Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard

Fringe theories noticeboard - dealing with all sorts of pseudoscience

Before posting, make sure you understand this short summary of relevant policies and advice and particularly the guideline on treating fringe theories. Also, check the archives for similar discussions.

We can help determine whether the topic is fringe and if so, whether it is treated accurately and impartially. Our purpose is not to remove any mention of fringe theories, but to describe them properly. Never present fringe theories as fact.

If you mention specific editors, you should notify them. You may use {{subst:ftn-notice}} to do so.
Deploy {{talk fringe|the fringe theory name}} to articles' talkpages under discussion.

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Additional notes:

Discussion of fringe theories will only depend on coverage in reliable sources. Medicine-related claims must comply with more stringent sourcing requirements, but we also generally prefer academic sources.
We are not a forum to discuss fringe theories as such. Our goal is to improve articles about them, or create new ones if needed.
For concerns about neutrality in articles not about fringe theories, use the neutral point of view noticeboard. Report article content that appears to violate the no original research rule at this noticeboard.
Paste {{Resolved|Your reason here ~~~~}} at the top of the section when your concern was addressed.

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Article alerts

Articles for deletion

16 Nov 2024 – Timeline of Ufology (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by LuckyLouie (t · c) was closed as delete by Just Step Sideways (t · c) on 24 Nov 2024; see discussion (25 participants)

Categories for discussion

17 Nov 2024 – Category:People by paranormal abilities (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

20 Nov 2024 – Dr A (talk · edit · hist) →Isaac Asimov was RfDed by TeapotsOfDoom (t · c); see discussion
03 Nov 2024 – Handwriting expert (talk · edit · hist) →Graphology was RfDed by BD2412 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

23 Aug 2024 – Epistemology (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Phlsph7 (t · c); start discussion

Requests for comments

20 Nov 2024 – COVID-19 lab leak theory (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Cremastra (t · c); see discussion
29 Oct 2024 – List of common misconceptions (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by WhatamIdoing (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

15 Nov 2024 – Great Replacement (talk · edit · hist) move request to Great Replacement conspiracy theory by TarnishedPath (t · c) was moved to Great Replacement conspiracy theory (talk · edit · hist) by Frost (t · c) on 22 Nov 2024; see discussion

Articles to be merged

24 Nov 2024 – Omphalos hypothesis (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Last Thursdayism by Викидим (t · c); see discussion
05 Oct 2024 – White lighter myth (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 27 Club by HadesTTW (t · c); see discussion
13 Jul 2024 – Peter A. Levine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Somatic experiencing by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

08 Jul 2024 – List of common misconceptions (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by WhatamIdoing (t · c); see discussion

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