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===[[CZ:Topics in the News]]=== | |||
*'''[[2008 United States presidential election]] regularly updated''' as the primary election campaigns continue. Down to three primary candidates, they are as follows: | *'''[[2008 United States presidential election]] regularly updated''' as the primary election campaigns continue. Down to three primary candidates, they are as follows: | ||
**[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]: | **[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]: | ||
***[[Barack Obama]] | ***[[Barack Obama]] | ||
***[[Hillary Clinton]] | ***[[Hillary Clinton]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]: | ||
***[[John McCain]] | ***[[John McCain]] | ||
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===Events=== | |||
* '''[[CZ:Eduzendium|Eduzendium]]''' continues, and articles are currently underway. Please take caution if you stumble across them as they are in-progress. Please see the initiative page for guidance. | * '''[[CZ:Eduzendium|Eduzendium]]''' continues, and articles are currently underway. Please take caution if you stumble across them as they are in-progress. Please see the initiative page for guidance. | ||
*'''The [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon|Write-a-Thon!]]''' The next WAT is scheduled for April 2 | *'''The [[CZ:Monthly_Write-a-Thon|Write-a-Thon!]]''' The next WAT is scheduled for April 2<sup>nd</sup> | ||
*Make sure to visit the [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]] and [[ | *Make sure to visit the [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]] and [[Archive:New Draft of the Week|New Draft of the Week]] pages and nominate or vote for your choice for next week | ||
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===Project Initiatives=== | |||
* '''The [[CZ:CORE|Core Article Initiative]]''': The core article development initiative continues. | * '''The [[CZ:CORE|Core Article Initiative]]''': The core article development initiative continues. | ||
* '''[[CZ:Proposals]]''': A number of active proposals are currently in the categories below. Feel free to weigh in under the "Discussion" areas: | * '''[[CZ:Proposals]]''': A number of active proposals are currently in the categories below. Feel free to weigh in under the "Discussion" areas: | ||
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===Technical Initiatives=== | |||
* A new, friendlier version of the {{tl|Subpages}} template has been implemented. There are now more visually pleasing, friendly dialogs that indicate what pages are missing and or required. Kudos to [[User:Chris_Day|Chris]] for getting this done. | * A new, friendlier version of the {{tl|Subpages}} template has been implemented. There are now more visually pleasing, friendly dialogs that indicate what pages are missing and or required. Kudos to [[User:Chris_Day|Chris]] for getting this done. | ||
* The new skin is up! It is enabled by default, but users who prefer monobook can switch back in their preferences. If you have any problems, please bug [[User:Derek_Harkness|Derek]] or create a new section [[User_talk:Derek_Harkness/Skin|here]]. | * The new skin is up! It is enabled by default, but users who prefer monobook can switch back in their preferences. If you have any problems, please bug [[User:Derek_Harkness|Derek]] or create a new section [[User_talk:Derek_Harkness/Skin|here]]. | ||
* A [[CZ:Howto|How To]] section has been created to have a single reference place where you can go to look up certain operations of the wiki, such as: template creation, formatting, or starting new pages. If you have questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to bring them up on the [[CZ_Talk:How_To|talk page]]. | * A [[CZ:Howto|How To]] section has been created to have a single reference place where you can go to look up certain operations of the wiki, such as: template creation, formatting, or starting new pages. If you have questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to bring them up on the [[CZ_Talk:How_To|talk page]]. | ||
* A {{tl|Timeline}} template has gone live, and is '''highly''' customizable. All users are encouraged to test it out. If you have any issues, please contact [[User:Robert_W_King|Robert]] for assistance. A sample is available [[Template:Timeline/Sample|here]]. | * A {{tl|Timeline}} template has gone live, and is '''highly''' customizable. All users are encouraged to test it out. If you have any issues, please contact [[User:Robert_W_King|Robert]] for assistance. A sample is available [[Template:Timeline/Sample|here]]. | ||
|colspan=2 valign="top" width=50%| | * A new version of the ImageMap extension has gone live! This allows images (or sections of images) to be rendered as html or wikilinks. It will be predominately used in the next version of the Upload Wizard, which is being developed [[CZ:Upload-Wizard/Sandbox|here (still in alpha).]] You can click on any of the existing images and it *should* bring you to the appropriate upload page. A quick run-down of implementing imagemap is available on the [[CZ:Howto]] page. | ||
