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Due to WiKirby's recent surge in community interaction, we have seen fit to implement a formal proposals page. Up to this point, proposal-handling has been informal, with larger ones handled via referendum, but this page serves to clear away any ambiguity and provide a set of procedures for suggesting changes to the wiki, whether that be the handling of certain content, or changes and additions to policy.
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All proposals must be made using the template provided below, posted under the "Current Proposals" heading:
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==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert details of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
 
===Discussion===
 
{{clear}}
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Once a proposal is made, the voting period begins (see voting regulations below). Voting period for a proposal ends two weeks after it starts, at 11:59:59 P.M. UTC on the 14th day of voting. '''An administrator can veto a proposal at any time, although such action should always be justifiable and agreed upon by multiple admins.  Administrators should not use this right to add more weight to their own opinions.'''
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Users may propose many different changes or additions to the wiki. The following things, however, may '''not''' be voted on:
#Proposals which target specific users (such as bestowing or removing ranks or rights).
#Proposals which violate the law, as specified in the [[WiKirby:General content policy|general content policy]].
#Proposals which seek to overturn a recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) approved proposal.
#Re-submitted proposals which were recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) rejected.
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# Proposal adding and voting is open '''only''' to registered users who have made at least '''100 edits''' to '''mainspace''' content and have been registered for at least '''two (2) weeks'''.
#Users who are currently blocked will '''not''' be allowed to vote, and any outstanding votes they have on proposals will be removed. Any proposal made by a user who is blocked during the consideration period will also be removed.
# All votes '''must''' be signed with signatures (type four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.)) Unsigned votes are automatically negated, regardless of any points made.
# After two (2) weeks of voting, a proposal will be immediately enacted if a '''simple majority of more than 50%''' of votes are supportive.
# If a supported proposal is vetoed by the administrators, it is considered failed and should not be started again for at least 8 weeks (56 days).
# If a proposal fails to garner '''three (3) supporting votes''', it will not be considered.
# The original proposal maker '''may not vote''' on proposals.
# All votes '''must''' be supported by a substantial reason from the voter. Simple and/or unproductive comments like "I agree" or "No that's stupid" will result in the vote being removed.
#The original proposer may cancel the proposal for any reason during the first three (3) days of its run, and it will not be considered failed.  Admins may veto subsequent proposals if this is abused.
# Voting users may change their vote at any time before a proposal's deadline passes, but should update their timestamp if doing so.
# Discussion '''must''' remain civil at all times! Any uncivil discussion will result in the offending users' votes being negated, and possibly lead to strikes or a block.
# Excessive campaigning for any proposals will result in the campaigner(s) vote(s) being negated, or proposal being removed if applicable.
#Proposals about minor article manipulation (such as splits, merges, renames, or deletions) should not be created; these should be held as informal discussions or polls on the talk page of the article in question.
# A single user may not make '''more than one (1)''' proposal at a time.
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='''Current Proposals'''=
='''Current Proposals'''=
==Combination of Personal Image and Personal Audio; Changes to Policy 080420==
''None at the moment.''
In my attempts to help reduce unused content, I have stumbled across [[Template:Personal Audio]]. Nobody at this time uses this template, and I don't necessarily see why we must distinguish between the two types of media in the [[WiKirby:Personal content policy]]. It feels unecessarily restrictive, and has not proven to be of any significant conflict in the past. Since no one is utilizing the two forms of personal content, and there is not much of a reason to distinguish the two, I suggest the following changes are made:
 
Current suggestions:
*Combine personal audio and personal images template/category into personal media/personal file
*Change policy to allow 5 total files (instead of 3 and 3)
*Change policy page accordingly.
<small>[[User:Trig Jegman|Trig Jegman]] - 17:23, 4 August 2020 (UTC)</small>
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{{Support}}
#Makes sense, especially since personal audio is unused, so per proposal. {{User:Pinkyoshifan/sig}} 17:32, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
#I also support this. There wouldn't be much reason to have a lot of personal audio files anyway, outside of very specific cases, so just making it "personal media" makes sense. [[User:StrawberryChan|StrawberryChan]] ([[User talk:StrawberryChan|talk]]) 19:52, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
#I agree with all other supporters in this matter, I have never seen any user with personal audio. It seems fair to merge these. [[User:MetaDragon|MetaDragon]] ([[User talk:MetaDragon|talk]]) 00:39, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
#Per all {{User:Superbound/sig}} 06:56, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
{{Oppose}}
 
{{Neutral}}
 
===Discussion===
 
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{{clear}}
 
==Add a process for revoking a page's "Good" status (August 6th, 2020)==
For a while, after a page was marked "Good" by a patroller+, it was a permanent status. [[WiKirby:Proposals/Archive#Implement FA cycling and remove good/featured permanency policy (April 24, 2020 - May 8, 2020)|That was changed a while ago with a proposal]], however, and now a page may have its "Good" status revoked by patrollers+:
 
''In the case of Good status, [[WiKirby:Ranks#Patroller|patrollers+]] may revoke it at any time if it no longer meets the requirements for such status. At least one (1) week should pass before it can be returned to Good status.'' ~[[WiKirby:Featured content policy#Unfeaturing an article]]
 
This sounds good on paper, but usually when a page is marked "Good" and suddenly doesn't meet the requirements anymore, it's due to some improvement templates. Many times it takes an editor or two to take their time to improve whatever is asked, and the page meets the requirements again. So, many times, it's counterproductive to remove the "Good" status, only for hours later it be edited to meet the requirements again, but a week has to pass before it can get its "Good" status back.
 
