Layer Three — Governance
Participate
Intelligentism is an open framework, and an open framework that cannot be criticised is just a manifesto. Disagreement is a contribution here, and published critique carries the same standing as published support.
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Submit a critique
The most valuable contribution. Identify the specific assumption, formula, or claim you think is wrong and say why. Critiques are published alongside the chapters they address.
Reference the chapter path and the exact paragraph.
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Draft a reserved chapter
126 chapters are reserved in the outline; many are still stubs. Pick one, write it against the document conventions, and submit it for review.
See the conventions in the front matter of the specification.
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File an improvement proposal
Substantive change enters through a numbered proposal containing motivation, specification, rationale, backwards compatibility, and open questions.
Read the existing register before writing a new one.
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Replicate a model
Take a formula from the registry, implement it independently, and report where your results diverge from ours. Divergence is a finding, not a failure.
Every formula publishes its variables, assumptions, and limitations.
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Run a pilot
Define the claim under test, the measurement method, the success and failure criteria, and commit in advance to publishing the result either way.
Pilots that are not published in advance are not pilots.
Review standards
- State assumptions explicitly; a claim without assumptions cannot be reviewed.
- Distinguish measured values from estimated ones, and label confidence.
- Prefer a falsifiable statement to a persuasive one.
- Report negative results with the same prominence as positive ones.
- Cite the framework version you reviewed — chapters change.
Licensing
CC BY 4.0 (text) · MIT (code and schemas). Contributions are accepted under the same terms so the specification can stay openly implementable.
Start with the specification, the proposal register, or the open research questions.