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== What is the Big Write? ==
'''The Big Write''' is our second in an series of important community-wide initiatives to ready ourselves for our upcoming public launch.  [[Citizendium Pilot:The Big Speedydelete|The Big Speedydelete]] was the first.  In ''The Big Write'', we are aiming to write many "[[#What_is_.22a_credible_start.22.3F|credible starts]]" for high priority articles. All ''Citizendium'' citizens have very important roles and are strongly encouraged to participate.  ''Please read this brief document in its entirety if you wish to participate.''
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== Overview ==
   
   
''If you want to participate in the Big Write, please read this entire document, which is not long!''
Both Citizendium editors and authors have very important roles.


This is another community initiative, modeled loosely on [[Citizendium Pilot:The Big Speedydelete|The Big Speedydelete]]. Basically, we are going to sit down and write a lot of basic articles--but ''how'' we're going to do it is, perhaps, interesting.
For editors, this is a an important opportunity, through only minimal work and commitment, to "jump start" work in your areas.  For article writers, this is an excellent opportunity to obtain feedback on your work from subject experts. For both groups, this initiative will help us "get to know" each other and "jump start" many workgroups!


Each ''Citizendium'' editor may and is encouraged to nominate 3-5 "high priority" topics ([[#The Topics|below]]) in his or her field.  Articles on these topics shouldn't already exist.  Other contributors then sign up to write a "credible start" on the topic.  To be a "credible start," an article must be at least 750 words, accurate, unbiased, and well-written ([[#What is "a credible start"?|see below]]).  As many people as want to sign up to write on any topic may do so, but everyone who ''does'' sign up to write is then ''obligated'' to do so (and to begin soon, i.e., within a day or two of signing up).  For each nominated topic, the editor is committed to reviewing and (if all goes well) blessing the new article as "a credible start."  This is not an ''approval,'' but merely the editor's opinion that the article in its present form is ''on its way'' to being a good summation of the topic.  The editor offers this blessing [[#The Topics|below]].
==== Editors ====


This should not be much work for editors, but by making this small commitment, they can help "jump start" work in their areas.  We would like to have nominations, if possible, from at least 20% of ''Citizendium'' editors, i.e., about 35 editors.  More, of course, would be very welcome.  That would entail the creation (or review) of 105 to 175 top priority articles.  More importantly, it will help us get to know each other and to "jump start" many workgroups.
* Editors are encouraged to nominate 3-5 "high priority" topics ([[#The Topics|below]]) within their field.  Articles should not already exist for nominated topics.   


For article writers, this is an excellent and interesting opportunity to get feedback on your work from professionals.
* For each topic an editor nominates, they should be committed to reviewing and "authenticating" the new article as a ''credible start.'' 


At some point--after article nominations drop off significantly--we will declare a close to nominations, so that we can declare a definite "end point" to the Big Write.
* To maximize both motivation and the number of high priority articles resulting from this initiative, editors should consult but not feel bound by author suggestions when nominating their topics.  See ([[#Author suggestions|"Author suggestions", below]])


== Editor instructions ==
:* Credible starts must be at least 750 words, accurate, unbiased, and well-written. ([[#Citizendium_Pilot:The_Big_Write&action=submit#What_is_a_.22credible_start.22.3F|See "What is "a credible start?" below]]).  Credible starts are <U>not</U> ''approvals.'' They are an editor's opinion that the article is ''on its way'' to being a good summation of the topic.  The editor offers this "authentication" [[#The Topics|below]].


There are four steps.
==== Authors ====


'''Step One.''' Choose three to five topics in your field(s) that are very high priority, and about which you have some specialized knowledge.
* Authors are encouraged to suggest up to three topics for editors to nominate. Articles should not already exist for suggested topics.  


'''Step Two.''' List each topic under "[[#The Topics|The Topics]]" alphabetically following this format (you can simply simply copy and paste):
* For each topic an author suggests, they should be committed to creating a ''credible start.'' 
 
* Other writers who are committed to helping create a ''credible start'' on an author's suggested topic(s) may add their support. 
 
