[Cz-editcouncil] Resolution 0006 - proposal

[John R Moffett]

Cosponsored.

JRM 

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[mailto:cz-editcouncil-bounces at voltaire.citizendium.org] On Behalf Of Larry
Sanger
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:25 PM
To: 'The Citizendium Editorial Council'
Subject: [Cz-editcouncil] Resolution 0006 - proposal

Dear Council,

I move the adoption of Resolution 0006, found at 

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Editorial_Council_Resolution_0006

I am calling for two co-sponsors.

The resolution would adopt the "What's Your Article?" and "What's Your
Message?" initiatives.  Please see:

http://www.whatsyourarticle.org/
http://www.whatsyourmessage.org/

Here are the introductions to the programs:

What's Your Article? 
You have an article in you--the best article you can write, introducing some
subject. Maybe no one could write a better article on that subject; or maybe
you're just very passionate about it. 

The Citizendium is a wiki with unsigned, collaborative articles. That won't
change. But What's Your Article? gives you the opportunity to take exclusive
credit for your one best article. Your name goes on it, prominently, at the
top of the page. And only you can edit it. It is your work; it represents
what you can do, and what you're passionate about. It doesn't matter if
someone else has written on your topic. This is your take on the subject. 

But you can only write one article for this program. That is a firm rule. So
make it your best. Everyone's best will be collected together in one
place--right here. How well will your article stack up against the others? 

In time, as we get more and more editors on board, they will select the best
of these articles to link to as "Signed Articles." This means your work
might be held up as reference material and an official part of the
Citizendium. 

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What's Your Message? 
It seems that everyone has a blog these days. Everyone has a Message they
want to get out to the world. 

So the Citizendium has a challenge: sum up, in 5,000 words or less, what
your One Message is. You want to change the world? Explain how. You want to
enlighten people about vegetarianism, or Christianity, or the Iraq War, or
war and peace generally? Have at it. You think you know the secret of
happiness, or the purpose of life? Please tell us. Do you have some deep
truth about God, evolution, ethics, art, or some other very important topic?
Try to convince us. 

This is your open letter to the world, posted in a serious venue: the
Citizendium. 

There are two basic rules, though. First, you and only you may write your
message, and you can write only one piece, so make it good. Second, it
cannot be abusive. You may calmly criticize political and religious figures
to your heart's content, but you may not be abusive, even to them. We will
have project moderators who will be empowered to de-link and if necessary
delete messages that are abusive. 

--Larry

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