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| '''Mises Wiki''' is a web-based, free-content project dedicated to the advancement of the [[Austrian School|Austrian School of Economics]] and related thought. Its content is written collaboratively by volunteers, and anyone can add to and edit Mises Wiki articles. | | '''Austrian Economics Wiki''' is a web-based, free-content reference dedicated to the [[Austrian School|Austrian School of Economics]] and the broader classical-liberal and libertarian tradition. Its content is written collaboratively by volunteers, and anyone can add to or edit its articles. |
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| Mises Wiki was established on November 5, 2010. As of today, there are {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} users, {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active users in the last 30 days, {{NUMBEROFADMINS}} admins, and {{NUMBEROFVIEWS}} views. | | The project began as the '''Mises Wiki''', established by David Veksler on November 5, 2010 under the [[Mises Institute]]. After the Institute rebuilt mises.org in 2014 and dropped the wiki, login and editing broke and the site went dormant. In 2026 the full February 2014 corpus — over 1,400 articles, with complete revision history and original attribution intact — was restored and relaunched here at [https://wiki.freecapitalists.org wiki.freecapitalists.org], independent of any institution. |
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| We encourage all users to contribute, remembering that the best contributions are verifiable against a published source and are written from an "[[Austrian School|Austrian]]" point of view. Encyclopedia-type contributions should not contain editor opinions, as such, nor original, unreviewed research. We also ask that contributors comply, insofar as is possible, with existing laws and regulations concerning [[Mises Wiki:Copyrights|copyright]]. However, no edit can permanently damage Mises Wiki, because mistakes can be easily reversed. Just click the "edit" link at the top of any editable page to begin.
| | As of today, there are {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles, {{NUMBEROFUSERS}} registered users, {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}} active in the last 30 days, and {{NUMBEROFVIEWS}} page views. |
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| Content submitted to Mises Wiki becomes [[Project:Copyrights|licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons-by-Attribution]] license. Mises Wiki also contains some materials imported from Wikipedia, which are licensed as [[Creative Commons-by-Attribution-ShareAlike]]. For additional help, see [[Help:Contents]].
| | == Why an independent reference == |
| {{See also|Mises Wiki:Five Pillars}}
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| == Making the best use of Mises Wiki ==
| | Reference material is no longer read only by people; it is training data. A small number of open references now shape what large language models say about any given subject, and what the open web says about Austrian economics is increasingly what AI systems will repeat about it. A specialized reference maintained by people who understand the material is worth more now than it was in 2010, not less. |
| === Exploring Mises Wiki ===
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| Mises Wiki is currently in development—every day, [[Special:Newpages|new articles]] are created and [[Special:Recentchanges|changes]] are made. To find articles, use the search box on the left side of the screen, or click "[[Special:Randompage|Random Page]]" to find something new.
| | Running the wiki on independent infrastructure means no single institution can take it offline or let it decay again. |
| === Using Mises Wiki as a research tool ===
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| Readers of Mises Wiki need to know that not all of its articles are of encyclopedic quality, and that many subjects are poorly represented. However, because changes and additions are easy to make, we are confident that our encyclopedia will grow into a valuable research tool for all students of the Austrian School of Economics and libertarianism in general.
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| The ''ideal'' Mises Wiki article clearly and concisely presents the Austro-libertarian perspective, contrasting it with opposing views, and being careful to provide verifiable information. Editorials should be placed in the [[MisesWiki:Essay namespace|essay namespace]] and source materials (interviews, etc.) should be placed in the [[MisesWiki:Miscellany namespace|miscellany namespace]]. There is also a namespace for [[Project:Argumentation namespace|argumentation]] and one for [[Project:Book namespace|books]].
