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;<span style = "color: #003300 ;"><big>Welcome to the ''Citizendium'' Pilot Project!</big></span> | ;<span style = "color: #003300 ;"><big>Welcome to the ''Citizendium'' Pilot Project!</big></span> | ||
The ''Citizendium'' ([http://www.citizendium.org/cit.mp3 sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um]), a "citizens' compendium of everything," is an experimental new wiki project. The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on the Wikipedia model by adding “gentle expert oversight” and requiring contributors to use their real names. | The ''Citizendium'' ([http://www.citizendium.org/cit.mp3 sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um]), a "citizens' compendium of everything," is an experimental new wiki project. The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on the Wikipedia model by adding “gentle expert oversight” and requiring contributors to use their real names. | ||
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;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Live articles </span> | ;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Live articles </span> | ||
[[CZ | <b>[[:Category:CZ Live|Browse alphabetically]]</b> | ||
<br>The list is constantly growing. | |||
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;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Approved articles </span> | |||
'''[[:Category:Approved Articles|Approved articles]]''' | |||
<br>Some of Citizendium's finest. | |||
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:[[Games]] [[Citizendium_Pilot:Games Workgroup|Φ]] - [[Hobbies]] [[Citizendium_Pilot:Hobbies Workgroup|Φ]] - [[Sports]] [[Citizendium_Pilot:Sports Workgroup|Φ]] - [[Citizendium_Pilot:Other Recreation Workgroup|Other]] | :[[Games]] [[Citizendium_Pilot:Games Workgroup|Φ]] - [[Hobbies]] [[Citizendium_Pilot:Hobbies Workgroup|Φ]] - [[Sports]] [[Citizendium_Pilot:Sports Workgroup|Φ]] - [[Citizendium_Pilot:Other Recreation Workgroup|Other]] | ||
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;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Quick Help </span> | ;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Quick Help </span> | ||
If this is your first visit, here are some things you must know: | If this is your first visit, here are some things you must know: | ||
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* If you get an odd error message, do a "hard refresh" (ctrl-F5 in Windows) of the page you're trying to view. | * If you get an odd error message, do a "hard refresh" (ctrl-F5 in Windows) of the page you're trying to view. | ||
* If you are still having trouble, mail <u>personnel@citizendium.org</u> immediately. | * If you are still having trouble, mail <u>personnel@citizendium.org</u> immediately. | ||
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;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Community </span> | ;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Community </span> | ||
* The [[CZ:Notice Board|notice board]] has the latest announcements and requests, or [http://blog.citizendium.org/| the blog] for general news. | * The [[CZ:Notice Board|notice board]] has the latest announcements and requests, or [http://blog.citizendium.org/| the blog] for general news. | ||
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* [http://www.citizendium.org Background information at Citizendium.org] | * [http://www.citizendium.org Background information at Citizendium.org] | ||
* [[CZ:Press Coverage|Press Coverage of the Citizendium]] | * [[CZ:Press Coverage|Press Coverage of the Citizendium]] | ||
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;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Editor Spotlight </span> | ;<span style = "color: #003300 ;">Editor Spotlight </span> | ||
Citizendium is created by [[:Category:CZ_Authors|authors]] who contribute content, [[:Category:CZ_Editors|editors]] who provide professional guidance, and [[:Category:CZ_Constables|constables]] who ensure everything runs smoothly. These are all volunteers, contributing their time, energy, and profesional expertise in support of a shared vision. | Citizendium is created by [[:Category:CZ_Authors|authors]] who contribute content, [[:Category:CZ_Editors|editors]] who provide professional guidance, and [[:Category:CZ_Constables|constables]] who ensure everything runs smoothly. These are all volunteers, contributing their time, energy, and profesional expertise in support of a shared vision. |
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The Citizendium (sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um), a "citizens' compendium of everything," is an experimental new wiki project. The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on the Wikipedia model by adding “gentle expert oversight” and requiring contributors to use their real names. | |||
Browse alphabetically
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Approved articles
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Citizendium personnel are informally divided up into discipline workgroups. Workgroup's homepages are at Φ. The articles corresponding to workgroup names are good places to look for important articles to edit, and we want these articles themselves to be excellent as well.
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If this is your first visit, here are some things you must know:
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Citizendium is created by authors who contribute content, editors who provide professional guidance, and constables who ensure everything runs smoothly. These are all volunteers, contributing their time, energy, and profesional expertise in support of a shared vision. |