On 3/26/07, Keith Old keithold@gmail.com wrote:
G'day folks,
Associated Press reports that Citizendium will launch this week.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2007-03-25-wikipedia-alternative_N.htm
'This week, Sanger takes the wraps off a Wikipedia alternative, Citizendium http://www.citizendium.org/. His goal is to capture Wikipedia's bustle but this time, avoid the vandalism and inconsistency that are its pitfalls.
Like Wikipedia, Citizendium will be non-profit, devoid of ads and free to read and edit. Unlike Wikipedia, Citizendium's volunteer contributors will be expected to provide their real names. Experts in given fields will be asked to check articles for accuracy." More in story.
It will be interesting to see what they actually deliver as opposed to talking about delivering.
Regards
Keith Old
Folks,
It is now live with 1,100 articles.
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Main_Page
Further, there are red links on the main page in areas such as earth sciences, theater, education, sports, architectecture, visual arts, journalism, military and the media. It is probably where Wikipedia was in early 2001.
Regards
*Keith Old*