Archive:Proposals (old)

This is a proposed page where general proposals can be made by the community-at-large under various topics.

Welcome to the Citizendium proposals system

All Citizens may submit proposals here. This is a single, central system for all new proposals about the Citizendium. If you submit a proposal here, you can be sure that the community will respond; your ideas will not be simply lost and forgotten.

The system is simple. You supply some basic information about your proposal below, in what we call a proposal "record." If the record is in order, the Proposal Manager (or one of his/her minions) will move the record to a "subpage" of this page, depending on what body makes the decision about it. For example, proposals for the Editorial Council will go on the CZ:Proposals/Editorial Council page.

If a proposal is accepted and acted on, the proposal record should be deposited in [[CZ:Proposals/GROUP/Finished]], where the GROUP is the decisionmaking body. If rejected, the record of the proposal should be deposited in [[CZ:Proposals/GROUP/Declined]]. (Links to these pages can be found below.)

Each proposal must have a "driver," that is, someone who ensures that the proposal moves forward to a decision and then, possibly, action. The driver must specify and regularly update two pieces of information on the proposal record: the next step, and the date by which the next step needs to be performed. If a proposal loses its driver, it is moved to a page listing "stalled" proposals ([[CZ:Proposals/GROUP/Stalled]]).

How to start a proposal

First, create a title for your proposal. Go to the titles page and add a title for your proposal to the bottom of the list. For formatting guidance, follow the examples you'll find on the page. Be sure to make your title brief and descriptive.

Second, go to the initial proposals page and give us six short pieces of information:

1. Brief descriptive title. The exact same you used earlier. This goes in the heading.
2. Summary of proposal. Limited to 100 words.
3. Name and date of original proposer: write four tildes ~~~~
4. Username of driver. If you, write three tildes ~~~; if someone else, specify. This is the person who makes sure the proposal moves along from step to step in its development. If it remains blank, it may be moved to the "driverless" queue.
5. Next step. The next thing you need to do to move the proposal toward reality.
6. Target date for next step. A date the driver commits to, for completing the next step.
7. (Optional) Notes. Brief salient remarks. Bear in mind the bulk of the info about the proposal is not in this record but on the proposal page.

Put this information in the blank template. You'll find a copy at the bottom of the list of initial proposals. Simply copy and paste that and fill it out. Then you've finished making your proposal!

Third, again, on the the initial proposals page, follow the "complete proposal" link you'll find at the bottom of your new proposal record. On that page, elaborate your proposal, link to pre-existing discussions, and generally say whatever you think needs to be said in order to get the proposal adopted and in use.

You're done starting the proposal! Note that if you become the proposal's driver, it will probably be necessary for you to read the full instructions.

Help

While the system is simple, the fully detailed rules that govern the system are somewhat involved. You can see CZ:Proposals/Policy if you're interested, but you shouldn't have to know those rules in order simply to start a proposal. If you have a question, then please contact _________________, the Proposals Manager. You can also post a question on the talk page, which the Proposals Manager and others will monitor.

Proposals System Navigation (advanced users only)

Help/policy New proposals List of all proposals Driverless proposals: proposals that lack a champion Discarded proposals: poorly formed proposals Templates: {{Proposal}} | {{Proposal assignment}} | {{Proposals navigation}}

Proposal lists (some planned pages are still blank): Editorial Council: Active | Finished | Declined Approval and Feedback: Active | Finished | Declined Eduzendium: Active | Finished | Declined Recruitment: Active | Finished | Declined Constabulary: Active | Finished | Declined Executive: Active | Finished | Declined Technical: Active | Finished | Declined PR: Active | Finished | Declined Ad hoc management: Active | Finished | Declined