Ground+rules

The primary rule is [|civility].

Other guidelines:
 * **Preserve contributions**: When you edit something others have written, respect their intent and find a way to preserve the essence of their contribution - if you think it is more appropriate in another location, copy it there for them; if you think their logic is mistaken, rephrase the point they were trying to make in a better way. For substantial changes, provide a brief explanation of your rationale (on the Discussion page or elsewhere). Be open to discussing the change if the original authors disagree with it in order to find something mutually agreeable.
 * **Copyright**: Do not post any material here that is copyrighted (including excerpts from the textbook - keep any quotes of textbook wording at less than even a full sentence). While the system may not be perfect, copyright does play a legitimate role in encouraging creative works. However, our wiki is [|licensed in a way] that allows us to post material from other sources with the same license (e.g. Wikipedia*), as long as the sources are cited.
 * **Plagiarism**: If you do use material from another source, cite it. Plagiarism is harmful to and disrespectful of scientific discourse.
 * **Point of view**: There are many controversial issues in macroeconomics. Use the Discussion spaces to share your personal reactions and feelings - they are valuable and some others probably feel the same way.  But do try to write the pages themselves from a [|neutral point of view] (as much as is possible).
 * others...? (See [|Wikipedia etiquette] for ideas.)


 * Note that the quality of economics content on Wikipedia is generally poor - Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources in themselves, although they often have good lists of references from reliable sources. To help improve the coverage of economics in Wikipedia, see the [|WikiProject Economics page].