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'''Citizendium – ''the citizens' compendium''''' aims to gather {{tag|knowledge}} more effectively than [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and aims at quality as well as quantity.


It was founded by Wikipedia co-founder [[Larry Sanger]] in 2006 to remedy what he viewed as problems with Wikipedia.  The site requires the use of verifiable {{tag|RealNamesNetwork|real names}} and academic credentials.  Initially, the community considered [[fork]]ing the [[English Wikipedia]], but decided against it.
'''Citizendium – ''the citizens' compendium''''' is a [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] that aims to gather {{tag|knowledge}} more effectively than [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], and aims at quality as well as quantity.


Larry Sanger became largely inactive in the project after 2010, and it has since had 3-4 different primary editorsIn 2020, Larry Sanger transferred ownership of the domain to the current primary editor.
;''Original 2006 Citizendium
The Citizendium [[wiki]] site was founded by Wikipedia co-founder [[Larry Sanger]], together with Peter Hitchmough, in October {{tag|FoundedIn2006|2006}}[https://En.Citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Welcome_to_Citizendium&dir=prev&action=history] (although not 'officially' launched until 28 March 2007) to remedy what he viewed as problems with Wikipedia.  The site requires the use of [[verifiable]] {{tag|RealNamesNetwork|real names}} and {{tag|academic}} credentialsInitially, the community considered [[fork]]ing the [[English Wikipedia]], but decided against it.


[[Category:FoundedIn2006]]<!--http://en.Citizendium.org/wiki/Special:AncientPages-->
Citizendium has an organized hierarchy: 'Authors' are anyone with an approved account, while 'Editors' are contributors whose demonstrated expertise in their field is officially recognized by the Citizendium.  'Constables' play the role of [[Sysop|administrators]].
 
The site has Approved Articles which pass a process of review.  Several of the most extensive articles are on homeopathy and {{tag|alternative medicine}}.
 
*[[CZ:CZ:Downloads|Citizendium Downloads]] — daily XML 'data dumps' of current versions (only) the major Citizendium namespaces, in bz2 and gzip formats
*[[CZ:CZ:Statistics|Citizendium Statistics]] — detailed statistics displayed in textual and graphical formats
*[[RationalWiki:Citizendium|Critique]] — from [[RationalWiki]]
*{{Wp|Citizendium|Article}} — from the [[English Wikipedia]]
 
;''2020 restart
:''Expand section
Larry Sanger became largely inactive in the project after 2010, and it has since had three-to-four different primary editors.  In 2020, Larry Sanger transferred ownership of the domain to the current primary editor.
 
;''License
From its foundation in 2006 under the tenure of Larry Sanger, the Citizendium wiki released its content under the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 unported license}} (CC-BY-SA-3.0)[https://En.Citizendium.org/wiki/CZ:Creative_Commons_CC-by-sa_3.0].  From its 2020 restart, it changed to the more restrictive {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 4.0 international license}} (CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0).
 
;''See also
*[[Citizendium Editorial Council]]
 
;''External links
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