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The content on Wikispooks is not always of a high enough quality for use by ProleWiki, but it does provide a counter-hegemonic perspective to contrast the mainstream narratives promoted on [[Wikipedia]] and in the [[Corporate media|corporate-controlled media]]. While some perspectives promoted on Wikispooks can be considered right-wing, there as also some very good left-wing ([[Historical materialism|materialist]]) analyses of [[imperialism]] and the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] ruling class.  
The content on Wikispooks is not always of a high enough quality for use by ProleWiki, but it does provide a counter-hegemonic perspective to contrast the mainstream narratives promoted on [[Wikipedia]] and in the [[Corporate media|corporate-controlled media]]. While some perspectives promoted on Wikispooks can be considered right-wing, there as also some very good left-wing ([[Historical materialism|materialist]]) analyses of [[imperialism]] and the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] ruling class.  


== Site shutdown ==
== Site outage ==
As of Nov 12, 2021, it appears that the URL [http://wikispooks.com wikispooks.com] is unavailable.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/qs45rw/is_wikispooks_down/ "Is wikispooks down?"] on r/Conspiracy on [[Reddit]]</ref> According to WHOIS records, it's registered in the UK,<ref>[https://www.whois.com/whois/wikispooks.com WHOIS record for wikispooks.com]</ref> which has recently been subjected to government crackdowns of against supposed "misinformation."<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-cracks-down-on-spread-of-false-coronavirus-information-online UK Press Release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online]</ref> Interested parties (including some ProleWiki contributors) are seeking to track down site backups so site mirrors can be hosted elsewhere, particularly on censorship-resistant platforms.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211029024537/https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikispooks:Site_Backup Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup]</ref>
In November of 2021, there was a 5 day outage from the 12th to the 17th.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/qs45rw/is_wikispooks_down/ "Is wikispooks down?"] on r/Conspiracy on [[Reddit]]</ref> Given the nature of the project, speculation abounded about possibly censorship from the UK government, where the site is registered.<ref>[https://www.whois.com/whois/wikispooks.com WHOIS records for Wikispooks]</ref><ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-cracks-down-on-spread-of-false-coronavirus-information-online UK Press Release: Government cracks down on spread of false coronavirus information online]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211029024537/https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Wikispooks:Site_Backup Archive: Wikispooks Site Backup]</ref> ProleWiki has independently confirmed that Wikispooks believes they experienced an "advanced DDoS attack". They are continuing to investigate the origins of the attack.


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== References ==
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Wikispooks is an online wiki dedicated to collecting information about deep politics. In Marxist-Leninist terms, deep politics are the "private" affairs of the bourgeoisie, which are in contrast to the "public" affairs of the so-called "democratic" state.

The content on Wikispooks is not always of a high enough quality for use by ProleWiki, but it does provide a counter-hegemonic perspective to contrast the mainstream narratives promoted on Wikipedia and in the corporate-controlled media. While some perspectives promoted on Wikispooks can be considered right-wing, there as also some very good left-wing (materialist) analyses of imperialism and the capitalist ruling class.

Site outage

In November of 2021, there was a 5 day outage from the 12th to the 17th.[1] Given the nature of the project, speculation abounded about possibly censorship from the UK government, where the site is registered.[2][3][4] ProleWiki has independently confirmed that Wikispooks believes they experienced an "advanced DDoS attack". They are continuing to investigate the origins of the attack.

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