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===Help Wanted=== | |||
''Community requests for assistance are posted below. Contact [[User:Robert_W_King|The Editor]] to post enlistments.'' | ''Community requests for assistance are posted below. Contact [[User:Robert_W_King|The Editor]] to post enlistments.'' | ||
*An assistant to update [[CZ:TITN|Topics in the News]] and to update or create current news related articles. | *An assistant to update [[CZ:TITN|Topics in the News]] and to update or create current news related articles. | ||
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===Community Actions=== | |||
*Members of the new Editorial Council have been selected. The current list is [http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Category:CZ_Editorial_Council_Members here]. | |||
*A new [[CZ:Bold Moves|community page]] for when you're just not sure about what you've just done and how it will impact the community. | |||
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==Meet our Citizens== | ==Meet our Citizens== | ||
''Each month "The Citizen" spotlights one of our many contributors! This issue, [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] is profiled.'' | ''Each month "The Citizen" spotlights one of our many contributors! This issue, [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] is profiled.'' | ||
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==New artices created since March 1st, 2008== | ==New artices created since March 1st, 2008== | ||
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* [[Alexandrium tamarense]] | * [[Alexandrium tamarense]] | ||
* [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] | * [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Aluminium]] | ||
* [[American Cryonics Society]] | * [[American Cryonics Society]] | ||
* [[American English]] | * [[American English]] | ||
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* [[Bass guitar]] | * [[Bass guitar]] | ||
* [[Battle of the Mookerheyde]] | * [[Battle of the Mookerheyde]] | ||
* [[Beatles for Sale]] | |||
* [[Benign tumour]] | * [[Benign tumour]] | ||
* [[Bertrand Russell]] | * [[Bertrand Russell]] | ||
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* [[Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion]] | * [[Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion]] | ||
* [[Focke-Wulf Fw-190]] | * [[Focke-Wulf Fw-190]] | ||
* [[Foscarnet]] | * [[Foscarnet]] | ||
* [[Fraction]] | * [[Fraction]] | ||
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* [[French Third Republic]] | * [[French Third Republic]] | ||
* [[French words in English]] | * [[French words in English]] | ||
* [[Friction (science)]] | |||
* [[Friedrich Hayek]] | * [[Friedrich Hayek]] | ||
* [[Fufu]] | * [[Fufu]] | ||
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* [[Gauss' law (electrostatics)]] | * [[Gauss' law (electrostatics)]] | ||
* [[Gender (disambiguation)]] | * [[Gender (disambiguation)]] | ||
* [[Genesis probe]] | * [[Genesis probe]] | ||
* [[Genus-degree formula]] | * [[Genus-degree formula]] | ||
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* [[Hypnosis]] | * [[Hypnosis]] | ||
* [[I]] | * [[I]] | ||
* [[Immortalist Society]] | * [[Immortalist Society]] | ||
* [[Imperial Palace, Beijing]] | * [[Imperial Palace, Beijing]] | ||
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* [[Lee R. Berger]] | * [[Lee R. Berger]] | ||
* [[Let It Be]] | * [[Let It Be]] | ||
* | * Libertarianism | ||
* [[Life (student level)]] | * [[Life (student level)]] | ||
* [[Life extension]] | * [[Life extension]] | ||
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* [[Omega (Greek Letter Ω ω)]] | * [[Omega (Greek Letter Ω ω)]] | ||
* [[Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man]] | * [[Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man]] | ||
* [[Oregon]] | * [[Oregon (U.S. state)|Oregon]] | ||
* [[Osaka prefecture]] | * [[Osaka prefecture]] | ||
* [[Pandora]] | * [[Pandora]] | ||
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* [[Shore-Based Scenario]] | * [[Shore-Based Scenario]] | ||
* [[Skiffle]] | * [[Skiffle]] | ||
* [[Social legislation (U.S.)]] | * [[Social legislation (U.S.)]] | ||
* [[Society for Cryobiology]] | * [[Society for Cryobiology]] | ||
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* [[White sale]] | * [[White sale]] | ||
* [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] | * [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] | ||
* [[With]] | * [[With the Beatles]] | ||
* [[Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates]] | * [[Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates]] | ||
* [[Yellow Submarine]] | * [[Yellow Submarine]] | ||
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--[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 11:39, 31 March 2008 (CDT) | --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 11:39, 31 March 2008 (CDT) | ||
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--Robert W King 11:39, 31 March 2008 (CDT)