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Q: Why Psiram?<br>
 
Q: Why Psiram?<br>
A: Das Internet has room for may ideas. That is a good thing. But on the other hand, you can find a lot of outright bullshit there. We try to set the record straight.
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A: The internet has room for many ideas. This is a good thing. But on the other hand, you can find a lot of outright bullshit there. We try to correct this a little.
  
 
Q: Who is behind Psiram?<br>
 
Q: Who is behind Psiram?<br>
A: Psiram is run by a group of people from various countries. Some met on the internet, some knew each other before. Most of us went to an university. This is not a requirement to [[join]], however.
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A: Psiram is run by a group of people from various countries. Some met on the internet, some knew each other before. Most of us went to a university. This is not a requirement to [[join]], however.
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Q: How can I edit an article?<br>
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A: Since we had a lot of problems with vandalism, only registered users can edit articles. You can send us an email to info at psiram.com or [[join]] and edit yourself.
  
 
Q: Are you sceptics?<br>
 
Q: Are you sceptics?<br>
A: Nope, we are not associated with any sceptic organization. We like many sceptic resources, but usually they are a bit tame for our taste. We have a more direct´approach.
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A: Yes, but we are not associated with any sceptic organization. We like many sceptic resources, but usually they are a bit tame for our taste. We have a more direct approach.
  
 
Q: Are you aggressive atheists?<br>
 
Q: Are you aggressive atheists?<br>
A: Psiram is not about belief. We are not for or against any religion, but restrain ourselves to questions where there is evidence. Sometimes this brings us in conflict with certain aspects of religion, like creationism. But we know very well that not all religous folk are creationists. However, most active Psiramers are atheists, indeed. On the other hand, many religous people read our blog or consult our wiki, and we like it that way.
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A: Psiram is not about belief. We are not for or against any religion, but restrain ourselves to questions where there is evidence. Sometimes this gets us in conflict with certain aspects of religion, like creationism. But we know very well that not all religious folks are creationists. However, most active Psiramers are atheists, indeed. On the other hand, many religious people read our blog or consult our wiki, and we like it that way.
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Q: Hasn't Psiram been convicted for libel already?<br>
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A: No. You cannot sentence a web site. No Psiramer has ever been sentenced for his work at our wiki or blog. If somebody claims otherwise, ask for a reference. Some conmen we exposed tried to sue us. All these proceedings have been suspended. It is not illegal to expose fraud and quackery.
  
Q: Isn't Psiram convicted for libel already?<br>
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Q: Isn't Psiram run by a pediatrician from Frankfurt?<br>
A: Nope. You cannot sentence a web page. No Psiramer has ever been sentenced for his work at our wiki or blog. If somebody claims otherwise, ask for a refence. Some conmen we exposed tried to sue us. All these proceedings have been suspended.
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A: No. He used to write in our forum for some time, and we blogged him on his 60th birthday. He neither wrote in the wiki nor in the blog. He got suspected because one of us left an IP pointing to Frankfurt. About 664.000&nbsp;people live in Frankfurt. For this vague clue he was massively stalked by phone and on the internet. We know why we prefer to be anonymous...
  
F: Steckt hinter Psiram nicht ein Kinderarzt aus Frankfurt?<br>
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Q: Why do you slander innocent people?<br>
A: Nein. Der Betreffende hat eine Zeit lang im Forum mitgemacht und wir haben ihm mal einen Geburtstagsblog gewidmet. Er hat weder im Wiki geschrieben noch im Blog.
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A: We simply don't, although this claim is often voiced. All our "victims" went public with their ideas themselves. They can do so, and we can respond to that. When we respond, we give citations and references to back our claims. Everybody can check that and make up their own mind. Of course, we are only human, and we do make mistakes. Our German wiki has 3.800&nbsp;pages. We collect our mistakes on a page titled [[Errata]].
Verdächtigt wird er, weil einer von uns eine IP aus Frankfurt hinterlassen hat. In Frankfurt leben 664.000&nbsp;Menschen (laut Wikipedia). Aufgrund dieses vagen Hinweises wurde der Kinderarzt massiv telefonisch und im Internet belästigt. Wir wissen schon, warum wir anonym sind...
 
  
F: Warum verleumdet und mobbt Ihr Unschuldige?<br>
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Q: Are you being funded by Big Pharma!<br>
A: Das tun wir nicht, auch wenn einige es behaupten. Alle unsere "Opfer" sind von sich aus mit ihren Ideen in die Öffentlichkeit gegangen. So wie sie ihre Ansichten äußern dürfen, äußern wir unsere eben auch.
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A: No. Psiram costs 150&nbsp;€ per month. The amount is paid by our members. Oh, and the CIA, the NSA, and B'nai B'rith don't sponsor us, either.
Wenn wir Aussagen treffen, dann sind die aber mit Zitaten und Verweisen belegt. Es kann sich also jeder selbst ein Urteil bilden, ob stimmt, was wir sagen. Natürlich machen auch wir Fehler. Wir haben über 3.800&nbsp;Seiten im Wiki. Aber es ist erst einmal passiert, dass wir was zurücknehmen mussten, weil wir uns geirrt hatten.
 
