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Section sizes

Section size for QAnon (60 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	23,693	23,693
Background	18	7,903
Pizzagate	3,698	3,698
Influence of 4chan culture	1,767	1,767
Previous "anons"	2,420	2,420
Origin and spread	10,433	53,870
Mainstream attention	18,289	18,289
International following	25,148	25,148
Claims	14	69,726
Q's posts	20,085	20,085
The cabal and "the Storm"	12,258	12,258
Child sex trafficking and satanic sacrifice	16,033	16,033
Other QAnon beliefs	21,336	21,336
Analysis	13	95,019
Identity of Q	3,710	18,065
Multiple people	4,844	4,844
Paul Furber and the Watkins family	9,511	9,511
Slogans and vocabulary	3,338	3,338
Derivative elements	2,695	28,453
Apocalypticism and Millenarianism	1,775	1,775
Evangelical influences	2,705	2,705
Dualism	1,739	1,739
The hidden enemy	1,557	1,557
Satanic rituals and child victims	3,080	3,080
Antisemitism	14,902	14,902
Appeal	10,071	10,071
Disillusionment	4,734	4,734
Demographics	10,244	12,374
Pastel QAnon	2,130	2,130
Post-2020 election	17,971	17,971
Incidents	1,738	23,364
Vandalism of America's Stonehenge	1,541	1,541
Attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. election	19,590	19,590
German coup attempt	495	495
Reactions	14	67,102
Media, advocacy groups, and public figures	9,551	9,551
Official responses	26	7,287
FBI domestic terrorism assessment	2,884	2,884
Congressional resolution	4,377	4,377
Republican individuals and organizations	11,348	50,250
Donald Trump	8,025	8,025
Mike Pence	3,731	3,731
Michael Flynn	10,406	10,406
Lin Wood	3,703	3,703
Sidney Powell	4,318	4,318
Kelly Townsend	4,502	4,502
Liz Harris	1,342	1,342
Kash Patel	2,875	2,875
Online	12	24,770
QDrops app	2,813	2,813
Anti-QAnon subreddits	265	265
Removal of content	14,417	14,417
Migration to alt-tech	3,931	3,931
Return to Twitter/X	3,332	3,332
See also	473	473
Further reading	2,705	2,705
Notes	24	24
References	2,116	3,909
Bibliography	1,793	1,793
External links	2,094	2,094
Total	374,652	374,652

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<redacted> Aisaha (talk) 03:51, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done I can't decipher what you think you are trying to say, but it appears to be near-gibberish, as you yourself acknowledge, and contains personal attacks on one or more people and links to a YouTube video. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:06, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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According to a March 2020 Pew survey, 76% of Americans had never heard of QAnon, 20% had heard "a little about it", and 3% said they had heard "a lot".[319][320]

Please add: The survey showed 39% of those identifying as liberal democrats knew a little or more about Qanon while only 18% of people who were republican or leaned republican reported knowing a little or more about Qanon. ^[1] Professionaldeleter (talk) 02:02, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Professionaldeleter. Could you give the section header for where this is. It's a rather large article. Thanks... -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:16, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done I found it. Happy editing... -Ad Orientem (talk) 02:19, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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^ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/30/qanons-conspiracy-theories-have-seeped-into-u-s-politics-but-most-dont-know-what-it-is/

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Hi @Doug Weller, I am sorry it took me so long to get back to you, I didn't realize that I didn't have this page on my watchlist (It is now so you don't have to ping me).

I removed that information as it was a confusing sentence that I didn't think added any important information to the section about Ms. Townsend. Right now it says \Ms. Townsend worked with these guys\ but didn't specify on when or on what they worked. Looking at the source that was attached to that line brings up a 404 and checking archive also lead to a 404. If I might ask, what part of that sentence did you want to keep?

Thank you for taking the time to ask me about the removal, lets write a better -pedia together :) Moritoriko (talk) 07:05, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am taking this article off of my watchlist/ Doug Weller talk 09:18, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Doug Weller Does this mean we all good? just checking Moritoriko (talk) 05:12, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid not. It just means that I am clearing the decks on my watchlist to spend what time I have left on articles more important to me. See my talk page. Doug Weller talk 06:51, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry we are not all good, if you'd like to explain why I will gladly listen but I understand this is probably not very important. I am impressed with your strength of will over the past 2 years and with how thoroughly you have affected this project in a positive direction. Moritoriko (talk) 11:18, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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