Merge pull request #631 from JonathanGregory/rules260422

davidhassell · web-flow · commit 2340a3fd0ea4 · 2026-06-08T18:37:36.000+01:00
remove rules and add links to merged CONTRIBUTING and rules
diff --git a/conventions.md b/conventions.md
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ group: "navigation"
   </div>
 
   <div class="col-md-6">
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+    <h2>Rules for contributing to CF</h2>
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+<p>Rules and guidelines for <a href="https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions?tab=contributing-ov-file#contributing-to-the-cf-conventions">changes to the CF conventions</a>
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+<p>Rules for <a href="https://cfconventions.org/standard_name_rules.html">changing CF standard names and other controlled vocabulary</a>
 
     <h2><a href="./conventions_contributors.html">List of contributors</a> to CF conventions</h2>
 
diff --git a/discussion.md b/discussion.md
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ Discussions by category: &#x2753;&nbsp;[Questions and answers about using CF][gi
  
 Proposals to change CF are made, debated and decided as [GitHub issues][github_issues] in three repositories:
 
-*   [Vocabulary issues][github_vocabularies], in the [vocabularies repository](https://github.com/cf-convention/vocabularies), for proposing additions or amendments to standard names, their definitions, or other CF controlled vocabulary (area types and standardized regions). [Open a new issue](https://github.com/cf-convention/vocabularies/issues/new/choose). See also [closed vocabulary issues][github_vocabularies_closed].
+*   [Vocabulary issues][github_vocabularies], in the [vocabularies repository](https://github.com/cf-convention/vocabularies), for proposing additions or amendments to standard names, their definitions, or other CF controlled vocabulary (area types and standardized regions), according to the [rules for changes to CF vocabularies](https://cfconventions.org/standard_name_rules.html). [Open a new issue](https://github.com/cf-convention/vocabularies/issues/new/choose). See also [closed vocabulary issues][github_vocabularies_closed].
 
     As well as in GitHub issues, the status of proposals about standard names is shown by the [CEDA vocabulary editor][vocab_editor]. To see a list of resolved proposals (accepted or rejected) for standard names from March 2011 onwards, click "Inactive" in the [CEDA vocabulary editor][vocab_editor].
   
-*   [Conventions issues][github_conventions], in the [conventions repository](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions), for proposing enhancements and reporting defects in the CF conventions. [Open a new issue](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues/new/choose). See also [closed conventions issues][github_conventions_closed], classified by reason for closure: [change agreed][github_conventions_change]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[agreement not to change][github_conventions_nochange]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[dormant][github_conventions_dormant]. "Dormant" means the discussion on a proposed change did not reach a conclusion. Dormant issues may be reopened if there is a new impetus or ideas that might help bring about an agreement.
+*   [Conventions issues][github_conventions], in the [conventions repository](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions), for proposing enhancements and reporting defects in the CF conventions, according to the rules and guidelines for [contributing to the CF conventions](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions?tab=contributing-ov-file#contributing-to-the-cf-conventions). [Open a new issue](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues/new/choose). See also [closed conventions issues][github_conventions_closed], classified by reason for closure: [change agreed][github_conventions_change]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[agreement not to change][github_conventions_nochange]&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;[dormant][github_conventions_dormant]. "Dormant" means the discussion on a proposed change did not reach a conclusion. Dormant issues may be reopened if there is a new impetus or ideas that might help bring about an agreement.
 
 *   [Website and governance issues][github_website], in the [website repository](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io), for proposing changes and reporting defects in the [CF website][website] or CF governance. [Open a new issue](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/issues/new/choose).
 
diff --git a/errors.md b/errors.md
diff --git a/governance.md b/governance.md
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ group: "navigation"
 
 ## Governance Documents
 
-* [Rules for making changes to the CF Conventions][rules]
-  * Discussion about these rules can be found in the [CF mailing list archives][mail], in June and July, 2007. See messages with the subject line "proposed rules for changes to CF conventions".
-  * The rules were amended in January 2016 following [CF trac ticket 146][ticket146]
-* [Rules for correcting errors in the CF documents][errors]
 * [CF constitution](constitution.md)
 * CF white paper (Lawrence et al., 2006)  \[ [PDF][pdf], [HTML][html] \]
  
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ markdown="1" signals that the text within the div is markdown, not HTML. -->
 
 See also the links in the navigation bar at the top of this page.
 
-Proposals for changing CF (GitHub issues):<br>[vocabulary](https://github.com/cf-convention/vocabularies/issues) (including standard names), [conventions](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues), [website and governance](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/issues)
+Rules for contributing to CF: [vocabulary](https://cfconventions.org/standard_name_rules.html) (including standard names), [conventions](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions?tab=contributing-ov-file#contributing-to-the-cf-conventions)
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+Proposals for changing CF: [vocabulary](https://github.com/cf-convention/vocabularies/issues), [conventions](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues), [website and governance](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-convention.github.io/issues)
 
 [CF GitHub organisation](https://github.com/cf-convention)
 
diff --git a/rules.md b/rules.md
diff --git a/standard_name_rules.md b/standard_name_rules.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ title: Vocabulary rules
 # Rules for Changes to CF Standard Names, Area Types and Standardized Region List Vocabularies
 
 **These rules apply only to changes in CF controlled vocabularies.
-The rules for changes to the CF conventions themselves are given [here](http://cfconventions.org/rules.html).**
+The rules for changes to the CF conventions themselves are given [here](https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions?tab=contributing-ov-file#contributing-to-the-cf-conventions).**
 
 New proposals are made by opening a new issue in the cf-convention/vocabularies github repository.
 The 'Standard Names' template should be used, even if the proposal relates to one of the other vocabularies.
