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The [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]] has issued [[Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Arbitration_cases|several principles]] which may be helpful to editors of this and other articles when dealing with subjects and categories related to "[[pseudoscience]]".
 
The [[WP:ARB|Arbitration Committee]] has issued [[Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Arbitration_cases|several principles]] which may be helpful to editors of this and other articles when dealing with subjects and categories related to "[[pseudoscience]]".
  
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Fringe_science#Scientific_focus|Scientific focus]]:''' [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|Wikipedia is an encyclopedia]] and its content on scientific and quasi-scientific topics will primarily reflect current mainstream [[scientific consensus]].
 
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Fringe_science#Scientific_focus|Scientific focus]]:''' [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|Wikipedia is an encyclopedia]] and its content on scientific and quasi-scientific topics will primarily reflect current mainstream [[scientific consensus]].
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* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Serious_encyclopedias|Serious encyclopedias]]:''' Serious and respected encyclopedias and reference works are generally expected to provide overviews of scientific topics that are in line with respected scientific thought. Wikipedia aspires to be such a respected work.
 
* '''[[Wikipedia:Requests_for_arbitration/Pseudoscience#Serious_encyclopedias|Serious encyclopedias]]:''' Serious and respected encyclopedias and reference works are generally expected to provide overviews of scientific topics that are in line with respected scientific thought. Wikipedia aspires to be such a respected work.
  
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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.

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Arbitration Committee Decisions on Pseudoscience

The Arbitration Committee has issued several principles which may be helpful to editors of this and other articles when dealing with subjects and categories related to "pseudoscience".

Principles
Four groups

Template:Pseudoscience sanctions

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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.