In reply to Vincent, your concerns are pretty common, but I encourage you to give it a try and see if you still feel the same after a little experience. The incorporation of experts helps to ensure a higher level of quality and reliability, but their role is not to lock anyone out of the process. Their role is to encourage and guide the work of others (and each other) toward excellence. If an expert refuses to step out of the ivory tower and mingle with the masses, then there really isn’t room for him or her at Citizendium.

(Apologies for such a late reply – I’ve just come across this post.)

I love how their logo has a key. Don’t have a degree? Try picking THIS lock, then.

It seems to go against the fundamental spirit of this open access movement that’s sweeping over anthropology.

But, eh, I’m probably judging. We’ll see.