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Copyright

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Controversy

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Make sure you are being clear about what is scientifically validated and what is speculation. This helps ensure we avoid misinformation. This distinction is critical for anything health-related.^[1] Misleading users about health topics can jeopardize both their wellbeing and this wiki's good standing.

Tips for a good article

• Try to include the most exciting hypothesis
• Try to explain why it is hard to test the most exciting hypothesis
• Try to suggest how each protoscience might become a more accepted part of mainstream science
• Try to point out aspects of the subject that have become pseudoscientific
• Try to describe what the world must be like if the most exciting hypothesis of each specific protoscience is WRONG.
• Try to list any university departments, peer-reviewed journals, or scientific societies that have already formed for each protoscience.
• Try to find and list some good websites

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