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# Place <code><nowiki>[[Category:CZ Live]]</nowiki></code> on new articles, but not articles that that you've copied from Wikipedia and have not yet worked on.  See [[:Category:CZ Live|the definition]].
# Place <code><nowiki>[[Category:CZ Live]]</nowiki></code> on new articles, but not articles that that you've copied from Wikipedia and have not yet worked on.  See [[:Category:CZ Live|the definition]].
# Place appropriate workgroup category tags on all articles; for example, <code><nowiki>[[Category:Philosophy Workgroup]]</nowiki></code>.  Here is [[CZ:Workgroups|the list of workgroups]].
# Place appropriate workgroup category tags on all articles; for example, <code><nowiki>[[Category:Philosophy Workgroup]]</nowiki></code>.  Here is [[CZ:Workgroups|the list of workgroups]].
# Put [[CZ:The Article Checklist|the Article Checklist]] on new article talk pages.  To help do this systematically, join in [[CZ:The Big Cleanup|The Big Cleanup]].
# Put [[CZ:The Article Checklist|the Article Checklist]] on new article talk pages.  To help do this systematically, visit [[CZ:Unchecklisted Articles|Unchecklisted Articles]].
# Check the "Content is from Wikipedia?" box, just above "Save page", if you are copying something from Wikipedia.
# Check the "Content is from Wikipedia?" box, just above "Save page", if you are copying something from Wikipedia.
# Wikipedians should know that [[CZ:we aren't Wikipedia|we aren't Wikipedia]].  We have many different policies.
# Wikipedians should know that [[CZ:we aren't Wikipedia|we aren't Wikipedia]].  We have many different policies.

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Some hints, policies, and processes are more important than others. If we had to pick a dozen of the most important, what would they be?

  1. Be bold!
  2. Behave professionally.
  3. Lower-case article titles.
  4. Place [[Category:CZ Live]] on new articles, but not articles that that you've copied from Wikipedia and have not yet worked on. See the definition.
  5. Place appropriate workgroup category tags on all articles; for example, [[Category:Philosophy Workgroup]]. Here is the list of workgroups.
  6. Put the Article Checklist on new article talk pages. To help do this systematically, visit Unchecklisted Articles.
  7. Check the "Content is from Wikipedia?" box, just above "Save page", if you are copying something from Wikipedia.
  8. Wikipedians should know that we aren't Wikipedia. We have many different policies.
  9. Subscribe to Citizendium-L (everyone), and Citizendium-Editors (editors). These are announcement lists.
  10. Project discussion happens on the Citizendium Forums.; article discussion on the article's talk page.
  11. Know some key policy and organization pages: The Statement of Fundamental Policies | Project Home | Workgroups | Policy Outline | How to get started as an author | How to edit an article | How to convert Wikipedia articles to Citizendium articles | Mailing List Outreach | Article Mechanics | Neutrality Policy
  12. Monitor some important changing pages: recent changes | CZ:Home | your own "user talk" page (see "my talk" at the top of the page)