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# Don't write commentary that is inconsistent with being a believing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
 
# Don't write commentary that is inconsistent with being a believing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
# Keep commentary centered on the text. <u>Feast upon the Word</u> commentary is a place to provide questions and exegesis about the text of the Standard Works. Even where a topic is directly relevant to the text, don't let the topic become the center of the commentary.  
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# Keep commentary centered on the text. <u>Feast upon the Word</u> commentary is a place to provide questions and exegesis about the text of the Standard Works.  
 
# Differing points of view among believing members of the Church should be addressed from a neutral position. Commentary should reflect these differing views fairly and sympathetically. See Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_point_of_view explanation of a neutral point of view] for a good discussion of how to address a variety of points of view without bias.  
 
# Differing points of view among believing members of the Church should be addressed from a neutral position. Commentary should reflect these differing views fairly and sympathetically. See Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_point_of_view explanation of a neutral point of view] for a good discussion of how to address a variety of points of view without bias.  
 
# Commentary regarding views inconsistent with being a believing member are off topic. Just as this site is not a place to promote such views (see policy 1) it is also not a place to find fault with them.  
 
# Commentary regarding views inconsistent with being a believing member are off topic. Just as this site is not a place to promote such views (see policy 1) it is also not a place to find fault with them.  

Revision as of 02:35, 19 March 2005

Note: special thanks to Wikipedia. Many of the policies below are based on their policies.

  1. Don't write commentary that is inconsistent with being a believing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  2. Keep commentary centered on the text. Feast upon the Word commentary is a place to provide questions and exegesis about the text of the Standard Works.
  3. Differing points of view among believing members of the Church should be addressed from a neutral position. Commentary should reflect these differing views fairly and sympathetically. See Wikipedia's explanation of a neutral point of view for a good discussion of how to address a variety of points of view without bias.
  4. Commentary regarding views inconsistent with being a believing member are off topic. Just as this site is not a place to promote such views (see policy 1) it is also not a place to find fault with them.
  5. Respect other contributors. Feast upon the Word contributors may come from different countries or cultures and hold widely different views. Treating others with respect is key to collaborating effectively. Again, though its purpose and focus is different, Wikipedia provides a model. See that site's articles on etiquette, writers rules of engagement and civility.
  6. Policies for external links have not been formulated. These will be fleshed out over time. In short, don't link to external information unless it is directly relevant to the text. With rare exception the same external source should not be linked to from more than one Feast upon the Word page.
  7. Don't infringe copyrights. Submitting someone else's work without their agreement to our contribution terms infringes copyrights and could lead to legal problems.

After an initial review period, it will not be possible to edit this page. Now is the time to make changes to improve policies. You may add, edit, change or delete policy through April 15, 2005. After that, at some point a formal process will be developed for determining policy. (You could help create that if you wish.) Until such a process is created Matthew Faulconer will have final say on policy matters.