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Draft '''Approval Process'''
== Overview ==
''For discussion''


:''The meaning of editorial approval.'' Editors may approve Citizendium articles, i.e., certify that they meet article standards. When an editor approves of an article, he or she is explicitly claiming that that particular version of the article meets those standards, and that he is willing to stake his professional reputation on that claim. The relevant standards are outlined in [[Approval standards]].  
Here, in broad strokes, is how the approval process goes. An editor decides than article is ready to approve, or nearly so. If the editor has worked on it him/herself, he or she asks another editor to approve it; or, if there are several editors all doing significant work on the article, then at least three of them can agree to approve it.  So then (one of) the approving editor(s) places a <nowiki>{{ToApprove}}</nowiki> template on the article's [[CZ:Talk Page|talk page]].  Then, after some designated amount of time, a sysop (a person with "sysop" administrative rights on the wiki) then freezes the approved version of the article on the main article page.  At the same time, work on the article continues on a "Draft" page easily accessible from the main article page.  New versions, found on that "Draft" can then be nominated to replace the approved version, and the procedure repeats.


An '''author of an article''' is anyone who has made a significant contribution to the content of an article, rather than a contribution that is confined to copy editing, stylistic adjustments etc. Any author may, at any time, seek approval for an article that he or she has been contributing to, but may not approve that article himself or herself. 
== The provisional nature of this process ==


Approval thus requires the involvement of an editor, expert in the relevant field, and who has not contributed significantly to the article content. To secure the involvement of an editor, an author may approach any CZ editor with relevant expertise, or might place a call for approval on the relevant Workgroup page. A call for approval should be made when an article is approaching a state that the authors believe to be adequate, but not necessarily in a final polished state.
== Who may approve ==
The call for approval should be indicated by a 'call for approval' tag placed at the top of the article Talk page. An editor who accepts in principle the role of approving an article under development should also indicate this at the top of the Article Talk page.


The approving editor should place comments intended as '''editorial guidance''' at the top of the Talk page. These comments should address conditions still to be met before the article can be approved.
== When and how to use the <nowiki>{{ToApprove}}</nowiki> template ==


When the editor believes that the article is fit for approval, he or she should simply place an [http://pilot.citizendium.org/wiki/Template:Approved_Article Approval Tag] at the top of the article page.  (When the software has been written to permit this, we will want to display the latest approved versions of articles to users by default, rather than the latest unapproved version.)
== Involving other editors from a workgroup ==
 
== The informal role of copyeditors ==
 
== Sysops make it official with the <nowiki>{{Approved}}</nowiki> template ==
 
== Revoking approval ==

Revision as of 01:35, 21 December 2006

Overview

Here, in broad strokes, is how the approval process goes. An editor decides than article is ready to approve, or nearly so. If the editor has worked on it him/herself, he or she asks another editor to approve it; or, if there are several editors all doing significant work on the article, then at least three of them can agree to approve it. So then (one of) the approving editor(s) places a {{ToApprove}} template on the article's talk page. Then, after some designated amount of time, a sysop (a person with "sysop" administrative rights on the wiki) then freezes the approved version of the article on the main article page. At the same time, work on the article continues on a "Draft" page easily accessible from the main article page. New versions, found on that "Draft" can then be nominated to replace the approved version, and the procedure repeats.

The provisional nature of this process

Who may approve

When and how to use the {{ToApprove}} template

Involving other editors from a workgroup

The informal role of copyeditors

Sysops make it official with the {{Approved}} template

Revoking approval

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