So, my proposal is to instead add a process for revoking a page "Good" status, as follows:
 
*A patroller+ finds a "Good" page that no longer meets the requirements
*Said patroller+ adds a "Candidate for 'Good' status revocation" notice to the page
*Then they go to the page's talk page and explain their reasoning for flagging the page as such, and ask the opinion of other editors
*Other editors comment on the talk page, agreeing or disagreeing
*'''Ideally''', work is done in the page flagged so that the proposed revocation is avoided
*If the issues outlined by the patroller+ are fixed before a week has passed since the start of the discussion, they should remove the notice from the page and end the discussion
*If at least a week has passed, the issues outlined weren't fixed, and there's no disagreement from other editors on the revocation, then the patroller+ may revoke the page's "Good" status and remove the notice
 
I know this may sound a bit too long of a process, but this isn't much different from when for example we want to move a page to a new name, or split a page's section. I just wanted to detail it to make my idea clear enough. Also, yes, if this passes, a "Candidate for 'Good' status revocation" notice will be created, and only patrollers+ may add it to pages and start the process as I outlined.
 
(Finally, I want to credit [[User:Samwell|Samwell]] for the idea of the creation of the notice template for this proposal. Thanks!) [[User:Gigi|Gigi]] ([[User talk:Gigi|talk]]) 00:22, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 
{{Support}}
#While it is not the method I would personally take, I do believe that this will be a better process than just allowing a page's Good status to be revoked at any time and then having to wait a week to reinstate it, so I support. --[[User:Samwell|Samwell]] ([[User talk:Samwell|talk]]) 03:53, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
#This seems to be a suitable process. In my opinion, opening discussion for revoking "Good" from a page is a great idea, however, the process is quite long and dragged out. I will stay neutral for now, it is a matter that I will have to consider more deeply. [[User:MetaDragon|MetaDragon]] ([[User talk:MetaDragon|talk]]) 02:03, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
#I also think it can be too long, however I need to think of it more deeply, so I may change my vote. {{User:Superbound/sig}} 06:56, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
#As Superbound and MetaDragon said, this seems too long and drawn out, but I guess it's better than the current system... {{User:Pinkyoshifan/sig}} 11:07, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
===Discussion===
Wait, does this process is for articles only or for files too? {{User:Superbound/sig}} 07:48, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
:They said page and not article, so probably both. {{User:Pinkyoshifan/sig}} 11:07, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
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[[WiKirby:Proposals/Withdrawn Archive|Withdrawn proposals]]}}


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Your opinions matter!

Welcome to the Proposals page. Here, WiKirby's editors may propose changes to the way the wiki operates, including how to handle certain categories of content, quality standards, or even just making aesthetic suggestions. Any user who has Autopatrol status or above may make a proposal or vote on one, and after two weeks of voting, if it passes, it will be incorporated into policy. Please see below for the specifics on how to make and/or vote on a proposal.

How to make a proposal

Please use one of the following templates to make a new proposal:

Single vote: This is for proposals which only propose a single change to the wiki.

==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert details of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}

===Discussion===

{{clear}}

Multi-option vote: This is for proposals which include many possible changes to a particular element of policy. One option should always be to keep things as they were. It is recommended that no more than 8 options are given in a single proposal, including the "no change" option.

==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert details of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
{{Option|1|(option title 1)}}
{{Option|2|(option title 2)}}
{{Option|3|(option title 3)}}
{{Option|etc.|(option title etc.)}}
{{Neutral}}

===Discussion===

{{clear}}

Multi-facet vote: This is for proposals which want to make several smaller changes to a single element of policy (for instance, making several changes to how the main page looks). Each change needs to be voted up or down individually. There should not be more than 5 parts to a proposal like this. This type of proposal should not be made without approval from wiki administration.

==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert summary of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
===Change 1===
(insert details here)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
====Change 1 discussion====

===Change 2===
(insert details here)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
====Change 2 discussion====

===Change 3===
(insert details here)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
====Change 3 discussion====

etc.

{{clear}}

Once a proposal is made, the voting period begins (see voting regulations below). Voting period for a proposal ends two weeks after it starts, at 23:59:59 UTC on the 14th full day of voting. An administrator can veto a proposal at any time, although such action should always be justifiable and agreed upon by multiple admins. Administrators should not use this right to add more weight to their own opinions.

Restrictions

Users may propose many different changes or additions to the wiki. The following things, however, may not be voted on:

  1. Proposals which target specific users (such as bestowing or removing ranks or rights).
  2. Proposals which violate the law, as specified in the general content policy.
  3. Proposals which seek to overturn a recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) approved proposal.
  4. Re-submitted proposals which were recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) rejected, and which have not been significantly altered.

Current Proposals

None at the moment.

Proposal Archive

Successful proposals
Failed proposals
Withdrawn proposals

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