molecules are usually diluted below a level that would allow for a conventional chemical effect on the patient. Homeopathy is controversial because conventional science cannot explain how such diluted homeopathic medicines might be of medicinal value beyond a placebo effect.

wikademia>JWSchmidt: /* "Sides" */ categories of editors

2009-07-07T04:59:24Z

"Sides": categories of editors

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	Generally the editors who know the most about homeopathy tend to fall into category #3 (above) and they are [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homeopathy&diff=294792238&oldid=294761130 charged with unwanted advocacy] of their point of view if they speak openly of their support for homeopathy. In contrast, opponents of homeopathy have always been free to express their point of view and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homeopathy&diff=294746684&oldid=294743438 advocate the condemnation of homeopathy], even when they do not know much about it.		Generally the editors who know the most about homeopathy tend to fall into category #3 (above) and they are [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homeopathy&diff=294792238&oldid=294761130 charged with unwanted advocacy] of their point of view if they speak openly of their support for homeopathy. In contrast, opponents of homeopathy have always been free to express their point of view and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Homeopathy&diff=294746684&oldid=294743438 advocate the condemnation of homeopathy], even when they do not know much about it.

			[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:JWSchmidt&diff=187745217&oldid=187743302 Alternative categories of editors]:
			*1. Reasonable editors (whatever their POV). These are so rare, I think we should build a statue to them. They actually understand NPOV, undue weight, etc. Unfortunately, for articles such as this one, SPOV=NPOV, and many individuals don't understand that equality.
			*2. Anonymous POV warriors who show up and argue tendentiously and uncivilly.
			*3. Registered but SPA accounts who argue tendentiously and uncivilly.
			*4. Registered accounts that have a one-track mind about Pseudoscience, that is, it works, we just don't understand.

	==Claim of authorship==		==Claim of authorship==

wikademia>JWSchmidt: /* "Sides" */ What is the problem with Wikipedia? NPOV

2009-07-07T02:05:35Z

"Sides": What is the problem with Wikipedia? NPOV

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	2) editors who want an article that condemns homeopathy as a pseudoscience scam		2) editors who want an article that condemns homeopathy as a pseudoscience scam
			*"[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Raymond_arritt/Expert_withdrawal&diff=186929089&oldid=186928911 I think that NPOV should be renamed. Called it 'Mainstream Point of View']"

	3) editors who object to having the homeopathy article turned into an article about objections to homeopathy		3) editors who object to having the homeopathy article turned into an article about objections to homeopathy