CZ:Charter

This page is dedicated to drafting a charter for Citizendium and should only be edited by those eight Citizens elected to the drafting Committee. The talk page is also reserved for them to discuss the evolution of the document. Other Citizens, please comment on the dedicated thread at the Citizen Forum. Non-Citizens can comment in a separate thread at the non-Member Forum. The drafting period shall end when November 12, 2009 is over all around the globe.

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Mission statement

The Citizendium is an online environment in which knowledge is structured collaboratively by polite contributors who use their real names and recognize expertise.

Fundamental policies

See also CZ:Fundamentals.

Collaboration

See also CZ:How to Collaborate.

Editors

See also CZ:Editors.

Fair Governance

Special roles will not be created without excellent reason, and bureaucracy will be kept to the absolute minimum necessary.

Legal status

The Citizendium will be owned and ultimately controlled by a non-profit organization.