User:Tyrannis/snadbox
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Post-Conservapedia is a term with two different meanings on RationalWiki.
- Everything on the site that was no made as a reaction to Conservapedia, such as most of mainspace, and several editors, and the non CP/ASK wigos
- A group of users who wish to see the site "Get the fuck over it already" and cease its CP-focus
As number 1 is boring, we are going to talk about number 2.
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[edit] Goals
The goal varies between the users. Some, such as P-Foster still watch CP and make CP related jokes, but remove gratuitous references to Conservapedia from mainspace. [1]Nutty Roux appeared to have gone Post-CP during his semi-retirement, [2] but has reverted to the "traditional" RationalWiki stance. [3] Others, such as Bertran or Feredir28 were never actually interested in Conservapedia in the first place. The two most prominent Anti-Anti-Conservapedians are Armondikov and Reckless Noise Symphony. Thunderkatz has expressed wishes that the community would change it's focus, albiet in his own quiet, non-confrontational way. [4] Ty is very much post-CP, and has been known to unilaterally throw the boycott switch, likely for his own amusement, and edit war over it. [5] MordantMaenad, Bob M, Nx, human, and Stabby the Misanthrope have all voiced post-CP statements. [6][7][8][9][10] Dalek was a very strongly post-CP editor, but has since faded away.
[edit] Criticism
Critics of the post-CP movement fall into several groups
[edit] Slackers
These are individuals who don't do anything but edit CP-related pages, and the general wiki chit-chat. The idea that they would have to do something other than laugh at someone resizing an image 343 times scares them as that brings forth the spectre of the dreaded 90/10 rule. That and they might actually learn something.
[edit] Those concerned about traffic
Let's face it, WIGO:CP is the most visited page on the site, and the most edited. While it's traffic has slowed down somewhat, some feel that removing the site focus will cause it to lose it's editors and viewers
[edit] Post-CPers are crazy
While RNS is a respected pillar of the RationalWiki community, the other two preachy Post-Cpers... aren't as much. Armondikov's tendency for unilateral action and their role in the events of May 2011 hasn't endeared them to many, to say the least. Ty is a basket case. Those who are not as preachy do not appear to have this problem.
[edit] Misconceptions
[edit] They want to delete WIGO:CP
Eventually, it would be archived, but right now the idea is simply to reduce its prominence compared to the other WIGOs
[edit] 90/10 rule! AHHHH
If a 10% mainspace rule were implemented, RW would lose a huge segment of it's active userbase: Nx, Genghis Khant, Ace McWicked, Psygremlin, Sid, Pink, DickTurpis, Nutty Roux, LArron, Cracker, JeevesMkII, Crundy, Tetronian, MDB, EddyP, Brxbrx, MarcusCicero, and Occasionaluse would all have to be banned. AD and Lily would make it by the skin of their teeth. RW's social structure would not survive. Indeed, it would result in the loss of three moderators. Bad, bad idea.
