FAQ - Revision history

Halbmond at 20:58, 2 June 2012

2012-06-02T20:58:14Z

Heimdall: We are sceptics, german version just says that we are not affiliated with GWUP

2011-07-06T14:54:45Z

We are sceptics, german version just says that we are not affiliated with GWUP

Heimdall: Added: How can I edit FAQ question

2011-06-19T08:38:40Z

Added: How can I edit FAQ question

EsoTypo at 00:14, 12 November 2010

2010-11-12T00:14:39Z

WikiSysop at 13:53, 6 May 2010

2010-05-06T13:53:28Z

Halbmond at 00:19, 11 March 2010

2010-03-11T00:19:44Z

EsoTypo: Typos+

2009-12-23T13:12:08Z

Typos+

WikiSysop at 15:19, 22 December 2009

2009-12-22T15:19:33Z

WikiSysop: Translation complete

2009-12-22T15:14:13Z

Translation complete

WikiSysop at 15:10, 22 December 2009

2009-12-22T15:10:12Z

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 Q: How can I edit an article?<br>
-A: Since we had a lot of problems with vandalism, only registered users can edit articles. You can send us an email at info at psiram.com or [[join]] and edit yourself.
+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>
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 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 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.
+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?<br>
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 Q: Why do you slander innocent people?<br>
-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. If 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 called [[Errata]].
+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]].
-Q: You are being funded by Big Pharma!<br>
+Q: Are you being funded by Big Pharma!<br>
-A: No. Psiram costs 150&nbsp;€ per month. 30&nbsp;€ we earn by ads, the rest is paid by our members. Oh, and the CIA, the NSA and B'nai B'rith don't sponsor us, either.
+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.
 F: Why do you imitate Wikipedia?<br>

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 Q: Are you sceptics?<br>
-A: No, 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.
+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>
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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.
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 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 a university. This is not a requirement to [[join]], however.
 Q: Are you sceptics?<br>

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 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.
+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: Are you sceptics?<br>

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 Q: Why do you slander innocent people?<br>
-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. If 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&nbps;pages. So far, we had to correct ourselves only once.
+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. If 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 called [[Errata]].
 Q: You are being funded by Big Pharma!<br>

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 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 correct this a little.
+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>
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 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.
+A: No, 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>
-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.
+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 folks 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.
 Q: Isn't Psiram convicted for libel already?<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. Its not illegal to expose fraud and quackery.
+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?<br>
-A: Nope. He wrote in our forum for some time, and we blogged him on his 60th birthday. He wrote neither in the wiki nor in the blog. He got suspected because one of us left an IP pointing to Frankfurt. There are 664.000&nbsp;people in Frankfurt. For this vague clue he got massivly stalked on the phone and on the internet. We know why we are anonymous...
+A: No. He wrote in our forum for some time, and we blogged him on his 60th birthday. He wrote neither 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 got massively stalked on the phone and on the internet. We know why we are anonymous...
 Q: Why do you slander innocent people?<br>
-A: We do not do that, despite such claims. All our "victims" went public with their ideas. They can do so, and we can respond to that. If we respond, we give citations to back our claims. Everybody can check that and make up his own mind. Of course, we are only human, and we do make mistakes. Our german wiki has 3800 pages. So far, we had to correct ourselves once.
+A: We simply don't, although this is often claimed. All our "victims" went public with their ideas themselves. They can do so, and we can respond to that. If we respond, we give citations and references to back our claims. Everybody can check that and make up his own mind. Of course, we are only human, and we do make mistakes. Our german wiki has 3.800&nbps;pages. So far, we had to correct ourselves only once.
 Q: You are being funded by Big Pharma!<br>
-A: Nope. Psiram costs 150&nbsp;€ per month. 30&nbsp;€ we earn by ads, the rest is paid by our members. Oh, ande the CIA, the NSA and B'nai B'rith dont sponsor us, either.
+A: No. Psiram costs 150&nbsp;€ per month. 30&nbsp;€ we earn by ads, the rest 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?<br>
-A: Wir use a Wiki-Software called Mediawiki. This is free software and used by many web projects, amongst them Wikipedia. Thats why all these projects look alike.
+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 disklike wikipedia for the endless discussion they have there with, umm, less gifted people. This is different here.
+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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 A: We do not do that, despite such claims. All our "victims" went public with their ideas. They can do so, and we can respond to that. If we respond, we give citations to back our claims. Everybody can check that and make up his own mind. Of course, we are only human, and we do make mistakes. Our german wiki has 3800 pages. So far, we had to correct ourselves once.
-F: Werdet Ihr von der Pharmaindustrie gesponsert?<br>
+Q: You are being funded by Big Pharma!<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.
+A: Nope. Psiram costs 150&nbsp;€ per month. 30&nbsp;€ we earn by ads, the rest is paid by our members. Oh, ande the CIA, the NSA and B'nai B'rith dont sponsor us, either.
 F: Warum imitiert ihr Wikipedia?<br>
 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.
 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.