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We are excited to announce that the animal rights and vegan community now has a wiki. The JFA Wiki is live at JusticeforAnimals.org. Existing articles have been migrated to the new wiki.
  
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We are excited to announce that the JusticeforAnimals.org wiki is now live, and existing content has been migrated to the new wiki platform. Articles that were in Basics Section on the old site can now be found in the [[Beginner Listing]], and those in the Objection Section are now in the [[Replies Listing]].
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With this change, the mission of ''Justice for Animals'' has expanded to provide a collaborative, encyclopedic, evidence-based body of knowledge useful for animal rights and vegan advocacy—and for those who just want to explore these topics.  
  
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We have moved to this new platform to help us realize the site's expanded mission of providing a collaborative, encyclopedic, evidence-based body of knowledge useful for animal rights and vegan advocacy to those who just want to explore these topics.  
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The site already has a lot of useful information, the most important being talking points for replying to common objections. But a wiki takes an encyclopedic approach, which calls for articles on a wide range of related topics. For the JFA Wiki, this means topics that are useful for animal rights and vegan advocacy as well as information that is helpful for living vegan.
  
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You may have heard of the extremely useful Wikipedia site. We are using the same platform that Wikipedia uses, and like Wikipedia, anyone can author and edit content (see below). But unlike Wikipedia, articles here are written in the context of animal rights and veganism, with an emphasis on information that is useful for advocacy and to those exploring these topics. Another difference is that articles on this site will not be written under the fog of the cultural norm that says it is acceptable to exploit animals. And, just to be clear, we are an animal rights organization, not an animal welfare organization.  
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Our expanded mission and collaborative platform offer you a unique opportunity to contribute to the movement by lending your writing skills, your research skills, and your specialized knowledge. You also have a chance to grow with us and become a trusted contributor, moderator, or editor, as explained below. We hope you will participate, and we can't wait to see your contributions. To get started, see [[Help:Writing and Editing for the JFA Wiki]].
  
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In moving to a wiki platform, the scope of the site has expanded. The new already site has lots of useful information that has been migrated, especially in providing talking points for replying to objections to animal rights and veganism. But a wiki takes an encyclopedic approach, calling for articles on a wide range of related topics.
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We are using the same software as Wikipedia, and like Wikipedia, we allow anyone to author and edit content. But unlike Wikipedia, articles on this site will be moderated to ensure they are written without the prevailing assumption that exploiting animals is acceptable. And just to be clear, ''Justice for Animals'' is an animal rights organization, not an animal welfare organization.
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For those who have been using the site, existing content has been migrated to the new platform. Articles that were in the Basics Section on the old site can now be found in the [[Beginner Listing]], and those in the Objections Section are now in the [[Replies Listing]].
  
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To fully realize this goal, we are asking the animal rights and vegan community to author and edit content. We have received funding to
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 18 August 2019

We are excited to announce that the animal rights and vegan community now has a wiki. The JFA Wiki is live at JusticeforAnimals.org. Existing articles have been migrated to the new wiki.

With this change, the mission of Justice for Animals has expanded to provide a collaborative, encyclopedic, evidence-based body of knowledge useful for animal rights and vegan advocacy—and for those who just want to explore these topics.

The site already has a lot of useful information, the most important being talking points for replying to common objections. But a wiki takes an encyclopedic approach, which calls for articles on a wide range of related topics. For the JFA Wiki, this means topics that are useful for animal rights and vegan advocacy as well as information that is helpful for living vegan.

Our expanded mission and collaborative platform offer you a unique opportunity to contribute to the movement by lending your writing skills, your research skills, and your specialized knowledge. You also have a chance to grow with us and become a trusted contributor, moderator, or editor, as explained below. We hope you will participate, and we can't wait to see your contributions. To get started, see Help:Writing and Editing for the JFA Wiki.

We are using the same software as Wikipedia, and like Wikipedia, we allow anyone to author and edit content. But unlike Wikipedia, articles on this site will be moderated to ensure they are written without the prevailing assumption that exploiting animals is acceptable. And just to be clear, Justice for Animals is an animal rights organization, not an animal welfare organization.

For those who have been using the site, existing content has been migrated to the new platform. Articles that were in the Basics Section on the old site can now be found in the Beginner Listing, and those in the Objections Section are now in the Replies Listing.

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