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Reference platform

Context for complex organizations, without the noise.

Cultopedia is building a public reference platform for people who want more than scattered articles, outdated summaries, or sensational fragments. It brings together organizations, leaders, and major developments so readers can follow these systems with clarity and context.

Cultopedia organises reliable, published information across encyclopedic sources, journalism, academic research, and documentary material. It does not make original allegations or force one label on readers. The goal is to make relevant material easier to explore, compare, and understand over time.

ExploreBrowse organizationsStart with the groups Cultopedia currently tracks and expands.

ExploreBrowse leadersFollow founders, heads, and key figures tied to tracked groups.

FocusStructured timelinesPages are designed to make change over time easier to see.

SourcesPublished materialReference pages aim to connect readers with reputable reporting and research.

ApproachReader-led judgmentThe platform is built to inform interpretation, not dictate it.

Start here

Find your way around

OrganizationsA curated index of the groups currently in scope, with room for structured overlays and source trails.

LeadersA matching index of founders, public figures, and leadership-linked people connected to those organizations.

About CultopediaRead the editorial intent behind the project and how the platform is meant to be used.

FAQGet quick answers about scope, sourcing, and how Cultopedia handles sensitive topics.

Contribute

Help improve the record

I want to contributeSee the current contribution route for corrections, source suggestions, and careful factual improvements.

Why this existsCultopedia is meant to reduce fragmentation and make complex histories easier to examine responsibly.

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-'''Cultopedia''' is a curated wiki about cults, sects, coercive organizations, their leadership structures, and the patterns of abuse and resistance that surround them.
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+<span class="cultopedia-home__eyebrow">Reference platform</span>
+<h2>Context for complex organizations, without the noise.</h2>
+<p class="cultopedia-home__lede">'''Cultopedia''' is building a public reference platform for people who want more than scattered articles, outdated summaries, or sensational fragments. It brings together organizations, leaders, and major developments so readers can follow these systems with clarity and context.</p>
+<p class="cultopedia-home__supporting">Cultopedia organises reliable, published information across encyclopedic sources, journalism, academic research, and documentary material. It does not make original allegations or force one label on readers. The goal is to make relevant material easier to explore, compare, and understand over time.</p>
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+<div class="cultopedia-home__button"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Explore</span><strong>[[Organizations|Browse organizations]]</strong><span>Start with the groups Cultopedia currently tracks and expands.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__button"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Explore</span><strong>[[Leaders|Browse leaders]]</strong><span>Follow founders, heads, and key figures tied to tracked groups.</span></div>
+</div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stats">
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stat"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Focus</span><strong>Structured timelines</strong><span>Pages are designed to make change over time easier to see.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stat"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Sources</span><strong>Published material</strong><span>Reference pages aim to connect readers with reputable reporting and research.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__stat"><span class="cultopedia-home__label">Approach</span><strong>Reader-led judgment</strong><span>The platform is built to inform interpretation, not dictate it.</span></div>
+</div>
+</div>
-The site is built on a Wikipedia-derived knowledge base, then narrowed and extended with Cultopedia's own editorial layer. The aim is to be selective, comprehensible, and useful rather than encyclopedic about every adjacent topic.
+<div class="cultopedia-home__section">
+<span class="cultopedia-home__section-label">Start here</span>
+<h2>Find your way around</h2>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__grid">
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[Organizations|Organizations]]</strong><span>A curated index of the groups currently in scope, with room for structured overlays and source trails.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[Leaders|Leaders]]</strong><span>A matching index of founders, public figures, and leadership-linked people connected to those organizations.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[About Cultopedia|About Cultopedia]]</strong><span>Read the editorial intent behind the project and how the platform is meant to be used.</span></div>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[FAQ|FAQ]]</strong><span>Get quick answers about scope, sourcing, and how Cultopedia handles sensitive topics.</span></div>
+</div>
+</div>
-== Explore ==
+<div class="cultopedia-home__section">
-* [[Organizations|Organizations]]
+<span class="cultopedia-home__section-label">Contribute</span>
-* [[Leaders|Leaders]]
+<h2>Help improve the record</h2>
+<div class="cultopedia-home__grid">
-== Current starter set ==
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[I want to contribute|I want to contribute]]</strong><span>See the current contribution route for corrections, source suggestions, and careful factual improvements.</span></div>
-* [[Scientology]]
+<div class="cultopedia-home__card"><strong>[[About Cultopedia|Why this exists]]</strong><span>Cultopedia is meant to reduce fragmentation and make complex histories easier to examine responsibly.</span></div>
-* [[Aum Shinrikyo]]
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-* [[Branch Davidians]]
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-* [[Heaven's Gate (religious group)|Heaven's Gate]]
-* [[Order of the Solar Temple]]
-* [[Peoples Temple]]
-* [[Rajneesh movement]]
-* [[Unification Church]]
-* [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]]
-* [[The Family International]]
-== Editorial direction ==
-* Focus on organizations that are themselves central to the subject.
-* Focus on founders, leaders, successors, and other key internal figures.
-* Add supporting pages about systematic abuse, survivor protection, and credible counter-initiatives without trying to mirror all of Wikipedia.
-== Project status ==
-This is an MVP build. The current goal is a small, high-signal set of organizations and leaders that looks good and works well. Broader discovery and monthly refresh workflows can be layered on top once the core experience is stable.
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