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'''These are proposals that will go (or are now) before the [[CZ:Editorial Council|Editorial Council]].'''
'''These are proposals that will go (or are now) before the [[CZ:Editorial Council|Editorial Council]].'''
==Should we allow article specific subpages?==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Should we allow article specific subpages?
|Summary of proposal =The proposal recommends that citizendium adds three new fields to the metadata template (tab1, tab2 and tab3) that can be used to specify a subpage that is not defined in the [[Template:Subpage list/Doc|generic list of subpages]]. An example of this can be seen at [[Iron/Isotopes]]. The Isotopes subpage will only be used by a small fraction of clusters (typically elements). This information could live on the /Catlogs subpage but citizendium readers will find it far more intuitive if the tab actually says Isotopes rather than Catalogs.
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 23:25, 1 May 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|Next step = This is functional and can already be used by authors if they desire. The next step is to agree whether this is useful for readers and authors of citizendium.
|Target date for next step = May 21st
|Notes = 
}}


==Moving Forward on Obscenity==
==Moving Forward on Obscenity==
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|Target date for next step = May 10
|Target date for next step = May 10
|Notes = Also see 'Moving Forward on Obscenity', http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1640.0.html on the forums for more discussion about this issue.
|Notes = Also see 'Moving Forward on Obscenity', http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1640.0.html on the forums for more discussion about this issue.
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== Disambiguation mechanics ==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Disambiguation mechanics
|Summary of proposal = This proposal argues that all disambiguation pages should be at titles of the form "foo (disambiguation)", with a ''redirect'' at '''all''' basic names which are being disambiguated; this will allow us to easily find articles which have been linked (erroneously) to the wrong meaning of "{foo}".
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]] 09:33, 15 May 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = [[User:J. Noel Chiappa|J. Noel Chiappa]]
|Next step = I would like to see debate on this to see what the community thinks of this; most people have been positive, but there might be some issues I haven't considered.
|Target date for next step = May 30th (approximately)
|Notes =  A thread on the forums wandered into discussion of this topic [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php?topic=1595.msg14429#msg14429 here].
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== Self-Correction Policy ==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Self-Correction Policy
|Summary of proposal = The ''Citizendium'' should adopt a policy that requires that we list all factual errors in previous versions of our articles--including unapproved articles--at the bottom of an article.  This is the same standard that newspapers and other legitimate periodicals use.  We are clearly obligated to adopt the same policy.  Doing so will earn us good will from the public and increase our credibility considerably.
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 08:57, 28 March 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]
|Next step = Submit to the Editorial Council for approval, hopefully by acclamation
|Target date for next step = May 1 or when the Editorial Council comes back online
|Notes =
}}
== Citing CZ article by authors ==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Citing CZ article by authors
|Summary of proposal = An author X, who wants to cite a Citizendium article he contributed to, should do so in a form like "Authors and X (2008) Life ..." (summary written by Proposals Manager)
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Lee R. Berger|Lee R. Berger]] 01:44, 5 March 2008 (CST)
|Username of driver = [[User:Lee R. Berger|Lee R. Berger]] 01:44, 5 March 2008 (CST)
|Next step = Create Proposal
|Target date for next step = 5 March
|Notes = 
}}
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|Target date for next step = August 4
|Target date for next step = August 4
|Notes = See [[CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0013]]
|Notes = See [[CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0013]]
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== Pilot to allow Citizens to take credit for pages ==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Pilot to allow Citizens to take credit for pages
|Summary of proposal = By popular demand, we would, to a limited extent, allow Citizens to take authorship credit of articles.  This would (for now) take the form of a template placed at the bottom of the page, which would, in small and unobtrusive print, list the contributors to an article in alphabetical order.  Contributors would add themselves.  To avoid issues about what counts as an "important" edit, a person could take co-authorship credit for adding at least two sentences, and five people who have to be on the list before any names were displayed.  We would try this out in just four workgroups (the template would be removed from articles in any other workgroup).
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 22:08, 12 February 2008 (CST)
|Username of driver = [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]
|Next step = Submit to Editorial Council after new Council is empanelled
|Target date for next step = May 1 or when the Editorial Council comes back online
|Notes =
}}
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Revision as of 17:35, 23 February 2009

These are proposals that will go (or are now) before the Editorial Council.

Moving Forward on Obscenity

Summary: Our family-friendliness policy, as written, is unclear, and should be rewritten. Furthermore, we should move away from trying to self-censor, and work on setting CZ up so that schools, libraries and parents can filter content they find objectionable.
Original proposer: Brian P. Long 07:25, 25 April 2008 (CDT) Next step: Get more feedback
Driver: Brian P. Long To be done by: May 10
Notes: Also see 'Moving Forward on Obscenity', http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,1640.0.html on the forums for more discussion about this issue.
Complete proposal


Medical Disclaimers

Summary: Add a disclaimer to drug and medical condition pages
Original proposer: David E. Volk 10:21, 9 March 2008 (CDT) Next step: Decision by Editorial Council
Driver: David E. Volk To be done by: August 4
Notes: See CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0013
Complete proposal


Create workgroup style guides

Summary: To promote coherent style and subsections within each workgroup, aid new users with examples of equations, drawings and other how-to items
Original proposer: David E. Volk 11:33, 29 February 2008 (CST) Next step: CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0011, awaiting sponsors and a vote
Driver: User:David E. Volk To be done by: July 1, 2008
Notes: The idea is to have a workgroup-specific style guides to aid authors and editors for consistency
Complete proposal


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