CZ:Managing Editor/2012/005 - Importing external articles: Step One

Statement of the problem

In regard to the June 2012 passage of Referendum #2, CZ:Elections June 2012/Referenda/2, rescinding the Editorial Council’s restrictions on the importation of articles from other sources to Citizendium (Editorial Council Resolution R-2010-013), it is noted that:

• the referendum specifies a 30-day period for meeting certain conditions before the article can remain in Citizendium;
• no specification is made as to the location in Citizendium where the imported article is to reside during that 30-day period.

Existing applicable policy

Charter

• Article 36

• The Managing Editor has the following duties:

1. to ensure by means of executive decisions that the principles and policies of the Citizendium are effectively and coherently observed; such decisions shall be based on established policy where defined;
2. to make interim decisions on behalf of the Editorial and Management Councils when established policy does not provide guidance; these decisions shall be overridden by the establishment of relevant policy;
3. to represent the Citizendium in its relations with external bodies, such as the mass media, and academic or non-academic institutions.

Number 2 applies in this decision.