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The Citizendium (sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um), a "citizens' compendium of everything", is an experimental new wiki project that combines public participation with expert guidance. It began life as a "gradual fork" of Wikipedia. But it has taken on a life of its own and will, perhaps, become the flagship of a new set of responsibly-managed free knowledge projects. Because there will probably always be articles in the resource that have not been vouched for in any sense, and because the sheer size of the resource actually changes the nature of the beast, it is not an "encyclopedia." It is something new. Contribute to the Citizendium's first funding drive!
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Approved Articles represent what Citizendium is all about: Combining the energy of countless contributors with the wisdom of recognized experts. Browse the list of approved articles to see some of Citizendium's finest. |
Live articles are those that have been edited by a Citizendium contributor after being forked. This means that while they have not yet reached the standard of an approved article, work is actively being done on them. Browse our live article list to see if there is one you can help out on. |
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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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. |