Archive:Editorial Council/Pre-2010 Election/Pre-2010 Election

This is an archive page for the Pre-Charter Editorial Council, which was in operation 2007-2010. The information below is likely out-of-date and/or unreliable. See the Editorial Council page for the operations of the Charter-Era Editorial Council and the Citizendium Council for current operations.

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Proposals

Accepted

• Editorial Council Resolution 0001: Adopt Rules
• Editorial Council Resolution 0002: Confirm Secretary
• Editorial Council Resolution 0003: Launch Eduzendium
• Editorial Council Resolution 0004: Launch Subpages
• Editorial Council Resolution 0005: English Language Etiquette
• Editorial Council Resolution 0006a - What's Your Article?
• Editorial Council Resolution 0007: Council Membership Rules
• Editorial Council Resolution 0009: Proposal on Recipes
• Editorial Council Resolution 0010: Romanization
• Editorial Council Resolution 0011: Stylesheets
• Editorial Council Resolution 0012: Inactive Editors
• Editorial Council Resolution 0013: Medical Disclaimers
• Editorial Council Resolution 0014: Subgroups

Rejected

• No resolutions were rejected.

Withdrawn

• Editorial Council Resolution 0008: Article Contributor Lists

Tabled

• Editorial Council Resolution 0006b - What's Your Message?

Council Log

This is a log of official actions and motions made by the Editorial Council. Each entry in the list links to the cz-editcouncil mailing list post where the motion is made or action taken. Previous entries are archived at Editorial Council Log.

