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==Selecting one's own color for links to non-exiting articles==
==Recruitment letter==


*Click on your "my preferences" tab at the top of the CZ page.
Dear colleagues,
*Then click on your "skin" tab and check to see which skin you are using. The skin choices are: chick, classic, cologne blue, monobook, myskin, nostalgia, pinkwich5 and simple.
 
*Once you have identified the skin you are using, then go to <nowiki>[[User:Your name/yourskin.css]]</nowiki>. When writing "yourskin.css", '''be sure to use all lowercase''' even though the list of skins uses some capitalization.
The on-line encyclopedia "Citizendium" at http://en.citizendium.org needs your help. It is a non-profit volunteer project to build a free online information resource. It is like Wikipedia but with more input from professionals like yourselves.  
*Once you are at <nowiki>[[User:Yourname/yourskin.css]]</nowiki>, click on the edit tab at the page top. Then add this code: &nbsp; &nbsp;a.new { color:#XXXXXX; } &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;where XXXXXX is the hex number for the color you want to use. Then save the page.
 
*Then it is '''very important''' to refresh your cache by:
Prospective authors and/or editors in Citizendium are asked to use their real names (anonymous names are not used) and to submit brief professional biographies when they register to participate. Many of the current particpants are university professors and other professionals.  
**'''IE:''' hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5
 
**'''Mozilla / Firefox / Safari:''' hold down Shift while clicking Reload, or press Ctrl-Shift-R (Cmd-Shift-R on Apple Mac);
New members may select to be authors or editors (or both) in their fields of expertise. All articles created in the Citizendium encyclopedia are open to be freely read by anyone, but they may only be edited or revised by the registered members. As a result, articles in the Citizendium receive much more expert attention than do articles in Wikipedia.  
**'''Konqueror::''' Simply click the Reload button, or press F5;
 
**Opera: You may need to completely clear their cache in Tools→Preferences.
Articles deemed to be of high quality by the members are denoted as "Approved" articles. Articles which have not yet been approved are considered to be draft articles.
 
The atmosphere in Citizendium is very much more collegial than in Wikipedia and there simply is none of the vandalism of articles that plagues Wikipedia where anyone is allowed to revise articles. The primary emphasis in Citizendium is to collaborate in the development and review of articles by discussion before making any unilateral revisions.  
 
Visit us and look at the Chemical Engineering articles at http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Category:Chemical_Engineering_Subgroup. We need more authors as well as more editors to provide expert guidance in developing new articles and improving some of the current articles.
 
Please consider joining Citizendium, if only to check out the atmosphere. If you join us, your work will be respected because our community will have confidence in your expertise.
 
We look forward to seeing you on Citizendium ... and we need your help!!
 
If you are retired and looking for a way to give back some of your knowledge and experience, Citizendium is a wonderful way to do so.
 
Regards, Milton Beychok

Revision as of 23:12, 21 September 2008

Miscellaneous

  • CZ:Approval Process explains how the article approval process works
  • constables@citizendium.org
  • All policies
  • CZ:Templates lists all of the available templates
  • Renaming articles : First move all subpages (including definitions), then revise and move Metadata template, then finally nove Main Article and Talk page.
  • Commenting out part of an Edit page: <!-- Comments inside this tag will not show -->

Wiki class table

Wiki Class Table
(Caption)
Column1 heading Column2 heading
Row1 Item1 Row1 Item 2
Row2 Item1 Row2 Item 2

Table for use in book articles

Author Name or names
Language English or ?
Publisher Name
Date Date (X Edition)
Cover type Hardback or Soft cover
Pages XXX
ISBN XXXX...

Just copy and paste this code into the article, and fill in the table:

{|align=right cellpadding=2 width=200 style="border:1px solid #000000;font-size:85%;background:#EEEEEE;"
|-
|width="65"|'''Author'''||
|-
|'''Language'''||
|-
|'''Publisher'''||
|-
|'''Date'''||
|-
|'''Cover type'''||
|-
|'''Pages'''||
|-
|'''ISBN'''||
|}

Citing Journal Articles

{{cite journal| author=|title=|journal=|volume=|issue=| pages=|date=|id=|url=}}

Template for lining up = signs

{|border="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
|align=right|where:
|-
|align=right|
|align=left|=
|-
|align=right|
|align=left|=
|-
|align=right|
|align=left|=
|-
|align=right|
|align=left|=
|-
|align=right|
|align=left|=
|}

Raising or lowering baseline of LaTeX math characters

<font style="vertical-align:±xx%;"><math> ... </math></font>

Recruitment letter

Dear colleagues,

The on-line encyclopedia "Citizendium" at http://en.citizendium.org needs your help. It is a non-profit volunteer project to build a free online information resource. It is like Wikipedia but with more input from professionals like yourselves.

Prospective authors and/or editors in Citizendium are asked to use their real names (anonymous names are not used) and to submit brief professional biographies when they register to participate. Many of the current particpants are university professors and other professionals.

New members may select to be authors or editors (or both) in their fields of expertise. All articles created in the Citizendium encyclopedia are open to be freely read by anyone, but they may only be edited or revised by the registered members. As a result, articles in the Citizendium receive much more expert attention than do articles in Wikipedia.

Articles deemed to be of high quality by the members are denoted as "Approved" articles. Articles which have not yet been approved are considered to be draft articles.

The atmosphere in Citizendium is very much more collegial than in Wikipedia and there simply is none of the vandalism of articles that plagues Wikipedia where anyone is allowed to revise articles. The primary emphasis in Citizendium is to collaborate in the development and review of articles by discussion before making any unilateral revisions.

Visit us and look at the Chemical Engineering articles at http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Category:Chemical_Engineering_Subgroup. We need more authors as well as more editors to provide expert guidance in developing new articles and improving some of the current articles.

Please consider joining Citizendium, if only to check out the atmosphere. If you join us, your work will be respected because our community will have confidence in your expertise.

We look forward to seeing you on Citizendium ... and we need your help!!

If you are retired and looking for a way to give back some of your knowledge and experience, Citizendium is a wonderful way to do so.

Regards, Milton Beychok