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Thank you for once again nominating to run for the Management Council. I am much in agreement with Pat Palmer concerning volunteer organizations and how some organizations go through phases of where some volunteers claim "ownership" thereby driving off new comers. I hope to work with Pat, and like minded Management Council volunteers, to make sure issues like this are addressed. Citizendium needs to encourage new volunteers to join and contribute. Making Citizendium a warm welcoming place to write will go far when it comes to retaining contributors. WE must work to get new contributors if the project is to grow. We must also address the issue of banning members. I do believe bans, unless there is an extremely offensive or repugnant action, should be limited. Of course repeat offenders will eventually be permanently banned from Citizendium if remediation efforts are not successful. Citizenium could go to a system where the user is banned three times and then permanently removed from membership.` Of course appropriate warnings should be used before a ban is instituted. The Management Council '''must''' support the Constables as they are the ones who keep order and removing their ability to do so will affect how the wiki operates. We also need to find permanent project funding and I will work with fellow Management Council members to find funding.<br><br>
 
While I have written a few articles at Citizendium, I do have a degree in English/Communications and an extensive writing history as a reporter. I have spent close to 10 years writing professionally. I also spent approximately three years writing how to articles at wikiHow. At wikiHow I was also one of the first beta testers for New Article Boost. Before leaving wikiHow I edited and brought up to format 5,900 articles performing the NAB process. NAB was designed to edit and format articles to wikiHow standards.
 
At Citizendium I have done some minor editing and have written several cat articles. I plan to write more when time permits.
 
I can also offer some non-professional fund-raising assistance. My college Senior Seminar paper was about how to set up a fund-raising campaign for a non-profit group. I helped designed and implement a campaign that made money for our local television booster group.  
 
While I have written a few articles at Citizendium, I do have a degree in English/Communications and an extensive writing history as a reporter. I have spent close to 10 years writing professionally. I also spent approximately three years writing how to articles at wikiHow. At wikiHow I was also one of the first beta testers for New Article Boost. Before leaving wikiHow I edited and brought up to format 5,900 articles performing the NAB process. NAB was designed to edit and format articles to wikiHow standards.
 
I am married to an engineer, we have two adult special needs children, and I am owned by three cats.
 
At Citizendium I have done some minor editing and have written several cat articles. I plan to write more when time permits.
 
'''Key Points'''
'''Key Points'''
*Allow fair and objective review of all articles.
*Work to make Citizedium a welcoming wiki by ensuring the "ownership" problem is abated.
*Ensure articles are fact-based and referenced using reliable information.
*Work to develop a warning and banning system that retains volunteers.
*Promote clear and concise writing.
*Work to find permanent project funding.
*Discourage perceived but well meaning censorship. Both editors and authors need to have the freedom, and to feel comfortable when making contributions, without worry of censorship as someone took a personal dislike to an article.  
*Encourage an ambassador program to welcome and encourage new Citizens.  
*Allow user pages to choose whether to display a biography or resume. Constables review applications before Citizens memberships are approved so any and all personal information is known when the application is approved. I make this proposal as some people do not feel comfortable providing so much personal information on the Internet as it makes them feel unsafe. Please review my user page to see my comments concerning online safety: [[http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Mary_Ash]].
*Encourage an ambassador program to welcome and encourage new Citizens. While at wikiHow numerous "awards" and other friendly messages were created and sent to fellow volunteers. Here are a couple templates I created at wikiHow: http://www.wikihow.com/Template:Kindness2 or http://www.wikihow.com Template:Kindness. Both are samples of things that can be created to promote a friendlier more harmonious place for volunteers to volunteer at. Welcoming and encouraging templates could be created at Citizendium for the same reason.
 
I promise to be fair and objective. A good reporter and a good editorial council member needs those qualities. I also believe Citizendium should encompass a wide range of fact-based articles that is documented with proven reliable research. While we may not always agree on all articles, my vision of Citizendium includes making it the best encyclopedia online. Limiting or censoring articles based on personal beliefs would not allow this to happen.
 
Thank you for nominating me as I am a relative new comer. I promise to work hard, learn lots, and hopefully with your help make Citizendium a better place. [[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 04:05, 29 September 2010 (UTC)


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Thank you for nominating me as I am a relative new comer. I promise to work hard, learn lots, and hopefully with your help make Citizendium a better place. [[User:Mary Ash|Mary Ash]] 19:26, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Revision as of 14:26, 28 May 2011

Thank you for once again nominating to run for the Management Council. I am much in agreement with Pat Palmer concerning volunteer organizations and how some organizations go through phases of where some volunteers claim "ownership" thereby driving off new comers. I hope to work with Pat, and like minded Management Council volunteers, to make sure issues like this are addressed. Citizendium needs to encourage new volunteers to join and contribute. Making Citizendium a warm welcoming place to write will go far when it comes to retaining contributors. WE must work to get new contributors if the project is to grow. We must also address the issue of banning members. I do believe bans, unless there is an extremely offensive or repugnant action, should be limited. Of course repeat offenders will eventually be permanently banned from Citizendium if remediation efforts are not successful. Citizenium could go to a system where the user is banned three times and then permanently removed from membership.` Of course appropriate warnings should be used before a ban is instituted. The Management Council must support the Constables as they are the ones who keep order and removing their ability to do so will affect how the wiki operates. We also need to find permanent project funding and I will work with fellow Management Council members to find funding.

Key Points

  • Work to make Citizedium a welcoming wiki by ensuring the "ownership" problem is abated.
  • Work to develop a warning and banning system that retains volunteers.
  • Work to find permanent project funding.
  • Encourage an ambassador program to welcome and encourage new Citizens.

Thank you for nominating me as I am a relative new comer. I promise to work hard, learn lots, and hopefully with your help make Citizendium a better place. Mary Ash 19:26, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

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