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+ | <i><u>Feast upon the Word<u> aims to create an environment where members of the Church of Jesus Christ learn more about the scriptures through the process of reading about them, writing about them and editing other's writing. In <u>Feast upon the Word</u>'s view, enforcing the policies below will facilitate this environment. If you have any questions or comments about these policies you are welcome to note them on the discussion page. | ||
# 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. | # 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. |
# Respect other contributors. <u>Feast upon the Word</u> 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_etiquette etiquette], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Writers_rules_of_engagement writers rules of engagement] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility civility]. | # Respect other contributors. <u>Feast upon the Word</u> 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_etiquette etiquette], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Writers_rules_of_engagement writers rules of engagement] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility civility]. | ||
− | # | + | # All commentary on <u>Feast upon the Word</u> commentary pages should be original commentary. Do not include quotations on these pages. Instead, where sources are relevant and helpful, link to them in the "external links" section of the appropriate commentary page. This section has its own set of policies outlined below. |
− | # Don't infringe copyrights. Submitting someone else's work without their agreement to our [[Site:Contribution_terms|contribution terms]] infringes copyrights and could lead to legal problems. | + | # Don't infringe copyrights. Submitting someone else's work to the commentary pages without their agreement to our [[Site:Contribution_terms|contribution terms]] infringes copyrights and could lead to legal problems. |
+ | ==Policies for relevant links== | ||
+ | <i>Reading, writing and editing original commentary are things that can help us understand the scriptures better. These are not the only things that can help us of course. But some of those other things that could help us, go against the policies set out above. For example, it is very important to apply the scriptures to our own lives. But because of the nature of the commentary pages, a personal story about how a certain scripture helped someone in their life doesn't belong on them. The principle reason that such a story doesn't belong is that the commentary pages are meant to be edited and improved, and it it doesn't really make sense for others to try to improve on your own spiritiual experience. | ||
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+ | <u>Feast upon the Word</u> has a different model (and therefore different policies) for using this other type of valuable content.</i> | ||
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+ | # Except for links to other commentary pages, all links should only be placed in the section titled "relevant links." | ||
+ | # Don't link to something unless what you are linking to is directly relevant to the text. | ||
+ | # Provide a short description of where the link will take someone who follows it. | ||
+ | # more to come... | ||
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+ | ==Review period== | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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+ | Note: special thanks to [http://wikipedia.org Wikipedia]. Many of the policies below are based on their policies. |
Revision as of 03:35, 25 March 2005
Policies for original commentary
Feast upon the Word<u> aims to create an environment where members of the Church of Jesus Christ learn more about the scriptures through the process of reading about them, writing about them and editing other's writing. In <u>Feast upon the Word's view, enforcing the policies below will facilitate this environment. If you have any questions or comments about these policies you are welcome to note them on the discussion page.
- 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. Feast upon the Word 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 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.
- 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.
- All commentary on Feast upon the Word commentary pages should be original commentary. Do not include quotations on these pages. Instead, where sources are relevant and helpful, link to them in the "external links" section of the appropriate commentary page. This section has its own set of policies outlined below.
- Don't infringe copyrights. Submitting someone else's work to the commentary pages without their agreement to our contribution terms infringes copyrights and could lead to legal problems.
Policies for relevant links
<i>Reading, writing and editing original commentary are things that can help us understand the scriptures better. These are not the only things that can help us of course. But some of those other things that could help us, go against the policies set out above. For example, it is very important to apply the scriptures to our own lives. But because of the nature of the commentary pages, a personal story about how a certain scripture helped someone in their life doesn't belong on them. The principle reason that such a story doesn't belong is that the commentary pages are meant to be edited and improved, and it it doesn't really make sense for others to try to improve on your own spiritiual experience.
Feast upon the Word has a different model (and therefore different policies) for using this other type of valuable content.
- Except for links to other commentary pages, all links should only be placed in the section titled "relevant links."
- Don't link to something unless what you are linking to is directly relevant to the text.
- Provide a short description of where the link will take someone who follows it.
- more to come...
Review period
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.
Note: special thanks to Wikipedia. Many of the policies below are based on their policies.