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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]].'''


==Moving Forward on Obscenity==
== Subgroups in addition to Workgroups ==
 
{{proposal
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Should we reform our family-friendly policy?
|Brief descriptive title = Subgroups in addition to Workgroups?
|Summary of proposal = 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.
|Summary of proposal =Subgroups can represent a subset of editors and authors from a workgroup with a niche interest, be a vehicle for collaboration between different workgroups, a navigation tool or all of these concepts. They will function in a similar manner to workgroups but be smaller and only semi-autonomous since they must be affiliated to one or more workgroups.
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Brian P. Long|Brian P. Long]] 07:25, 25 April 2008 (CDT)
|Name and date of original proposer = Chris Day, Jan 16, 2009
|Username of driver = [[User:Brian P. Long|Brian P. Long]]
|Username of driver = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|Next step = Get more feedback
|Next step = Decision by Editorial Council
|Target date for next step = May 10
|Target date for next step = Pending EC
|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 = See [[CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0014]]
}}
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|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}".
|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)
|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]]
|Username of driver = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|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.
|Next step = [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,2360.msg20422.html#msg20422 Thread revived for final discussion before writing the resolution.]
|Target date for next step = May 30th (approximately)
|Target date for next step = Mar 15th
|Notes =  A thread on the forums wandered into discussion of this topic [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php?topic=1595.msg14429#msg14429 here].
|Notes =  A thread on the forums wandered into discussion of this topic [http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php?topic=1595.msg14429#msg14429 here].
}}
}}


== Create a page for all notable genes in the human genome ==
==Should we allow article specific subpages?==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Create a page for all notable genes in the human genome
|Summary of proposal = We are interested in creating one page for all notable genes in the human genome.  Each stub would be seeded using content which is harvested from publicly available sources.  The resulting "Gene Wiki" would be a relatively unique resource compared to popular gene portals used by researchers and students.  Given the expected number of created pages (5000-10000), an automated bot would be created/modified to perform the stub creation.
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Andrew Su|Andrew Su]] 14:43, 16 April 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = [[User:Andrew Su|Andrew Su]]
|Next step = Discussion by community
|Target date for next step = Complete in one month (May 15, 2008)?
|Notes = The proposal was originally discussed on the forum ([http://forum.citizendium.org/index.php/topic,697.0.html]), so additional details and context can be found there. 
}}
 
== 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 = 
}}
 
== Medical Disclaimers ==
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Medical Disclaimers
|Summary of proposal = Add a disclaimer to drug and medical condition pages
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 10:21, 9 March 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = David E. Volk
|Next step = Wait for new Editorial Council to be instated
|Target date for next step = April 7, 2008
|Notes = 
}}
 
== 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 =
}}
 
== Create workgroup style guides  ==
{{proposal
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Create workgroup style guides
|Brief descriptive title = Should we allow article specific subpages?
|Summary of proposal = To promote coherent style and subsections within each workgroup, aid new users with examples of equations, drawings and other how-to items
|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:David E. Volk|David E. Volk]] 11:33, 29 February 2008 (CST)
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 23:25, 1 May 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = [[User:David E. Volk]]
|Username of driver = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|Next step = Awaiting new Editorial Council vote
|Next step =Additional feedback
|Target date for next step = April 7, 2008
|Target date for next step =Mar 15th
|Notes =   
|Notes =   
The idea is to have a workgroup-specific style guides to aid authors and editors for consistency
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 22:26, 5 March 2009

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

Subgroups in addition to Workgroups

Summary: Subgroups can represent a subset of editors and authors from a workgroup with a niche interest, be a vehicle for collaboration between different workgroups, a navigation tool or all of these concepts. They will function in a similar manner to workgroups but be smaller and only semi-autonomous since they must be affiliated to one or more workgroups.
Original proposer: Chris Day, Jan 16, 2009 Next step: Decision by Editorial Council
Driver: Chris Day To be done by: Pending EC
Notes: See CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0014
Complete proposal


Disambiguation mechanics

Summary: 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}".
Original proposer: J. Noel Chiappa 09:33, 15 May 2008 (CDT) Next step: Thread revived for final discussion before writing the resolution.
Driver: Chris Day To be done by: Mar 15th
Notes: A thread on the forums wandered into discussion of this topic here.
Complete proposal


Should we allow article specific subpages?

Summary: 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 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.
Original proposer: Chris Day 23:25, 1 May 2008 (CDT) Next step: Additional feedback
Driver: Chris Day To be done by: Mar 15th
Complete proposal


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