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The '''Citizendium''' ([http://www.citizendium.org/cit.mp3 sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um], "a [[citizen]]s' [[compendium]] of everything") is an experimental [[wiki]]-based [[encyclopedia]] project spearheaded by [[Larry Sanger]], co-founder of [[Wikipedia]], former editor-in-chief of [[Nupedia]], and consultant to other web-encyclopedia projects such as the [[Encyclopedia of Earth]].  The project aims to improve on the [[Wikipedia]] model by requiring all contributors to do so with their real names, by strictly moderating the project for unprofessional behaviors, and by providing what it calls "gentle expert oversight" of everyday contributors.  It was first envisioned as a complete "[[Fork (software development)|fork]]" of the English Wikipedia, but the project abandoned that idea prior its public launch to emphasize its own original articles, although quality Wikipedia articles can still be imported as starting points for improved articles.  A main feature of the project is its "approved articles", which have each undergone a form of peer-review by credentialed topic-experts and are closed to real-time editing.  The project will be carried out under the auspices of the Citizendium Foundation, although it is still phased under the [[Tides Center]] as an incubator project.  Citizendium was introduced as a beta project in March 25, 2007, from which it has yet to emerge.   

The '''Citizendium''' ([http://www.citizendium.org/cit.mp3 sit-ih-ZEN-dee-um], "a [[citizen]]s' compendium of everything") is an experimental [[wiki]]-based [[encyclopedia]] project spearheaded by [[Larry Sanger]], co-founder of [[Wikipedia]], former editor-in-chief of [[Nupedia]], and consultant to other web-encyclopedia projects such as the [[Encyclopedia of Earth]].  The project aims to improve on the [[Wikipedia]] model by requiring all contributors to do so with their real names, by strictly moderating the project for unprofessional behaviors, and by providing what it calls "gentle expert oversight" of everyday contributors.  It was first envisioned as a complete "[[Fork (software development)|fork]]" of the English Wikipedia, but the project abandoned that idea prior its public launch to emphasize its own original articles, although quality Wikipedia articles can still be imported as starting points for improved articles.  A main feature of the project is its "approved articles", which have each undergone a form of peer-review by credentialed topic-experts and are closed to real-time editing.  The project will be carried out under the auspices of the Citizendium Foundation, although it is still phased under the [[Tides Center]] as an incubator project.  Citizendium was introduced as a beta project in March 25, 2007, from which it has yet to emerge.   

==Purpose==

==Purpose==