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Rick(Founder): Clarified mission and formatting.

2026-02-21T20:07:58Z

Clarified mission and formatting.

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	= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =		= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =
	<div id="mp-free">'''1. Mission and Purpose'''		<div id="mp-free">'''1. Mission'''
			To empower citizens and enhance civic participation through technology, respectful deliberation and discourse.

			'''2. Purpose'''

	AmericaNeedsCommonSense.org (ANCS) is a citizen-led initiative aiming to foster consensus among Americans on critical civic issues. The goal is to identify areas where the majority of citizens agree and convey well-researched, solution-oriented proposals to elected officials. ANCS believes the public shares more common ground than the media and politicians acknowledge. By using a structured process, ANCS aspires to empower citizens and enhance civic participation through technology and respectful discourse.		AmericaNeedsCommonSense.org (ANCS) is a citizen-led initiative aiming to foster consensus among Americans on critical civic issues. The goal is to identify areas where the majority of citizens agree and convey well-researched, solution-oriented proposals to elected officials. ANCS believes the public shares more common ground than the media and politicians acknowledge. By using a structured process, ANCS aspires to empower citizens and enhance civic participation through technology and respectful discourse.

	'''2. Activities and Operations'''		'''3. Activities and Operations'''

	The organization operates as an online platform structured to guide participants through a '''six-step process''':		The organization operates as an online platform structured to guide participants through a '''six-step process''':
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	'''Technology Use:''' ANCS leverages wiki-based tools for collaborative issue development, voting, and polling to streamline participation and consensus-building.		'''Technology Use:''' ANCS leverages wiki-based tools for collaborative issue development, voting, and polling to streamline participation and consensus-building.

	'''3. Current and Future Focus'''		'''4. Current and Future Focus'''

	Currently, ANCS is in its early stages, focusing on:		Currently, ANCS is in its early stages, focusing on:
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	* Promoting ANCS through social media, press releases, and outreach to recruit active members, particularly skilled researchers (e.g., Wikipedians).		* Promoting ANCS through social media, press releases, and outreach to recruit active members, particularly skilled researchers (e.g., Wikipedians).

	'''4. Public Participation and Membership'''		'''5. Public Participation and Membership'''

	ANCS is open to any U.S. citizen willing to participate constructively, adhering to standards like the "Five Pillars" outlined on the website.		ANCS is open to any U.S. citizen willing to participate constructively, adhering to standards like the "Five Pillars" outlined on the website.

	'''5. Financial and Resource Management'''		'''6. Financial and Resource Management'''

	* '''Funding Sources:''' General public donations, grants, sponsorships, and website donations via PayPal.		* '''Funding Sources:''' General public donations, grants, sponsorships, and website donations via PayPal.
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	* '''Growth Plan:''' ANCS commits to lean growth without physical infrastructure, focusing on home-based operations and utilizing technology efficiently.		* '''Growth Plan:''' ANCS commits to lean growth without physical infrastructure, focusing on home-based operations and utilizing technology efficiently.

	'''6. Long-Term Impact'''		'''7. Long-Term Impact'''

	ANCS aims to educate the public on civic issues, promote fact-based solutions, and reduce the influence of special interests. By advancing civic education and fostering direct democracy tools, ANCS seeks to create accurate representation and better governance for the greater good.		ANCS aims to educate the public on civic issues, promote fact-based solutions, and reduce the influence of special interests. By advancing civic education and fostering direct democracy tools, ANCS seeks to create accurate representation and better governance for the greater good.
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	Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page		Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page

	WARNING!		== <big>WARNING! DO NOT POST ANY LINKS UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN MANUALLY APPROVED BY A MODERATOR OR THE WIKI WILL BAN YOU.</big> ==
	DO NOT POST ANY LINKS UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN MANUALLY APPROVED BY A MODERATOR OR THE WIKI WILL BAN YOU.

Rick(Founder): 501(c)(3) (Granted 05/28/2025)

2025-07-21T02:23:20Z

501(c)(3) (Granted 05/28/2025)

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	Currently, ANCS is in its early stages, focusing on:		Currently, ANCS is in its early stages, focusing on:

	* ~~Establishing~~ '''501(c)(3) tax-exempt status''' to attract donors and grants.		* Established '''501(c)(3) tax-exempt status''' to attract donors and grants. (Granted 05/28/2025)
	* Expanding the website by adding content and tools to facilitate engagement.		* Expanding the website by adding content and tools to facilitate engagement.
	* Promoting ANCS through social media, press releases, and outreach to recruit active members, particularly skilled researchers (e.g., Wikipedians).		* Promoting ANCS through social media, press releases, and outreach to recruit active members, particularly skilled researchers (e.g., Wikipedians).

WikiSysop at 18:12, 24 April 2025

2025-04-24T18:12:05Z

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	We hope to read your contribution to existing pages or new pages.		We hope to read your contribution to existing pages or new pages.

	Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page.		Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page

			WARNING!
			DO NOT POST ANY LINKS UNTIL AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN MANUALLY APPROVED BY A MODERATOR OR THE WIKI WILL BAN YOU.

Rick(Founder): Replace the original mission statement, and What is... links to the pages. I have not decided yet whether to eliminate those pages. The AI compilation seems to say it all.

