Contribution Rules

How citizens, moderators, and operators work together to maintain accurate officer data.

The Three-Tier System

OpenPolice uses a collaborative editing system where different user roles have different levels of trust and capabilities. This ensures data accuracy while allowing community participation.

Operator

Highest Authority

Instant edit approval
Override any vote
Promote/demote users
Full moderation tools

Vote Weight:10.0(instant approval)

Moderator

Trusted Staff

Vote on pending edits
Hide/show reviews
Moderate chatrooms
Review submissions

Vote Weight:3.0(3-4 needed to approve)

Citizen

Community Member

Submit new officers
Suggest edits (queued)
Vote on proposals
Earn karma & points

Vote Weight:0.1 - 1.0(based on karma)

How Editing Works

Staff Live Edit

Operators and Moderators can edit officer dossiers directly. Changes apply immediately without requiring approval.

Edit made

Applied instantly

Citizen Wiki Edit

Citizens can suggest edits that go to an approval queue. The community votes, and changes are applied when the threshold is reached.

Edit proposed

Voting queue

Approved

Voting Thresholds

REJECT≤ -5

PENDING-5 to 10

APPROVE≥ 10

Example Scenarios:

1 Operator vote (10.0) = Instant approval
4 Moderator votes (4 x 3.0 = 12.0) = Approved
10 Veteran citizens (10 x 1.0 = 10.0) = Approved
5 Members rejecting (5 x -0.3 = -1.5) + 2 Moderators rejecting (2 x -3.0 = -6.0) = Rejected

Karma & Voting Power

Your karma determines your voting power and trust level. Earn karma by having your contributions accepted, lose it when they're rejected.

Level	Karma Required	Vote Weight	Abilities
New	0 - 10	0.1	Submit proposals only (cannot vote)
Member	11 - 50	0.3	Can vote on pending edits
Trusted	51 - 200	0.5	Can flag inappropriate content
Veteran	201+	1.0	Full citizen voting power

Points & Rewards

Earning Points

+25Officer submission accepted
+10Edit proposal approved
+1Helpful vote (matched outcome)
+5First contribution of the day
+1Daily login

Karma Changes

+2Officer submission accepted
+1Edit proposal approved
-1Officer submission rejected
-2Edit proposal rejected
-10Flagged for abuse

Rules & Guidelines

Accuracy First

Only submit information you can verify. False or misleading data will be rejected and may result in karma loss.

No Self-Voting

You cannot vote on your own submissions or proposals. Each user gets one vote per proposal.

24-Hour Vote Window

You can change your vote within 24 hours of casting it. After that, your vote is final.

7-Day Expiry

Proposals with no activity for 7 days expire automatically. No karma is lost for expired proposals.

Steward Override & Community Challenge

Safety/Legal overrides are final. Editorial overrides may be challenged by the community within 72 hours through our public override log.

Community Challenge System

All authority flows upward from the community

Platform stewards enforce processes—they do not determine outcomes. Editorial decisions are procedural, not factual.

Safety/Legal Overrides

Final

Doxxing, threats, court orders, illegal content. These cannot be challenged—immediate action is required for safety.

Rule Violations

Appealable

Spam, harassment, off-topic content. Can be appealed to senior staff but not community-voted.

Editorial Overrides

Community Vote

Factual disputes, accuracy judgments, content neutrality. Can be challenged and reversed by community supermajority (60%).

Challenge Process

1
Override Logged
All actions publicly logged with 72-hour challenge window
2
Gather Support
3 Trusted+ citizens must support within 24 hours
3
Community Vote
48-hour voting period with karma-weighted votes
4
Resolution
60% supermajority + 10 weighted votes to reverse

View Public Override Log

Status: Online