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Mormonism and Wikipedia
Mormonism and Wikipedia
It is easy enough to spin webs of speculation..."The Encounter of the Young Joseph Smith with Presbyterianism," Dialogue 40/3 (2007), p. 77
—Dr. John Matzko, Professor of History, Bob Jones University.
...every time you start citing Wikipedia rules, I tune them out as Mormon smokescreen.
—Wikipedia editor John "Foxe," Professor, Bob Jones University (23 July 2007) off-site
FAIR's approach to 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. 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 sometimes invite. From FAIR’s perspective, assertions made in 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 editor critical of LDS views, thus allowing us to perform a more detailed analysis.
Editors who wish to participate in editing LDS-themed Wikipedia articles can access the project page here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement. You are not required to be LDS in order to participate--there are a number of good non-LDS editors who have made valuable contributions to these articles.
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
FAIR's analysis of LDS Wikipedia articles
We examine selected Wikipedia articles and examine them on a "claim-by-claim" basis, with links to responses in the FAIR Wiki.
An analysis of the Wikipedia article "First Vision"
An analysis of the Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith, Jr."
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