Editing Robert's Rules of Order (section)

=== Rule explanations ===
Starting in the period between the Tenth Edition and the Eleventh Edition, the authors released official interpretations of rules in the book onto the website maintained by the Robert's Rules Association.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=Official Interpretations|url=https://robertsrules.com/official-interpretations/|access-date=2020-09-07|publisher=The Robert's Rules Association}}</ref> The interpretations from that period were later incorporated into the Eleventh Edition.<ref name=":10" />

In addition, the authors addressed common misunderstandings of the rules coming from frequently asked questions.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|title=FAQs|url=https://robertsrules.com/frequently-asked-questions/|access-date=2020-09-07|publisher=The Robert's Rules Association}}</ref> Some of the misunderstandings involve: when the president can vote, whether [[Ex officio member|ex-officio members]] can vote, the definition of [[majority]], how [[abstention]]s affect the vote, a "[[friendly amendment]]", "calling the question", "tabling" a motion, getting items on the agenda, and the contents of minutes. While these misunderstandings are of the rules in the current edition of ''Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised'', the organization may be governed by other rules which supersede these "default" rules.<ref name=":11" />

The official interpretations and addressed common misunderstandings were a result of questions posted in the Question & Answer Forum at The Robert's Rules Association website.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=RONR Q&A Forum|url=https://robertsrules.com/qa-forum/|access-date=2020-09-07|publisher=The Robert's Rules Association}}</ref> This forum is actively [[Internet forum#Moderators|moderated]] by members of the authorship team.