==== All contributors (both authors and editors) ====
 
* All contributors are encouraged to sign up to write one or more "credible starts" on nominated topic.  As many citizens as wish may sign up to collaborate. 
 
:* Contributors who sign up to write ''credible starts'' should only do so if they are ''committed'' to do so within a day or so of signing up.
 
=== Goals ===
 
We hope through this initiative to create and review 175 top priority articles as "credible starts".  To reach this goal, we will need 35 ''Citizendium'' editors, about 20% of them, to make five nominations each. More would of course be very welcomed! 
 
=== Period for nominations ===
We will declare the period of nominations over after they drop off significantly.
 
==Criteria for "authentication"==
 
The criteria for an editor to authenticate an article is whether, in their professional opinion, it comprises "a credible start".
 
=== What is a "credible start"? ===
 
A ''credible start'' is an article that:
 
* Is 750 or more words long.  A handy way to calculate number of words is to paste the article text into the form on [http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/countwords.shtml this page] and press the "Calculate Words" button.
 
* Contains at least a good introductory section to a future (longer) article.
 
* Is accurate, largely unbiased, well-written, and university-level.  See [[Citizendium_Pilot:Policy_Outline#Article_Standards|our article standards]].
 
== Instructions for editors ==
 
'''Step One.''' Choose three to five topics in your field(s) that are very high priority, and about which you have some specialized knowledge. When doing this, please consult the ([[#Author suggestions|list of author suggestions]]) to see if any "mesh" with top priority areas in which you have expertise. 
 
'''Step Two.''' Alphabetically list each topic under "[[#Editor nominated topics|Editor nominated topics]]" using the following format (you can simply copy and paste):


Format:
<pre><nowiki>[[Name of topic]]
<pre><nowiki>[[Name of topic]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:XYZ Workgroup|XYZ]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:XYZ Workgroup|XYZ]]
:Reviewed by: ~~~
:Reviewed by: ~~~
:Article writers:
:Article writers:
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:
</nowiki></pre>
</nowiki></pre>


Notes: place <nowiki>[[</nowiki> and <nowiki>]]</nowiki> on either side of the article name.  Make your article title ''singular'' (so, prefer [[whale]] to [[whales]]) and ''lowercase'' titles when typically written lowercase (so, prefer [[global warming]] to [[Global Warming]]; but ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'').  The ":" needs to be flush left; it indents a line.  Replace "XYZ" with the name of an existing workgroup, or a workgroup you as editor would like to propose.  You can sign your name after "Reviewed by" easily with three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>), and your name and date after "Blessed" with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).
Notes: place <nowiki>[[</nowiki> and <nowiki>]]</nowiki> on either side of the article name.  Make your article title ''singular'' (so, prefer [[whale]] to [[whales]]) and ''lowercase'' titles when typically written lowercase (so, prefer [[global warming]] to [[Global Warming]]; but ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'').  The ":" needs to be flush left; it indents a line.  Replace "XYZ" with the name of an existing workgroup, or a workgroup you as editor would like to propose.  Sign your name after "Reviewed by" with three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>), and your name <U>and date</U> after "Authenticated" with four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>).


For example:
For example:
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]] 19:00, 21 February 2007 (CST)
:Authenticated: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]] 19:00, 21 February 2007 (CST)
 
Please file your topics in alphabetical order, and for your own benefit, you might want to write down elsewhere the names of the topic you're managing, since this list might get rather long.


'''Step Three.''' Offer feedback as necessary.  It isn't part of your job to assign authors; they assign themselves. But it is your job to offer comments and suggestions for improvement, if necessary.  The place to do this is on the so-called "talk" page.  Therefore, if you have nominated an article titled [[whale]], then you should go to [[Talk:whale]].  This can be found by navigating to the article and, from there, clicking on the "discussion" tab.
Please file your topics in alphabetical order. Since this list might get rather long, you might wish for ease sake to place the name(s) of the topic(s) you're managing on your user page.


