| | |
| | \startsection[title={\WPintro{}}] |
| | - \italic{\WPname{}} is a technical solution for anonymous collaboration |
| | - on \WPproposals{} to reach a consensus. The solution empowers people |
| | + \italic{\WPname{}} is a technical approach for anonymous collaboration |
| | + on \WPproposals{} to reach a consensus. The approach empowers people |
| | having diverse opinions to contribute constructively regarding \WPproposal{} |
| | creation, deliberation, and approval. Contributions are accepted (or |
 |
| | \startsection[title={Motivation}] |
| | When making important decisions that require consensus, people can |
| | - gather information from a variety of sources in many ways. Verifying and |
| | - correcting that information can be burdensome to impossible, depending |
| | - on the source. Accurate information is essential to fair democratic |
| | - practice.\cite[carpini@americans] |
| | + gather information from a variety of sources. Verifying and correcting |
| | + that information can be anywhere from burdensome to impossible. |
| | |
| | %These include meeting minutes, web sites, news media, scanned pages, |
| | %filed reports, Microsoft\WPregistered{} Word documents, Adobe |
| | %\WPregistered{} PDF files, and content management systems (such as |
| | %Microsoft SharePoint). |
| | |
| | - \WPname{} is an open, central warehouse for \WPproposals{}. |
| | - \stopsection |
| | - |
| | - \startsection[title={Objective}] |
| | - TODO |
| | - \stopsection |
| | - |
| | - \startsection[title={Moderation}] |
| | - TODO: Explain moderated deliberation and other new terms |
| | + \WPname{} acts as an open, accurate, and central warehouse for |
| | + publicizing \WPproposals{}. Such reliable information is essential for |
| | + any fair democratic process.\cite[carpini@americans] |
| | \stopsection |
| | |
| | - \startsection[title={Solution}] |
| | - TODO |
| | + \startsection[title={Purpose}] |
| | + \WPname{} may be of interest to anyone who wants to: |
| | + |
| | + \startitemize |
| | + \startitem |
| | + enhance transparency surrounding \WPproposals{}; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + educate the community on why a \WPproposal{} exists; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + explain the benefits that ratifying a \WPproposal{} will achieve; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + communicate financial constraints within a budgetary context; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + gather feedback on a \WPproposal{} promptly; |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + eliminate redundant feedback on a \WPproposal{}; and |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \startitem |
| | + prioritize a \WPproposal{} relative to other \WPproposals{}. |
| | + \stopitem |
| | + \stopitemize |
| | \stopsection |
| | |
| | - \startsection[title={Audience}] |
| | - The document has two parts. The first part, which explains how the |
| | - solution operates, is intended for: elected officials, managers, |
| | - and business analysts. The second part, which provides technical |
| | - information, is intended for software developers. |
| | - \stopsection |
| | + \startsection[title={Applicability}] |
| | + TODO |
| | |
| | - \startsection[title={Purpose}] |
| | + = Target user group |
| | + + charitable organizations |
| | + + commerical endeavours |
| | + + municipalities |
| | + |
| | While the primary intent is to enable electronic direct democracy |
| | for citizen initiatives,\cite[kattamuri@debate] the system can |
 |
| | \stopitem |
| | \stopitemize |
| | + |
| | + \stopsection |
| | + |
| | + \startsection[title={Audience}] |
| | + The document has two parts. The first part, which explains how the |
| | + solution operates, is intended for: elected officials, managers, |
| | + and business analysts. The second part, which provides technical |
| | + information, is intended for software developers. |
| | \stopsection |
| | \stopchapter |