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'''Welcome!''' This is the central launch point for all the pages about the project.  From here, you can get started, get technical help, read about content policy, explore our articles and organization, and much more.
'''Welcome!''' This is the central launch point for all the pages about the project.  From here, you can get started, get technical help, read about content policy, explore our articles and organization.
 
We're committed to making a reliable, free, and enormous general reference.  A more mature wiki community, open to the public, led by experts, with all using their own identities; we're in it for the long haul. Won't you join in?


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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[Special:RequestAccount|Register]]|Everyone needed.  Reply within 24 hours.}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:How to start a new article|How to start a new article]]|}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:How to start a new article|How to start a new article]]|}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Email us an article in word processor format|E-mail your article to us]]|Yep, you can do that.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Email us an article in word processor format|E-mail your article to us]]|Yep, you can do that.}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Downloads|Downloads]]|Swipe CZ content here.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Downloads|Downloads]]|Swipe CZ content here.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Technical Team|Technical Team]]|A wiki home (under construction) for our volunteer techies.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Technical Team|Technical Team]]|A wiki home (under construction) for our techies.}}


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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Disclaimer|Disclaimer]]|We don't guarantee perfection.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Disclaimer|Disclaimer]]|We don't guarantee perfection.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Reusing Citizendium Content|Reusing Citizendium Content]]|CZ is free! What that means.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Reusing Citizendium Content|Reusing Citizendium Content]]|CZ is free!}}


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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:About|About us]]|What exactly is going on here, anyway?}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:FAQ|FAQ]]|common questions.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:FAQ|FAQ]]|common questions.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Community Overview|Community Overview]]|How our community works.}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|See also [[CZ:Editorial Council|Editorial Council]] and [[CZ:Constabulary|Constabulary]]|Also, detailed link lists below.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|See also [[CZ:Editorial Council|Editorial Council]] and [[CZ:Constabulary|Constabulary]]|detailed link lists below.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Personnel|Personnel]]|editors, authors, etc.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Personnel|Personnel]]|editors, authors, etc.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Fundamentals|Statement of Fundamental Policies]]|Our "constitution"; to be revised soon.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Fundamentals|Statement of Fundamental Policies]]|Our "constitution"; to be revised soon.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:We aren't Wikipedia|We aren't Wikipedia]]|Smaller  but better.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:We aren't Wikipedia|We aren't Wikipedia]]|Smaller  but better.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Statistics|Statistics]]|Our progress, in numbers.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Statistics|Statistics]]|Our progress, in numbers.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Group Status|Group Status]]|Where some of us track our doings and goals.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Group Status|Group Status]]|Where some of us track our goals.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Become a partner|Become a partner]]|How your organization can get involved.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Become a partner|How your organization can get involved]]|}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Donate|Donate]]|Your tax-free donation: a tremendous bang for the buck.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Donate|Donate]]|Your tax-free donation.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Press|Press]]|Press releases, etc.; a page for journalists.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Press|Press]]|Press releases, etc.; a page for journalists.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Contact|Contact]]|Talk to us.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Contact|Contact]]|Talk to us.}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[:Category:Approved Articles|Approved]]|Articles editors have approved.}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[:Category:Developed Articles|Developed]]|Well advanced articles.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[:Category:Checklisted Articles|All Checklisted]]|All articles we're tracking with the checklist.}}
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{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Recruitment|Recruitment]]|Help recruit people ''en masse'' to the project!}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Recruitment|Recruitment]]|Help recruit people to the project!}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Approval and Feedback|Approval and Feedback]]|Plan out how to improve article approval and feedback.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Approval and Feedback|Approval and Feedback]]|Plan out how to improve article approval and feedback.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Monthly Write-a-Thon|Monthly Write-a-Thon]]|An article-writing party, first Weds. of the month.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]|Nominate and vote for an article for the front page.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]|Nominate and vote for an article for the front page.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:New Draft of the Week|New Draft of the Week]]|Vote for a ''newly added'' article for the front page.}}
{{CZ:Home/Item|[[CZ:New Draft of the Week|New Draft of the Week]]|Vote for a ''newly added'' article for the front page.}}
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Revision as of 05:26, 24 December 2010


Try also our new help system (under development)

Welcome! This is the central launch point for all the pages about the project. From here, you can get started, get technical help, read about content policy, explore our articles and organization.

