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I am seriously concerned by the virtual cessation of activity, other than my own, by editors and authors in the economics, politics, sociology, philosophy and law workgroups. These are  subjects on which - because of its ability to deal with topical issues - an online encyclopedia  has the greatest advantage over its offline competitors. I believe, also,  that Citizendium's collegial constitution gives it  potential advantages over Wikipedia that  it has failed to exploit. 
Although I am reluctant to be diverted from my efforts to plug some of the gaps in our coverage of current affairs, I have accepted nomination in the hope of persuading the Editorial Council to give priority to the task of reversing that trend.  I would ask the other Council members to join me in encouraging existing contributors,  and in trying to persuade those who have ceased to contribute  to give Citizendium another chance.
<!-- Over the past sixty years I have worked as an engineer and as an economist in two industrial companies, a research establishment and four government departments; and served as economic adviser to four cabinet ministers. Now retired, I spend much of my time researching and writing articles for Citizendium. In the course of the past two or three years I have initiated, and served as the principal contributor to, over sixty articles, some on politics and history but most of them on economics. In doing so, I have learned things about the power and potential of the Citizendium wiki that could be better explained than they are now.  
<!-- Over the past sixty years I have worked as an engineer and as an economist in two industrial companies, a research establishment and four government departments; and served as economic adviser to four cabinet ministers. Now retired, I spend much of my time researching and writing articles for Citizendium. In the course of the past two or three years I have initiated, and served as the principal contributor to, over sixty articles, some on politics and history but most of them on economics. In doing so, I have learned things about the power and potential of the Citizendium wiki that could be better explained than they are now.  



Latest revision as of 04:02, 8 March 2024

I am seriously concerned by the virtual cessation of activity, other than my own, by editors and authors in the economics, politics, sociology, philosophy and law workgroups. These are subjects on which - because of its ability to deal with topical issues - an online encyclopedia has the greatest advantage over its offline competitors. I believe, also, that Citizendium's collegial constitution gives it potential advantages over Wikipedia that it has failed to exploit.

Although I am reluctant to be diverted from my efforts to plug some of the gaps in our coverage of current affairs, I have accepted nomination in the hope of persuading the Editorial Council to give priority to the task of reversing that trend. I would ask the other Council members to join me in encouraging existing contributors, and in trying to persuade those who have ceased to contribute to give Citizendium another chance.