How to cite the mechanisms

Citation guidance, versioning notes, and licensing details for the Ethotechnics mechanisms.

Cite this page · v1.2.1 · updated Oct 6, 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0

APA

Ethotechnics Institute. (2026). How to cite the Mechanisms — Ethotechnics. Ethotechnics Institute. https://ethotechnics.org/mechanisms/cite

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute. "How to cite the Mechanisms — Ethotechnics." Ethotechnics Institute, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/mechanisms/cite.

Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute. "How to cite the Mechanisms — Ethotechnics." Ethotechnics Institute. Oct 6, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/mechanisms/cite.

BibTeX

@misc{ethotechnics_mechanisms_cite,
  title={How to cite the Mechanisms — Ethotechnics},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics Institute},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/mechanisms/cite},
  version={v1.2.1}
}

RIS

TY  - WEB
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AU  - Ethotechnics Institute
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://ethotechnics.org/mechanisms/cite
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Authorship

Contact: hello@ethotechnics.org

Publication details

  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Oct 6, 2026
  • Version: v1.2.1

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Credit Ethotechnics Institute, include the page title and version, and link to the canonical permalink.

Archive: Wayback Machine history

Latest change

v1.2.1 · Oct 6, 2026 — Rewrote the copy of MEC-01 to MEC-12 in plain sentences. A halt is described as containment while the rule is fixed and people are restored, upheld appeals are counted against the rule in MEC-06 and MEC-08, and MEC-04 is renamed Hard clock.

Earlier versions (3)
  • v1.2.0 · Oct 1, 2026 — Filed every mechanism under the six safeguards, led the starters and role paths with challenges that reach the rule, and added that obligation to MEC-06.
  • v1.1.0 · Jan 9, 2026 — Added citation metadata, mechanisms-level authorship details, and structured usage guidance.
  • v1.0.0 · Dec 3, 2025 — Initial public mechanisms release.

Citation guidance

Cite the mechanisms as a scholarly object

Use the permalink and version number in your bibliography.

Use the citation block

Copy the preferred format and version for your bibliography.

  • Prefer the citation formats in the “Cite this page” block.
  • Include the version number to anchor stable content.

Reference definitions

Anchor glossary terms when the mechanism uses specialized language.

  • Use term-level citations for glossary entries when possible.
  • Share permalinks in reading lists and briefs.

Versions

What a citation can point to

The catalog carries one version number and a dated changelog. Individual mechanisms have changed between versions without a new number, so a version alone does not fix the text you read.

  • Cite the catalog version, the mechanism ID, and the date you read it.
  • For a fixed copy, cite an Internet Archive snapshot of the mechanism's page.
  • No DOI has been deposited.

Archive snapshots: https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://ethotechnics.org/mechanisms

Licensing & attribution

Reuse is encouraged with clear credit

Mechanism materials are published under an open license with attribution guidance.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

Credit Ethotechnics Institute, include the page title and version, and link to the canonical permalink.