User:Larry Sanger

Hi there! Larry Sanger here. I'm the Editor-in-Chief of the Citizendium. I am also currently, and temporarily, serving as Chair of the Editorial Council. If you have a question, I'll try to answer, but you might want to try the Forums first if I don't answer instantly. I'm happy to report that I'm extremely busy! You can join my shameful backlog of e-mail at sanger <at> citizendium <dot> org.

You can read more about me at my personal home page. I have a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Ohio State and a passion for Irish traditional music. I was born in the Seattle area and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska.

I do not claim any sort of editorship other than being Editor-in-Chief, I'm afraid, not even in philosophy or the Internet. I am too long out of doing any serious research.

Status Friday, June 29: about to start constructing my master "to do" list on this page (my user page). I'm back in the saddle after four presentations in four weeks!

Suggestion Box Got a suggestion for me personally? I mean, you can use the Forums to make any suggestion, but if there is some big sweeping change or project or idea that probably ain't gonna happen if I don't get behind it, please let me know at Suggestion Box.

Sanger's Dashboard

Recruitment Create "job listings" page "Jobs" to list include (be sure to specify which positions are pending approval): Chair of the Editorial Council Constables (6-10 new recruits) Executive Committee (6-10 new recruits) Executive Committee Secretary Editorial Personnel Administrators (8-12 new recruits) Chair of the Editorial Personnel Committee Judicial Board members (3) Personnel Manager Project Coordinators: annotated Web links; annotated (non-Web) bibliography; categories (subtopics, supertopics, related topics); catalogs (almanac-type information in tabular form; see e.g. catalog of religions); gallery/multimedia; expert (curated) articles with bylines; debate guide; news summary; tutorials Update CZ:Personnel with data about beginning and end of terms Find new E.C. Chair Solicit from within Council If there are no replies (set reminder), solicit from outside Council Make self rank-and-file member of Council Judicial Board and Constabulary Craft Judicial Board policy Get feedback & confirmation of this policy from Editorial Council & Constabulary Request resignations from inactive Constables Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder) Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists Finish drafting policy regarding entrance and exit from Constabulary (an element of sortition here?) Hammer out policy about how new Constabulary policy is created Resign (self) from Constabulary (after Constabulary changes are made) Work with current constables and Chief Constable to get new constables on board Executive Committee Request resignations from inactive members Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder) Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists Select new members (from within set of general volunteers, and possibly others) Write Executive Committee rules into Policy Outline Establish meetings (conference call) Settle upon technology Settle upon time Ask whether anyone will serve as Secretary Set up new Executive Committee wiki page, containing reports/minutes Decide whether to post these meeting reports to Citizendium-L

Editorial Council Discuss with the Council: open up Chair actions to all Council members? Nominate new Editorial Council members Request (not require, as there are no rules that allow me to do so) people who have not voted on any resolutions, or otherwise participated, to agree to exit the Council Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder) Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists Start a general debate about sortition Pass a resolution about how to get new people on (and off) the Council; also, address the issue of term limits and total number of members; and about how to get authors on the Council Add rules about the Editorial Personnel Committee and its Chair Other Tasks Get Andy Philpotts started on the recruitment software Accomplish separation of powers Compile list of people who serve on more than one group Send mail to all of them asking them to choose which group they want to remain on Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder) Make decisions for any laggards (set reminder) Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists the Big Invite Create coder wiki page, to include: desired projects; "bounties" Write various Editor-in-Chief powers and constraints into rules Veto power Minor policymaking power (must be exercised before Council & Const.) Ask Editorial Council and Constabulary to vet the rules about Editor-in-Chief powers and constraints See User talk:Larry Sanger/Approved in pagehist; discuss here. Another row...