Contributor
Owns the submitted evidence envelope and may correct it only through an appended version.
DISTRIBUTED STEWARDSHIP · P14
Authority must be traceable, limited, and replaceable.
Stewardship protects the commons from both careless integration and institutional capture. Roles are separated so software access, moderation power, scientific review, and authorship cannot silently substitute for one another.
Reviewer
Evaluates method, evidence, alternatives, and limits without controlling integration.
Steward
Recommends relation, branch, qualification, rejection, or propagation with written reasons.
Moderator
Enforces participation rules without deciding scientific validity.
Administrator
Maintains access and software without authority to rewrite evidence or scientific decisions.
Appeal panel
Reviews process and reasoning through members independent of the original decision.
DECISION + APPEAL HOOK
No anonymous authority
- Name decision-makers, roles, evidence reviewed, and conflicts.
- Publish reasons, minority reports, dependencies, and affected records.
- Provide a defined appeal window and independent panel.
- Rotate authority and record recusals or concentration of power.
- Preserve every decision and replacement through immutable history.