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== Community == | == Community == | ||
*Facilitate registration | *Facilitate registration | ||
:This could include experiments with short periods of self-registration (perhaps with some kind of "Verified account", e.g. as [http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/119135-about-verified-accounts at Twitter]) or even anonymous editing, provided that the tools to fight spam are beefed up (e.g. by using Flagged Revisions or by giving most regulars sysop powers) and real-name requirements remain in place at least for Editors. | :This could include experiments with short periods of self-registration (perhaps with some kind of "Verified account", e.g. as [http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/119135-about-verified-accounts at Twitter], or an endorsement system similar to the one [http://arxiv.org/help/endorsement in use at arXiv]) or even anonymous editing, provided that the tools to fight spam are beefed up (e.g. by using Flagged Revisions or by giving most regulars sysop powers) and real-name requirements remain in place at least for Editors. | ||
*Facilitate newcomer integration | *Facilitate newcomer integration | ||
*Reconsider community events like [[CZ:Write-a-thon]] and how participation could be increased | *Reconsider community events like [[CZ:Write-a-thon]] and how participation could be increased | ||
Revision as of 08:39, 15 August 2011
This page is meant to help us define what to concentrate on. Please edit as you see fit. For comments, please use this Forum thread.
Financial
- reactivate donation button
- paying the monthly bills of USD 319.90
- finding stable source of revenue
- thinking of ways to reduce costs
Legal
- getting registered as a non-profit organization, e.g. as per 501(c)(3)
Community
- Facilitate registration
- This could include experiments with short periods of self-registration (perhaps with some kind of "Verified account", e.g. as at Twitter, or an endorsement system similar to the one in use at arXiv) or even anonymous editing, provided that the tools to fight spam are beefed up (e.g. by using Flagged Revisions or by giving most regulars sysop powers) and real-name requirements remain in place at least for Editors.
- Facilitate newcomer integration
- Reconsider community events like CZ:Write-a-thon and how participation could be increased
- Reconsider communication channels (especially forums, email)
Content
- Request external peer review of developed articles
- Establish content partnerships
- Ban pseudoscience topics at least temporarily, to avoid them serving as time sinks
- Get rid of articles listed in Category:External Articles
Technical
- Get an overview of what technical components contribute how much to our costs
- Reconsider what should be listed in http://en.citizendium.org/robots.txt
- Consider enabling InstantCommons
Outreach
- Allow some easy feedback
- Develop outreach strategy
- Explore outreach channels, including social media and offline
Bureaucracy
- Link all policy from relevant passages in the Charter