'''Step Four.''' "Bless" the article.  Do this by writing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> after "Blessed" (see the example above).  This indicates that you believe the article is a "credible start" according to [[#What is "a credible start"?|the criteria listed below]].
'''Step Three.''' It is not part of your job to assign authors; they assign themselves.  Your role is to offer feedback for improvement, if necessary.  The place to do this is on the article's "talk page".  For example, if you have nominated an article titled [[whale]], then you should go to [[Talk:whale]].  This can be found by navigating to the article and, from there, clicking on the "discussion" tab.


If you have any questions, please write Larry at sanger@citizendium.org.
'''Step Four.''' "Authenticate" the article.  Do this by writing <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> after "Authenticated" (see the example above).  This indicates that you believe the article is a "credible start" according to [[#What is "a credible start"?|the criteria listed below]].


== Instructions for article writers ==
== Instructions for article writers ==
There are four steps here, too.


'''Step One.'''  Sign up.  If you're a ''Citizendium'' contributor--author or editor--you can sign up to write an article.  Do so simply by typing three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>) after "Article writers".  ''More than one person'' can sign up to write a given article.  Indeed, the fact that you have signed up to work on an article gives you no special authorship privileges over that article, but it does represent your commitment to the community that you'll do your best to write 750+ words that are "a credible start" on the topic.
'''Step One.'''  Sign up.  If you're a ''Citizendium'' contributor--author or editor--you can sign up to write an article.  Do so simply by typing three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>) after "Article writers".  ''More than one person'' can sign up to write a given article.  Indeed, the fact that you have signed up to work on an article gives you no special authorship privileges over that article, but it does represent your commitment to the community that you'll do your best to write 750+ words that are "a credible start" on the topic.
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'''Step Three.''' Please place [[:Category:Big Write]] on the talk page of the article, so that we can keep track of changes made to these articles from a single place.  
'''Step Three.''' Please place [[:Category:Big Write]] on the talk page of the article, so that we can keep track of changes made to these articles from a single place.  


'''Step Four.''' Submit your work to the editor when you're done with your "credible start."  No doubt some editors will be on hand on the "Talk" page of the article.  If not, leave a message on the editor's user talk page.  If you still get no reply, again go to the editor's user page, look to the left under "toolbox" and try the "E-mail this user" link.  If you have any trouble contacting an editor (e.g., if the editor has turned off "E-mail this user"), then send your message to constables@citizendium.org, and the constables will forward your message on to the editor.
'''Step Four.''' Submit your work to the editor when you're done with your "credible start."  No doubt some editors will be on hand on the "Talk" page of the article.  If not, leave a message on the editor's user talk page.  If you still get no reply, again go to the editor's user page, look to the left under "toolbox" and try the "E-mail this user" link.  If you have any trouble contacting an editor (e.g., if the editor has turned off "E-mail this user"), then send your message to constables@citizendium.org, and the constables will forward your message to the editor.
 
Then await authentication, or revise the article in accordance with the feedback you receive.
 
== Instructions for author suggestions==
 
'''Step One.''' Choose up to three topics that you consider high priority, and about which you are committed to writing ''credible starts''.
 
'''Step Two.''' Alphabetically list each topic under "[[#Author suggestions|Author suggestions]]" using the following format (you can simply copy and paste):
 
<pre><nowiki>[[Name of topic]]
:Suggested by: [[User:Barnaby Smith|Barnaby Smith]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:XYZ Workgroup|XYZ]]
:Writers supporting this suggestion:
:Accepting editor: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]]
</nowiki></pre>
 
Notes: place <nowiki>[[</nowiki> and <nowiki>]]</nowiki> on either side of the article name.  Make your article title ''singular'' (so, prefer [[whale]] to [[whales]]) and ''lowercase'' titles when typically written lowercase (so, prefer [[global warming]] to [[Global Warming]]; but ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'').  The ":" needs to be flush left; it indents a line.  Sign your name after "Suggested by" with three tildes (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>). Replace "XYZ" with the name of an existing workgroup or workgroups. To add more than one workgroup, precede it by <nowiki>"::"</nowiki>. To add your support to an author's suggestion, add <nowiki>"::~~~"</nowiki> on a new line after "Writers supporting this suggestion". Editors accept the suggestion after "Accepting editor" with three tildes, (<nowiki>~~~</nowiki>).