Launch Point
Explore these pages to get started as a contributor.

Register:
How to start a new article:
E-mail your article to us: Yep, you can do that.
Start with subpages: A more advanced way to start.
The Author Role:
The Editor Role:
Introduction to CZ for Wikipedians:
Dozen Essentials: Tips every Citizen should know
Why Citizendium?:

Don't get the weird wiki code? Start here.

A "How-to" index: Having trouble with something? Check here!
How to edit an article: The techie nitty-gritty; MediaWiki markup
Article structure: What is an article anyway?
The Article Checklist: How we keep track of data about articles.
Subpage template: Technical intro to subpages.
A list of the templates we use:
Downloads: Swipe CZ content here.
Technical Team: A wiki home (under construction) for our techies.

Guidelines for writing articles and other content.

Approval Standards: What's a good Citizendium article like?
Article Mechanics: a guide to mechanics and style
Subpages: We're not just an encyclopedia
Converting Wikipedia to CZ:
Porting from other sites:
Neutrality Policy:
Naming Conventions: Which name should you pick for your article?
Stubs: Short articles are OK, as long as they're not too short.
Citation style: Yes, we use notes; here's how.
How to upload images:
Media Assets Workgroup: The workgroup that manages our media.
Categories: We use them sparsely, mainly for workgroups.
Policy on Self-Promotion:
Disclaimer: We don't guarantee perfection.
Reusing Citizendium Content: CZ is free!

Essential info about us.

About us:
FAQ: common questions.
How our community works :
Workgroups:
See also Editorial Council and Constabulary: detailed link lists below.
Personnel: editors, authors, etc.
Statement of Fundamental Policies: Our "constitution"; to be revised soon.
We aren't Wikipedia: Smaller but better.
Statistics: Our progress, in numbers.
Group Status: Where some of us track our goals.
How your organization can get involved:
Donate: Your tax-free donation.
Press: Press releases, etc.; a page for journalists.
Contact: Talk to us.

Ways to browse our stuff.

Articles we're working on:
Articles editors have approved:
Developed: Well advanced articles.
All Checklisted: All articles we're tracking with the checklist.
Subpages: Subpages
Ready for approval: Editors, consider approving these.
New Pages: Recently created pages.
Special:Allpages: Every page on the website.

We do special projects together.

Core Articles:
Recruitment: Help recruit people to the project!
Approval and Feedback: Plan out how to improve article approval and feedback.
Article of the Week: Nominate and vote for an article for the front page.
New Draft of the Week: Vote for a newly added article for the front page.
Feedback Requests: Ask for feedback!

How we talk to each other; lists, forums, etc.

Talk Pages: Where and how to discuss articles.
Mailing lists: Announcements. See CZ-L, CZ-Editors, and CZ-Tools.
Forums : {{{2}}}
Blog: Outward-facing news and discussion.

The policies governing what editors do.

The Editor Role: Basic instructions for editors.
Approval Process: How editors approve articles.
Article Deletion Policy: Explains the grounds for deleting articles.
Editor Application Review Procedure:

All about the body that sets editorial policy.

Members : The volunteers who oversee our content policy.
Resolutions: What we've passed, what we're working on.
How to Make a Resolution: An introduction for Council members.
Rules of Procedure: Parliamentary procedure, wikified.

Our community moderators, the "constables."

Application Review Procedure: How constables review author apps.
Professionalism: Act professionally; here's how.
Blocking Procedures: Constables in extreme cases can block accounts.
Article Deletion Policy: Article types constables can delete.
List of constables:



Notice Board

The Notice Board has been replaced with the Citizendium-L mailing list, which posts project announcements. All contributors should be subscribed. You can still view old notice board messages.