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== Internet, internet pros and cons ==
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/internet383743/home Internet and internet pros and cons]
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/internetaddictionintro/home Excess internet usage]
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Negative effect of internet usage on personality:
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*[https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1953811277463122162 Is the internet changing our personalities for the worst?]
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=== Psychology of Wikipeda users ===
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Recent studies have found trends in the psychological characteristics of Wikipedia participants. One study found Wikipedians less agreeable, and less [[open-mindedness|open-minded]] than non-Wikipedians with similar internet time-spent, according to the definition of those characteristics used by the study (Big five personality traits). This leads study conductors to hypothesize that the results occur because Wikipedia participants, rather than altruistically contributing without any financial reward, "are compensating. It is their way to have a voice in this world." ( January 2009 by Peter Aldhous. "[https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16349-psychologist-finds-wikipedians-grumpy-and-closed-minded/ Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded]", New Scientist). This is consistent with previous research on internet users in general, presumably all compensating for real-world deficiencies, who are found to have, "higher levels of social anxiety and lower social skills."[http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cpb.2007.0225]. The use of the term "overcompensation" (compensation - psychology) implies that Wikipedia use is not a healthy reaction or adjustment to social awkwardness or a neutral behavior, but rather an unhealthy activity which causes harm by failing to truly address a root cause, instead hiding it.
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Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedian_psychology Psychology of Wikipedia users]
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A longitudinal study of more than 16,000 people in the UK found that those who were more aggressive as youngsters (when they were 5-7 years old) became more economically liberal and mistrusting of the government as adults in their early 30s. [https://www.businessinsider.com/psychological-differences-between-conservatives-and-liberals-2018-2#one-british-study-found-that-voters-who-were-aggressive-angry-kids-were-more-likely-to-distrust-the-government-and-lean-liberal-as-adults-14]
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== Bypassing paywalls ==
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Here's the process:
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#Open up https://archive.md/.
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#Enter the URL of the article you wish to read into the red box.
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#Wait for the process to complete.
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Also, go to the Wayback Machine.
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== Right-wing and religious websites ==
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*[https://billmuehlenberg.com/2021/02/23/50-top-conservative-and-christian-websites/ 50 TOP CONSERVATIVE AND CHRISTIAN WEBSITES], 2021
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=== Funders of right-wing media ===
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ApjSrB6E1c Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?]
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=== Right-wing media online ecosystem ===
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*[https://archive.is/xwmqc Morning Update: A right-wing media landscape takes shape], Globe and Mail, 2025
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*[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2024/12/13/trumps-back-and-so-is-breitbart-00194367 Trump is back and so is Breitbart], Politico, 2024
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*[https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/research-finds-tiktok-actually-favors-republicans-not-democrats-trump Research finds TikTok actually favors Republicans, not Democrats], 2023
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*[https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3697807-how-billionaires-are-building-a-right-wing-online-ecosystem/ How billionaires are building a right-wing online ecosystem], 2022
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*[https://www.axios.com/2021/12/06/conservative-social-media-crypto-publishing-internet Right wing builds its own echo chamber], 2021
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*[https://www.cjr.org/analysis/breitbart-media-trump-harvard-study.php Study: Breitbart-led right-wing media ecosystem altered broader media agenda]
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*[https://en.ejo.ch/research/network-propaganda-how-a-right-wing-media-ecosystem-helped-to-radicalise-america ‘Network Propaganda’ explored]
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*[https://cyber.harvard.edu/node/99982 Partisan Right-Wing Websites Shaped Mainstream Press Coverage Before 2016 Election, Berkman Klein Study]
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*[https://en.ejo.ch/research/network-propaganda-how-a-right-wing-media-ecosystem-helped-to-radicalise-america Network Propaganda: How A Right-Wing Media Ecosystem Helped To Radicalise America]
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*[https://www.wgbh.org/news/2017/03/15/politics-government/major-new-study-shows-political-polarization-mainly-right-wing A Major New Study Shows That Political Polarization Is Mainly A Right-Wing Phenomenon]
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[[File:Breitbartlogo.jpg|thumb|center|275px|[[Breitbart]]]]
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{{Clear}}
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== Traffic to Conservapedia: 2026 to 2036 ==
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"Conservapedia.com is a niche, conservative wiki encyclopedia with relatively low and declining traffic. Based on recent data, it averaged approximately 85,000 monthly visits in 2025 (derived from August 2025 figures of ~87,000 visits, adjusted for reported month-over-month drops). This baseline reflects heavy reliance on search engine traffic (about 20–25% of traffic) and direct/referral sources, with a global rank in the low millions.
