CZ:Quick Start
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If you're new to theCitizendium, we'd love you to dive "write" in. We recommend two things:
- Start an article.
- Edit someone else's article. How? Search to find an article on a topic you are interested in. Or checkRecent Changes,navigate alphabetically, or find article via aWorkgroup. When you've found an article you want to edit, press the "edit" tab. Add a few sentences. It's OK. They just have to be a helpful addition.
Still worried?
| Don't I have to know a lot more to get involved? | No. All you have to do is write and collaborate on articles.That is what it's all about. |
| I am a non-technical person - I'll never be able to figure out how to code the pages. | You can learn how to edit by looking at existing pages (just click Edit to open the editor). Or seethe top ofhow to edit an article. It'snot hard; much of the time, you can just type normal text. |
| "Subpages", "metadata"...I'll never figure it out. | You don't have to. Do what you like to do: write. Start with baby steps, and others will help you along the way. |
| There are so manyinstruction and policy pages! How can I ever read all that? | You need not read all that. The only way to really mess up is to do something that gets you banned from the project, such as self-promotion or slinging insults. |
| I'm no expert, and this is an expert project, right? I won't fit in. | All levels of knowledge are welcome. Experts and the general public work well together, shoulder-to-shoulder. |
Formore ideas, seeGetting Started for good links.