Welcome to Citizendium

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Welcome to the Citizendium Pilot Project The Citizendium (sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um), a "citizens' compendium of everything," is an experimental new wiki project that combines public participation with expert guidance. It began life as a "gradual fork" of Wikipedia. But it has taken on a life of its own and will, perhaps, become the flagship of a new set of responsibly-managed free knowledge projects. Because there will probably always be articles in the resource that have not been vouched for in any sense, and because the sheer size of the resource actually changes the nature of the beast, it is not an "encyclopedia." It is something new.
Approved articles Approved Articles represent what Citizendium is all about: Combining the energy of countless contributors with the wisdom of recognized experts. Browse the list of approved articles to see some of Citizendium's finest.		Live articles Live articles are those that have been edited by a Citizendium contributor after being forked. This means that while they have not yet reached the standard of an approved article, work is actively being done on them. Browse our live article list to see if there is one you can help out on.		Disciplines Citizendium personnel are informally divided up into discipline workgroups. Workgroup's homepages are at Φ. The articles corresponding to workgroup names are good places to look for important articles to edit, and we want these articles themselves to be excellent as well. Natural Science Astronomy Φ - Biology Φ - Chemistry Φ - Earth Sciences Φ - Health Sciences Φ - Mathematics Φ - Physics Φ - Other Social Sciences Anthropology Φ - Archaeology Φ - Economics Φ - Education Φ - Geography Φ - Law Φ - Linguistics Φ - Politics Φ - Psychology Φ - Sociology Φ - Other Humanities Classics Φ - History Φ - Literature Φ - Philosophy Φ - Religion Φ - Other Arts Architecture Φ - Music Φ - Theater Φ - Visual Arts Φ - Other Applied Arts Agriculture Φ - Business Φ - Computers Φ - Engineering Φ - Healing Arts Φ - Journalism Φ - Library and Information Science Φ - Media Φ - Military Φ - Other Recreation Games Φ - Hobbies Φ - Sports Φ - Other
Quick Help If this is your first visit, here are some things you must know: How to get started with the Citizendium pilot should answer most initial questions. Help:Contents lists all the help pages - If the answer you want is not there somewhere, it should be. For general help, try the "Help" board at the CZ Forums. For technical problems: If you get an odd error message, do a "hard refresh" (ctrl-F5 in Windows) of the page you're trying to view. If you are still having trouble, mail personnel@citizendium.org immediately.
Community The notice board has the latest announcements and requests, or the blog for general news. Policy Outline (under development) How to Edit Citizendium High priority articles for the pilot project Background information at Citizendium.org Press Coverage of the Citizendium			Editor Spotlight Citizendium is created by authors who contribute content, editors who provide professional guidance, and constables who ensure everything runs smoothly. These are all volunteers, contributing their time, energy, and profesional expertice in support of a shared vision.