Psiram
Psiram.com (until July 2012: Esowatch) is an Internet project founded in 2007 with articles critical of esotericism, conspiracy theories and pseudoscience in alternative medicine. The platform offers a wiki, a blog and a forum. The Psiram wiki is based on MediaWiki software. In September 2013, the German wiki was the largest with articles; the French second with 256 articles and the English third with 95 articles.
Anonymity
All authors use anonymous nicknames, and the site's owner is unknown. The domain is registered via a company in Hong Kong. The anonymity is explained as due to negative experiences by identifiable critics of New Age beliefs. New authors can register after a check on their abilities. Psiram's article on Prahlad Jani was referenced in the science blog Pharyngula, and their article on night milk crystals was referenced by the Guardian.
A German court based a decision partly on arguments collected by Esowatch. Further, data from Esowatch was used in an inquiry in the Austrian parliament.
Anonymity
All authors use anonymous nicknames, and the site's owner is unknown. The domain is registered via a company in Hong Kong. The anonymity is explained as due to negative experiences by identifiable critics of New Age beliefs. New authors can register after a check on their abilities. Psiram's article on Prahlad Jani was referenced in the science blog Pharyngula, and their article on night milk crystals was referenced by the Guardian.
A German court based a decision partly on arguments collected by Esowatch. Further, data from Esowatch was used in an inquiry in the Austrian parliament.
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