CZ:Quick Start

If you're new to the Citizendium, we'd love you to dive "write" in. We recommend two things:

1. Start an article.
2. Edit someone else's article. How? Search to find an article on a topic you are interested in. Or check Recent Changes, navigate alphabetically, or find article via a Workgroup. When you've found an article you want to edit, press the "edit" tab. Add a few sentences. It's OK. They just have to be a helpful addition.

Still worried?

Don't I have to know a lot more to get involved?	No. All you have to do is write and collaborate on articles. That is what it's all about.
I am a non-technical person - I'll never be able to figure out how to code the pages.	You can learn how to edit by looking at existing pages (just click Edit to open the editor). Or see the top of how to edit an article. It's not hard; much of the time, you can just type normal text.
"Subpages", "metadata"...I'll never figure it out.	You don't have to. Do what you like to do: write. Start with baby steps, and others will help you along the way.
There are so many instruction and policy pages! How can I ever read all that?	You need not read all that. The only way to really mess up is to do something that gets you banned from the project, such as self-promotion or slinging insults.
I'm no expert, and this is an expert project, right? I won't fit in.	All levels of knowledge are welcome. Experts and the general public work well together, shoulder-to-shoulder.

For more ideas, see Getting Started for good links.