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The '''Citizendium''' ([http://www.citizendium.org/cit.mp3 sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um]), a "citizens' compendium of everything", is an experimental new wiki project.  The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on that model by adding "gentle expert oversight" ''and'' requiring contributors to use their real names.
The '''Citizendium''' ([http://www.citizendium.org/cit.mp3 sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um]), a "citizens' compendium of everything", is an experimental new wiki project.  The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on that model by adding "gentle expert oversight" and requiring contributors to use their real names.


What exactly does Citizendium represent?
==History==


Citizendium is a wiki with the aim of providing internet users reliable information in the form of pleasantly readable text that keeps the reader's interest from beginning to end of an article. Articles are written collaboratively by "authors" (ordinary members) and officially approved by one or more "editors" (typically people with PhD's in a relevant field.)
Larry Sanger announced the concept for Citizendium on September 15, 2006 at Berlin's Wizards of OS 4 conference. The project moved on to a pilot phase in October, and formally launched on March 25, 2007.


Reliability of the information is maintained in several ways.  First of all, approved versions of articles cannot be edited by just anyone.  Secondly, professional qualifications are required to become an editor and mark an article as "approved".  If there is not yet an "approved" version of an article, the draft version will be displayed, but here the third method of ensuring reliability comes in:  since contributors have to give their real names and people are quickly blocked if they break the rules, there is little or no "vandalism" of even the draft versions which can be edited by any Citizen.  One benefit of this is that members spend little or no time "fighting vandalism" and can spend their time writing, polishing and copyediting.
==Founding Principles==


For more information, go to [[CZ:Introduction to CZ for Wikipedians]].
The fundamental goal of Citizendium is to create the largest and most reliable encyclopedia in the world. To that end, it has standardized on the following organizational principles:
 
Citizendium has its own Executive Committee and they are dedicated to improve Citizendium.


===Open Collaboration===
Citizendium is similar to Wikipedia in that it is an open wiki: the public is invited to participate and edit most pages.
===Room for Experts===
===Real Names Policy===
(and accountability in general)
(help foster a culture of professionalism)
===Article Approval===
==Online Republic==
Sanger has repeatedly stressed that he envisions Citizendium as a new sort of internet community, one that contains all the elements of a traditional democratic republic: a constitution, inclusive participatory governance, and an executive, legislative, and judicial branch.


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Revision as of 11:07, 7 May 2007

The Citizendium (sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um), a "citizens' compendium of everything", is an experimental new wiki project. The project, started by a founder of Wikipedia, aims to improve on that model by adding "gentle expert oversight" and requiring contributors to use their real names.

History

Larry Sanger announced the concept for Citizendium on September 15, 2006 at Berlin's Wizards of OS 4 conference. The project moved on to a pilot phase in October, and formally launched on March 25, 2007.

Founding Principles

The fundamental goal of Citizendium is to create the largest and most reliable encyclopedia in the world. To that end, it has standardized on the following organizational principles:

Open Collaboration

Citizendium is similar to Wikipedia in that it is an open wiki: the public is invited to participate and edit most pages.

Room for Experts

Real Names Policy

(and accountability in general) (help foster a culture of professionalism)

Article Approval

Online Republic

Sanger has repeatedly stressed that he envisions Citizendium as a new sort of internet community, one that contains all the elements of a traditional democratic republic: a constitution, inclusive participatory governance, and an executive, legislative, and judicial branch.

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