Then await blessing, or revise the article in accordance with the feedback you receive.
For example:


== What is "a credible start"? ==
[[government]]
:Suggested by: [[User:Barnaby Smith|Barnaby Smith]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed):
::[[:Category:Politics Workgroup|Politics]]
::[[:Category:Philosophy Workgroup|Philosophy]]
::[[:Category:Anthropology Workgroup|Antrhopology]]
:Writers supporting this suggestion:
::[[User:Ed Itor|Joe Brown]]
::[[User:Ed Itor|Sally Greene]]
::[[User:Suzy Que|Suzy Que]]
:Accepting editor: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]]


A ''credible start'' on an article, for our purposes, is an article that:
Please file your suggested topics in alphabetical order and keep track of them. 


* is 750 or more words long.  A handy way to calculate number of words is to paste the article text into the form on [http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/countwords.shtml this page] and press the "Calculate Words" button.
'''Step Three.''' If an editor accepts your suggestion(s), or one you have supported, be prepared to begin a credible start on that topic within the next day or so.


* contains at least a good introductory section to a future (longer) article, if nothing else.
==Author suggested topics==


* is accurate, largely unbiased, well-written, and university-level.  (See [[Citizendium_Pilot:Policy_Outline#Article_Standards|our article standards]].)
<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
<!--ADD YOUR ENTRY ALPHABETICALLY **BELOW** THIS LINE -->
 
 
<!--ADD YOUR ENTRY **ABOVE** THIS LINE -->
</div>
 
== Editor nominated topics ==
<div style="-moz-column-count:2; column-count:2;">
<!--ADD YOUR ENTRY ALPHABETICALLY BELOW THIS LINE -->


== The Topics ==
[[aerodynamics]]
[[aerodynamics]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Engineering Workgroup|Engineering]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Engineering Workgroup|Engineering]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Hassan Aref|Hassan Aref]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Hassan Aref|Hassan Aref]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[anthropology]]
[[anthropology]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Alexander Hugo Schulenburg|Alexander Hugo Schulenburg]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Alexander Hugo Schulenburg|Alexander Hugo Schulenburg]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[applied anthropology]]
[[applied anthropology]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Alexander Hugo Schulenburg|Alexander Hugo Schulenburg]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Alexander Hugo Schulenburg|Alexander Hugo Schulenburg]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[Arabidopsis thaliana]]
[[Arabidopsis thaliana]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[Bioengineering]]
[[Bioengineering]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[blog]]
[[blog]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jerome Delacroix]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[circadian rhythm]]
[[circadian rhythm]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:David Tribe|David Tribe]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:David Tribe|David Tribe]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[Citizendium]]
[[Citizendium]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[chloroplast]]
[[chloroplast]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[Colligative properties]]
[[Colligative properties]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[computational fluid dynamics (CFD)]]
[[computational fluid dynamics (CFD)]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Hassan Aref|Hassan Aref]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Hassan Aref|Hassan Aref]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[content management system]]
[[content management system]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jerome Delacroix]]
:Article writers: [[User:Charlie Levenson|Charlie Levenson]]
:Article writers: [[User:Charlie Levenson|Charlie Levenson]]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[cultural anthropology]]
[[cultural anthropology]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Alexander Hugo Schulenburg|Alexander Hugo Schulenburg]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Alexander Hugo Schulenburg|Alexander Hugo Schulenburg]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[Distributed computation]] as alternative to Highperformance Computing
[[Distributed computation]] as alternative to Highperformance Computing
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Article writers: [[User talk:Nick Johnson|Nick Johnson]]
:Article writers: [[User talk:Nick Johnson|Nick Johnson]]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[Error analysis in physical sciences]]
[[Error analysis in physical sciences]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[geologic time scale]]
[[geologic time scale]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[global warming]]
[[global warming]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  
::N.B. The article is top priority overall and I can handle it, but I'm not a researcher in this topic! Perhaps an even more qualified editor exists: go ahead and take it!!! --[[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]] 10:44, 22 February 2007 (CST)
::N.B. The article is top priority overall and I can handle it, but I'm not a researcher in this topic! Perhaps an even more qualified editor exists: go ahead and take it!!! --[[User:Nereo Preto|Nereo Preto]] 10:44, 22 February 2007 (CST)