Tuesday	July 31, 4:30 AM UTC	Resolution 0004 - Opened for initial private comments for 48 hours
Thursday	August 02, 4:30 AM UTC	Resolution 0004 - Opened for public comments for 7 days
Thursday	August 09, 4:30 AM UTC	Resolution 0004 - Opened for Voting for 5 days
Tuesday	August 14, 4:30 AM UTC	Resolution 0004 - Extended Voting Period for 3 days as Quorum was not fulfilled
Thursday	August 16, 12:32:39 UTC	Resolution 0005 - Martin Baldwin-Edwards moves to adopt resolution on English variants, calls for co-sponsors
Friday	August 17, 4:30 AM UTC	Resolution 0004 - Adopted with 17-0 verdict in favor and 2 members abstaining
Friday	August 17, 12:30:49 UTC	Resolution 0005 - Chair calls for private comments; ending date sometime next week, to be announced by Secretary
Friday	August 17, 13:30 UTC	Resolution 0005 - Secretary sets ending date for private comments to Tuesday, August 21 2007
Tuesday	August 21, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0005 - Secretary sets ending date for public comments to Wednesday, August 29 2007
Wednesday	August 29, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0005 - Secretary sets ending date for Voting to Wednesday, September 05 2007
Wednesday	September 05, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0005 - Secretary tallies the Votes and the Resolution is hereby adopted with a 16-1 verdict in favor
Tuesday	September 25, 2007, 17:25 UTC	Resolution 0006 - Initial Resolution is proposed
Wednesday	September 26, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0006 - Secretary (acting as the Chair as Larry is sponsoring the motion) calls for private comments for 48 hours
Friday	September 28, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0006 - Secretary calls for public comments for 7 days
Friday	October 05, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0006 - Secretary calls for Voting for 7 days
Friday	October 12, 2007, 04:24 UTC	Resolution 0006b - Resolution 6b put on hold
Friday	October 12, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0006a - Resolution 6a adopted with 13-6 votes
Friday	November 23, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - Secretary (acting as the Chair as Larry is sponsoring the motion) calls for private comments for 96 hours
Tuesday	November 27, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - Secretary calls for public comments for 8 days
Wednesday	December 05, 2007, 04:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - Secretary closes the discussion and declares waiting period for making amendments
Monday	January 21, 2008, 23:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Chair declares the Editorial Council in Session
Thursday	February 28, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Secretary opens the Resolution 0007 for discussions on amendments for 5 days
Tuesday	March 04, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Secretary closes the discussions on amendments and starts voting on amendments to the Resolution 0007 for 2 days
Thursday	March 06, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Secretary extends the voting on amendments to the Resolution 0007 for 24 hours as the quorum was not met
Friday	March 07, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Secretary notifies the acceptance of amendments (by 12-0 votes and 2 abstaining) to the Resolution 0007 and opens for 5 days the vote on adopting the motion
Sunday	March 9, 2008, 22:30 UTC	Resolution 0008 - Initial resolution is proposed
Monday	March 10, 2008, 10:30 UTC	Resolution 0008 - Initial comments are invited
Monday	March 10, 2008, 11:01 CDT	Resolution 0008 - The Sponsor of the Motion - Larry Sanger - moves to withdraw the motion until the new Editorial Council is formed
Tuesday	March 11, 2008, 02:00 UTC	Resolution 0008 - The Chair for the Motion accepts the withdrawal of Resolution 0008
Wednesday	March 12, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Voting period extended by another 24 hours since quorum has not been met
Thursday	March 13, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Resolution 0007 - The Resolution 0007 is adopted by 11-2 votes
Monday	March 17, 2008, 12:31 CDT	Selection for the new Editorial Council - The Chair starts the process of selection of the new EC by requesting the Secretary to act as the Selection Official
Monday	March 17, 2008, 13:11 CDT	Selection for the new Editorial Council Chair- The Chair starts the process of selection of the new Chair of the Council by asking for private nominations from the members
Monday	March 17, 2008, 22:15 CDT	Consent of the Selection Official- The Secretary agrees to serve as the Selection Official
Tuesday	March 18, 2008, 23:46 CDT	Preliminary List of members who may continue- The Selection Official notifies a primary list of eligible members and asks for consent for continuation; he also sends request to the editors' and the general mailing list for volunteers to submit their willingness within one week
Tuesday	March 25, 2008, 22:46 CDT	List of eligible and available members who may continue- The Selection Official notifies a list of eligible and available members and states that the additional requisite number will be selected by random method from among the eligible editors and authors
Wednesday	March 26, 2008, 19:37 CDT	Nomination for the Chair announced The outgoing Chair notifies the single nomination of the incumbent Secretary to the post of the Chair
Wednesday	March 26, 2008, 22:08 CDT	Consent for the post of Chair announced The incumbent Secretary expresses his willingness and availability for the post of the Chair
Tuesday	April 01, 2008, 15:14 CDT	Formally the new Chair announced The outgoing chair Larry Sanger announces Supten Sarbadhikari as the Chair
Thursday	April 24, 2008, 22:41 CDT	Formally the Chair welcomed the 28 other members who have joined so far The Chair calls for nominations for the post of Secretary and calls for adopting 2 proposals by acclamation
Thursday	May 01, 2008, 22:30 CDT	Proposal on Romanization - The Chair opens the Proposal on Romanization for Voting without Discussion
Thursday	May 01, 2008, 22:32 CDT	Installation of the new Secretary of CZ EC - The Chair installs Martin Baldwin-Edwards as the new Secretary of CZ EC up to March 31, 2009
Thursday	May 01, 2008, 22:33 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0009 - The Chair, as Sponsor, moves the Resolution 0009 on adopting Recipes Subpage and Accompanying Usage Policy and requests Larry Sanger to chair the motion
Friday	May 02, 2008, 18:16 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0009 - Larry Sanger acts as the Chair for Resolution 0009, as the Chair of EC Supten Sarbadhikari is sponsoring the motion, and opens it for private discussion for 5 days
Saturday	May 03, 2008, 00:39 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Chair opens for private discussion for 6 days
Wednesday	May 07, 2008, 21:10 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0009 - The Secretary calls for public comments for 8 days
Friday	May 09, 2008, 01:34 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Secretary calls for public comments for 6 days
Friday	May 16, 2008, 00:24 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - Motion to extend discussion by 7 days is made by Brian P. Long
