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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]].'''


== Pilot to allow Citizens to take credit for pages ==
== Subgroups in addition to Workgroups ==
 
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Subgroups in addition to Workgroups?
|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 = Chris Day, Jan 16, 2009
|Username of driver = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|Next step = Decision by Editorial Council
|Target date for next step = Pending EC
|Notes =  See [[CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0014]]
}}
 
== 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:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|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 = 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].
}}
 
==Should we allow article specific subpages?==
{{proposal
{{proposal
|Brief descriptive title = Pilot to allow Citizens to take credit for pages
|Brief descriptive title = Should we allow article specific subpages?
|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. Names would appear ''only if'' there were three names in the list.  To avoid issues about what counts as an "important" edit, a person could take co-authorship credit for the very smallest of edits (e.g., removing commas). We would try this out in just one or two workgroups (the template would be removed from articles in any other workgroup).
|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:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 22:08, 12 February 2008 (CST)
|Name and date of original proposer = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]] 23:25, 1 May 2008 (CDT)
|Username of driver = [[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]]
|Username of driver = [[User:Chris Day|Chris Day]]
|Next step = Continue to develop and revise proposal in keeping with ongoing discussion; then submit to Editorial Council
|Next step =Additional feedback
|Target date for next step = Feb. 26
|Target date for next step =Mar 15th
|Notes = This is pretty much the only version of this class of proposal that I can see myself supporting, at present.
|Notes =
}}
}}


{{Proposals navigation}}
{{Proposals navigation}}
::proposed amendment (as discussed on talk page): replace ''To avoid issues about what counts as an "important" edit, a person could take co-authorship credit for the very smallest of edits (e.g., removing commas).'' with '''"A person can claim co-authorship by contributing 250 or more words."'''  Rationale. We want authorship to be valuable in the academic world, and a reasonable minimum effort is essential or CZ coauthors will be laughed at. (In warfare, if everyone gets the Medal of Honor, then no one gets true recognition.)[[User:Richard Jensen|Richard Jensen]] 14:33, 17 February 2008 (CST)

Latest revision as of 21:26, 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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