Community philosophy and policies
Honest broker
The Climate Collaboratorium is an open forum where all positions on the climate change issue are welcome.The Collaboratorium community aspires to be an honest broker on this complex and controversial subject.
Scientific evidence and rational argument
At the same time, the community adheres to the principles of the scientific method.Positions which marshall facts, evidence, and rational argument will receive the attention of the community.
Those which do not will be dismissed.
Respect and courtesy
The community expects its members to engage with each other respectfully and courteously.
The general approach to engagement is in line with the behavioral guidelines that have been developed by the Wikipedia community.
Another useful articulation of these guidelines appears in Wikipedia’s Etiquette page.
Failure to act in a respectful and courteous way is grounds for loss of user privileges.
Framing
The Collaboratorium community will seek to frame controversial issues in a way that is respectful to all sides in the debate and does not favor a particular perspective.Value Statement
Please feel free to edit the value statement or add comments below.We are committed to developing plans for what humanity can do about climate change that
- are consistent with the best expert knowledge currently available,
- respect the needs and desires of people all over the world, now and in the future, and
- can actually be achieved.
We are also committed to doing this while
- welcoming unusual points of view and opinions with which we disagree,
- respecting factual evidence and rational argument, and
- treating each other with courtesy and respect.
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