Policy:SearchForTruth Editorial Intervention

Unlike Wikipedia interventions, which are theoretically undertaken and enforced by volunteers who may or may not have their own biases, the SearchForTruth appeal process requires the staff and management to take direct responsibility for fairly settling controversies and for clarifying policies in a manner that reduces the risk of controversy and edit warring.

If editors of encyclopedic page or collaborative thesis page cannot agree on a solution that best accords with core policies, one or more editors may initiate a request for a Policy:SearchForTruth Editorial Intervention. Complaints may also be initiated by parties posting comments or sidebar counterpoints in the event that they believe subsequent edits have unduly hidden or obscured the material to which they are seeking to draw reader's attention.

There will a small financial charge for seeking a judgment and for each level of appeals. A judgment or appeal that determines there has been disruptive behavior will result in the blocking of the disruptive party. In some cases, the party paying the financial charge may receive a refund and the offending party may have the costs of the appeal charged to his or her account.

First Level Appeal

At the first level, of a SearchForTruth Editorial Intervention, the "plaintiff" will seek the binding intervention and judgment of a single SearchForTruth staff member acting as the "judge." The judge will seek to mediate an agreement that best fits policy, or may dictate a solution if mediation fails.

Second Level Appeal

If the judgment is not satisfactory to any party, that judgment may be appealed to the Appeal Board, where a team of staff members will review the case and policy and either confirm or change the prior decision.

Policy Revision Appeal

If the Appeal Board decision is still not satisfactory, and most especially if the plaintiff or respondents believe a core policy must be modified to better achieve the goals of SearchForTruth, a final level of appeal can be raised to Entire Managing Board of SearchForTruth. The Board will review the case and policy in an effort to clarify future policy regarding judgments on the specific case in question and similar controversies in the future.