Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not RationalWiki

Wikipedia is not RationalWiki. RationalWiki differs in several ways from the philosophy of Wikipedia and some other informational wikis. It is written from a self-described "snarky point of view" and "scientific point of view" (both abbreviated as SPOV) rather than a "neutral point of view" (NPOV), and publishes opinion, speculation, and original research. We, on the other hand, are primarily concerned with building an encyclopedia and not with disproving pseudoscience, the paranormal, alternative medicine, urban legends, religion, or anything else for that matter. Even with good intentions, the latter can sometimes run contrary to the former.

What pseudoscience is (according to policy)
Wikipedia fortunately has its own answer to the demarcation problem. Pseudoscience is nonsense claiming to be scientific, or theories which, while purporting to be scientific, are obviously bogus, or theories presented by proponents as science but characteristically fail to adhere to scientific standards and methods. Pseudoscience is not a synonym for false, or even for unscientific.

Relevant policies

 * Fringe theories
 * Identifying pseudoscience
 * What Wikipedia is not
 * Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion
 * No original research
 * Synthesis of published material
 * Neutral point of view
 * Fringe theories and pseudoscience
 * Religion

Relevant essays

 * Systemic bias
 * There is a vast body of critical and decolonial scholarship that offers much broader perspectives than those that are presently available on Wikipedia. These peer-reviewed studies provide reliable sources that are relatively easy to incorporate into the encyclopedia and have enormous potential for countering systemic bias.
 * NPOV means neutral editing, not neutral content
 * While mainstream subjects are based on numerous excellent sources and tend to receive favorable treatment here, there are editors whose legitimate skepticism towards fringe subjects tends to make them deal improperly with the subjects, even to the point of censoring and deleting them.

Other opinions

 * User:Guy Macon/Yes. We are biased.
 * User:Apaugasma/No. We are not biased.
 * Why Santa Is Important
 * Thinking that Wikipedia is RationalWiki is only one step away from comparing stories about Santa Claus to holocaust denial.