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'''If you're new to the ''Citizendium''''', we'd love you to dive "write" in.   
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'''If you're new to the ''Citizendium''''', we'd love you to dive "write" in.  We recommend two things:
'''What is the first thing you should do after [[Help:Index/Join|you join?]]'''  While you can do whatever you like (it's a [[wiki]]!), we recommend two things:
# '''[[CZ:Start_Article|Start an article]].'''  
# '''Start an article.'''  Pick a topic.  Then think of a good title for an encyclopedia article about that topic.  Then go to '''[[CZ:Start Article|Start Article]],''' linked on your left—and do it the Easy Way™!  Just write a paragraph or two introducing the topic, beginning with a definition, or a description of what a thing is notable for.  We don't mind short articles.  They'll be expanded later.  '''Then...'''
# '''Edit someone else's article.'''  How?  Search to find an article on a topic you are interested in.  Or check [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]], [[:Category:CZ Live|navigate alphabetically]], or find article via a [[CZ:workgroups|Workgroup]].  When you've found an article you want to edit, press the "edit" tab.  Add a few sentences.  It's OK.  They just have to be a helpful addition.   
# '''Edit someone else's article.'''  How?  Find an article on a topic you are interested in.  You can use the search box, check [[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]], [[:Category:CZ Live|navigate alphabetically]], enter via [[CZ:workgroups|workgroups]] or browse the [[#New pages|list of new things below]].  When you've found an article you want to edit, press the "edit" tab.  Add a few sentences.  It's OK.  They just have to be a helpful addition.   


Still worried?   
Still worried?   
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|No.  All you have to do is write and collaborate on articles.  ''That'' is what it's all about.  
|No.  All you have to do is write and collaborate on articles.  ''That'' is what it's all about.  
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|width=33%|''I am a non-technical person - I'll never be able to figure out all the special code on the pages.''
|width=33%|''I am a non-technical person - I'll never be able to figure out how to code the pages.''
|width=67%|Complicated wiki "markup" is generally not needed, but you can pick it up by looking at what other people do.  If you want the basics, look at ''the top'' of [[CZ:How to edit an article|this page]].  It's ''not hard''; much of the time, you can just type normal text.
|width=67%|You can learn how to edit by looking at existing pages (just click Edit to open the editor).  Or see ''the top'' of [[CZ:How to edit an article|how to edit an article]].  It's ''not hard''; much of the time, you can just type normal text.
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|''"Subpages", "metadata"...I'll never figure it out.''
|''"Subpages", "metadata"...I'll never figure it out.''
|You don't have to.  Do what you like to do: write.  Start with baby steps, and others will help you along the way. That's why we have an [[CZ:Start Article|Easy Way™]]!
|You don't have to.  Do what you like to do: write.  Start with baby steps, and others will help you along the way.  
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|''There are so many [[CZ:Home|instruction and policy pages]]!  How can I ever read all that?''
|''There are so many [[CZ:Home|instruction and policy pages]]!  How can I ever read all that?''
|Don't! Seriously, you're not neglecting any duties if you fail to read all that. The only way to really mess up is to do something that gets you banned from the project, such as self-promotion or slinging insults.
|You need not read all that. The only way to really mess up is to do something that gets you banned from the project, such as self-promotion or slinging insults.
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|''I'm no expert, and this is an expert project, right?  I won't fit in.''
|''I'm no expert, and this is an expert project, right?  I won't fit in.''
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For ''more'' introductory material see [[CZ:Getting Started|Getting Started]] for good links.
For ''more'' ideas, see [[CZ:Getting Started|Getting Started]] for good links.
 
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Latest revision as of 08:32, 31 October 2024

Citizendium Getting Started
Quick Start | About us | Help system | Start a new article | For Wikipedians  


If you're new to the Citizendium, we'd love you to dive "write" in. We recommend two things:

  1. Start an article.
  2. Edit someone else's article. How? Search to find an article on a topic you are interested in. Or check Recent Changes, navigate alphabetically, or find article via a Workgroup. When you've found an article you want to edit, press the "edit" tab. Add a few sentences. It's OK. They just have to be a helpful addition.

Still worried?

Don't I have to know a lot more to get involved? No. All you have to do is write and collaborate on articles. That is what it's all about.
I am a non-technical person - I'll never be able to figure out how to code the pages. You can learn how to edit by looking at existing pages (just click Edit to open the editor). Or see the top of how to edit an article. It's not hard; much of the time, you can just type normal text.
"Subpages", "metadata"...I'll never figure it out. You don't have to. Do what you like to do: write. Start with baby steps, and others will help you along the way.
There are so many instruction and policy pages! How can I ever read all that? You need not read all that. The only way to really mess up is to do something that gets you banned from the project, such as self-promotion or slinging insults.
I'm no expert, and this is an expert project, right? I won't fit in. All levels of knowledge are welcome. Experts and the general public work well together, shoulder-to-shoulder.

For more ideas, see Getting Started for good links.


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