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* '''1. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Obvious_pseudoscience|Obvious pseudoscience]]:''' Theories which, while purporting to be scientific, are obviously bogus may be so labeled and [[:Category:Pseudoscience|categorized as such]] without more. | * '''1. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Obvious_pseudoscience|Obvious pseudoscience]]:''' Theories which, while purporting to be scientific, are obviously bogus may be so labeled and [[:Category:Pseudoscience|categorized as such]] without more. | ||
| − | * '''2. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Generally_considered_pseudoscience|Generally considered pseudoscience]]:''' Theories which have a following, but which are generally considered pseudoscience by the scientific community | + | * '''2. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Generally_considered_pseudoscience|Generally considered pseudoscience]]:''' Theories which have a following, such as [[astrology]], but which are generally considered pseudoscience by the scientific community, may properly contain that information and may be [[:Category:Pseudoscience|categorized as pseudoscience]]. |
| − | * '''3. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Questionable_science|Questionable science]]:''' Theories which have a substantial following, but which some critics allege to be pseudoscience | + | * '''3. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Questionable_science|Questionable science]]:''' Theories which have a substantial following, such as [[psychoanalysis]], but which some critics allege to be pseudoscience, may contain information to that effect, but generally should not be so characterized. |
* '''4. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Alternative theoretical formulations|Alternative theoretical formulations]]: '''Alternative theoretical formulations which have a following within the scientific community are not pseudoscience, but part of the scientific process. | * '''4. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Alternative theoretical formulations|Alternative theoretical formulations]]: '''Alternative theoretical formulations which have a following within the scientific community are not pseudoscience, but part of the scientific process. | ||
Revision as of 05:24, 18 November 2013
Usage
{{ArbCom Pseudoscience}}
This template should be used on the talk pages of pages relating to pseudoscience and fringe science, broadly interpreted.
Non-administrators should be cautious when placing this notice on pages which are not clearly related to the topic area.
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