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The ''Citizendium'' must not be used for self-promotion. This has several consequences.
The ''Citizendium'' must not be used for self-promotion.  


* You may not, even if you are a [[CZ:Policy on Topic Informants|topic informant]], start an article about yourself, or any company, organization, website, or other entity, especially marketable entity, with which you are closely associated.  Such articles [[CZ:Article Deletion Policy|may be deleted summarily]], regardless of their quality.  In the future, our Topic Informant Workgroup may start a project in which companies may submit new articles about themselves.  We have not yet started such a project.
* You may not, even if you are a [[CZ:Policy on Topic Informants|topic informant]], start an article about yourself, or any company, organization, website, or other entity, especially marketable entity, with which you are closely associated.  Such articles [[CZ:Article Deletion Policy|may be deleted summarily]].
** ''Exceptions:'' students and teachers may start articles about their universities and schools
** ''Exceptions:'' students and teachers may start articles about their universities and schools, and any Citizen may edit the [[Citizendium]] article.


* You may not add links to websites with which you are associated, unless they are (on any informed person's view) a major resource regarding the topic. If there is any question, you ''must'' request that others do this for you (e.g., on the article's talk page).  Adding such links into articles will not count as a request; anyone who notices that you are associated with a website that you have linked from an article may remove the link to the talk page.
* You may not yourself add links to websites with which you are associated,  you ''must'' request that others do this for you (e.g., on the article's talk page).   


* Similarly, if you wish to have books or articles of yours added to the "Further reading" section of an article, please ask someone--a specialist who can judge what the "Further reading" section should look like--to do this for you.
* If you wish to cite books or articles of your own in an article, ask an independent expert to do this for you.
** ''Exception:'' if your book or article is a major resource regarding the topic, or if it is typically included in bibliographies on the topic, then you may include it in an article yourself.


* We strongly frown upon editing articles about ourselves.  The only permitted exception is to correct straightforward errors. Notice that a difference of opinion is not a "straightforward error." If the ''Citizendium'' article about you brings you no joy, consult the [[CZ:Topic Informant Workgroup|Topic Informant Workgroup]]; do not take matters into your own hands.  Note that in many cases you ask that an article about yourself be deleted outright.
* Do not edit articles about yourself, except to correct straightforward errors.  If the ''Citizendium'' article about you brings you no joy, consult the [[CZ:Topic Informant Workgroup|Topic Informant Workgroup]]; do not take matters into your own hands.  Note that while you may ask that an article about yourself be deleted, such a request will have to be decided by the Editor in Chief in consultation with other contributors and advisors.
 
* We do not allow articles for promoting or advertisement of any commerce or business or individual.
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* As of 2023, anyone who joins the wiki, but then never makes any edits at all, will have the User page blanked or removed after a few weeks.  This is necessary because of the number of people trying to use the wiki to obtain a free User page where they can post elaborate details about their accomplishments but never contribute anything to the wiki.


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Latest revision as of 08:56, 23 November 2023

The Citizendium must not be used for self-promotion.

  • You may not, even if you are a topic informant, start an article about yourself, or any company, organization, website, or other entity, especially marketable entity, with which you are closely associated. Such articles may be deleted summarily.
    • Exceptions: students and teachers may start articles about their universities and schools, and any Citizen may edit the Citizendium article.
  • You may not yourself add links to websites with which you are associated, you must request that others do this for you (e.g., on the article's talk page).
  • If you wish to cite books or articles of your own in an article, ask an independent expert to do this for you.
  • Do not edit articles about yourself, except to correct straightforward errors. If the Citizendium article about you brings you no joy, consult the Topic Informant Workgroup; do not take matters into your own hands. Note that while you may ask that an article about yourself be deleted, such a request will have to be decided by the Editor in Chief in consultation with other contributors and advisors.
  • We do not allow articles for promoting or advertisement of any commerce or business or individual.
  • As of 2023, anyone who joins the wiki, but then never makes any edits at all, will have the User page blanked or removed after a few weeks. This is necessary because of the number of people trying to use the wiki to obtain a free User page where they can post elaborate details about their accomplishments but never contribute anything to the wiki.


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