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Introduction

This is a Request for Comment concerning how to indicate the scientific views on the safety of genetically modified crops for human consumption.

Rules

Under the authority granted to me as an uninvolved Administrator and by the terms of the Arbitration Committee GMO case, and Standard Discretionary Sanctions as authorized by that case, I hereby impose the following limits on debate:

  • All editors who participate in this RfC will receive a Discretionary Sanctions notice on their user talk page. This is purely procedural and not to indicate any wrongdoing; it is merely a notification that this topic area is subject to sanctions imposed by the Arbitration Committee.
  • Nobody is required to participate in this RfC, and anybody may cease participation at any time for any reason. If you have received a notification about this RfC, it is because someone believes you may have something to contribute. However, it is in everyone's best interest that we solicit a wide range of opinions so that we may achieve a strong consensus.
  • If you came here because someone asked you to, or you read a message on another website, please note that this is not a majority vote, but instead a discussion among Misplaced Pages contributors. Misplaced Pages has policies and guidelines regarding the encyclopedia's content, and consensus (agreement) is gauged based on the merits of the arguments, not by counting votes.
  • Editors will sometimes make mistakes, suffer occasional lapses of judgment, and ignore all rules from time to time in well-meaning furtherance of the project's goals. However, all editors are required to maintain a proper level of decorum. Unnecessary rudeness, hostility, casting aspersions, and battleground mentality will not be tolerated here, in the interest of arriving at a clear, fair-minded consensus. Inappropriate conduct may be met with warnings, blocks, or bans from further participation in this RfC as the administrator deems necessary. To foster a collaborative atmosphere, editors are encouraged not to bring statements made here to Arbitration Enforcement, but rather to leave it to the patrolling admins.
  • The sole purpose of this RfC is to determine consensus about a specific question concerning article content. It is not a venue for personal opinions about GMOs in general, nor a place to relitigate past disputes.
  • This RfC is strictly about article content, not about user conduct. WP:RFC/U was retired years ago. If it becomes about user conduct, Arbcom will likely get involved, and nobody wants that. If you believe that a user is violating policy or the rules set forth by Arbcom or by this page, and you cannot work it out between yourselves, please speak to an Enforcement admin. If you believe an admin is behaving inappropriately, their decisions may be appealed to WP:ANI, WP:AE or Arbcom directly.
  • Please do not make changes in proposals that have already been posted. Anyone is permitted to post additional proposals.
  • This RfC will run for the full 30 days, unless additional time is needed to judge consensus. Because this is such a contentious area, closing early as per WP:SNOW is highly discouraged.
  • If we fail to achieve a consensus or at least move closer towards one, this topic area will likely end up at Arbcom again. Nobody wants that. The RfC will be closed by a panel of three uninvolved admins. Three shall be the number of administrators, and the number of the administrators shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Since I will be helping mediate here, I recuse myself from being a closing admin. This should probably be revised after we have the 3 people, to simply name them.
  • The consensus reached (if any) will be imposed as a Discretionary Sanction on the topic area, broadly construed. It may be overturned only by another full widely published 30-day RfC, a consensus of administrators at WP:AE, or by decree of the Arbitration Committee or Jimbo Wales.
  • In the Statement area, editors are limited to 500 words. An additional 250 words shall be allotted for response to other editors. Excessively long statements will be hatted until shortened. Comments and !votes on the proposals listed are limited to 200 words. Editors are encouraged to discuss and collaborate with one another on the RfC Talk page, where there the above word limits are relaxed.
  • Finally, if you have issue with my own conduct or with these rules, I request that you please discuss with me on my own user talk page before escalating. I am always willing to listen to a reasonable argument.

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Locus of the dispute

The following pages are affected by this RfC:

Each of these pages has language similar to: There is general scientific agreement that food on the market derived from GM crops poses no greater risk to human health than conventional food, but should be tested on a case-by-case basis. Editors are generally dissatisfied with this wording, but disagree about how to revise it. This RfC presents options for content to replace that wording, and is intended to determine community consensus about that.

Previous attempts at resolution

Policies, guidelines and essays to keep in mind

Statements by Editors

Statement by Other Editor

Proposals

Proposal 1

Proposal 2

Proposal 3

Proposal 4

Proposal 5

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