  
F: Werdet Ihr von der Pharmaindustrie gesponsert?<br>
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F: Why do you imitate Wikipedia?<br>
A: Nein. Psiram kostet 150&nbsp;€ pro Monat. 30&nbsp;€ verdienen wir durch Werbung, den Rest tragen die Mitglieder. Auch der BND, der Verfassungsschutz und B'nai B'rith sponsern uns nicht.
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A: We use a wiki software called Mediawiki. This is free software and used by many web projects, amongst them Wikipedia. That's why all these projects look alike.
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We have our own logo to indicate we are a project on our own. BTW, the main difference to Wikipedia is that not everybody is allowed to write at Psiram. Many pros dislike Wikipedia for the endless discussion they have there with, umm, less gifted people. This is different here.
  
F: Warum imitiert ihr Wikipedia?<br>
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A: Wir verwenden eine Wiki-Software namens Mediawiki. Diese steht frei zur Verfügung und wird von vielen Webprojekten benutzt, unter anderem Wikipedia. Alle diese Webprojekte sehen sich daher ein bisschen ähnlich.
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Wir haben aber ein eigenes Logo, an dem man sofort sehen kann, dass wir ein eigenständiges Projekt sind. Der Hauptunterschied zu Wikipedia ist, dass wir nicht jedem erlauben, bei uns mitzuschreiben. Viele Profis verlieren schnell die Lust auf Wikipedia, weil sie dort manchmal mit wirklichen Dummköpfen diskutieren müssen. Das ist bei uns anders.
 

Latest revision as of 20:58, 2 June 2012

Q: Why Psiram?
A: The internet has room for many ideas. This is a good thing. But on the other hand, you can find a lot of outright bullshit there. We try to correct this a little.

Q: Who is behind Psiram?
A: Psiram is run by a group of people from various countries. Some met on the internet, some knew each other before. Most of us went to a university. This is not a requirement to join, however.

Q: How can I edit an article?
A: Since we had a lot of problems with vandalism, only registered users can edit articles. You can send us an email to info at psiram.com or join and edit yourself.

Q: Are you sceptics?
A: Yes, but we are not associated with any sceptic organization. We like many sceptic resources, but usually they are a bit tame for our taste. We have a more direct approach.

Q: Are you aggressive atheists?
A: Psiram is not about belief. We are not for or against any religion, but restrain ourselves to questions where there is evidence. Sometimes this gets us in conflict with certain aspects of religion, like creationism. But we know very well that not all religious folks are creationists. However, most active Psiramers are atheists, indeed. On the other hand, many religious people read our blog or consult our wiki, and we like it that way.

Q: Hasn't Psiram been convicted for libel already?
A: No. You cannot sentence a web site. No Psiramer has ever been sentenced for his work at our wiki or blog. If somebody claims otherwise, ask for a reference. Some conmen we exposed tried to sue us. All these proceedings have been suspended. It is not illegal to expose fraud and quackery.

Q: Isn't Psiram run by a pediatrician from Frankfurt?
A: No. He used to write in our forum for some time, and we blogged him on his 60th birthday. He neither wrote in the wiki nor in the blog. He got suspected because one of us left an IP pointing to Frankfurt. About 664.000 people live in Frankfurt. For this vague clue he was massively stalked by phone and on the internet. We know why we prefer to be anonymous...

Q: Why do you slander innocent people?
A: We simply don't, although this claim is often voiced. All our "victims" went public with their ideas themselves. They can do so, and we can respond to that. When we respond, we give citations and references to back our claims. Everybody can check that and make up their own mind. Of course, we are only human, and we do make mistakes. Our German wiki has 3.800 pages. We collect our mistakes on a page titled Errata.

Q: Are you being funded by Big Pharma!
A: No. Psiram costs 150 € per month. The amount is paid by our members. Oh, and the CIA, the NSA, and B'nai B'rith don't sponsor us, either.

F: Why do you imitate Wikipedia?
A: We use a wiki software called Mediawiki. This is free software and used by many web projects, amongst them Wikipedia. That's why all these projects look alike. We have our own logo to indicate we are a project on our own. BTW, the main difference to Wikipedia is that not everybody is allowed to write at Psiram. Many pros dislike Wikipedia for the endless discussion they have there with, umm, less gifted people. This is different here.

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