Friday	May 16, 2008, 01:14 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Secretary seconds the motion, and calls for a vote by email over 24 hours
Friday	May 16, 2008, 13:17 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0009 - Opened for voting for 7 days
Saturday	May 17, 2008, 11.28 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Secretary confirms that the Council supports extended discussion, ending Friday 23 May, 18.00 UTC
Friday	May 23, 2008, 10.46 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Secretary further extends the discussion period until Friday 6 June, 18.00 UTC for the preparation of an amendment by the Resolution's sponsor
Friday	May 23, 2008, 11.08 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0009 - The Resolution is adopted 14-4, 6 abstentions
Monday	May 26, 2008, 10.00 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0009 - The Chair formally requests Hayford Peirce to go ahead with the implementation of the proposal on Recipes as adopted by the Resolution
Friday	June 06, 2008, 11:14 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - Opened for voting for 10 days
Monday	June 09, 2008, 10:30 CDT	Call for new Resolutions - The Chair calls for new Resolutions
Monday	June 09, 2008, 17:42 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0011 - Initial resolution (workgroup style sheets)
Tuesday	June 10, 2008, 03:30 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0011 - The Chair opens the Resolution for private comments for 6 days
Monday	June 16, 2008, 11.06 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Resolution is adopted 19-3, 2 abstentions
Tuesday	June 17, 2008, 05:00 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0011 - The Chair opens the Resolution for public comments for 7 days
Tuesday	June 17, 2008, 05:05 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0010 - The Chair formally requests John Stephenson to go ahead with the implementation of the proposal on Romanization as adopted by the Resolution
Tuesday	June 24, 2008, 11:41 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0011 - The Resolution is opened for voting for 10 days
Tuesday	July 01, 2008, 04:00 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0012 - The Resolution is opened for initial comments for 6 days
Friday	July 04, 2008, 03:15 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0013 - The Resolution is opened for initial comments for 7 days
Friday	July 04, 2008, 04:11 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0011 - The Resolution is adopted 21-1, 4 abstentions
Tuesday	July 08, 2008, 00:18 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0012 - The Resolution is opened for public discussion for 6 days
Saturday	July 12, 2008, 00:12 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0013 - The Resolution is opened for public discussion for 7 days
Tuesday	July 15, 2008, 00:59 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0012 - The Resolution is opened for voting for 7 days
Monday	July 21, 2008, 11:10 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0012 - The Resolution is adopted, 13-8 (5 abstentions)
Monday	July 21, 2008, 22:20 CDT	Editorial Council Resolution 0013 - The Resolution has its period of public discussion extended until 25 July
Tuesday	July 29, 2008, 03:45 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0013 - The Resolution is open for voting until 05 August
Tuesday	August 05, 2008, 03:31 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0013 - The Resolution is adopted, 17-0 (4 abstentions)
Saturday	November 01, 2008, 11:12 CDT	The Secretary submits his resignation - resignation by Secretary
Saturday	November 01, 2008, 13:27 CDT	K. Kay Shearin submits her resignation - resignation
Monday	November 03 2008, 04:57 CST	K. Kay Shearin's resignation accepted - resignation accepted by the Chair
Tuesday	November 04, 2008, 07:00 CST	The Chair accepts the resignation of the Secretary and calls for applications for the post of Secretary from among the current members - Acceptance of resignation by the Chair
Thursday	November 06, 2008, 06:00 UTC	The Chair temporarily suspends the rules of the mailing list and calls for applications for the post of Secretary from among the current members - Suspension of mailing list rules and call for nominations for the post of Secretary by the Chair
Friday	November 14, 2008, 05:30 UTC	The Chair revokes the rules of the mailing list - Reapplication of mailing list rules
Friday	November 14, 2008, 05:31 UTC	The Chair extends the deadline for the nominations for the post of Secretary from among the current members by another fortnight - Extension of last date for nominations for the post of Secretary by the Chair
Monday	November 17, 2008, 04:06 UTC	The Chair nominates Howard C. Berkowitz to become an Editor-Member of the EC for the term 2008-2010 - Nomination for the post of an Editor-Member by the Chair
Monday	November 24, 2008, 12:50 UTC	The Chair welcomes Howard C. Berkowitz as an Editor-Member of the EC for the term 2008-2010, with immediate effect, as there is no dissent - Inclusion of an Editor-Member by the Chair
Friday	November 28, 2008, 03:31 UTC	The Chair appoints the new Secretary - The Chair welcomes Howard C. Berkowitz to the post of Secretary
Wednesday	February 25, 2009, 03:31 UTC	The Chair calls for nominations for the new Chair - The Chair invites private nominations within the next 7 days
Wednesday	March 04, 2009, 04:31 UTC	The Chair calls for nominations for the new Chair - The Chair extends the invite for private nominations by another 24 hours
Thursday	March 05, 2009, 06:25 UTC	The Chair calls for nominations for the new Chair - The Chair extends the invite for private nominations by another 4 days
Friday	March 06, 2009, 00:01 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0014 - The Chair opens Resolution 0014 for private comments for 7 days
Monday	March 09, 2009, 04:50 UTC	The Chair appoints Chris Day as the new Chair and proposes Howard C. Berkowitz to continue as the Secretary - The Chair announces that the new Chair Chris Day will take charge from April 07, 2009 and Howard C. Berkowitz will continue as the Secretary for one year
Friday	March 13, 2009, 04:35 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0014 - The Chair opens Resolution 0014 for public comments for 7 days
Monday	March 16, 2009, 04:52 UTC	The Chair appoints Chris Day as the new Chair and confirms Howard C. Berkowitz to continue as the Secretary - The Chair announces that the new Chair Chris Day will take charge from April 07, 2009 and Howard C. Berkowitz will continue as the Secretary for one year
Friday	March 20, 2009, 20:45 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0014 - The Secretary opens Resolution 0014 for Voting for 7 days
Tuesday	March 24, 2009, 06:29 UTC	The Chair seeks the EC members' approval of Joe Quick as an Approvals Manager for CZ
Tuesday	March 31, 2009, 04:00 UTC	Editorial Council Resolution 0014 - The Chair announces the adoption of Resolution 0014 by 16-0 votes in favor
Tuesday	March 31, 2009, 06:29 UTC	The Chair notifies the EC members' approval of Joe Quick as an Approvals Manager for CZ

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