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Citizendium

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Article metadata
The workgroup category page says each article is assigned to one to three workgroups via its metadata.en.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Article statuses
The welcome page groups articles into Citable, Developed, Developing, and Stubs.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Community
The welcome page describes its online community as congenial and supportive.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Contributors
The welcome page says authors use their real names and invites anyone to share knowledge on virtually any subject.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Current workgroups
A Citizendium workgroup category page says workgroups are no longer used for group communications, but still group articles into fields of interest.en.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Editing help
A Citizendium getting-started page points contributors to a sandbox where they can test editing.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Notable limit
The welcome page reports 16,436 articles in total, including 146 Citable, 1,125 Developed, 7,368 Developing, and 7,666 Stubs.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Policy discussions
The getting-started page says the forum is also used to discuss policy and proposals.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Software access
The opened Citizendium pages present the encyclopedia as a web wiki; they do not state downloadable desktop or mobile apps, platform support beyond the web, or an API.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Subject areas
The welcome page lists workgroups across subjects including agriculture, anthropology, biology, business, chemistry, economics, education, history, law, physics, and psychology.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
Support
The getting-started page says contributors can seek help in the forum or by leaving a note on a user's or editor's talk page.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026
What it is
Citizendium describes itself as a wiki for providing free knowledge.citizendium.org · read 9 Oct 2026

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