This user supports
Jimbo Wales in his fight against the unsubstantiated claims of lunatic charlatans. |
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
My edit stats are here.
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
I have two articles in this category. Only about 0.5% of Wikipedia articles are in this category, so I am particularly proud of this!
|
|
And yes, I wrote (or greatly expanded) each of these. I did not just nominate a page someone else wrote and claim credit. :-)
Article | DYK Date & Archive Link | List Position | DYK Hours | Pageviews | Hook: Did You Know... |
Alan Hale | 10/19/16 | 1 | 24 | 12,110 | ...that Alan Hale, who discovered Comet Hale–Bopp (pictured), said that he "predicted" its appearance would trigger suicides—and it turned out he was right? |
Bob Cenker | 6/29/17 | 8 | 24 | 9,493 | ...that RCA's only astronaut, civilian Bob Cenker, narrowly avoided catastrophe during his mission on Space Shuttle Columbia, which experienced several launch-pad aborts and almost exploded? |
Science Moms | 12/16/17 | 2 | 24 | 6,462 | ...that the goal of the Science Moms documentary is to challenge the anti- GMO, anti-vaccination, pro-alternative medicine culture affecting parents? |
Bob Nygaard | 4/12/18 | 7 | 24 | 11,127 | ...that Bob Nygaard, a private investigator specializing in psychic fraud, has been instrumental in the return of millions of dollars to victims of this crime? |
The Photo Ark | 7/24/18 | 4 | 24 | 3,377 | ...that in May 2018, the 8,000th animal was photographed for The Photo Ark project, which aims to document all 12,000 species living in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries worldwide? |
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots | 5/11/20 | 3 | 12 | 3,143 | ... that the Netfix miniseries Unorthodox was inspired by Deborah Feldman's memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots? |
Science Moms
Documentary |
Bob Nygaard
Bio: Psychic-fraud private eye |
The Photo Ark
Wildlife project/book/film |
Thomas John (medium)
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic medium |
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
Autobiographical book |
America's Frontline Doctors
Far-right organization |
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space
Netflix 2021 docuseries |
King of Clones
Netflix 2023 documentary |
Virulent: The Vaccine War
2022 pro-vaccination documentary |
How to Become a Cult Leader
Netflix 2023 docuseries |
Alan Hale
Bio: Co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp |
Robert J. Cenker
Bio: RCA astronaut |
Canine cancer detection
Unsupported medical claims |
Weather pains
Unsupported medical claims |
Grounds For Sculpture
Sculpture park |
Forever Marilyn
Large scale sculpture |
Robert Burnham Jr.
Bio: Astronomer |
David Paulides
Bio: Paranormal author |
Monica the Medium
TV show |
Psychic Friends Network
Phone-a-psychic service |
What the Health
Pseudoscience documentary |
Gina Marks
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic |
Miami Psychic
Book |
Kinesio tape
Pseudoscience in sports |
Havana syndrome
Cuba "sonic attack" incidents (likely mass hysteria) |
Félicette
First cat in space |
Gua sha
TCM dermatology pseudocience |
Robert S. Lancaster
Skeptical activist |
Char Margolis
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic medium |
The Goop Lab
Netflix 2020 docuseries |
Deborah Feldman
Author of Unorthodox |
Mick West
CSI fellow |
Iranian schoolgirls mass poisoning reports
Nationwide poisonings (or mass hysteria) |
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
Conspiracy-pushing Netflix 2023 docuseries |
Waco: American Apocalypse
Netflix 2023 docuseries |
The Phenomenon
2020 UFO documentary |
EnChroma
Eyeglasses marketed to fix CVD |
Satan Wants You
Documentary about the Satanic Panic |
James Randi
Bio: Magician and JREF founder |
Uri Geller
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic |
Johnny Carson
Bio: Television host |
The Tonight Show
TV show |
Cara Santa Maria
Bio: Science communicator |
Rob Schneider
Bio: Actor |
Goop
Snake oil company |
Gwyneth Paltrow
Bio: Actor and founder of Goop |
Cowspiracy
Pseudoscience documentary |
Facilitated communication
Discredited medical technique |
Warm Kitty
Song popularized on The Big Bang Theory |
Detoxification
Discredited medical technique |
Oil pulling
Oral health pseudocience |
After School Satan
After school secular program |
Pet psychic
Just OMG! |
Psychodermatology (Pending upgrade)
Dermatology pseudocience |
Tyler Henry
Bio: The Hollywood "Medium" |
Joel Sartore
Bio: Nat Geo photographer |
Modern flat Earth beliefs
This is for real! |
Taylor Winterstein
Bio: Anti-vaxx Samoan activist |
Eric R. Braverman
Bio: Medical doctor who misdiagnosed his patients and prescribed inappropriate treatments |
Skeptical Inquirer
"The Magazine for Science and Reason" |
Jeanette Wilson
Bio: Conspiratorialist and self-proclaimed psychic healer |
The Dybbuk box
Paranormal hoax investigated by Kenny Biddle |
Countries I have visited
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
This is just so cool... Listen to the sound of Wikipedia being edited
here!