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:Reviewed by: [[User:Hassan Aref|Hassan Aref]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Hassan Aref|Hassan Aref]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[hemispheric lateralization]]
[[hemispheric lateralization]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Supten Sarbadhikari|Supten]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[hypertension]]
[[hypertension]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony Sebastian]] | [[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony Sebastian]] | [[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|Talk]]
:Article writers:
:Article writers:
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[mitochondrion]]
[[mitochondrion]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[Molecular physical chemistry of solutions]]
[[Molecular physical chemistry of solutions]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Robert Tito|Robert Tito]] | [[User talk:Robert Tito|Talk]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[natural language processing]]
[[natural language processing]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jerome Delacroix]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[nutritional anthropology]]
[[nutritional anthropology]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony Sebastian]] | [[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony Sebastian]] | [[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|Talk]]
:Article writers:
:Article writers:
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[online social network]]
[[online social network]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jerome Delacroix]]
:Article writers: [[User:Charlie Levenson|Charlie Levenson]]
:Article writers: [[User:Charlie Levenson|Charlie Levenson]]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[osteoporosis]]
[[osteoporosis]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony Sebastian]] | [[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|Talk]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Anthony.Sebastian|Anthony Sebastian]] | [[User talk:Anthony.Sebastian|Talk]]
:Article writers:
:Article writers:
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[placebo]]
[[placebo]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Gareth Leng|Gareth Leng]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[photosynthesis]]
[[photosynthesis]]
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:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:
:Authenticated:


[[podcast]]
[[podcast]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:Computers Workgroup|Computers]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jérôme Delacroix]]
:Reviewed by: [[User:JeromeDelacroix|Jerome Delacroix]]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Article writers: [authors place names here]
:Blessed:  
:Authenticated:  


[[rheology]]
[[rheology]]
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==Questions?==
If you have any questions, please email Larry at sanger@citizendium.org.

Revision as of 04:39, 24 February 2007

The Big Write is our second in an series of important community-wide initiatives to ready ourselves for our upcoming public launch. The Big Speedydelete was the first. In The Big Write, we are aiming to write many "credible starts" for high priority articles. All Citizendium citizens have very important roles and are strongly encouraged to participate. Please read this brief document in its entirety if you wish to participate.

Overview

Both Citizendium editors and authors have very important roles.

For editors, this is a an important opportunity, through only minimal work and commitment, to "jump start" work in your areas. For article writers, this is an excellent opportunity to obtain feedback on your work from subject experts. For both groups, this initiative will help us "get to know" each other and "jump start" many workgroups!

Editors

  • Editors are encouraged to nominate 3-5 "high priority" topics (below) within their field. Articles should not already exist for nominated topics.
  • For each topic an editor nominates, they should be committed to reviewing and "authenticating" the new article as a credible start.
  • To maximize both motivation and the number of high priority articles resulting from this initiative, editors should consult but not feel bound by author suggestions when nominating their topics. See ("Author suggestions", below)
  • Credible starts must be at least 750 words, accurate, unbiased, and well-written. (See "What is "a credible start?" below). Credible starts are not approvals. They are an editor's opinion that the article is on its way to being a good summation of the topic. The editor offers this "authentication" below.

Authors

  • Authors are encouraged to suggest up to three topics for editors to nominate. Articles should not already exist for suggested topics.
  • For each topic an author suggests, they should be committed to creating a credible start.
  • Other writers who are committed to helping create a credible start on an author's suggested topic(s) may add their support.

All contributors (both authors and editors)

  • All contributors are encouraged to sign up to write one or more "credible starts" on nominated topic. As many citizens as wish may sign up to collaborate.
  • Contributors who sign up to write credible starts should only do so if they are committed to do so within a day or so of signing up.

Goals

We hope through this initiative to create and review 175 top priority articles as "credible starts". To reach this goal, we will need 35 Citizendium editors, about 20% of them, to make five nominations each. More would of course be very welcomed!

