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{{EM policy|BV:THEBEST|BV:OPOV}}{{Nutshell| | {{EM policy|BV:THEBEST|BV:OPOV}}{{Nutshell|Reduced Lens Wiki is written from '''our point of view'''. We try to be objective in our assessment of other vision improvement methods, but if they worked better than the reduced lens method '''we would be doing that instead'''.|Reduced Lens is '''under no obligation''' to host material promoting other vision improvement methods.|Everyone is entitled to their own opinion! Feel free to try other methods.}} | ||
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Reduced Lens is written from '''our point of view'''. That means '''we think we're the best'''. | |||
There are big checks and balances on thinking we're the best, however. It is not a position that the community comes to lightly, and there is plenty of internal debate over what is important and what is not important when it comes to vision improvement. However: | |||
There are big checks and balances on thinking we're the best, however. It is not a position that the community comes to lightly, and there is plenty of internal debate over what is important and what is not important when it comes to vision improvement. | |||
:'''[[Eye exercises]] are largely ineffectual and a waste of time.''' The [[Bates method]] was very good for its time, and [[William Bates]] had some very good ideas about vision biology. The Bates method could be very good for relaxing the eyes. | :'''[[Eye exercises]] are largely ineffectual and a waste of time.''' The [[Bates method]] was very good for its time, and [[William Bates]] had some very good ideas about vision biology. The Bates method could be very good for relaxing the eyes. | ||
::However the method as it exists does not treat the root cause of myopia as it exists in the majority of people today - which is [[axial elongation]] caused by [[lens-induced myopia]], as documented in [[clinical studies]]. | ::However the method as it exists does not treat the root cause of myopia as it exists in the majority of people today - which is [[axial elongation]] caused by [[lens-induced myopia]], as documented in [[clinical studies]]. | ||
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==Rationale== | ==Rationale== | ||
We don't want to promote content that we '''genuinely think is not worth hosting'''. You can find objective assessment of other vision improvement methods we know to be less effective on here, and the article will cover the good and bad of them. What you '''won't find''', are long love letters about how magic healing crystals will improve your eyesight. {{grey|{{resize|70%|Because they won't, as much as we wish they would...}}}}. | We don't want to promote content that we '''genuinely think is not worth hosting'''. You can find objective assessment of other vision improvement methods we know to be less effective on here, and the article will cover the good and bad of them. What you '''won't find''', are long love letters about how magic healing crystals will improve your eyesight. {{grey|{{resize|70%|Because they won't, as much as we wish they would...}}}}. | ||
==What this policy doesn't mean== | ==What this policy doesn't mean== | ||