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I was just becoming an enthusiast for [[Wikipedia]] when I stumbled across its article on Citizendium. So, while I saw the obvious advantage of an unvandalisable alternative, I have never entirely shared the disillusionment (if not disgust) that many CZns feel for WP—though their diagnosis of its frailties (e.g. unreliability, the ever-present danger of mob rule) is quite accurate. | I was just becoming an enthusiast for [[Wikipedia]] when I stumbled across its article on Citizendium. So, while I saw the obvious advantage of an unvandalisable alternative, I have never entirely shared the disillusionment (if not disgust) that many CZns feel for WP—though their diagnosis of its frailties (e.g. unreliability, the ever-present danger of mob rule) is quite accurate. | ||
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Articles I started
English, using special accent pronunciation system: 
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Where I started
I was born in London in 1950. I have a degree in English from Peterhouse, Cambridge. For many years I worked as a teacher of the language, in Mâcon, France; Mondovì, Italy; Beckenham, England; and finally in various locations in Portugal; I am now retired in Esposende.
Wikipediana
I was just becoming an enthusiast for Wikipedia when I stumbled across its article on Citizendium. So, while I saw the obvious advantage of an unvandalisable alternative, I have never entirely shared the disillusionment (if not disgust) that many CZns feel for WP—though their diagnosis of its frailties (e.g. unreliability, the ever-present danger of mob rule) is quite accurate.
>CZ:What's Your Message?/World Alphabetical Time