ProleWiki is a Marxist-Leninist encyclopedia. As such, we require our prospective editors to have a good grasp on Marxist theory, and agree with our Principles. Your application will be submitted to the editorship for a vote. Expect a response in a few days to a week. Once your account has been approved, you will receive your password by email and have officially joined ProleWiki!
Be detailed and elaborate as you can be in answering the questions. The more expansive an answer is the better the deliberation process regarding your application will be. A wrong answer doesn't necessarily mean rejection, do your best and don't stress
Mandatory Verification Questions
1. Where did you find Prolewiki from? How familiar are you with it? Comment what made you want to join Prolewiki and what areas you are interested in contributing to.
2. Have you read our principles? Comment your agreements or objections to their points.
3. What current of Marxist thought do you uphold? Describe as thoroughly as needed your path towards your current political perspective.
4. What are your thoughts on China, Vietnam, Cuba, DPRK and Laos? Do you believe any of these countries is socialist? Why or why not?
5. What is your understanding of gender and sex? What should be approach of Marxists towards LGBT+ community?
6. What is your position on Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong? How would you describe their historical role? Share any comments or critiques you have regarding them.
7. What for instance is your analysis of the situation in Palestine? Do you support or denounce the Palestine Uprising?
8. How should countries such as US/Canada, Israel, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand be analyzed?
Semi-optional questions. Choose at least 5 of them to answer, but feel free to answer more if willing.
9. Do you think abolishing the family should be a goal of the communist movement? If so, how would it be abolished?
10. What in your opinion is the most pressing matter for communists in your country? How familiar are you with the history of the Communist movement in your country, and is there a Communist Party or not? If there is, what is your opinion of it, and if not, why do you think there is not?
11. What do you consider to be the primary contradiction and a secondary contradiction in regards to majority of countries in Latin America?
12. What do you believe is the main difference between Marxism and other anti-capitalist movements?
13. What is Imperialism and how do institutions and programs like the IMF, Belt and Road Initiative, and the World Bank relate to it?
14. Have you read works from Marxists, pertaining but not limited to those from historical or existing socialist states? Please note some that stood out to you and what contributions to Marxist thought that they added and why you liked them.
15. How familiar are you with Marxist history, from the theorists, movements, to the history of AES countries like the USSR and PRC? What events do you consider some of the most important and why?
Supplementary Questions (not necessary, but it could give you an advantage):
16. Do you have any comments or feedback about this application process? We will use it to improve the process.
17. Do you have familiarity or skill with programming or Mediawiki?