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See Also the discussion about the appeal process in Article 39

Revised article guaranteeing rights to fair hearing and identifying sanctions.

Whenever possible, disputes shall be settled informally at the lowest possible level. Specifically, the following shall apply:

1. Any party involved in a dispute may contact the Ombudsman for assistance in dispute resolution.
2. When a formal decision is necessary or demanded, the Ombudsman shall facilitate the presentation of the issue to the appropriate body, Editorial Council for content disputes, Management Council for disputes involving violation of the rules.
3. The Management Council shall provide a formal mechanism of resolution that allows each disputant to fully and thoroughly present their relevant positions.   All citizens shall have the right to a fair hearing, which shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: the opportunity to present one's case in one's defense, the right to be heard by a fair and unprejudiced body, the right to have others offer testimony on one's behalf.
4. Citizens understand that the Editorial Council and the Management Council may impose sanctions that include blocking a citizen's access to Citizendium, removing or altering a Citizen's content from Citizendium, or terminating the citizen. The Management Council and Editorial Council may from time to time devise additional sanctions as appropriate.
5. Citizens shall not have arbitrary or excessive sanctions imposed upon them.