Comments for Citizendium Blog http://blog.citizendium.org Weblog about the Citizendium project and its Citizens. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:33:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Finances and Collaborators by Martin Wyatt http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=603#comment-422368 Martin Wyatt Sat, 27 Oct 2012 19:36:08 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=603#comment-422368 At this stage, I think the exciting thing about Citizendium is that {to quote Milton) "the world was all before them". There is so much that needs doing, so many articles that have hardly been started, or not started at all, that someone like me can make a real contribution. Which is what I have been doing from time to time. I have no interest in Tony Trabert, so am not about to rescue the blogger who has brought him up, but I do have an interest in many other subjects. If my contributions so far have mainly been in EngLit, that is fairly typical, but not limiting. Keep going. Martin Wyatt At this stage, I think the exciting thing about Citizendium is that {to quote Milton) “the world was all before them”. There is so much that needs doing, so many articles that have hardly been started, or not started at all, that someone like me can make a real contribution. Which is what I have been doing from time to time. I have no interest in Tony Trabert, so am not about to rescue the blogger who has brought him up, but I do have an interest in many other subjects. If my contributions so far have mainly been in EngLit, that is fairly typical, but not limiting. Keep going. Martin Wyatt

]]> Comment on Finances and Collaborators by Hayford Peirce http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=603#comment-420229 Hayford Peirce Sat, 20 Oct 2012 14:27:59 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=603#comment-420229 I have been asked to clarify a few things about my above statement. Yes, I know that, when given the job of Treasurer, I flatly refused to have anything to do with fundraising. I will therefore take the time to thank Anthony for doing my job for me. Thanks. I am also aware that I am not one of the aforementioned Authors who contribute content on a regular basis. I have no excuse for this. Truth be known I prefer arguing and pontificating to doing any actual work for or on Citizendium. With that off my chest I'd like to take this opportunity to declare my resignation from the role of Treasurer, effective immediately, and ask that the Constabulary block my account at once. I cannot live with the shame I know I have brought on you all with my mean-spirited ways. Goodbye. I have been asked to clarify a few things about my above statement.

Yes, I know that, when given the job of Treasurer, I flatly refused to have anything to do with fundraising. I will therefore take the time to thank Anthony for doing my job for me. Thanks.

I am also aware that I am not one of the aforementioned Authors who contribute content on a regular basis. I have no excuse for this. Truth be known I prefer arguing and pontificating to doing any actual work for or on Citizendium.

With that off my chest I’d like to take this opportunity to declare my resignation from the role of Treasurer, effective immediately, and ask that the Constabulary block my account at once. I cannot live with the shame I know I have brought on you all with my mean-spirited ways.

Goodbye.

]]> Comment on Finances and Collaborators by Oran Tates http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=603#comment-420119 Oran Tates Sat, 20 Oct 2012 05:26:33 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=603#comment-420119 I contributed a while, years ago. However, Citizendium, at least at the time, had the draconian policy that criticising another user, or pointing out that their editorship did not actually meet the stated requirements (one of the unqualified Healing Arts editors), was considered a personal attack and thus bannable. In other words, it was impossible to even point out problems with Citizendium. I would gladly have helped in other fields, and began to, but if you create an Orwellian state where any dissent or disagreement is bannable, you're going to haemorrhage contributors. And that happened. Perhaps the site has changed. But if it has, maybe the sensible thing is to go back, review all the contributors banned for simple disagreements, apologise, and invite them back. Because you can't ban users permanently over a single dispute, with no mechanism of appeal, and then whine about how many contributors you lostþ I contributed a while, years ago. However, Citizendium, at least at the time, had the draconian policy that criticising another user, or pointing out that their editorship did not actually meet the stated requirements (one of the unqualified Healing Arts editors), was considered a personal attack and thus bannable. In other words, it was impossible to even point out problems with Citizendium.

I would gladly have helped in other fields, and began to, but if you create an Orwellian state where any dissent or disagreement is bannable, you’re going to haemorrhage contributors. And that happened.

Perhaps the site has changed. But if it has, maybe the sensible thing is to go back, review all the contributors banned for simple disagreements, apologise, and invite them back. Because you can’t ban users permanently over a single dispute, with no mechanism of appeal, and then whine about how many contributors you lostþ

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]]> Comment on An open letter to Jimmy Wales (copy) by Grover http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=470#comment-410153 Grover Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:50:07 +0000 http://blog.citizendium.org/?p=470#comment-410153 This design is incredible! You most certainly know how to keep a reader amused. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost...HaHa!) Wonderful job. I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool! This design is incredible! You most certainly know how to keep a reader amused.
Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved
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