list of process terms

Open Politics maintains a glossary or list of process terms. Everyone should try to use words which have a shared common meaning so as not to waste time or create disagreements.

See also list of process proposals and list of process papers and the list of process papers

This list is a derivative and subset of the living process terms.

wiki process terms

• actions (wiki verbs)
  • watch page
  • archive page - as verb phrase
  • protect page
  • delete page
  • redirect
  • disambiguate
  • refactor into more than one differently-scoped orparallel page
  • integrate pages into only one resultant page - special case of refactor
    • typically applied to a redundant page
  • anonymous edit
  • anonymous comment
  • edit comment - to comply with Terms of Use
  • comment
• types of pages
  • categories - defined by a strong ontology
  • bio page/ profile
  • user page
  • talk page
  • user talk page
  • deleted page/archived page
  • redundant page/

ignored page

• parallel page
• redirect - for synonyms and subterms
• rules
  • disambiguate *plural
  • conserve capitals
  • avoid embedded external links
  • name precedents
• wikistyle
  • GFDL corpus
  • GFDL corpus namespace - a source of naming precendents.
  • good edits, e.g. doing tikiwiki editing right
  • refer link
• wiki - as a paradigm or style or ideology
• edit page
• revert page
• wiki roles
  • vandal
  • admin
  • trolls
• wiki management
  • wiki truce
  • wiki etiquette
  • troll-friendly
  • wiki witchhunt - a reactive pattern
• debate by edit
• debate by chat
• debate by email
• debate by comment
• debate by talk page

civic process terms

consensus
deliberation

• subcommittee - see also IPA
• wiki meeting - see also TIPA
• meeting minutes - see also TIPAESA
• meeting name - one of many conventions
• types of meeting
  • teleconferences
  • live meeting types
  • open space conference
  • policy convention esp GPC convention
  • annual general meeting esp GPC convention
  • types of teams
  • committee
  • standing committee, e.g. fundraising committee
  • ad hoc committee, e.g. platform subcommittee
  • working group
  • trolls nest
  • salon esp policy salon
  • intranet - team as user!!legislative process terms

Legal process terms

• jurisdictions - what laws apply where you are now
• representatives - who you deal with in government
• litigate
  • sue, petition, protest, demonstrate
  • appeal, lobby, regulate, legislate
  • instruct and teach and learn, request course, offer course
  • request grant, offer grant
  • platform proposals, legislation, citizen initiatives
• political party concepts
  • policy: answering political questions
  • answer recommendation
  • FAQ, e.g. information technology FAQ, Policy FAQ
  • Answers to Questionnaires
  • position protocol
  • raising political questions
  • press release
  • press protocol
  • press release protocol
  • platforms
    • plank, e.g. as listed on All Platform Planks
      • draft plank also how to draft a plank
      • plank character quota
      • plank word quota
    • platform proposal - CENTRAL - see list of platform proposals
    • platform subcommittee
  • policy term - CENTRAL - see list of policy terms
  • promises - how they differ from official positions
  • audit protocol as per ISO 19011 model

strategy and society

• doctrine
• planning and coordinating
  • coordinate (top priorities for groups you belong to)
  • prioritize (platform TODOs filtered and ordered)
  • engagements
  • visions and best cases
  • threats and worst cases
  • commitments
• social and political action concepts
• social pattern and org pattern to discipline this