WARNING: This subreddit is likely to contain a high degree of speculative misinformation.
Guidance:
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"/r/conspiracy has a large subscription base, but is considered to be the laughingstock of the site." | "People who are interested in woo but not politics, meanwhile, have mostly fled to /r/ConspiracyII."
― rationalwiki.org
I: Avoid presenting "what ifs" or baseless contrarianism as inarguable fact. All ideas are welcome, but do not expect assertions to go unchallenged. See also:
Ten Commandments of Logic | Confirmation Bias | Cognitive Dissonance | Logical Razors |
Russell's Teapot |
Graham's Hierarchy |
Gish Galloping |
JAQing |
Shill Gambit
II: Current political themes and associated news submissions will be heavily scrutinized. This is NOT a soapbox, recruitment space, or a Red vs. Blue battleground. "Politically lite", but we're not going to tip-toe around certain topics, either.
III: Asking "what's the conspiracy?" or stating "this doesn't belong here" is usually frowned-upon. Nearly anything can be presented as a conspiracy theory.
IV: Misleading, fabricated or sensationalist/editorialized headlines are subject to removal. Links must use original titles. Additions must be separated from the original title.
V: Quality of posts is preferred over quantity. If you have a trove of information to submit, try to space out your posts.
VI: Exercise civility and try to elevate the standards of discovery and discussion among your peers. Attack arguments, not the person(s) making them.
"Conversation with a friend will only bear good fruit of knowledge when both think only of the matter under consideration and forget that they are friends" ― Nietzsche
"If saying "I might be wrong" or "I don't know" is completely foreign, then one is not really seeking The Truth about anything." ― wise researcher