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...traffic is likely to decline steadily.
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*2026: ~12% decline
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*2027: Additional ~15% decline
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*2028–2036: ~18% annual decline
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By 2036, traffic could stabilize at a minimal level (~10,000 monthly visits), resembling a small blog rather than a viable encyclopedia. This represents an ~87% cumulative drop from 2025, aligning with the site's historical niche status and the assumed headwinds.", Source: [https://sites.google.com/view/traffictoconservapedia/home Traffic to Conservapedia]
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== Website stats==
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*[https://www.similarweb.com/ Similarweb.com
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https://w3techs.com/sites
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*[http://www.tweetvolume.com/ Tweet Volume]
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free online tools: http://www.ipligence.com/freetools/
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=== Website's technology ===
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https://builtwith.com/
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[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wappalyzer/gppongmhjkpfnbhagpmjfkannfbllamg?hl=en Wappalyzer chrome extension]
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=== Website's hosting service ===
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*[https://hostadvice.com/tools/whois/ Hostadvice]
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=== Wikipedia related tool ===
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[http://stats.grok.se/ Daily Wikipedia volume for a search]
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== Google rank checker ==
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*[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rank-checker-for-google/inffabnkejjcnlimiibdpmdikmmjcbff?hl=en Google rank checker]
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== Google Ngrams - books ==
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*[https://books.google.com/ngrams/ Google Ngrams]
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== Tools and resources ==
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*[http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html Google search operators]
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*[http://pdfcrowd.com/#convert_by_url+with_options Convert HTML web pages to PDF]
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*[http://webdesign.about.com/od/pdf/tp/tools-for-converting-html-to-pdf.htm 5 great tools for converting HTML pages to PDF]
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Website stats and tools:
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/wma934789378/ WMA]
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/wmt495048/ WMT]
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/webmarketingtools2727/ Website promotion tools]
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*[[User: Conservative/Free website and other info|Free website info and other info]]
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*[http://www.betterwhois.com/ Betterwhois.com]
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Pics:
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*[[User: Conservative/Free pics|Free pics]]
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Wordcount tool:
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*[http://www.wordcounttool.com/ Word count tool]
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Google depersonalization:
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*[http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-disable-google-personalized.html Deperssonalizing Google search manually] - &pws=0
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Bookmarking:
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*[http://searchengineland.com/10-alternatives-to-delicious-com-bookmarking-59058 10 alternatives to delicious bookmarking]
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=== Websites ===
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Blogs:
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*[http://www.problogger.net/archives/2011/12/31/20-bloggers-to-watch-in-2012/ 20 blogs to watch in 2012]
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*[http://www.problogger.net/archives/2011/01/13/40-bloggers-to-watch-in-2011/ 40 blogs to watch in 2011]
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Conservatism and other:
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*[http://www.alexa.com/topsites/category/Top/Society/Politics/Conservatism Alexa - conservative websites]
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*[http://www.rightwingnews.com/lists/the-40-best-conservative-blogs-for-2011-version-4-0/ Best conservative blogs of 2011] - Right Wing news
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*[[User: Conservative/Web trends]]
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*[http://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/21/wikipedia-down-try-these-alternatives/ Reference websites]
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*[[User: Conservative/Web searches|Web searches]]
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General/other/liberal websites:
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*[http://blog.ted.com/2007/08/03/100_websites_yo/ Ted's 100 recommended websites]
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Miscellaneous:
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*[http://www.ighome.com/ Ihome - iGoogle replacements]
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*[http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/6-great-alternatives-igoogle.htm 6 alternatives to iGoogle]
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Internet as a whole:
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/internet384384/ Pros and cons of the internet]
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== Fun and oddball ==
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*[https://theuselessweb.site/blueballmachine/ Blueball machine]
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== YouTube ==
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*[http://socialblade.com/ Social blade]
