CZ:Editorial Council How to Make a Resolution

If you are an Editorial Council member and you would like to sponsor a resolution, this page explains how.

1. As a first step, acquaint yourself with Editorial Council Rules of Procedure--at the very least, "Outline of the process" and "Initial resolutions."
2. In most cases you'll want to discuss the substance of your proposal first on the Citizendium Forums.
3. Create links to a page for the new resolution (before you create the page). To do this,
   • First add a link to what will be the resolution page to CZ:Editorial Council Resolutions Complete List. Add a line following this format:

     * [[CZ:Editorial Council Resolution NNNN|]]

     Replace "NNNN" with whatever the next number in the list is. Then add a very short description of your resolution.

   • Second, go to CZ:Editorial Council and, in particular, the "Initial resolutions" section. Edit that section and paste in exactly what you typed on the Editorial Council Resolutions Complete List page.
   • Those are the only two places where you need to link to the resolution page.
4. Then create the resolution page. For a template, see CZ:Editorial Council Resolution 0001. The required sections are:
   • The resolution
     • Method of execution
     • Amendments
   • Current status
   • Discussion (and discussion should eventually have four links: Initial comments from Council Members; Forums board for Resolution NNNN; Member position statements; and Longer statements from Council Members.
   • Sponsors
   • Resolution history