Difference between revisions of "Template:ArbCom Pseudoscience"
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blackwiki>Valjean (Doesn't really add anything except to cast doubt on the continued validity of the principles. They are still good. The change from "rules" to "principles" serves the purpose.) |
blackwiki>Kwamikagami (ce word order - see talk) |
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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 | + | * '''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, such as [[astrology]], 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 | + | * '''3. [[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Questionable_science|Questionable science]]:''' Theories which have a substantial following, but which some critics allege to be pseudoscience, such as [[psychoanalysis]], 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. | ||