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*[http://statfire.com/ Statfire]
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== Website owners - contact info ===
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*[http://www.betterwhois.com/ Better whois]
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== Google biases ==
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*[https://www.authoritas.com/blog/are-google-search-results-biased/ Are Google search results biased?]
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(Biased on homosexuality, evolution, climate change and election fraud issues. Google news is biased too.)
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== Conservapedia ==
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*[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_0e22c53b-7296-4c30-a89d-460d1c5d8177 What is web traffic of Conservapedia.com? What is the trend? Using a wide variety of factors, what would you guess its traffic will be 10 years from now?]
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=== Conservapedia - Alexa rankings ===
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[[File:Conservapedia v Rush page views.png|thumbnail|400px|center|November 2007 Conservapedia vs. Rush Limbaugh]]
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:Alexa.jpg||thumbnail|400px|center|April 2008]]
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:ConservapediaAlexaMay2010.jpg|thumbnail|400px|center|May 2010]]
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:Conservapedia web traffic in 2010 and 2011.png|thumbnail|400px|center|2011 and 2012]]
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:Conservapedia - Alexa ranking - December 23 2018.png|thumbnail|400px|center|12-23-2018]]
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:Graph (1).png|center|500px|thumb|]]
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:Conservapedia Alexa ranking 10-7-2021.JPG|thumbnail|center|600px|October 7, 2021]]
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=== Rationalwiki ===
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*[https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA%3D%3D_272fd47c-2ff5-47f6-8912-4c4cebc66a70 What is web traffic of Rationalwiki.org? What is the trend? Using a wide variety of factors, what would you guess its traffic will be 10 years from now?]
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== Conservative sector of the internet ==
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*[http://www.rightwingnews.com/lists/the-40-best-conservative-blogs-for-2011-version-4-0/ Best conservative blogs of 2011] - Right Wing news
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*[http://captaincapitalism.blogspot.com/2012/08/why-good-economy-would-be-bad-for.html Politically right blogging and a bad economy] (somewhat of a humor piece)
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== Public Domain pictures and pictures with generous copyright provisions==
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*[https://www.google.com/search?q=public+domain+pictures&oq=public+domain+pictures&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDggAEEUYJxg5GIAEGIoFMgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgkIBxAAGAoYgAQyCQgIEAAYChiABDIGCAkQLhhA0gEINDQzMGowajOoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Public domain pictures]
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https://pixabay.com/
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Flikr and Creative commons:
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http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
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http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_identify_public_domain_creative_commons_photos_flickr.html
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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http://www.sxc.hu/
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Some other good sites for public domain images:
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* http://www.pdphoto.org
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* http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/index.cfm
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* http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/
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* [[NASA]] and [[USGS]] photos are also in the public domain
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* http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/_use.htm
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*[https://www.google.com/search?q=public+domain+pictures&oq=public+domain+pictures&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDggAEEUYJxg5GIAEGIoFMgcIARAAGIAEMgcIAhAAGIAEMgcIAxAAGIAEMgcIBBAAGIAEMgcIBRAAGIAEMgcIBhAAGIAEMgkIBxAAGAoYgAQyCQgIEAAYChiABDIGCAkQLhhA0gEINDQzMGowajOoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Public domain pictures]
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https://pixabay.com/
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Flikr and Creative commons:
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http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
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http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_identify_public_domain_creative_commons_photos_flickr.html
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http://www.sxc.hu/
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Some other good sites for public domain images:
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* http://www.pdphoto.org
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* http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/index.cfm
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* http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/
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* [[NASA]] and [[USGS]] photos are also in the public domain
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* http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/_use.htm
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'''Free clip art:'''
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https://www.clker.com/
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https://www.freeimages.com/clipart
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*[https://www.google.com/search?q=free+clip+art&oq=free+clip+art&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDAgAEEUYORixAxiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIGCAYQRRg9MgYIBxAuGEDSAQg2ODA3ajBqM6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1 Free clip art]

