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This policy page specifies the community standards related to the organization, life cycle, maintenance of, and adherence to policies, guidelines, and related pages. | This policy page specifies the community standards related to the organization, life cycle, maintenance of, and adherence to policies, guidelines, and related pages. | ||
==Derivation== | ==Derivation== | ||
[[Chalo Chatu]] is operated by the not-for-profit [[Chalo Chatu Foundation]], which reserves certain legal rights. See also [[Chalo Chatu:Jason Mulikita | [[Chalo Chatu]] is operated by the not-for-profit [[Chalo Chatu Foundation]], which reserves certain legal rights. See also [[Chalo Chatu:Jason Mulikita|Role of Jason Mulikita]]. Nevertheless, normally Chalo Chatu is a self-governing project run by its community. Its policies and guidelines are intended to reflect the consensus of the community. | ||
==Role== | ==Role== | ||
'''Policies''' have wide acceptance among editors and describe standards that all users should normally follow. All policy pages are in [[Chalo Chatu:List of policies and guidelines]] and [[:Category:Chalo Chatu policies]]. For summaries of key policies, see also [[Chalo Chatu:List of policies|List of policies]]. | '''Policies''' have wide acceptance among editors and describe standards that all users should normally follow. All policy pages are in [[Chalo Chatu:List of policies and guidelines]] and [[:Category:Chalo Chatu policies]]. For summaries of key policies, see also [[Chalo Chatu:List of policies|List of policies]]. | ||
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* '''Not contradict each other.''' The community's view cannot simultaneously be "A" and "not A". When apparent discrepancies arise between pages, editors at all the affected pages should discuss how they can most accurately represent the community's current position, and correct all of the pages to reflect the community's view. This discussion should be on <u>one</u> talk page, with invitations to that page at the talk pages of the various affected pages; otherwise the corrections may still contradict each other. | * '''Not contradict each other.''' The community's view cannot simultaneously be "A" and "not A". When apparent discrepancies arise between pages, editors at all the affected pages should discuss how they can most accurately represent the community's current position, and correct all of the pages to reflect the community's view. This discussion should be on <u>one</u> talk page, with invitations to that page at the talk pages of the various affected pages; otherwise the corrections may still contradict each other. | ||
==Not part of the encyclopedia== | |||
Chalo Chatu has a number of policies and guidelines about encyclopedic content. These standards require verifiability, neutrality, respect for living people, and more. | |||
The policies, guidelines, and process pages themselves are not part of the encyclopedia proper. Consequently, they do not generally need to conform to the same content standards. It is therefore not necessary to provide [[Chalo Chatu:Identifying reliable sources|reliable sources]] to [[Chalo Chatu:Verifiability|verify]] Chalo Chatu's administrative pages, or to phrase Chalo Chatu procedures or principles in a [[Chalo Chatu:Neutral point of view|neutral]] manner, or to cite an outside authority in determining Chalo Chatu's editorial practices. Instead, the content of these pages is controlled by community-wide consensus, and the style should emphasize clarity, directness, and usefulness to other editors.<ref>There is no prohibition against including appropriate external references to support and explain our policies or guidelines, but such sources are not authoritative with respect to Chalo Chatu, and should only be used to reinforce consensus.</ref> | |||
These pages do, however, need to comply with Chalo Chatu's legal and behavioral policies, as well as policies applicable to non-content pages. For example, editors may not violate copyrights anywhere on Chalo Chatu, and edit warring is prohibited everywhere, not merely in encyclopedia articles. | |||
==Naming== | ==Naming== | ||
