User:D. Matt Innis/ContentStyle

Content and style

 * The Citizendium shall welcome contributions to all fields of knowledge.


 * All articles shall treat their subjects comprehensively, neutrally, and objectively to the greatest degree possible in a well-written narrative, complementing text with other suitable material and media.


 * All basic material shall be intended for the general public. It shall be presented as clearly as possible, without unnecessary complications, and advanced topics shall be made as accessible as possible.


 * Specialist material &mdash; including (within the limits set by the Editorial Council) original research &mdash; shall be welcome, too. It shall be put into context with background information and non-specialist material.


 * High-quality articles shall be distinguished as approved articles and be kept available permanently as citable references.


 * The Citizendium shall remain free of advocacy, advertisement and sensationalism.

Style

 * Citizendium encourages constructive contributions on all topics.
 * All entries at Citizendium should engage their subjects comprehensively, neutrally, and objectively to the greatest degree possible in a well-written narrative, complementing text with other suitable media.
 * Citizendium material is intended for the general public and should be constructed so as to avoid unnecessarily complicated presentation and to maximize accessibility.
 * Specialist material &mdash; including original research &mdash; is welcome if contextualized through prominent links to entries that provide background information and related non-specialist material.
 * As far as possible, special requirements of visually or otherwise impaired users and for responsibly exercised automated access shall be taken into account.
 * Exceptionally, Editors and Constables have the authority to intervene at their discretion if article content appears to be inappropriate. This applies in particular if content is inconsistent with criminal or civil law or discriminatory or slanderous against persons or groups of persons, on the basis of religion, religious belief, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender. Such decisions are subject to Citizendium's appeal process.
 * Citizendium is not a place for advocacy, advertisement or sensationalism.