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Revision as of 12:08, 13 November 2007
Scope
Welcome to WikiProject Alternative Views! This project aims to improve Misplaced Pages's coverage of significant "alternative views"—those theories, hypotheses, conjectures, and speculations which, though notable, lack widespread acceptance, and which may challenge a "dominant view" which does have such acceptance. The project encompasses alternative views in every field, from the sciences to the humanities.
To see recent changes to the articles already related to this project please use the recent changes function.
Motivation
Misplaced Pages's policy is to write articles from a neutral point of view describing not just the dominant view, but significant alternative views as well, fairly, proportionately, and without bias. Because alternative views lack the widespread acceptance enjoyed by dominant views, fewer editors know or care about them, and this imbalance puts alternative views at risk of neglect and misrepresentation. This project aims to counter that tendency by facilitating collaboration among interested editors.
Goals
The project's goal of improving Misplaced Pages's coverage of significant alternative views breaks down as follows.
- create articles about notable alternative views
- work to make existing articles about alternative views factual and neutral
- prevent articles about notable alternative views from being deleted
- ensure that significant alternative views which are notable in the context of other articles receive adequate, factual, neutral representation in those articles
- assist in the formulation and clarification of policies, guidelines, and other project-space infrastructure relating to alternative views
- provide a support group and help forum for editors who are interested in improving Misplaced Pages's coverage of alternative views, but who may be unfamiliar with Misplaced Pages's rules and conventions
Boundaries to respect
Editors working to improve Misplaced Pages's coverage of alternative views should respect the boundaries set by Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia, not a publisher of original thought. To be included here, information about alternative views must be notable and verifiable, and should not receive undue weight.
Participants
When joining, feel free to list any particular alternative views which interest you. Be sure to add the project page to your watchlist to keep in touch with discussions and developments!
- Tim Smith
- ScienceApologist
- Badbilltucker
- Ranjan Kumar
- Vassyana
- Lighthead
- J. D. Redding
- Pjacobi
- meco
- Geir
- John Carter
- ——Martin ☎ Ψ Φ——
All members should also feel free to add {{User WikiProject Alternative Views}} to their talkpages.
Relevant pages
- Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Alternative Views/Articles - a list of the articles which have been defined as being of specific relevance to this project
- Misplaced Pages:Fringe theories - guidance for articles about alternative views
- Notability guidelines:
- Misplaced Pages:Notability (people) - applies to articles about proponents of alternative views
- Misplaced Pages:Notability (books) - proposed; applies to books about alternative views
- Misplaced Pages:Notability (science) - proposed for alternative views in science