On 2/11/07, Keitei nihthraefn@gmail.com wrote:
Finding experts isn't the only potential problem. Being an expert doesn't mean one can use English as effectively as is required for an authoritative encyclopedia. Sure, experts can say, "this is factually accurate," but can they explain in an encyclopedic tone the basics of their field?
Not necessarily, and in Citizendium they don't have to. That's why there are *authors* in addition to *editors*.
I think Fred Bauder is correct that most of this is pretty ho-hum if you take off your Wikipedia hat and put on your Citizendium hat.
All this said, I'm currently sitting back and waiting for Citizendium to figure out whether or not it's going to be a fork, and what kind of copyright policies are going to be adopted. I'm afraid to touch articles based on Wikipedia, because CZ isn't making any attempt to follow the GFDL (something Larry Sanger himself seems to think is acceptable), and I'm afraid to touch articles not based on Wikipedia, because there is still a vocal group of CZers that are trying to get these articles licensed under a noncommercial-only license.
Anthony