Citizendium
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The Citizendium homepage with default format. Screenshot taken on 2 January 2010.
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Type of site
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Internet encyclopedia project |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Larry Sanger |
| Slogan(s) | An encyclopedia project—and more! |
| Website | citizendium |
| Alexa rank |
 286,796 (October 2014[update]) |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Optional (required to edit pages) |
| Launched | October 23, 2006 (pilot) March 25, 2007 (public) |
| Current status | Largely inactive |
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Content license
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CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Citizendium (/ˌsɪtᵻˈzɛndiəm/ SIT-i-ZEN-dee-əm; "the citizens' compendium of everything") is an English-language -based free encyclopedia project launched by Larry Sanger, who had previously co-founded in 2001.
By 27 October 2011, the site had fewer than 100 active members. As of August 2013[update], it had 16,484 articles, of which 165 had achieved editorial approval, and around 10 contributors making at least 20 edits a month. The managing editor was Anthony Sebastian, until the office was vacated in 2016.
In May 2009, Sanger reduced his direct activity at Citizendium, and, in a message on 30 July 2009, he reminded those on the Citizendium-l mailing list of his previously declared intention not to serve as editor-in-chief for more than two or three years after the start of the project. Sanger has reiterated his call for the Citizendium community to prepare an orderly process for choosing a new editor-in-chief. Sanger said that he was spending more time on his WatchKnow project, partly because he needs to earn an income—he said the "Citizendium project doesn't earn me a dime"—and partly because the Citizendium community had demonstrated that it could function effectively without his close, daily involvement, and because "there are squeakier wheels in my life just now". He added that stepping aside may "precipitate something of a constitutional crisis, considering that we [Citizendium] never adopted a proper charter". Citizendium finally ratified its charter in September 2010. On 22 September 2010, Sanger stepped down as editor-in-chief and subsequently gave up editorial powers and rights to the project. Sanger did not appoint a successor or interim editor-in-chief, and the project's financial position did not become clear until after his departure.
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