User:Larry Sanger

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Hi there! Larry Sanger here. I'm the Editor-in-Chief of the Citizendium. I am also currently, and temporarily, serving as Chair of the Editorial Council. If you have a question, I'll try to answer, but you might want to try the Forums first if I don't answer instantly. I'm happy to report that I'm extremely busy! You can join my shameful backlog of e-mail at sanger <at> citizendium <dot> org.

You can read more about me at my personal home page. I have a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Ohio State and a passion for Irish traditional music. I was born in the Seattle area and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska.

I do not claim any sort of editorship other than being Editor-in-Chief, I'm afraid, not even in philosophy or the Internet. I am too long out of doing any serious research.

Status
Friday, June 29: about to start constructing my master "to do" list on this page (my user page). I'm back in the saddle after four presentations in four weeks!
Suggestion Box
Got a suggestion for me personally? I mean, you can use the Forums to make any suggestion, but if there is some big sweeping change or project or idea that probably ain't gonna happen if I don't get behind it, please let me know at Suggestion Box.
Sanger's Dashboard

Recruitment

  • Post "job listings"
  • Find new Chair
    • Solicit from within Council
    • If there are no replies (set reminder), solicit from outside Council
    • Make self rank-and-file member of Council

Governance housecleaning

  • Accomplish separation of powers
    • Compile list of people who serve on more than one group
    • Send mail to all of them asking them to choose which group they want to remain on
    • Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder)
    • Make decisions for any laggards (set reminder)
    • Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists
  • Request resignations from inactive members
    • Executive Committee
      • Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder)
      • Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists
    • Constabulary
      • Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder)
      • Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists
    • Editorial Council
      • Follow up to nonreplies after a week (set reminder)
      • Actually remove people from various wiki lists and mailing lists
  • Resign (self) from Constabulary (after Constabulary changes are made)

Other Tasks

  • Write various Editor-in-Chief powers and constraints into rules
    • Veto power
    • Minor policymaking power (must be exercised before Council & Const.)
  • Ask Editorial Council and Constabulary to vet the rules about Editor-in-Chief powers and constraints
  • See User talk:Larry Sanger/Approved in pagehist; discuss here.


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