Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Alternative views

Cydonia-Mars
Could this study about aggressive aliens wiping out a paleolithic equivalent civilization on Mars be qualified for an alternative view?

Free, but not peer reviewed version:

Peer reviewed but paywalled version:

Thank you! Chantern15 (talk) 05:07, 21 August 2021 (UTC)


 * We have an article on Cydonia, so perhaps it could be mentioned there. But it is not clear to me that the paper has been peer reviewed.  It seems to have appeared at a conference called AIAA SPACE 2016, but according to this page, AIAA conference papers are not reviewed. Tim Smith (talk) 21:08, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Perspective article on Wikipedia and Skepticsm
For your own enlightenment and reflection: a critical essay by Brian Martin on some how Wikipededia covers some topics relevant to this projet: Abstract: Wikipedia has been accused of being biased against challengers to scientific orthodoxy due to efforts by editors having affinities with the Skeptics movement. Examination of Wikipedia, including entries on fluoridation, the origin of AIDS and vaccination, reveals several characteristics typical of a Skeptics sensibility, including the definition of scepticism, lists of deviant ideas, derogatory labelling of heterodox viewpoints, and categories established without reference to reliable sources. --Animalparty! (talk) 17:07, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Notification
Galileo Galilei has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 15:52, 25 November 2021 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like and turns it into something like
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.

It will work on a variety of links, including those from cite web, cite journal and doi.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.

- &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b}

This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

RfC at Talk:Ideological bias on Wikipedia
A request for comment has been made at that may interest members of this project. –– FormalDude  talk  12:45, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Request for Comment at Talk:Historicity of the Book of Mormon
There is a RfC at as to whether Historicity of the Book of Mormon should to be included in the "pseudohistory" category. –– FormalDude  talk  06:09, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Proposed merge at Talk:Sexual orientation change efforts
I have proposed merging the article Sexual orientation change efforts into Conversion therapy, which are of interest to this WikiProject.

You are invited join the discussion at. Regards, RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (talk · contribs) 17:27, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act Featured article review
I have nominated Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  17:12, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments
Quality assessments are used by Wikipedia editors to rate the quality of articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a class parameter to WikiProject banner shell, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.

No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to WikiProject banner shell, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.

However, if your project decides to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass WPBannerMeta a new custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:49, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Proposed move discussion - 2022 Peruvian political crisis
Hello! A move request has been made for the 2022 Peruvian political crisis article. To broaden the involvement of users, you have been invited to review the discussion and provide your thoughts. Thank you! WMrapids (talk) 02:03, 24 April 2023 (UTC)

RM Re: October surprise conspiracy theory
There is currently a discussion as to how to retitle the page October surprise conspiracy theory, which is part of this WikiProject. A prior RFC closed with a consensus to change the name of the page, but those supporting the change were roughly split between two options: 1980 October surprise theory and 1980 October surprise allegations. In a follow-up discussion, the vast majority of editors said that they would prefer either name, but a few expressed an opinion for just one or the other. As such, we are seeking wider community input. Thanks for reading!-- Jerome Frank Disciple 22:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

RFC regarding the life-extension practices of Bryan Johnson
There is a discussion at this talk page as to whether or not the life-extension practices of Bryan Johnson (entrepreneur) should be mentioned in the article. Given that it is what he is most known for by the general public and media, I feel as though it would be violating both WP:notability and WP:NPOV to not include it, as long as his practices are described neutrally. The other editor feels as though it is too fringe to include and that it cannot be properly contextualized. We would appreciate if others could give their input. Thanks!Vontheri (talk) 05:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

FAR for Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
I have nominated Voluntary Human Extinction Movement for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 03:39, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

New Sabu disk article
FYI, I recently created the Sabu disk page via translation from the German one. I had to remove some of the content about alternative theories due to the translation tool's filter (accurately imo) flagging a source as WP:NOTRS. Exobiotic 💬 ✒️ 15:52, 8 October 2023 (UTC)


 * This would make a great Did You Know! Thriley (talk) 16:00, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Rfc - Richard D. Gill and Kate Shemirani
There's an ongoing RfC at Talk:Richard D. Gill of relevance to this project. Structuralists (talk) 21:16, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Where is Kate?
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Where is Kate? that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 21:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Postmodernism (international relations)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Postmodernism (international relations) that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 02:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)