Period for nominations

We will declare the period of nominations over after they drop off significantly.

Criteria for "authentication"

The criteria for an editor to authenticate an article is whether, in their professional opinion, it comprises "a credible start".

What is a "credible start"?

A credible start is an article that:

  • Is 750 or more words long. A handy way to calculate number of words is to paste the article text into the form on this page and press the "Calculate Words" button.
  • Contains at least a good introductory section to a future (longer) article.

Instructions for editors

Step One. Choose three to five topics in your field(s) that are very high priority, and about which you have some specialized knowledge. When doing this, please consult the (list of author suggestions) to see if any "mesh" with top priority areas in which you have expertise.

Step Two. Alphabetically list each topic under "Editor nominated topics" using the following format (you can simply copy and paste): 

[[Name of topic]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:XYZ Workgroup|XYZ]]
:Reviewed by: ~~~
:Article writers:
:Authenticated:

Notes: place [[ and ]] on either side of the article name. Make your article title singular (so, prefer whale to whales) and lowercase titles when typically written lowercase (so, prefer global warming to Global Warming; but The Great Gatsby). The ":" needs to be flush left; it indents a line. Replace "XYZ" with the name of an existing workgroup, or a workgroup you as editor would like to propose. Sign your name after "Reviewed by" with three tildes (~~~), and your name and date after "Authenticated" with four tildes (~~~~).

For example:

epistemology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Philosophy
Reviewed by: Ed Itor
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated: Ed Itor 19:00, 21 February 2007 (CST)

Please file your topics in alphabetical order. Since this list might get rather long, you might wish for ease sake to place the name(s) of the topic(s) you're managing on your user page.

Step Three. It is not part of your job to assign authors; they assign themselves. Your role is to offer feedback for improvement, if necessary. The place to do this is on the article's "talk page". For example, if you have nominated an article titled whale, then you should go to Talk:whale. This can be found by navigating to the article and, from there, clicking on the "discussion" tab.

Step Four. "Authenticate" the article. Do this by writing ~~~~ after "Authenticated" (see the example above). This indicates that you believe the article is a "credible start" according to the criteria listed below.

Instructions for article writers

Step One. Sign up. If you're a Citizendium contributor--author or editor--you can sign up to write an article. Do so simply by typing three tildes (~~~) after "Article writers". More than one person can sign up to write a given article. Indeed, the fact that you have signed up to work on an article gives you no special authorship privileges over that article, but it does represent your commitment to the community that you'll do your best to write 750+ words that are "a credible start" on the topic.

Step Two. Get to work! See What is "a credible start"?, below, to learn what we're aiming at. For purposes of this project, please do not submit articles taken from Wikipedia or elsewhere. This should be your original work.

Step Three. Please place Category:Big Write on the talk page of the article, so that we can keep track of changes made to these articles from a single place.

Step Four. Submit your work to the editor when you're done with your "credible start." No doubt some editors will be on hand on the "Talk" page of the article. If not, leave a message on the editor's user talk page. If you still get no reply, again go to the editor's user page, look to the left under "toolbox" and try the "E-mail this user" link. If you have any trouble contacting an editor (e.g., if the editor has turned off "E-mail this user"), then send your message to constables@citizendium.org, and the constables will forward your message to the editor.

Then await authentication, or revise the article in accordance with the feedback you receive.

Instructions for author suggestions

Step One. Choose up to three topics that you consider high priority, and about which you are committed to writing credible starts.

Step Two. Alphabetically list each topic under "Author suggestions" using the following format (you can simply copy and paste): 

[[Name of topic]]
:Suggested by: [[User:Barnaby Smith|Barnaby Smith]]
:Workgroup(s) (proposed): [[:Category:XYZ Workgroup|XYZ]]
:Writers supporting this suggestion:
:Accepting editor: [[User:Ed Itor|Ed Itor]]

Notes: place [[ and ]] on either side of the article name. Make your article title singular (so, prefer whale to whales) and lowercase titles when typically written lowercase (so, prefer global warming to Global Warming; but The Great Gatsby). The ":" needs to be flush left; it indents a line. Sign your name after "Suggested by" with three tildes (~~~). Replace "XYZ" with the name of an existing workgroup or workgroups. To add more than one workgroup, precede it by "::". To add your support to an author's suggestion, add "::~~~" on a new line after "Writers supporting this suggestion". Editors accept the suggestion after "Accepting editor" with three tildes, (~~~).

