Calling all rawpalaeos!!!

[TylerDurden]

OK,

So far, I've been trying to post all sorts of useful information on the Raw Foodism entry for Wikipedia. Unfortunately, most editors are anti-RAF, so we need as many people from the RAF community editing/altering data on the Raw-Foodism wikpedia page as possible, once a week, each. The page is here:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_foodism

I'm not asking people to change the whole article, each week, just a paragraph or two, here and there. Feel free to add in scientific studies re the toxic effects of cooking, info on raw foodism in general etc.

[boxcarguy07]

I just edited the page... I added information about grass-fed meat under "Preparation"

[TylerDurden]

Cheers, this is the sort of stuff I'm talking about. Introducing small amounts of (referenced) info, by stealth. With enough people checking/editing/removing a little regularly(3 to 5 people, once a week, each?), we should be able to maintain a status-quo, which would be difficult for anti-raw biased people to prevent.

Well done!!!

[boxcarguy07]

Just wondering, what kind of things have people put up that were taken down?

[TylerDurden]

Well, for example, I put in a lot of scientific studies which pointed out the toxic substances created by cooking(ie AGEs/PAHs/NSAs/HCAs), but the info was shifted over to the cooking section of wikipedia.

[Satya]

Well, the antiraw BS at the end of the article is so OBVIOUSLY biased!

"Raw foods certainly aren't safer than cooked food, as some claim. Most commercial chicken and a good deal of beef and pork, sadly, are loaded with bacteria and parasites."[24]"

Oh puhlease!  Even the FDA has the statement that freezing at 0 degrees F for 7 days will kill parasites, even trichinosis!  And most of us go to great lengths to AVOID commercial foods!  I might join in soon, but my life is pretty hectic now.

Y'all should read the entry, as I think it will fire you up when you see that these anti-raw freaks (trolls?) are just peddling these stupid myths!  Please consider participating on behalf of our community.

[boxcarguy07]

Well, to be fair, that is a quote from someone who earlier in the article was said to have made "controversial" statements.

[Satya]

Please use this when citing Richard Wrangham's credentials on wikipedia:

http://www.discoverlife.org/who/CV/Wrangham,_Richard.html

I think it shows he is a zoologist, even if he is teaching anthropology, and has for many years.  He studied zoology.  It would take me some time to get up to speed on all this, and besides, I devote my time to Raw Paleo.  It is important, though, and anyone with time, please help out.