Authoring process: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:40, 12 August 2011

The process for maintaining and updating the Definition itself is simple:

Make your desired changes to Definition/Unstable. If you are uncertain, you can suggest changes on the discussion page first.
If the changes are minor (typos, errors, etc.), you can directly notify a moderator, and he will update the stable version.
Otherwise, it is always a good idea to explain what you have done on the discussion page, and to wait for consensus to develop.

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 * If the changes are minor (typos, errors, etc.), you can directly notify [[moderators|a moderator]], and he will update the stable version.
 * Otherwise, it is always a good idea to explain what you have done on the discussion page, and to wait for consensus to develop.
-* Only if a consensus is visible, the stable version will be updated.
-But what if a consensus cannot be found about a change? Then, more frequently than not, the change will not be made. The wiki experience shows that consensus can often be achieved in small groups. Should there, however, be a very clear split between two groups, either in its emotionality or in the number of people involved, it may be desirable to call for a vote. In that case, all contributors who have made meaningful edits to the definition (stable or unstable) will be eligible to vote. The voting method used will normally be [[w:approval voting|approval voting]], except in cases of simple yes/no votes.
-Extreme changes which are counter to the philosophy with which this definition was started can be vetoed by the [[moderators]] as a last resort.
-Other pages in this wiki are free for anyone to edit without special procedures; this may change over time for selected pages, but in general, we will try to keep this wiki as open as possible.