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==Welcome to the ''Citizendium'' Pilot Project!==
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=== '''Help Write Articles about our World''' ===


This is the home page for the ''Citizendium'' pilot project.  Our aim here is to set up a functioning ''Citizendium'' wiki encyclopedia project, demonstrate that it can work, and get it ready for a public launch.
Welcome to '''Citizendium''', a wiki for providing free knowledge where authors use their '''real names'''.  We regard information as a public good and welcome anyone who wants to share their knowledge on virtually any subject.  Our online community prides itself on being congenial and supportive.  
{{Getting Started}}


'''IF YOU HAVE NOT APPLIED YET TO JOIN THE PILOT PROJECT''' please [http://www.citizendium.org/cfa.html  follow this link] for more information and application directions.
See '''<big>[[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]]</big>'''&mdash;an overview of articles being worked on ''now''.


What is the most important thing that we could be doing here? Simple: work on articles. The more articles we greatly improve over the Wikipedia versions, the more viable our enterprise is going to look to the rest of the world. So please get started!
===='''Become a member--it's free!'''====
'''[[Help:Index/Join|Join this wiki]]''' and '''[[CZ:How to start a new_article|start an article]]'''
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| [[:Category:Food Science Workgroup|Food Science]] 
| [[:Category:Literature Workgroup|Literature]]
| [[:Category:Robotics Workgroup|Robotics]]
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| [[:Category:Biology Workgroup|Biology]]
| [[:Category:Games Workgroup|Games]]
| [[:Category:Mathematics Workgroup|Mathematics]]
| [[:Category:Sociology Workgroup|Sociology]]
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| [[:Category:History Workgroup|History]]  
| [[:Category:Music Workgroup|Music]]
| [[:Category:Topic Informant Workgroup|Topic Informant]]
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| [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
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'''If you're new, please read''' [[Citizendium_Pilot:How_to_get_started_with_the_Citizendium_pilot|how to get started with the Citizendium pilot]]!  It tells you to use <nowiki>[[Category:CZ Live]]</nowiki> on articles you've edited, and other essential tips.
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Everyone, be sure to check the [[CZ:Notice Board|Notice Board]] regularly!  (Check "Watch this page" to receive e-mail alerts!)


== Need help? ==


If this is your first visit, here are some tips:
* See [[Citizendium_Pilot:How_to_get_started_with_the_Citizendium_pilot|how to get started with the Citizendium pilot]]
* You need to apply to join the pilot project.  Please see [http://www.citizendium.org/cfa.html this page].  Once you've received an invitation, you should create your account, and then send an email with your account name to personnel@citizendium to activate it. We'll send you a note back that we've let you in. Note: you will not be able to confirm your email address until ''after'' this email.
* Check the [[CZ:Notice Board|Notice Board]] for the latest announcements, requests, etc.
* If you think you should be able to view a page, do a "hard refresh" (ctrl-F5 in Windows) of the page you're trying to visit.  We might still be figuring out the proper settings for caching.
* For general help questions, you can always try [http://textop.org/smf/index.php?board=18.0 the "Help" board at the CZ Forums].  If you're to all this and have some general questions, why not go there and ask away?
* If you're still having trouble, mail personnel@citizendium.org immediately.  Thanks.
Please be patient.  We're fixing problems as they come up and that occasionally leads to more problems.  :-)


== Disciplines ==


Here are some good places to start your editing!


:'''Philosophy, Mathematics, and Natural Science'''
:[[Astronomy]] - [[Biology]] - [[Chemistry]] - [[Medicine|Medicine (Human Biology)]] - [[Earth Sciences]] - [[Mathematics]] - [[Philosophy]] - [[Physics]]


:'''Social Sciences'''
:[[Anthropology]] - [[Archaeology]] - [[Economics]] - [[Geography]] - [[History]] - [[Linguistics]] - [[Politics]] - [[Psychology]] - [[Sociology]]


:'''Applied Arts and Sciences'''
:[[Agriculture]] - [[Architecture]] - [[Business]] - [[Communication]] - [[Computer Science]] - [[Education]] - [[Engineering]] - [[Family and Consumer Science]] - [[Government]] - [[Health Sciences]] - [[Law]] - [[Library and Information Science]] - [[Technology]] - [[Transport]]


:'''Culture'''
:[[Classics]] - [[Cooking]] - [[Critical Theory]] - [[Dance]] - [[Film]] - [[Games]] - [[Hobbies]] - [[Literature]] - [[Music]] - [[Opera]] - [[Painting]] - [[Performing Arts]] - [[Recreation]] - [[Religion]] - [[Sculpture]] - [[Sports]] - [[Theater]] - [[Design]]


== Useful Links ==
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* [[:Category:CZ Live|Our "Live Articles"]]
* [[CZ:Policy Outline|Policy Outline (under development)]]
* [http://www.textop.org/wiki/index.php?title=Citizendium Citizendium planning pages (on the Textop wiki)]
* [[CZ:Notice Board|Notice Board]]
* [[CZ:High priority articles for pilot|High priority articles for the pilot project]]
* Some of our
** [[Category:CZ_Authors|uthors]]
** [[Category:CZ_Editors|editors]]
** [[Category:CZ_Constables|constables]] (all of them)


==Citizendium Wiki Technical Development==


===Important Notes===


Access (including reading) is currently limited to registered users only.


