Sanger has come up with great ideas but he is not a leader. From what I've seen on their forums, Citizendium is essentially directionless with Sanger being absent when most of the major decisions have to be made. I've also seen him both on Wikipedia and Citizendium vacillating on issues and disputes, and also back-peddling on stated positions. He is not a leader. I also believe their "constables" turn away many potential editors. The word constable around the world is associated with police forces. Do you need a police force to maintain an encyclopaedia run by academic?
QUOTE(EricBarbour @ Thu 30th July 2009, 5:29am)
Because Sanger blew it--he made the requirement for "expert" status too severe.
There are quite a few real-world experts who have never been "published". And besides,
his definition of "published" is damn narrow. Meaning, academic journals and the like.
And they
don't even say that anywhere onsite....
What will kill Citizendium?
Nicholas Carr What will kill Citizendium? 
