geni writes:
We should offer to host citizendium on our servers at no cost for a period of 1 (one) year... After one year the citizendium community/Editorial Council is expected to have sorted themselves out
Sage writes:
I'm one ocean late to this conversation, but I'll give a big +1 offering
< to host Citizendium... They wouldn't be a WMF project, and so
wouldn't need to adhere exactly to all the core Wikimedia values.
An offer of support would be thoughtful and appropriate. It seems that what they really need is expert help in rearranging their hosting so that it isn't so expensive.
I suspect they would prefer to maintain their server independently.
Emijr writes:
I think that there is no doubt, we (interested people) have to preserve the data. *If Citizendium closes* it would be nice that WMF hosts a frozen copy of Citizendium in English Wikisource, as I requested for Nupedia articles some weeks ago
Absolutely. I restarted your Nupedia discussion, which seems like a good idea.[1] We can also lend a hand where appropriate before projects close.
Regarding projects having 'different values': While pursuing our mission, getting other projects to adopt 'our' values may not always be the best outcome. Our wiki-culture is sometimes described as a monoculture, and a barrier to the growth and balance of our community. Diversity of approaches to collaboration is healthy, whether friendly or competitive.
SJ
[1] http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Scriptorium#Nupedia