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|announcement= Issue #2! The Citizendium has reached [[CZ:Statistics|five thousand articles!!]] Also remember, 2008 is a [[Leap Year]], and will have one extra day in [[February]]. <!-- Happy [[Saint Valentine's Day]]! --> | |announcement= Issue #2! The Citizendium has reached [[CZ:Statistics|five thousand articles!!]] Also remember, 2008 is a [[Leap Year]], and will have one extra day in [[February]]. | ||
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|colspan=2 valign="top"|'''[[CZ:Topics in the News]]''' | |colspan=2 valign="top"|'''[[CZ:Topics in the News]]''' | ||
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***[[Barack Obama]] | ***[[Barack Obama]] | ||
***[[Hillary Clinton]] | ***[[Hillary Clinton]] | ||
**[[ | **[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]: | ||
***[[Mitt Romney]] | ***[[Mitt Romney]] | ||
***[[John McCain]] | ***[[John McCain]] | ||
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|colspan=2 valign="top"|'''Project Initiatives''' | |colspan=2 valign="top"|'''Project Initiatives''' | ||
* '''The [[CZ:CORE|Core Article Initiative]]''': The core article development initiative continues | * '''The [[CZ:CORE|Core Article Initiative]]''': The core article development initiative continues | ||
*'''The [[ | *'''The [[Archive:New Draft of the Week|Draft of the Week]] and [[CZ:Article of the Week|Article of the Week]]''': both samplings of not only articles that have great beginnings but that are also well developed. | ||
|colspan=2 valign="top"|'''Technical Initiatives''' | |colspan=2 valign="top"|'''Technical Initiatives''' | ||
*'''A [[CZ:Userinfo_System|new organization template]]''' developed by [[User:Larry Sanger|Dr. Sanger]] to improve collaboration between citizens | *'''A [[CZ:Userinfo_System|new organization template]]''' developed by [[User:Larry Sanger|Dr. Sanger]] to improve collaboration between citizens | ||
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''Community requests for assistance are posted below. Contact [[User:Robert_W_King|The Editor]] to post enlistments.'' | ''Community requests for assistance are posted below. Contact [[User:Robert_W_King|The Editor]] to post enlistments.'' | ||
*An assistant to update [[CZ:TITN|Topics in the News]] and to update or create current news related articles. | *An assistant to update [[CZ:TITN|Topics in the News]] and to update or create current news related articles. | ||
*'''Exhaustive documentation initiative for both [[CZ:Templates|templates]] and | *'''Exhaustive documentation initiative for both [[CZ:Templates|templates]] and extensions''', to create an easy reference guide for the user base. Help is needed to document templates and their functionality. See [[CZ:Templates/Guidelines]] for more information. | ||
*'''The next Olympic | *'''The next Olympic Games are scheduled for 2008.''' In preparation for the events [[User:James_F._Perry|James]] has requested some assistance, particularly with the following: | ||
#The creation/development of articles based on the different events to an informative state. A listing can be found at the [[Olympic Games/Related Articles|related articles subpage]], see section "[[Olympic_Games/Related_Articles#Summer_Olympic_sports|Summer Olympic sports]]" | #The creation/development of articles based on the different events to an informative state. A listing can be found at the [[Olympic Games/Related Articles|related articles subpage]], see section "[[Olympic_Games/Related_Articles#Summer_Olympic_sports|Summer Olympic sports]]" | ||
#The creation/development of articles based on the committees surrounding the games, particularly the [[International | #The creation/development of articles based on the committees surrounding the games, particularly the [[International Olympic Committee]], [[World Anti-Doping Agency]], and [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]]. | ||
*Items 1 and 2 are of particularly significant priority for the Sports Workgroup. Still important, but of lesser priority are: | *Items 1 and 2 are of particularly significant priority for the Sports Workgroup. Still important, but of lesser priority are: | ||
#Creation of articles for previous olympic games. They are of the form "NNNN Summer Olympics" where NNNN represents a year. James recommends that "Citizens might find several of these articles to be of exceptional interest as, for example, the 1936 Berlin Games, or any of the early Games." | #Creation of articles for previous olympic games. They are of the form "NNNN Summer Olympics" where NNNN represents a year. James recommends that "Citizens might find several of these articles to be of exceptional interest as, for example, the 1936 Berlin Games, or any of the early Games." | ||
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==Meet our Citizens== | ==Meet our Citizens== | ||
''A new feature in "The Citizen" is to spotlight one of our many contributors! This issue, [[User:D._Matt_Innis|Matt Innis]], a member of our [[CZ: | ''A new feature in "The Citizen" is to spotlight one of our many contributors! This issue, [[User:D._Matt_Innis|Matt Innis]], a member of our [[CZ:Moderator Group|Constabulary]] is profiled.'' | ||
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* [[Fractional excretion of sodium]] | * [[Fractional excretion of sodium]] | ||
* [[Franklin Pierce]] | * [[Franklin Pierce]] | ||
* [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]] | * [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]] | ||
* [[Fuming sulfuric acid]] | * [[Fuming sulfuric acid]] | ||
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* [[Mammal]] | * [[Mammal]] | ||
* [[Maribor]] | * [[Maribor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Market (economics)|Market]] | ||
* [[Martial arts (General)]] | * [[Martial arts (General)]] | ||
* [[Martin Luther]] | * [[Martin Luther]] | ||
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* [[Mississippi River]] | * [[Mississippi River]] | ||
* [[Mitochondrion]] | * [[Mitochondrion]] | ||
* [[Mitt | * [[Mitt Romney]] | ||
* [[Molecular orbital theory]] | * [[Molecular orbital theory]] | ||
* [[Mona Lisa]] | * [[Mona Lisa]] | ||
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* [[Novo mesto]] | * [[Novo mesto]] | ||
* [[Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]] | * [[Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder]] | ||
* [[Ohio]] | * [[Ohio (U.S. state)|Ohio]] | ||
* [[Olber's paradox]] | * [[Olber's paradox]] | ||
* [[Olympic Games]] | * [[Olympic Games]] | ||
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--[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 12:27, 25 January 2008 (CST) | --[[User:Robert W King|Robert W King]] 12:27, 25 January 2008 (CST) | ||
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Issue #2! The Citizendium has reached five thousand articles!! Also remember, 2008 is a Leap Year, and will have one extra day in February.
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(Ed: This sounds like an excellent opportunity for the next and future Write-a-Thons, or perhaps an Olympic Article Challenge article creation event!) | |||
Meet our CitizensA new feature in "The Citizen" is to spotlight one of our many contributors! This issue, Matt Innis, a member of our Constabulary is profiled.
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--Robert W King 12:27, 25 January 2008 (CST)