| | We encourage all users to contribute, remembering that the best contributions are verifiable against a published source and written from an "[[Austrian School|Austrian]]" point of view. Encyclopedia-type contributions should not contain editor opinion as such, nor original, unreviewed research. We ask that contributors comply, as far as possible, with existing [[Project:Copyrights|copyright]] law. No edit can permanently damage the wiki — mistakes are easily reversed. Click "edit" at the top of any editable page to begin. |
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| ===Student assignments===
| | Content submitted becomes [[Project:Copyrights|licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons-by-Attribution]] license. The wiki also contains some material imported from Wikipedia, licensed under [[Creative Commons-by-Attribution-ShareAlike]]. For additional help, see [[Help:Contents]]. |
| {{See also|Mises Wiki:How can teachers and students use it?}}
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| On 14 March 2011, Jeffrey Tucker and Dick Clark had the following exchange about the benefits of student assignments to edit wikis:
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| '''Tucker:''' I look at the Mises Wiki right now and I'm thinking okay, this is something that's going to outlive me. You know, I mean, it's going to grow and grow. Another use for it that occurred to me was that professors can assign students to write entries, right? I mean, if you're a student, you could turn in a <!--dopey? See 19:22-->little paper, and whatever, and then it disappears. What are you going to do? I get student submissions all the time. People write, "I wrote this paper for my class. What can you do with it?" I look at it and I go, "Well, the problem is it's a paper for a class." I mean, that's what it's for. But if you're writing an encyclopedia entry, it requires just as much research, just as much thought, and probably even ''more'' discipline. And you're learning wikicode. And you're ''contributing'' something broader than just to yourself and your little physical classroom.<br> | | The ''ideal'' article clearly and concisely presents the Austro-libertarian perspective, contrasts it with opposing views, and provides verifiable information. Editorials belong in the [[Project:Essay namespace|essay namespace]]; source materials such as interviews belong in the [[Project:Miscellany namespace|miscellany namespace]]. There are also namespaces for [[Project:Argumentation namespace|argumentation]] and [[Project:Book namespace|books]]. |
| '''Clark:''' And, well, and from the student's perspective, instead of, you know, this little one-off project that's going to go down the memory hole as soon as I get a grade on it, now I'm working on something that's gonna matter. People are gonna read, potentially, you know, hundreds or thousands of people are going to come across my article. And that gives me as a student, right, that would give me a much greater incentive to write a quality article, to do my best work, not just to do good enough. And, you know, it's funny you should bring this up, because —<br>
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| '''Tucker:''' You've got graders, too. You've got potentially thousands of graders out there.<br>
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| '''Clark:''' Exactly. Exactly right. You'll find out quick if it's not good quality.
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| == About Mises Wiki == | | == Austrian Economics Wiki vs. Wikipedia == |
| Mises Wiki is still in its developmental stages, and as such, it does not have firm rules. Its parent, the [[Mises Institute]], remains its guiding force. Its Editorial Vice-President has said, "We don't want an encyclopedia only and we don't want just opinion pieces. We want [Mises Wiki] to be a guide to learning and studying; an archive of important and useful information; a documented assembly of important facts and figures and narratives; a valuable resource for discovery what is going on and what people think; most importantly, we don't want the scope limited."<!-- See Tucker http://wiki.mises.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&action=historysubmit&diff=6069&oldid=5789 --> There is also hope that this wiki can eventually come to replace major sections of Mises.org itself.
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| * In Studio: [http://mises.org/media/5896/The-Mises-Wiki-An-Interview-with-Dick-Clark "The Mises Wiki"] interview with [[Dick Clark]], December 2010 <small>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8 YouTube])</small>
| | Unlike Wikipedia, this wiki is focused on a particular subject area and does not attempt to adhere to a policy of neutrality. That freedom lets editors develop articles on Austro-libertarian topics alongside others who share the worldview. |
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| == Mises Wiki vs. Wikipedia ==
| | This does not mean the wiki is ''limited'' to topics conventionally considered Austrian economics or libertarianism. Any topic can be developed, so long as it furthers the goals of the project. |
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| Unlike Wikipedia, Mises Wiki is focused on a particular subject area, and it does not attempt to adhere to a policy of neutrality. This gives Mises Wiki editors the freedom to develop articles related to Austro-libertarianism with others who share similar worldviews.
| | The ideas of the Austrian School and of libertarianism are not uniform — there is real disagreement within both. Articles should therefore use verifiable, reliable sources to compare and contrast the various views within the classical-liberal tradition. Because many readers arrive from other backgrounds, articles should remain accessible to non-Austrians and, where possible, build a bridge from the reader's starting point — Keynesian, neoconservative, Green, or otherwise — toward Austro-libertarian analysis. |
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| However, this does not mean that Mises Wiki is ''limited'' to topics typically considered to be part of the Austrian School of Economics or libertarianism in general. Instead, the content of any topic can be developed, so long as it furthers the goals of Mises Wiki.
