[WikiEN-l] Citizendium to launch this week

[Keith Old]

On 3/26/07, Keith Old <keithold at 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
>
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> '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*