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Should we close question about claims taken from reputable peer-reviewed publications?
I'm pretty sure that these questions are on-topic and have been for most of Skeptics' existence. This was discussed back in 2011 and the highest voted answer by Mad Scientist says "I don't think ...
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Antisemitic or Racist Sources
I take three key points from this question:
A rehash of a previous meta-question (that you cite).
A complaint that your answer was unfairly treated.
A casual accusation of casual racism amongst the ...
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Ban Fact Checking Websites in Answers
No, we should not ban any website based on what type of website it is. It doesn't matter if it is a fact checking, left leaning, right leaning or any other type of site. All that matters is that it is ...
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Antisemitic or Racist Sources
I partly agree with you, though as a mod I feel like I can't put my personal believes over established, community-shaped policies. We are here to enforce site rules, not act as we please (that doesn't ...
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Should we close question about claims taken from reputable peer-reviewed publications?
Just to add to what Laurel said, the reason why meta-analyses, reviews and so forth exist is that a single study might not be so conclusive. (The better meta-analyses nowadays also estimate ...
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Is Media Bias Fact Check a reliable site?
The concern I have, when reading your question, is that you are focused almost entirely on what various authorities are saying about this site. While appeals to authority are sometimes a useful ...
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Can notability be scientifically quantified?
I don't think notability is actually that vague. We have an FAQ article to define it. If some part of this is unclear, let's fix it.
There is no strict cut-off for notability. There have been several ...
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Ban Fact Checking Websites in Answers
This question contains a number of false premises.
Scientific Skepticism does not require an adversarial system, although one may be used.
More specifically, Scientific Skepticism does not require ...
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Antisemitic or Racist Sources
This is a really difficult topic. The purpose of our site is to debunk bad information, but every time we post a question here we also publish potentially bad information. There is no way around that, ...
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Does applying basic maths needs a citation from a reputable source?
No, basic math does indeed not need such a reference.
But the problem for this answer on main is a different one than presenting just 'basic math'.
It is not just 'basic math'! As the math you present ...
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Is Media Bias Fact Check a reliable site?
I waited 2 weeks before posting this answer to give other's the opportunity to weigh in and do research. Unfortunately that hasn't happened. I didn't want to come off as "of course it's reliable&...
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At which level of digging do we decide that a source is acceptable?
I see two different questions here:
What is good enough for Skeptics.SE?
What is good enough for a Skeptic?
On Skeptics.SE, we require references that support the claims being made, or your answer ...
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