Here are some articles concerning some of the most important concepts for successful Wikipedia editing, and one bad-ass essay on fighting pseudoscience and woo on Wikipedia:
Looking for an appropriate citation template? See
here
See here for my instructions on doing a DYK nomination.
See here for the official WP guidance on bias and POV issues. Also, here is: the Arbitration Committee Decisions on Pseudoscience.
The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, once said the following. (This was borrowed from editor Roxy the dog):
So yes, we are biased towards
science and biased against
pseudoscience.
We are biased towards
astronomy, and biased against
astrology.
We are biased towards
chemistry, and biased against
alchemy.
We are biased towards
mathematics, and biased against
numerology.
We are biased towards
cargo planes, and biased against
cargo cults.
We are biased towards
crops, and biased against
crop circles.
We are biased towards
venipuncture, and biased against
acupuncture.
We are biased towards
water treatment, and biased against
magnetic water treatment.
We are biased towards
electromagnetic fields, and biased against
microlepton fields.
We are biased towards
evolution, and biased against
creationism.
We are biased towards medical treatments that have been shown to be effective in
double-blind
clinical trials, and biased against medical treatments that are based upon
preying on the gullible.
We are biased towards
astronauts, and biased against
ancient astronauts.
We are biased towards
psychology, and biased against
phrenology.
We are biased towards
Mendelian inheritance, and biased against
Lysenkoism.
On the subject of Verifiability vs Truth, there are these conflicting WP essays:
Wiki Adventure badges
|
---|
If you're new to Wikipedia and have not yet done so, I strongly suggest taking
The Wikipedia Adventure which teaches you to "Learn to edit Wikipedia in under an hour." These are the badges I was awarded while learning to edit:
|
This user supports
Jimbo Wales in his fight against the unsubstantiated claims of lunatic charlatans. |
|
|
|||||||
|
|
|
My edit stats are here.
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
| ||||||
|
|
|
I have two articles in this category. Only about 0.5% of Wikipedia articles are in this category, so I am particularly proud of this!
|
|
And yes, I wrote (or greatly expanded) each of these. I did not just nominate a page someone else wrote and claim credit. :-)
Article | DYK Date & Archive Link | List Position | DYK Hours | Pageviews | Hook: Did You Know... |
Alan Hale | 10/19/16 | 1 | 24 | 12,110 | ...that Alan Hale, who discovered Comet Hale–Bopp (pictured), said that he "predicted" its appearance would trigger suicides—and it turned out he was right? |
Bob Cenker | 6/29/17 | 8 | 24 | 9,493 | ...that RCA's only astronaut, civilian Bob Cenker, narrowly avoided catastrophe during his mission on Space Shuttle Columbia, which experienced several launch-pad aborts and almost exploded? |
Science Moms | 12/16/17 | 2 | 24 | 6,462 | ...that the goal of the Science Moms documentary is to challenge the anti- GMO, anti-vaccination, pro-alternative medicine culture affecting parents? |
Bob Nygaard | 4/12/18 | 7 | 24 | 11,127 | ...that Bob Nygaard, a private investigator specializing in psychic fraud, has been instrumental in the return of millions of dollars to victims of this crime? |
The Photo Ark | 7/24/18 | 4 | 24 | 3,377 | ...that in May 2018, the 8,000th animal was photographed for The Photo Ark project, which aims to document all 12,000 species living in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries worldwide? |
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots | 5/11/20 | 3 | 12 | 3,143 | ... that the Netfix miniseries Unorthodox was inspired by Deborah Feldman's memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots? |
Science Moms
Documentary |
Bob Nygaard
Bio: Psychic-fraud private eye |
The Photo Ark
Wildlife project/book/film |
Thomas John (medium)
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic medium |
Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots
Autobiographical book |
America's Frontline Doctors
Far-right organization |
Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space
Netflix 2021 docuseries |
King of Clones
Netflix 2023 documentary |
Virulent: The Vaccine War
2022 pro-vaccination documentary |
How to Become a Cult Leader
Netflix 2023 docuseries |
Alan Hale
Bio: Co-discoverer of comet Hale-Bopp |
Robert J. Cenker
Bio: RCA astronaut |
Canine cancer detection
Unsupported medical claims |
Weather pains
Unsupported medical claims |
Grounds For Sculpture
Sculpture park |
Forever Marilyn
Large scale sculpture |
Robert Burnham Jr.
