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'''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.
'''Citizendium – ''the citizens' compendium''''' is a [[What is a Wiki|wiki site]] that aims to gather {{tag|knowledge}} similarly to [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], but where authors use their real names.


;''Original 2006 Citizendium
;''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}} credentials.  Initially, the community considered [[fork]]ing the [[English Wikipedia]], but decided against it.
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}} credentials.  Initially, the community considered [[fork]]ing the [[English Wikipedia]], but decided against it.
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:Downloads|Citizendium Downloads]] — daily XML 'data dumps' of current versions (only) the major Citizendium namespaces, in bz2 and gzip formats

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