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== 2. Content Standards and Sourcing ==

'''2.1. Factual Information Requirement:''' All content must be based solely on factual information from the CSG public record.

'''2.1. Factual Information Requirement:''' All content must be based solely on factual information from the CSG public record, or from other legal or governmental sources.

'''2.2. Citation Requirement:''' Every substantive claim or statement must be cited to a verifiable ~~CSG official~~ document or record.

'''2.2. Citation Requirement:''' Every substantive claim or statement must be cited to a verifiable document or record within the scope of 2.1.

'''2.3. Prohibited Sources:'''

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* Hearsay or secondhand information

* Social media posts (unless they are official CSG communications)

* News articles ~~that do not directly and correctly cite the CSG public record~~

* News articles offering analysis, opinions, or speculation (as opposed to simple fact reporting)

'''2.4. Election Information Limitations:''' Information from elections is limited to official election results, party affiliations, and other information found in official filings with CSG.

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== 3. Conflict of Interest Policy ==

'''3.1. ~~Self-~~Editing ~~Prohibition~~:''' Users may not write about or edit pages concerning:

'''3.1. Editing Prohibitions:''' Users may not write about or edit pages concerning:

* Themselves

* Projects they have directly worked on

* Any candidate in the next election, when one is themself a candidate in the next election

'''3.2. Providing Information:''' Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit the suggestion of draft edits or additions by a conflicted individual to another individual. If an individual makes a publication on behalf of another, the publishing individual remains liable for the contents of their publication.

'''3.3. Secretarial ~~Exception~~:''' Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit individuals performing purely secretarial tasks from contributing to this site on corresponding matters.

'''3.3. Secretarial Positions:''' Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit individuals performing purely secretarial tasks from contributing to this site on corresponding matters.

'''3.4. Conflict of Interest Waiver:''' Prohibitions in this section may be waived by the CSG Department of Legal Affairs (DLA). The DLA shall consider whether:

'''3.4. Infocard Exception:''' Individuals may post strictly biographical data (e.g. major, class year, etc.) about themselves in their infocard (after one has been initially created by a non-conflicted individual already). This exception includes the posting/updating of their portrait photograph.

'''3.5. Conflict of Interest Waiver:''' Prohibitions in this section may be waived by the CSG Department of Legal Affairs (DLA). The DLA shall consider whether:

* There is a demonstrated lack of information on the topic

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'''4.2. Prohibited Content:''' The following content is not permitted:

* Forecasts about future CSG actions or decisions

* Non-public personal details about CSG officials or public details not relevant to their official duties

* Non-public personal details about CSG officials or public details not relevant to their official duties or status as a student

* Content that falls outside the scope of CSG operations and governance

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 == 2. Content Standards and Sourcing ==
-'''2.1. Factual Information Requirement:''' All content must be based solely on factual information from the CSG public record.
+'''2.1. Factual Information Requirement:''' All content must be based solely on factual information from the CSG public record, or from other legal or governmental sources.
-'''2.2. Citation Requirement:''' Every substantive claim or statement must be cited to a verifiable CSG official document or record.
+'''2.2. Citation Requirement:''' Every substantive claim or statement must be cited to a verifiable document or record within the scope of 2.1.
 '''2.3. Prohibited Sources:'''
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 * Hearsay or secondhand information
 * Social media posts (unless they are official CSG communications)
-* News articles that do not directly and correctly cite the CSG public record
+* News articles offering analysis, opinions, or speculation (as opposed to simple fact reporting)
 '''2.4. Election Information Limitations:''' Information from elections is limited to official election results, party affiliations, and other information found in official filings with CSG.
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 == 3. Conflict of Interest Policy ==
-'''3.1. Self-Editing Prohibition:''' Users may not write about or edit pages concerning:
+'''3.1. Editing Prohibitions:''' Users may not write about or edit pages concerning:
 * Themselves
 * Projects they have directly worked on
+* Any candidate in the next election, when one is themself a candidate in the next election
 '''3.2. Providing Information:''' Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit the suggestion of draft edits or additions by a conflicted individual to another individual. If an individual makes a publication on behalf of another, the publishing individual remains liable for the contents of their publication.
-'''3.3. Secretarial Exception:''' Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit individuals performing purely secretarial tasks from contributing to this site on corresponding matters.
+'''3.3. Secretarial Positions:''' Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prohibit individuals performing purely secretarial tasks from contributing to this site on corresponding matters.
-'''3.4. Conflict of Interest Waiver:''' Prohibitions in this section may be waived by the CSG Department of Legal Affairs (DLA). The DLA shall consider whether:
+'''3.4. Infocard Exception:''' Individuals may post strictly biographical data (e.g. major, class year, etc.) about themselves in their infocard (after one has been initially created by a non-conflicted individual already). This exception includes the posting/updating of their portrait photograph.
+'''3.5. Conflict of Interest Waiver:''' Prohibitions in this section may be waived by the CSG Department of Legal Affairs (DLA). The DLA shall consider whether:
 * There is a demonstrated lack of information on the topic
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 '''4.2. Prohibited Content:''' The following content is not permitted:
 * Forecasts about future CSG actions or decisions
-* Non-public personal details about CSG officials or public details not relevant to their official duties
+* Non-public personal details about CSG officials or public details not relevant to their official duties or status as a student
 * Content that falls outside the scope of CSG operations and governance