Bio: Astronomer |
David Paulides
Bio: Paranormal author |
Monica the Medium
TV show |
Psychic Friends Network
Phone-a-psychic service |
What the Health
Pseudoscience documentary |
Gina Marks
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic |
Miami Psychic
Book |
Kinesio tape
Pseudoscience in sports |
Havana syndrome
Cuba "sonic attack" incidents (likely mass hysteria) |
Félicette
First cat in space |
Gua sha
TCM dermatology pseudocience |
Robert S. Lancaster
Skeptical activist |
Char Margolis
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic medium |
The Goop Lab
Netflix 2020 docuseries |
Deborah Feldman
Author of Unorthodox |
Mick West
CSI fellow |
Iranian schoolgirls mass poisoning reports
Nationwide poisonings (or mass hysteria) |
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared
Conspiracy-pushing Netflix 2023 docuseries |
Waco: American Apocalypse
Netflix 2023 docuseries |
The Phenomenon
2020 UFO documentary |
EnChroma
Eyeglasses marketed to fix CVD |
Satan Wants You
Documentary about the Satanic Panic |
James Randi
Bio: Magician and JREF founder |
Uri Geller
Bio: Self-proclaimed psychic |
Johnny Carson
Bio: Television host |
The Tonight Show
TV show |
Cara Santa Maria
Bio: Science communicator |
Rob Schneider
Bio: Actor |
Goop
Snake oil company |
Gwyneth Paltrow
Bio: Actor and founder of Goop |
Cowspiracy
Pseudoscience documentary |
Facilitated communication
Discredited medical technique |
Warm Kitty
Song popularized on The Big Bang Theory |
Detoxification
Discredited medical technique |
Oil pulling
Oral health pseudocience |
After School Satan
After school secular program |
Pet psychic
Just OMG! |
Psychodermatology (Pending upgrade)
Dermatology pseudocience |
Tyler Henry
Bio: The Hollywood "Medium" |
Joel Sartore
Bio: Nat Geo photographer |
Modern flat Earth beliefs
This is for real! |
Taylor Winterstein
Bio: Anti-vaxx Samoan activist |
Eric R. Braverman
Bio: Medical doctor who misdiagnosed his patients and prescribed inappropriate treatments |
Skeptical Inquirer
"The Magazine for Science and Reason" |
Jeanette Wilson
Bio: Conspiratorialist and self-proclaimed psychic healer |
The Dybbuk box
Paranormal hoax investigated by Kenny Biddle |
Countries I have visited
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
This is just so cool... Listen to the sound of Wikipedia being edited
here!
Here are some articles concerning some of the most important concepts for successful Wikipedia editing, and one bad-ass essay on fighting pseudoscience and woo on Wikipedia:
Looking for an appropriate citation template? See
here
See here for my instructions on doing a DYK nomination.
See here for the official WP guidance on bias and POV issues. Also, here is: the Arbitration Committee Decisions on Pseudoscience.
The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, once said the following. (This was borrowed from editor Roxy the dog):
So yes, we are biased towards
science and biased against
pseudoscience.
We are biased towards
astronomy, and biased against
astrology.
We are biased towards
chemistry, and biased against
alchemy.
We are biased towards
mathematics, and biased against
numerology.
We are biased towards
cargo planes, and biased against
cargo cults.
We are biased towards
crops, and biased against
crop circles.
We are biased towards
venipuncture, and biased against
acupuncture.
We are biased towards
water treatment, and biased against
magnetic water treatment.
We are biased towards
electromagnetic fields, and biased against
microlepton fields.
We are biased towards
evolution, and biased against
creationism.
We are biased towards medical treatments that have been shown to be effective in
double-blind
clinical trials, and biased against medical treatments that are based upon
preying on the gullible.
We are biased towards
astronauts, and biased against
ancient astronauts.
We are biased towards
psychology, and biased against
phrenology.
We are biased towards
Mendelian inheritance, and biased against
Lysenkoism.
On the subject of Verifiability vs Truth, there are these conflicting WP essays:
Wiki Adventure badges
|
---|
If you're new to Wikipedia and have not yet done so, I strongly suggest taking
The Wikipedia Adventure which teaches you to "Learn to edit Wikipedia in under an hour." These are the badges I was awarded while learning to edit:
|