The wiki software is undergoing development.


Please backup major changes elsewhere if possible and excuse us if the wiki breaks for short periods. This will be avoided if at all possible.


===Latest News===


Update: We are back. We spent 16 hours restoring and repairing the database after the "anonymous" account was erronously deleted. Lesson? Don't mess with Anon-y-mous. <br/>
--Jason Potkanski, Tech Team, 30 October 2006


Users can create pages again.<br/>
--[[User:Peter Hitchmough|Peter Hitchmough]] 16:54, 25 October 2006 (CDT)


===Forge===


A forge for Software Development of Citizendium is open. See http://forge.citizendium.org/gf/project/caesarwiki/


Please use the bug tracker for bugs with pilot: http://forge.citizendium.org/gf/project/caesarwiki/tracker/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:47, 31 October 2024

New Blog Post
Why is Citizendium deleting articles?


Help Write Articles about our World

Welcome to Citizendium, a wiki for providing free knowledge where authors use their real names. We regard information as a public good and welcome anyone who wants to share their knowledge on virtually any subject. Our online community prides itself on being congenial and supportive.

Citizendium Getting Started
Quick Start | About us | Help system | Start a new article | For Wikipedians  


See Recent Changes—an overview of articles being worked on now.

Become a member--it's free!

Join this wiki and start an article
 
Browse the Workgroups:

Agriculture Earth Sciences Journalism Physics
Anthropology Economics Law Politics
Archaeology Education Library & Info. Sci. Psychology
Architecture Engineering Linguistics Religion
Astronomy Food Science Literature Robotics
Biology Games Mathematics Sociology
Business Geography Media Sports
Chemistry Health Sciences Military Theater
Classics History Music Topic Informant
Computers Hobbies Philosophy Visual Arts


Please help today!
Please make your donations here.
Donations go to keep our servers running. See our financial report.





















Article counts

Citable (146)
Developed (1,129)
Developing (7,398)
Stubs (7,675)
(16,478 total)

No man is wise enough by himself. — Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Miles Gloriosus
       —add a quotation about knowledge or writing

Featured Article: Nuclear power reconsidered

After decades of failure to slow the rising global consumption of coal, oil and gas,[1] many countries have proceeded as of 2024 to reconsider nuclear power in order to lower the demand for fossil fuels.[2] Wind and solar power alone, without large-scale storage for these intermittent sources, are unlikely to meet the world's needs for reliable energy.[3][4][5] See Figures 1 and 2 on the magnitude of the world energy challenge.

Nuclear power plants that use nuclear reactors to create electricity could provide the abundant, zero-carbon, dispatchable[6] energy needed for a low-carbon future, but not by simply building more of what we already have. New innovative designs for nuclear reactors are needed to avoid the problems of the past.

(CC) Image: Geoff Russell
Fig.1 Electricity consumption may soon double, mostly from coal-fired power plants in the developing world.[7]

Issues Confronting the Nuclear Industry

New reactor designers have sought to address issues that have prevented the acceptance of nuclear power, including safety, waste management, weapons proliferation, and cost. This article will summarize the questions that have been raised and the criteria that have been established for evaluating these designs. Answers to these questions will be provided by the designers of these reactors in the articles on their designs. Further debate will be provided in the Discussion and the Debate Guide pages of those articles.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Global Energy Growth by Our World In Data
  2. ↑ Countries, organizations, and public figures that have reconsidered their stance on nuclear power are listed on the External Links tab of this article.
  3. ↑ Pumped storage is currently the most economical way to store electricity, but it requires a large reservoir on a nearby hill or in an abandoned mine. Li-ion battery systems at $500 per KWh are not practical for utility-scale storage. See Energy Storage for a summary of other alternatives.
  4. ↑ Utilities that include wind and solar power in their grid must have non-intermittent generating capacity (typically fossil fuels) to handle maximum demand for several days. They can save on fuel, but the cost of the plant is the same with or without intermittent sources.
  5. ↑ Mark Jacobson believes that long-distance transmission lines can provide an alternative to costly storage. See the bibliography for more on this proposal and the critique by Christopher Clack.
  6. ↑ "Load following" is the term used by utilities, and is important when there is a lot of wind and solar on the grid. Some reactors are not able to do this.
  7. ↑ Fig.1.3 in Devanney "Why Nuclear Power has been a Flop"

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