Boundaries with Wikipedia

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Note: this is a policy under development. Please feel free to contribute by adding arguments in the relevant sections below!

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What we so far all agree should be on the CR Society's Longevity Wiki

  • informal information (unformatted, uncomposed, etc.)
  • original ideas, theories
  • personal information
  • data collection
  • scientific results
  • CR humor
  • etc.

What some people think should be on Wikipedia, and possibly also here, and possibly also on other wikis (such as wikinfo.org)

  • specific, well-formatted and referenced, encyclopedic information regarding biology

Debatable

  • specific, well-formatted and referenced, encyclopedic information regarding longevity
  • specific, well-formatted and referenced, encyclopedic information regarding calorie restriction

Arguments for putting this on Wikipedia

  • It's likely that, at least at first, if not for a long time, far more people will be able to view the information, and contribute to improving the information.
  • Resistance is futile! So why are we even talking about this? (Joking Department)

Arguments for putting this on the CR Society's Longevity Wiki

  • It helps the CR Society in a number of ways:
    • Builds community
    • Generates interest in the CR Society
  • We can more easily guarantee the information's validity.
  • We can avoid some of the time that gets wasted on Wikipedia because of the anarchic nature of Wikipedia's policies and guidelines.
  • We prove resistance is not futile! (Joking Department)
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