CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0011
The resolution
Whereas, CZ wishes to promote a professional image, which requires some consistency of style and format of articles;
Whereas, different disciplines may require different approaches, thus ruling out a common standard for all articles, even within the same workgroup;
Whereas, general guidance for authors remains limited, and is easier to develop within workgroups;
Resolved, That Citizendium will develop a range of workgroup stylesheets for the guidance of authors and editors
Method of execution
The Council will call for a lead editor in each workgroup, to oversee and develop the stylesheet or stylesheets for that workgroup
Amendments
Vote
Current status
Discussion
- Proposal outline: CZ:Proposals/Create_workgroup_style_guides
I would like to address a few concerns raised by the private comments:
1) lead editor is not any kind of power position. By this term I meant lead editor for the first draft on the style guide, nothing more. He would not have power to overrule others, but is rather the first volunteer for his workgroup. The Chemistry style guide was basically written like this:
- a) I wrote a first rough draft
- b) I sent email to active chemistry group participants and asked for more input
- c) We edited the guide
- d) Other have continued to add material as they see fit, without my involvement or consent.
2) The style guide is mostly for reminding people of things not to forget and pointing out where to find things. Style of prose is not something that will generally be included in the style guides. This material is covered by CZ-wide policy already and often ignored anyway.
3) The style guide's main purpose is to be helpful to authors and editors, not to ruin their writing experience
or drive them away.
4) The style guide will be a living, growing thing, edited by both authors and editors of the workgroup
- At one point not so long ago, CZ did not use subpages, now it does.
When I first got here, we did not have chem_infobox or elem_infobox, now we do. A style guide for authors helps to point out these new things as they arrive.
Sponsors
- Sponsor: David E. Volk
- Co-sponsors: Martin Baldwin-Edwards, John Moffett
Before it is added to the Agenda, these sponsors, but only these sponsors, may edit the text of the resolution. After it is added to the Agenda, it cannot be edited by anyone except via the amendment process.
Resolution history
- Proposed: 09 June, 2008
- Entered queue: (bypassed queue)
- Entered initial discussion: 10 June, 2008 for 6 days
- Entered public discussion: 17 June, 2008 for 7 days
- Entered discussion of Amendment 1:
- Scheduled close of discussion of Amendment 1:
- Entered voting on motion to amend
- Close of voting motion to amend
- Entered voting on resolution:
- Close of voting on resolution:
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