2025-03-16T16:29:30Z

Replace the original mission statement, and What is... links to the pages. I have not decided yet whether to eliminate those pages. The AI compilation seems to say it all.

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 = Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =
-<div id="mp-free">AmericaNeedsCommonSense.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering informed civic engagement through public education, community outreach, and open dialogue on evidence-based solutions to societal issues. Our mission is to educate and empower individuals to engage constructively on critical challenges facing our communities and nation.
+<div id="mp-free">'''1. Mission and Purpose'''
-We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.
+AmericaNeedsCommonSense.org (ANCS) is a citizen-led initiative aiming to foster consensus among Americans on critical civic issues. The goal is to identify areas where the majority of citizens agree and convey well-researched, solution-oriented proposals to elected officials. ANCS believes the public shares more common ground than the media and politicians acknowledge. By using a structured process, ANCS aspires to empower citizens and enhance civic participation through technology and respectful discourse.
-=== [[America Needs Common Sense Mission Statement|America Needs Common sense Mission Statement]] ===
+'''2. Activities and Operations'''
-=== [[What is AMERICA NEEDS COMMON SENSE]] ===
+The organization operates as an online platform structured to guide participants through a '''six-step process''':
 </div>

WikiSysop at 19:06, 15 February 2025

2025-02-15T19:06:37Z

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	=== [[The fundamental principles of ANCS are summarized in five "pillars" (principles):]] ===		=== [[The fundamental principles of ANCS are summarized in five "pillars" (principles):]] ===

	<div id="articlecount">[[Special:Statistics\|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in [[English language\|English]]</div>		<div id="articlecount">[[Special:Statistics\|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles in [[English language\|English]]</div>

Rick(Founder): add form1023 ai description

2025-02-05T17:52:07Z

add form1023 ai description

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	= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =		= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =
	<div id="mp-free">~~We are the [[Participatory advisor~~ to ~~our representatives\|Participating Citizens advisor~~ to our ~~representatives]] that [[Help:Introduction to Wikipedia\|any US Citizen can participate in]]~~.		<div id="mp-free">AmericaNeedsCommonSense.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering informed civic engagement through public education, community outreach, and open dialogue on evidence-based solutions to societal issues. Our mission is to educate and empower individuals to engage constructively on critical challenges facing our communities and nation.
	We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.		We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.

Rick(Founder): "Participatory" changes to "Participating Citizens"...

2024-11-29T20:57:39Z

"Participatory" changes to "Participating Citizens"...

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	= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =		= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =
	<div id="mp-free">We are the [[Participatory advisor to our representatives]] that [[Help:Introduction to Wikipedia\|any US Citizen can participate in]].		<div id="mp-free">We are the [[Participatory advisor to our representatives\|Participating Citizens advisor to our representatives]] that [[Help:Introduction to Wikipedia\|any US Citizen can participate in]].
	We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.		We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.

Rick(Founder): Move mission statement up

2024-11-29T20:48:06Z

Move mission statement up

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	= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =		= Welcome to The America Needs Common Sense Wiki. =
	<div id="mp-free">We are the [[Participatory advisor to our representatives]] that [[Help:Introduction to Wikipedia\|any US Citizen can participate in]].		<div id="mp-free">We are the [[Participatory advisor to our representatives]] that [[Help:Introduction to Wikipedia\|any US Citizen can participate in]].
	We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.		We believe that as Americans we agree on more issues than the press and politicians would have us believe we do. We intend this to be a space where, together, we can find those issues and come to a consensus on what to do about them and present that consensus to our elected officials to take action on.

			=== [[America Needs Common Sense Mission Statement\|America Needs Common sense Mission Statement]] ===

	=== [[What is AMERICA NEEDS COMMON SENSE]] ===		=== [[What is AMERICA NEEDS COMMON SENSE]] ===
	</div>		</div>

	~~=== [[America Needs Common Sense Mission Statement\|America Needs Common sense Mission Statement]] ===~~

	=== [[The fundamental principles of ANCS are summarized in five "pillars" (principles):]] ===		=== [[The fundamental principles of ANCS are summarized in five "pillars" (principles):]] ===

Rick(Founder): Delete "Scroll" comment.

2024-07-28T22:17:26Z

Delete "Scroll" comment.

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	==[[Special:AllPages\|== This is a link to all our current topic pages]]<nowiki> ===</nowiki>=		==[[Special:AllPages\|== This is a link to all our current topic pages]]<nowiki> ===</nowiki>=
	~~scroll down and click on "all pages" to find the list of pages.~~ We hope to read your contribution to existing pages or new pages.		We hope to read your contribution to existing pages or new pages.

	Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page.		Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page.

Rick(Founder): /* === This is a link to all our current topic pages === */ guide note

2024-07-28T22:14:09Z

=== This is a link to all our current topic pages ===: guide note

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	==[[Special:AllPages\|== This is a link to all our current topic pages]]<nowiki> ===</nowiki>=		==[[Special:AllPages\|== This is a link to all our current topic pages]]<nowiki> ===</nowiki>=
			scroll down and click on "all pages" to find the list of pages. We hope to read your contribution to existing pages or new pages.

			Note: you must have a registered account to edit or author contributions. Just search for your topic and if it does not exist, just write in the text box about the topic that you are passionate about. When ready, click on the box to start the page.