Revision as of 21:47, September 27, 2025


Internet, internet pros and cons

Negative effect of internet usage on personality:

Psychology of Wikipeda users

Recent studies have found trends in the psychological characteristics of Wikipedia participants. One study found Wikipedians less agreeable, and less open-minded than non-Wikipedians with similar internet time-spent, according to the definition of those characteristics used by the study (Big five personality traits). This leads study conductors to hypothesize that the results occur because Wikipedia participants, rather than altruistically contributing without any financial reward, "are compensating. It is their way to have a voice in this world." ( January 2009 by Peter Aldhous. "Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded", New Scientist). This is consistent with previous research on internet users in general, presumably all compensating for real-world deficiencies, who are found to have, "higher levels of social anxiety and lower social skills."[1]. The use of the term "overcompensation" (compensation - psychology) implies that Wikipedia use is not a healthy reaction or adjustment to social awkwardness or a neutral behavior, but rather an unhealthy activity which causes harm by failing to truly address a root cause, instead hiding it.

Source: Psychology of Wikipedia users

A longitudinal study of more than 16,000 people in the UK found that those who were more aggressive as youngsters (when they were 5-7 years old) became more economically liberal and mistrusting of the government as adults in their early 30s. [2]


Bypassing paywalls

Here's the process:

  1. Open up https://archive.md/.
  2. Enter the URL of the article you wish to read into the red box.
  3. Wait for the process to complete.

Also, go to the Wayback Machine.

Right-wing and religious websites

Funders of right-wing media


Right-wing media online ecosystem


Breitbart

Traffic to Conservapedia: 2026 to 2036

"Conservapedia.com is a niche, conservative wiki encyclopedia with relatively low and declining traffic. Based on recent data, it averaged approximately 85,000 monthly visits in 2025 (derived from August 2025 figures of ~87,000 visits, adjusted for reported month-over-month drops). This baseline reflects heavy reliance on search engine traffic (about 20–25% of traffic) and direct/referral sources, with a global rank in the low millions.

...traffic is likely to decline steadily.

  • 2026: ~12% decline
  • 2027: Additional ~15% decline
  • 2028–2036: ~18% annual decline

By 2036, traffic could stabilize at a minimal level (~10,000 monthly visits), resembling a small blog rather than a viable encyclopedia. This represents an ~87% cumulative drop from 2025, aligning with the site's historical niche status and the assumed headwinds.", Source: Traffic to Conservapedia

Website stats

https://w3techs.com/sites

free online tools: http://www.ipligence.com/freetools/

Website's technology

https://builtwith.com/

Wappalyzer chrome extension

Website's hosting service

Wikipedia related tool

Daily Wikipedia volume for a search

Google rank checker

Google Ngrams - books

Tools and resources

Website stats and tools:

Pics:

Wordcount tool:

Google depersonalization:

Bookmarking:

Websites

Blogs:

Conservatism and other:

General/other/liberal websites:

Miscellaneous:

Internet as a whole:

Fun and oddball

YouTube

Website owners - contact info =

Google biases

(Biased on homosexuality, evolution, climate change and election fraud issues. Google news is biased too.)

Conservapedia

Conservapedia - Alexa rankings

November 2007 Conservapedia vs. Rush Limbaugh
April 2008
May 2010
2011 and 2012
12-23-2018
Graph (1).png
October 7, 2021

Rationalwiki

Conservative sector of the internet

Public Domain pictures and pictures with generous copyright provisions

https://pixabay.com/

Flikr and Creative commons:

http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_identify_public_domain_creative_commons_photos_flickr.html

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.sxc.hu/

Some other good sites for public domain images:


https://pixabay.com/

Flikr and Creative commons:

http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_identify_public_domain_creative_commons_photos_flickr.html

http://www.sxc.hu/

Some other good sites for public domain images:

Free clip art:

https://www.clker.com/

https://www.freeimages.com/clipart

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