Contribution Guide

How to Propose a New Research Page

1. Review the Methodology page for editorial standards
2. Draft the page content following the Style Guide below
3. Assign claim-status labels to every claim in the page using the Claim-Status Matrix
4. Include the standard disclaimer badge pattern
5. Submit the proposal using the template format below

How to Report a Claim Error

If you find a claim on any Teleodynamic AI page that appears incorrect, unverifiable, or in violation of claim-boundary rules:

1. Note the exact page URL and the specific claim text
2. Identify which claim-status label should apply instead
3. Provide evidence or reasoning for the correction
4. Submit through the proposal template with category "claim-correction"

How to Suggest a Research Paper

To add a paper to the Research Index:

1. Provide: title, authors, year, one-paragraph summary
2. Assign a claim-status category: framing support / architectural reference / research hypothesis / caution: contains hype / purely informational
3. Write one sentence on "Relevance to Carcinus.org"
4. Include a publicly accessible link if available

Style Guide

• Tone: Technical, precise, transparent. Avoid marketing language, hype, and speculation presented as fact.
• Claim boundaries: Every claim must carry a visible status badge. Never state a framing claim as an empirical result.
• Disclaimer badges: Every new page must include the amber "Research framing only" or equivalent badge in the hero section.
• Hype prohibition: Never use "artificial life," "conscious AI," "sentient AI," "living AI," "self-aware system," or "solved intelligence" as positive claims.
• Evidence: All evidence must be linked via public URLs — not embedded, not paywalled, not private.
• Accessibility: Follow ARIA best practices: breadcrumbs with role="navigation", tables with scope attributes, valid heading order.

Review Process

All contributions go through review before publication:

1. Initial screening: Check for claim-boundary violations, prohibited phrases, missing disclaimers.
2. Content review: Verify factual accuracy and alignment with the claim-status matrix.
3. Accessibility check: Validate heading order, aria labels, table structure, contrast.
4. Automated validation: Run the Node.js test suites for JSON validity, prohibited phrases, and secret patterns.
5. Publication: Accepted contributions are included in the next minor version pass.

Licensing

All Teleodynamic AI section content on Carcinus.org is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You are free to share and adapt the material with appropriate attribution. Contributions are accepted under the same license.

Contribution Proposal Template

{
  "proposalType": "new-page | claim-correction | paper-suggestion | other",
  "title": "Proposed title or summary",
  "description": "What the contribution adds or changes",
  "targetUrl": "URL of the page being modified (if applicable)",
  "claimStatuses": ["Framing claim", "Architectural claim"],
  "evidenceLinks": ["https://example.com/evidence-1"],
  "contributorName": "Your name or organization (optional)",
  "notes": "Any additional context for reviewers"
}

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