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Two points, Noel-- a broad one, and a smaller one. My broad concern would be that this page spends too much time taking issue with Wikipedia, and too little describing Citizendium's unique ethos. I think it's important to emphasize that our priority is making a top-notch, reliable encyclopedia, and there are many other legitimate goals for an online community which we forgo. It's important to emphasize that our articles have (or will/might have) stable versions. It's important to emphasize the prominence of professionalism at Citizendium. And though there may be some of this at Wikipedia, I think it's legitimate to emphasize that we have a slightly different group of people-- Citizendium contributors are interesting and intelligent and often ferociously knowledgeable. Personally, I have been really struck by the level of discussion about terrorism recently, which is a very rare thing! I guess what I'm saying is that I think it would be nice if we could capture the more intangible qualities of being a Citizendium contributor. | Two points, Noel-- a broad one, and a smaller one. My broad concern would be that this page spends too much time taking issue with Wikipedia, and too little describing Citizendium's unique ethos. I think it's important to emphasize that our priority is making a top-notch, reliable encyclopedia, and there are many other legitimate goals for an online community which we forgo. It's important to emphasize that our articles have (or will/might have) stable versions. It's important to emphasize the prominence of professionalism at Citizendium. And though there may be some of this at Wikipedia, I think it's legitimate to emphasize that we have a slightly different group of people-- Citizendium contributors are interesting and intelligent and often ferociously knowledgeable. Personally, I have been really struck by the level of discussion about terrorism recently, which is a very rare thing! I guess what I'm saying is that I think it would be nice if we could capture the more intangible qualities of being a Citizendium contributor. | ||
The minor, quibbling point is that I don't know we want to broadcast being able to take credit for articles, as this is a matter of policy that's still getting hammered out. I can see people being honked off if they join up, invest some time, and then have the policy changed under them. Thanks, [[User:Brian P. Long|Brian P. Long]] 20:03, 22 April 2008 (CDT) | The minor, quibbling point is that I don't know we want to broadcast being able to take credit for articles, as this is a matter of policy that's still getting hammered out. I can see people being honked off if they join up, invest some time, and then have the policy changed under them. Thanks, [[User:Brian P. Long|Brian P. Long]] 20:03, 22 April 2008 (CDT) | ||
: Good points. I'll update this soon to take them into account. [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]] 22:30, 22 April 2008 (CDT) | |||
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Two points
Two points, Noel-- a broad one, and a smaller one. My broad concern would be that this page spends too much time taking issue with Wikipedia, and too little describing Citizendium's unique ethos. I think it's important to emphasize that our priority is making a top-notch, reliable encyclopedia, and there are many other legitimate goals for an online community which we forgo. It's important to emphasize that our articles have (or will/might have) stable versions. It's important to emphasize the prominence of professionalism at Citizendium. And though there may be some of this at Wikipedia, I think it's legitimate to emphasize that we have a slightly different group of people-- Citizendium contributors are interesting and intelligent and often ferociously knowledgeable. Personally, I have been really struck by the level of discussion about terrorism recently, which is a very rare thing! I guess what I'm saying is that I think it would be nice if we could capture the more intangible qualities of being a Citizendium contributor.
The minor, quibbling point is that I don't know we want to broadcast being able to take credit for articles, as this is a matter of policy that's still getting hammered out. I can see people being honked off if they join up, invest some time, and then have the policy changed under them. Thanks, Brian P. Long 20:03, 22 April 2008 (CDT)
- Good points. I'll update this soon to take them into account. J. Noel Chiappa 22:30, 22 April 2008 (CDT)