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| − | '''SourceWatch''' is a free ''encyclopedia of people, issues, and groups shaping the public agenda'' that is being written collaboratively on this web site. It catalogues descriptions and details of PR firms, activist groups and government agencies as well as the criticisms that are made of these groups from different perspectives. ([[SourceWatch:Purpose|More on purpose...]])
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| − | You may not agree with all of the criticisms, and if you think something that appears here is unfair, you can fix it! The site is a [[w:WikiWiki|WikiWiki]], meaning that anyone, including you, can edit any article right now by clicking on the ''edit this page'' link that appears in every article in SourceWatch. As more and more people edit the articles, they improve in quality all the time. ([[SourceWatch:Contributing|More on contributing...]])
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| − | All of our articles are covered by the [[GNU Free Documentation License]], to ensure that they can remain freely available forever. ([[SourceWatch:Copyrights|More about copyright...]])
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| − | *[[SourceWatch:FAQ|Frequently asked questions]]
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| − | *[http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2003Q4/index.html Flack Attack]: the reason for and some samples from SourceWatch
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| − | == Explore ==
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| − | *[[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]: see the articles that SourceWatch contributors are working on
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| − | *[[Special:Randompage|Random article]]
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| − | *[[Special:Newpages|New articles]]
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| − | *[[SourceWatch:Requested articles|Request an article or information]]
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| − | *[[SourceWatch:Searching|Help with searching]]
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| − | == Contribute ==
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| − | *[[SourceWatch:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]] (New contributors start here!)
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| − | *[[SourceWatch:Policy|Policies and guidelines for contributors]]
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| − | *[[SourceWatch:Help|Help page]]: how to edit articles and more
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| − | == History ==
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| − | * Today: SourceWatch has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} [[w:Wikipedia:What is an article|articles]].
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| − | * July 3, 2004: SourceWatch is [http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?BiggestWiki the world's 14th biggest wiki website] by mere article count.
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| − | * March 10, 2003: SourceWatch is publicly launched.
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| − | * January 15, 2003: SourceWatch is first created.
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| − | * December 18, 2002: [http://www.prwatch.org PR Watch] editor [[w:Sheldon Rampton|Sheldon Rampton]] attends a conference in Amsterdam hosted by [http://www.world-information.org World-Information.org] and first learns about [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].
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