Commons Process

The NFDI4Objects commons underly a public commentary. During this phase, interested individuals from the community can contribute comments and suggestions on the contribution over a period of four weeks. The authors of a contribution then take up the comments from the community and can incorporate them into their final draft. The NFDI4Objects Commons proposals therefore do not reflect the opinion of individual authors or closed groups, but are the result of an open process. This final draft is submitted to the General Assembly for inclusion in the Commons.

To participate in the Commons process, use our Community Hub! A step-by-step guide to commenting or submitting a contribution can be found below. Once the contribution has been accepted, it will be transferred to the NFDI4Objects Commons layout and made available to the public. Commons contributions can be submitted by a Temporary Working Group (TWG), a Community Cluster (CC) or directly from a TRAIL or a Task Area (TA).

If you have any questions or comments about the process, please contact
lennart.linde@hs-mainz.de.

You want to comment on an NFDI4Objects-Commons post?

1. Register on the Community Hub or log in. To do this, click on ‘Participate’. If you already have an account, select ‘Login’ in the top right-hand corner.

2. Now navigate to the suggestions via the ‘Commons Process’ tab.

3. Click on ‘Hand in Contribution for Commentary’ to display the current commenting phases and select the desired contribution.

4. The texts to be commented on are stored as PDF files. You can enter and publish your comments directly in the discussion area. Please refer to the page number in the respective PDF. For comments on figures, please quote the corresponding number.
   You are welcome to publish remarks on different aspects as separate comments to increase the comprehesiblity of the discussion.
   If you would like to stay informed about the progress of the discussion, you can ‘Follow’ via the sidebar.

   We ask that all discussions are conducted in a friendly, objective and constructive manner.
   

Would you like to submit a contribution for comment by the community?

1. To do this, select the option ‘Hand in Contribution for Commentary’ in the ‘Commons Process’ area.

2. Now select ‘New proposal’ in the left sidebar.

3. Enter a short summary of the contribution in the ‘body’ field.

4. Attach your contribution as a PDF.

5. Click on ‘Continue’. Check your entries and publish your contribution.

6. Your contribution is now publicly available.

7. What happens next?

1. The commenting phase runs for four weeks. At the end of this period, the corresponding contributions are marked in colour as ‘completed’. However, they remain publicly viewable.

2. At the end of this phase, you can take the comments into account when revising your contribution and submit it as a ‘Hand in Draft for the General Assembly Voting’.

   
   

Would you like to suggest a contribution for inclusion in the NFDI4Objects Commons?

1. If you would like to propose a contribution for inclusion in the Commons, it must first pass through the commenting phase (see above).

2. In the Commons process tab, you can select ‘Hand in Draft for the General Assembly Voting’’.

3. Upload the contribution intended for voting as a PDF.

4. Your submitted contribution will be discussed and approved at the next General Assembly.

5. You will be informed of the outcome of the General Assembly's decision.

Your contribution will be placed in the Commons layout by NFDI4Objects and made available via our catalogue.