Etiquette+(Do's+and+Don't's)

= SPL Etiquette – Do’s and Don’ts for SPL-work-group wiki = The purpose of the SPL-work-group wiki is to establish a forum for members of industry, government, academia, and software vendors to learn about the SPL standard and keep up-to-date with meetings/discussions and emerging changes to the standard.

Wiki Roles:


 * Guest/Visitor:
 * Privileges: read-only access (no write or edit), may view all pages
 * Anyone can access the SPL-work-group wiki
 * Anyone can join the wiki as a member to contribute comments/recommendations in a discussion page


 * Member/Editor:
 * Privileges: Guest privileges plus create new page, write/edit content
 * Limited to the SPL-work-group wiki team, a group of volunteers from the HL7 SPL Working Group
 * Responsible for addressing and reviewing questions posted on the discussion pages


 * Organizer/Administrator:
 * Privileges: Member/Editor privileges, plus creation of other organizers for the space
 * Can remove, rework or reformat content

The HL7 SPL Working Group includes members from industry, academia, government, consultants, and vendors. The following policies and guidelines apply to this wiki to ensure that the information posted is reliable and useful. The source of these policies and guidelines are based on the principles from [|Wikipedia: Policies and guidelines.]  a.  A collection of true and useful information on the topic of Structured Product Labeling (SPL).  b.  A community-built resource to facilitate the sharing of information related to SPL   a.  A forum for publishing personal opinions or speculation about SPL  b.  A forum for advertising or promoting of any software, technology, or vendor for SPL   Examples of reliable sources would be information posted on websites from: government, standards organizations and academic universities; peer-reviewed journals; textbooks; industry magazines; books published by respected publishing houses or trade organizations; and mainstream newspapers. Materials produced and reviewed by members of the Health Level 7 SPL Working Group Leadership Team. Self-published materials (i.e., presentations, whitepapers, etc) reviewed by the HL7 SPL Leadership Team.    6. Because the SPL-work-group wiki is a community-built, informational resource with the potential to have an international exposure, we cannot expect collaborators to agree in all cases. All contributors should make an effort to present these conflicting views fairly, without advocating any one of them. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> 7. **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Assume good faith and be civil: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> The contributors of this wiki are trying to help the project, not hurt it. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: TH;">Content provided should be written in a manner that is professional and consistent with the purpose of the HL7 SPL Working Group. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> When there is a disagreement <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">on the content posted <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">to the <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">wiki, comments should be written in <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: TH;">a respectful and professional tone that will not offend or disparage others ( <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">See Policy Enforcement on how to submit comments to the wiki) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: TH;">. <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">All users of the <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">SPL-work-group wiki <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">have the right and should help with enforcing our policies. The SPL-work-group wiki is collective work created by many volunteers. We should not accept that others use the SPL-work-group wiki for purposes like advertising, personal promotion, etc. When you make significant changes or delete someone else’s content, please also write a short comment about it in the "Summary" field of the edit page of the article. If your corrections are not accepted by the original author then see the section below on conflict resolution. Anyone who sees content which is not following our policies should contact the HL7 SPL Chair (email: Theresa.M.Brunone@gsk.com). <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">When content on the wiki is challenged or questioned, editors/contributors should first try to resolve the conflict by understanding the nature of the conflict (reason/rationale for the dispute) and work to resolve with the challenging party. However, if you are unable to reach consensus, contributors should involve other SPL Team members, including SPL Leadership Team members, senior contributors, and administrators to reach consensus.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> 1.  ****<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">SPL-work-group wiki IS: **
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> 2.  ****<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">SPL-work-group wiki is NOT: **
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> 3.  ****<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Verifiability: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> Information on the SPL-work-group wiki should be verifiable. Whenever possible, include links or references to where the information can be verified.  Readers should be able to check that material added to the wiki has already been obtained from a reliable source. Editors should provide a reliable source for any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged, or the material may be removed. Obtain permission from content owners when posting previously-unpublished content from a third party.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> 4.  ****<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Reliable Source: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Reliable sources should be fact-checked for accuracy and are necessary both to substantiate material within articles and to give credit to authors and publishers in order to avoid plagiarism and copyright violations. Sources should directly support the information as it is presented in an article.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN;"> 5.  ****<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Not a Blog:  **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">SPL-work-group wiki does not publish individual arguments, speculation, and ideas; and any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Neutral Point of View: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">The SPL-work-group wiki should represent all views; therefore, all wiki content must be written from a neutral point of view, without bias.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Policy enforcement **
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Conflict resolution **