User talk:Mary Ash/Ben Franklin and the Wild Turkey as the United States National Bird

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Wanted to add this to a current Citizendium article but the Ben Franklin article is approved

I wanted to add this a Citizendium article about Ben Franklin, but discovered the article had been approved. I could not edit the article and add this information.Mary Ash 03:42, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Mary... The article Benjamin Franklin was approved for a reason - an article is approved when is so well developed that it gives the Citizendium reader a good introduction and overview to its topic.. You can find the criterea for approval here if you didn't know.

The article on Ben Franklin was approved by two Editors (not Authors) from the history and politics workgroups.

Right at the top of the Ben Franklin page, for those who do not yet understand how approval works, is a big notice that says Help improve this article further on the draft page!, and that means that if you want to add information to the article about Ben Franklin you must add it to the draft article about Ben Franklin and an Editor (not an author) will decide if it should appear in the approved article.

What you shouldn't do is start a new article about a very specific piece of information that belongs in the article about Ben Franklin (or turkeys), simply because you are not allowed to edit Ben Franklin. You are not allowed to edit Ben Franklin for a reason - you aren't an Editor, and that article is approved already. You are supposed to work on the draft page.

Mary, please consider working in your sandbox and asking an Editor or Constable before moving the articles to main space

A comment here was deleted by The Constabulary on grounds of making complaints about fellow Citizens. If you have a complaint about the behavior of another Citizen, e-mail constables@citizendium.org. It is contrary to Citizendium policy to air your complaints on the wiki. See also CZ:Professionalism. David Finn 07:01, 18 October 2010 (UTC)