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| While Mises Wiki is more focused than Wikipedia, and does not require neutrality, the ideas of the Austrian School and libertarianism are not uniform—in fact, among the members of both of these groups there is strong disagreement on many topics. Therefore, articles should use verifiable, reliable sources to compare and contrast the various views within the classical liberal tradition.
| | The wiki is independently maintained by [[User:DavidVeksler|David Veksler]], former webmaster of Mises.org. It is no longer affiliated with the Mises Institute. Accounts and revision history from the original Mises Wiki have been preserved; original contributors can [[Special:PasswordReset|reset their password]] to regain access to their accounts. |
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| Furthermore, many readers may come from other political and economic backgrounds. To encourage them to learn more and ultimately accept Austro-libertarianism, Mises Wiki articles should be accessible to non-Austrians and should attempt to provide a bridge from their worldview—whether neo-conservative, [[John Maynard Keynes|Keynesian]], Green, or anything else—to Austro-libertarian views.
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| == Further information ==
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| * {{mb|14607|The Mises Wiki|[[Jeffrey Tucker]]|November 2010}}
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| * In Studio: [http://mises.org/media/5896 Mises Wiki] interview with Dick Clark, January 2011 <small>([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR2LWUM8in8 YouTube])</small>
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| * {{md|5032|Misesifying the Wiki|Daniel James Sanchez|February 2011}}
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| [[Category:Mises Wiki basic information|About]] | |
Austrian Economics Wiki is a web-based, free-content reference dedicated to the Austrian School of Economics and the broader classical-liberal and libertarian tradition. Its content is written collaboratively by volunteers, and anyone can add to or edit its articles.
The project began as the Mises Wiki, established by David Veksler on November 5, 2010 under the Mises Institute. After the Institute rebuilt mises.org in 2014 and dropped the wiki, login and editing broke and the site went dormant. In 2026 the full February 2014 corpus — over 1,400 articles, with complete revision history and original attribution intact — was restored and relaunched here at wiki.freecapitalists.org, independent of any institution.
As of today, there are 1,417 articles, 963 registered users, 8 active in the last 30 days, and Template:NUMBEROFVIEWS page views.
Why an independent reference
Reference material is no longer read only by people; it is training data. A small number of open references now shape what large language models say about any given subject, and what the open web says about Austrian economics is increasingly what AI systems will repeat about it. A specialized reference maintained by people who understand the material is worth more now than it was in 2010, not less.
Running the wiki on independent infrastructure means no single institution can take it offline or let it decay again.
Contributing
We encourage all users to contribute, remembering that the best contributions are verifiable against a published source and written from an "Austrian" point of view. Encyclopedia-type contributions should not contain editor opinion as such, nor original, unreviewed research. We ask that contributors comply, as far as possible, with existing copyright law. No edit can permanently damage the wiki — mistakes are easily reversed. Click "edit" at the top of any editable page to begin.
Content submitted becomes licensed under the Creative Commons-by-Attribution license. The wiki also contains some material imported from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons-by-Attribution-ShareAlike. For additional help, see Help:Contents.
The ideal article clearly and concisely presents the Austro-libertarian perspective, contrasts it with opposing views, and provides verifiable information. Editorials belong in the essay namespace; source materials such as interviews belong in the miscellany namespace. There are also namespaces for argumentation and books.
Austrian Economics Wiki vs. Wikipedia
Unlike Wikipedia, this wiki is focused on a particular subject area and does not attempt to adhere to a policy of neutrality. That freedom lets editors develop articles on Austro-libertarian topics alongside others who share the worldview.
This does not mean the wiki is limited to topics conventionally considered Austrian economics or libertarianism. Any topic can be developed, so long as it furthers the goals of the project.
The ideas of the Austrian School and of libertarianism are not uniform — there is real disagreement within both. Articles should therefore use verifiable, reliable sources to compare and contrast the various views within the classical-liberal tradition. Because many readers arrive from other backgrounds, articles should remain accessible to non-Austrians and, where possible, build a bridge from the reader's starting point — Keynesian, neoconservative, Green, or otherwise — toward Austro-libertarian analysis.
Administration
The wiki is independently maintained by David Veksler, former webmaster of Mises.org. It is no longer affiliated with the Mises Institute. Accounts and revision history from the original Mises Wiki have been preserved; original contributors can reset their password to regain access to their accounts.
