CZ:Quick Start

If you're new to the Citizendium, we'd love you to dive "write" in.

What is the first thing you should do after you join? While you can do whatever you like (it's a wiki!), we recommend two things:

Start an article. Pick a topic. Then think of a good title for an encyclopedia article about that topic. Then go to Start Article, linked on your left—and do it the Easy Way™! Just write a paragraph or two introducing the topic, beginning with a definition, or a description of what a thing is notable for. We don't mind short articles. They'll be expanded later. Then...
Edit someone else's article. How? Find an article on a topic you are interested in. You can use the search box, check recent changes, navigate alphabetically, enter via workgroups or browse the list of new things below. When you've found an article you want to edit, press the "edit" tab. Add a few sentences. It's OK. They just have to be a helpful addition.

Still worried?

Don't I have to know a lot more to get involved?	No. All you have to do is write and collaborate on articles. That is what it's all about.
I am a non-technical person - I'll never be able to figure out all the special code on the pages.	Complicated wiki "markup" is generally not needed, but you can pick it up by looking at what other people do. If you want the basics, look at the top of this page. It's not hard; much of the time, you can just type normal text.
"Subpages", "metadata"...I'll never figure it out.	You don't have to. Do what you like to do: write. Start with baby steps, and others will help you along the way. That's why we have an Easy Way™!
There are so many instruction and policy pages! How can I ever read all that?	Don't! Seriously, you're not neglecting any duties if you fail to read all that. The only way to really mess up is to do something that gets you banned from the project.
I'm no expert, and this is an expert project, right? I won't fit in.	All levels of knowledge are welcome. Experts and the general public work well together, shoulder-to-shoulder.

For more introductory material see Getting Started for good links.

New pages

You are encouraged to get involved with the development of these pages - click on the links to make your edits.

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13:35, 18 June 2024 ‎Joshua Clayton/Bibliography (hist | edit) ‎[1,440 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{subpages}} *{{cite book |title = History of the State of Delaware |last= Conrad |first= Henry C. |coauthors= |work= |publisher= Wickersham Company |location= Lancaster, Pennsylvania |pages= |year= 1908 |id=}} *{{cite book |title = History of Delaware Through its Governors |last= Martin |first= Roger A. |coauthors= |work= |publisher= McClafferty Press |location= Wilmington, Delaware |pages= |year= 1984 |id=}} *{{cite book |title = Memoirs of the Senate |last = Martin |...")
10:28, 17 June 2024 ‎Dartmouth, Nova Scotia/External Links (hist | edit) ‎[243 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{subpages}} * [http://www.halifax.ca Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)] * [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca-ns-hf.html#dartmouth Former Dartmouth City Flag] * [http://cdj.tripod.com/Woodside1965/ The Miracle of Woodside 04 June, 1965]")
10:11, 14 June 2024 ‎Reagan Doctrine/Definition (hist | edit) ‎[265 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<noinclude>{{subpages}}</noinclude> An aggressive U.S. foreign policy in 1981-87 in the second term od President Ronald Reagan designed to weaken the Soviet Union by targeting the overthrow of its weak allies in the Third World.")
15:59, 13 June 2024 ‎Barcelona/Related Articles (hist | edit) ‎[110 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{subpages}} ==Parent topics== {{r|Spain}} ==Subtopics== {{r|Barcelona Pavilion}} ==Other related topics==")
13:55, 13 June 2024 ‎Bitis/Bibliography (hist | edit) ‎[487 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Subpages}} * Branch WR. 1999. Dwarf adders of the Bitis cornuta-inornata complex (Serptentes: Viperidae) in Southern Africa. Kaupia (Darmstadt) (8): 39-63. * Lenk, P., H.-W. Herrmann, U. Joger, & M. Wink (1999) Phylogeny and taxonomic subdivision of ''Bitis'' (Reptilia: Viperidae) based on molecular evidence. Kaupia, 8: 31-38. * U.S. Navy. 1991. Poisonous Snakes of the World. New York: Dover Books. (Reprint of US Govt. Printing Office, Washington D.C.) 232 pp. ISBN 0-...")
09:29, 12 June 2024 ‎Coral snake/External Links (hist | edit) ‎[12 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{subpages}} * [http://www.wildlife-patrol.com/coral.html Coral snake removal in Florida - video & photos]")
14:12, 11 June 2024 ‎United States Institute of Peace/Related Articles (hist | edit) ‎[813 bytes] ‎Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{subpages}}  ==Parent topics== <!-- List topics here that include this topic....")