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(Created page with "This is ''not'' Wikipedia. * Not everything has to be formal. {{x|We highly value logical problem-solving and academic thought. But we try to avoid pedantic intros, as they tend to derail conversations and lose the audience. Also, don't be afraid to break grammar rules, if it gets the point across more clearly.}} * Original research is welcome here. * Things should be straight-to-the-point, and easy to skim through. {{x|We welcome as much detail & nuance as Wikipedia, bu...") |
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This is ''not'' Wikipedia. | This is ''not'' Wikipedia. | ||
* Not everything has to be formal. {{x|We highly value logical problem-solving and academic thought. But we try to avoid pedantic intros | * Not everything has to be formal. {{x|We highly value logical problem-solving and academic thought. But we try to avoid pedantic intros - they tend to derail conversations and lose the audience. Also, we're not afraid to break grammar rules, if it gets the point across more clearly.}} | ||
* Original research is welcome here. | * Original research is welcome here. | ||
* Things should be straight-to-the-point, and easy to skim through. {{x|We welcome as much detail & nuance as Wikipedia, but it should be tucked away neatly into expandables and subpages.}} | * Things should be straight-to-the-point, and easy to skim through. {{x|We welcome as much detail & nuance as Wikipedia, but it should be tucked away neatly into expandables and subpages.}} | ||
* Not only ''descriptive'', but also ''perscriptive''. {{x|Unlike other wikis that mostly just "tell it like it is", this wiki is a place to bring together ideas to reach consensus on what ''could'' - or even ''should'' be.}} | |||
* The main purpose is to inform people & organizations how to make the world better. | * The main purpose is to inform people & organizations how to make the world better. | ||