Wikipedia:Fringe theories
- Port Chicago disaster conspiracy theory — There exists a theory that this disaster (which itself is of unquestioned notability), held by official reports to be an ammunition-loading accident, was actually a detonation of a nuclear weapon with the intent of testing the effects on American soldiers. This theory has been proposed by one journalist, and he has published on it almost exclusively through his own self-published website and e-book, which many other non-mainstream websites and publications have parroted. The theory probably does not deserve its own Wikipedia article, as there is no mainstream reference to it whatsoever, but could easily have a small mention in the main Port Chicago disaster article, since its Internet presence is very large due to the aforementioned fringe websites. The exact wording of the mention is of course dictated by NPOV and other content guidelines.
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See also
- WP:COATRACK
- Wikipedia:Snowball clause
- Wikipedia:Steamroll minority opinions (parody)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Rational Skepticism
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Alternative Views
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Notes
- ^ For information on determining "prominence", see WP:WEIGHT.
- ^ For other pertinent guidelines, see WP:NOTABILITY.
- ^ For example, fringe theories in science depart significantly from mainstream science.
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