About Citizendium
Citizendium is a collaborative online encyclopedia that values real-name contributions, objectivity, and community support. It serves as an alternative to Wikipedia, offering a different approach to knowledge sharing with a focus on quality, civility, and attribution. Contributors can create and refine articles on a wide range of topics while knowing exactly who they are working with. The platform also allows articles to be used as staging areas for other projects, provided they meet Citizendium's guidelines.
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Follow the instructions at Help:Index/Join to apply to join Citizendium.
No, anyone can join Citizendium. While expertise is valued, the project emphasizes responsibility, and non-experts can create excellent content if they are good researchers and writers.
It's easy to get started. Search for an article on your topic, or create a new one if it doesn't exist. Use the 'easy way' formatting and focus on writing your content, as formatting can be adjusted later.
Citizendium requires real names to improve credibility and encourage professional behavior. Knowing who contributed content helps assess their knowledge and expertise, and real names promote accountability.
Yes, you can donate to help cover ongoing costs like server rentals and bandwidth. Citizendium accepts major credit cards for donations.
No, Citizendium is a nonprofit, volunteer project. All contributions are donated, and content is licensed under the Creative Commons-Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.
You can email the manager at manager@citizendium.org. If you are already a member, you can also post questions or concerns in the Forums.
No, Citizendium does not accept advertisements. Advertising and self-promotion were prohibited by the project's founding charter and remain prohibited.
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