RationalWiki:Nothing is going on at Citizendium/2021

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November 2021[edit]

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5A bit like this log, the financial report hasn't been updated in several months. The initially impressive total for June is actually 5 months worth of Paypal donations, which works out at an average of $72.97 a month, just shy of their hosting costs.

June 2021[edit]

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6The financial report is updated, showing only $5 monthly donations since the last update. But at this rate, Citizendium can still manage to hang around for another 41 months.

May 2021[edit]

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2Although editing rates have improved from their 2019 lows, there's a new problem: the financial report hasn't been updated since February!

April 2021[edit]

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4Pat Palmer authors a page giving Citizendium's current reason for its existence, which explicitly states that "The Citizendium" is a supplement to Wikipedia, and not a competitor.

February 2021[edit]

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9CZ blocks the aforementioned editor after they directly mention this very article, ending their Sisyphean quest to improve Citizendium.
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8CZ's Gertrude Stein article is entirely written by Pat Palmer in the style of an opinion blog, and contained this gem of a quote: "Anyone wanting to know about Gertrude Stein's childhood, education, or what she liked for dinner, is welcome to hop over to Wikipedia and find it out there. There will be a list of the famous writers and artists who attended her salon, and much on her personal life, including her same-sex relationships (if that has anything to do with anything literary)." A dissenting editor's attempts to improve the article fall on deaf ears.

January 2021: A Make-or-Break Year for Citizendium?[edit]

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2Citizendium gets a big donation (for them) but it's not clear where from.