I mentioned back on January 3 of this year that Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, and his wife, are homeschooling their daughter.
Because of Wikipedia’s bias, a group of homeschoolers headed by Andy Schlafly started Conservapedia last November.
… creating a conservative-minded online encyclopedia for students was Schlafly’s prime motivation for launching Conservapedia. He started the site in late November 2006 in conjunction with 58 high-school-level, home-schooled students from the New Jersey area.
So homeschoolers are involved in both *-pedias — just a bit of trivia for you.
But to continue on a bit … Schlafly (Phyllis’s son) critiques Wikipedia harshly. He almost sounds biased himself.
… [Wikipedia] is rife with so much gossip, vulgarity and long-winded writing that it has become unusable as an educational resource.
What? I heartily disagree! While I would say that Wikipedia shouldn’t be your last stop on the road to knowledge, I do think that it’s a reasonable first stop.
Do go read the article. The article contains a few of Conservapedia’s entries and mentions that it’s become a target for those who enjoy mockery.