For example:

government

Suggested by: Barnaby Smith
Workgroup(s) (proposed):
Politics
Philosophy
Antrhopology
Writers supporting this suggestion:
Joe Brown
Sally Greene
Suzy Que
Accepting editor: Ed Itor

Please file your suggested topics in alphabetical order and keep track of them.

Step Three. If an editor accepts your suggestion(s), or one you have supported, be prepared to begin a credible start on that topic within the next day or so.

Author suggested topics


Editor nominated topics

aerodynamics

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Engineering
Reviewed by: Hassan Aref
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

anthropology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Anthropology
Reviewed by: Alexander Hugo Schulenburg
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

applied anthropology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Anthropology
Reviewed by: Alexander Hugo Schulenburg
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

Arabidopsis thaliana

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: Chris Day (Talk)
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

Bioengineering

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology Engineering
Reviewed by: Supten
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

blog

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

circadian rhythm

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: David Tribe
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

Citizendium

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Citizendium
Reviewed by: Supten
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

chloroplast

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: Chris Day (Talk)
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

Colligative properties

Workgroup(s) Chemistry
Reviewed by: Robert Tito | Talk
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Engineering
Reviewed by: Hassan Aref
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

content management system

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix
Article writers: Charlie Levenson
Authenticated:

cultural anthropology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Anthropology
Reviewed by: Alexander Hugo Schulenburg
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

Distributed computation as alternative to Highperformance Computing

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Robert Tito | Talk
Article writers: Nick Johnson
Authenticated:

Error analysis in physical sciences

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Physics|Chemistry
Reviewed by: Robert Tito | Talk
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

geologic time scale

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Earth Sciences
Reviewed by: Nereo Preto
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

global warming

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Earth Sciences
Reviewed by: Nereo Preto
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:
N.B. The article is top priority overall and I can handle it, but I'm not a researcher in this topic! Perhaps an even more qualified editor exists: go ahead and take it!!! --Nereo Preto 10:44, 22 February 2007 (CST)

hydraulics

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Engineering
Reviewed by: Hassan Aref
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

hemispheric lateralization

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: Supten
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

hypertension

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Health Sciences
Reviewed by: Anthony Sebastian | Talk
Article writers:
Authenticated:

mitochondrion

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: Chris Day (Talk)
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

Molecular physical chemistry of solutions

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Physics|Chemistry
Reviewed by: Robert Tito | Talk
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

natural language processing

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

nutritional anthropology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: Anthony Sebastian | Talk
Article writers:
Authenticated:

online social network

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix
Article writers: Charlie Levenson
Authenticated:

osteoporosis

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Health Sciences
Reviewed by: Anthony Sebastian | Talk
Article writers:
Authenticated:

placebo

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Healing Arts
Reviewed by: Gareth Leng
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

photosynthesis

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: Chris Day (Talk)
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

podcast

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

rheology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Engineering
Reviewed by: Hassan Aref, Robert Tito | Talk
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

ribosome

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: David Tribe
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

rock (geology)

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Earth Sciences
Reviewed by: Nereo Preto
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

sexual selection

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Biology
Reviewed by: David Tribe
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

social anthropology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Anthropology
Reviewed by: Alexander Hugo Schulenburg
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

stress

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Healing Arts
Reviewed by: Gareth Leng
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

turbulence

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Engineering
Reviewed by: Hassan Aref
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

visual anthropology

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Anthropology
Reviewed by: Alexander Hugo Schulenburg
Article writers: [authors place names here]
Authenticated:

wiki

Workgroup(s) (proposed): Computers
Reviewed by: Jerome Delacroix
Article writers: Larry Sanger
Authenticated:

Questions?

If you have any questions, please email Larry at sanger@citizendium.org.

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