Attribution Guidelines

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+# TAG Attribution Guidelines
+
+[Attribution] is the act of ascribing a work to a particular author.
+
+The TAG may be attributed with authorship of a work following a robust
+community review and approval process. Depending on the document category, a
+work will require different review processes before attribution is possible.
+
+Below is a list of works categories, and what will enable it to be attributed
+as a TAG publication.
+
+1. Publications (whitepapers, etc)
+
+- The document must follow all guidelines, protocols, and processes outlined
+    in the [publications] directory.
+
+1. Presentations (conference talks, webinars, etc)
+
+- The presentation must be made by a TAG Tech Lead or Chair
+- The presentation content must be pre-approved by a majority of TAG Leads
+- No significant concern has been left unaddressed by a TAG Tech Lead
+
+1. Blogs (On the TAG site or elsewhere)
+
+- The Blog must be directly connected to an initiative such as a whitepaper
+  or event.
+- If the blog contains any opinions, advice, or recommendations, it follows
+  all guidelines, protocols, and processes outlined in the [publications]
+  directory.
+
+## Personal Attribution
+
+A TAG Tech Lead, Chair, or Project Lead may use their title in any internal or
+external publication as they see fit. There is no restriction to this, but
+the following examples will aid in clarity to avoid mistaken attribution.
+
+### Attribution Qualifier
+
+It is preferable, but not required, that personally attributed works include
+a qualifying statement if the CNCF or the TAG is mentioned in the author byline
+or article content.
+
+> The author is a leader in CNCF's Technical Advisory Group for Security,
+  but this work is the sole opinion of the author and does not represent
+  any stance from CNCF or the TAG.
+
+### Good Examples
+
+These examples clearly delineate the author attribution from the author's role
+
+- R. Raccoon - Tech Lead, CNCF TAG Security
+- R. Raccoon (Tech Lead, CNCF TAG Security)
+- R. Raccoon (CTO, TrashPanda Corp and Tech Lead, CNCF TAG Security)
+
+### Less Good Examples
+
+These examples leave room for misunderstanding whether the article was written
+or approved by the TAG.
+
+- R. Racoon - CNCF TAG Security
+- R. Racoon (CNCF TAG Security)
+- R. Racoon, CNCF TAG Security
+- R. Racoon, Tech Lead, CNCF TAG Security
+- R. Racoon, TrashPanda Corp and TAG Security
+- R. Racoon, TrashPanda Corp, TAG Security
+
+[Attribution]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attribution
+[publications]: ../publications