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 * We have a [[CZ:Policies|policy document]] to provide a framework for [[CZ:Governance|governance]].
+* We [[CZ:Objectivity Guidance|strive for objectivity]].
 * We have [[:Category:CZ Live|{{PAGESINCAT:CZ Live}}]] articles at different stages of [[CZ:Group Editing|development]], of which [[:Category:Citable versions of articles|{{PAGESINCAT:Citable versions of articles}}]] have expert-[[CZ:Approval Announcements|approved]] [[CZ:Citable Version|citable versions]].
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 * Our community is collegial and congenial; everyone writes under his or her '''verified real name'''.
-* We [[CZ:Objectivity Guidance|strive for objectivity]].
 * We [[CZ:Myths and Facts#Myth: most Citizendium articles are copied from Wikipedia.|prefer new material]] but allow work from other sites to be imported and improved under [[CZ:Import|certain conditions]].
 * To learn more about the project, see our [[Citizendium|article on ourselves]], our [[Help:Index|Help System]], our [[CZ:Financial report|financial report]] and our [[CZ:Statistics|Statistics]] page.
 *Follow us on [https://twitter.com/TheCitizendium Twitter] or [https://www.facebook.com/citizendium Facebook].