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    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 January 8

    Seven discussions still open. Erpert 05:35, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Village pump (proposals)#Delete "autochecked" usergroup

    We need this closed one way or another. A result is needed to determine if the config change request should be made.  Cenarium (talk) 21:37, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

    Filed in Phabricator, archived, no formal close seems to be needed here. Mdann52 (talk) 12:07, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
    Cenarium, the discussion's initiator, would appreciate a close. I think that we should respect his/her wishes. Link to the discussion Misplaced Pages:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 119#Delete "autochecked" usergroup. I don't know what Phabricator is, but would the closer link to Phabricator in their close? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:50, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
    It has been filed already by me as Phab:T91934. As I have done this, if someone else wishes to close to support this, they can feel free, although this appears to have already been accepted as consensus, and is waiting for implementation. Mdann52 (talk) 19:05, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

    RfD backlog

    Not nearly as bad as it has been in recent memory, but here are some leftovers from February:

    Thanks, BDD (talk) 14:39, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:List of American federal politicans convicted of crimes#removable under more stringent standards

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:List of American federal politicans convicted of crimes#removable under more stringent standards (Initiated 3646 days ago on 26 January 2015)? Please consider the RfC close of Talk:List of American federal politicans convicted of crimes#re-adding clear non-politicians (Initiated 19 July 2012) in your close. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject World's Oldest People#Rfc: How long should the WikiProject keep track of potential supercentenarians

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at (Initiated 3637 days ago on 4 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Ag-gag#RFC regarding article title

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Ag-gag#RFC regarding article title (Initiated 3640 days ago on 1 February 2015)? The opening poster wrote: "Does the present article title comply with WP:POVTITLE? If not, what changes are needed?" Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:TurboTax#RFC: Should a unproven news report regarding the alleged collection of information be included in the article?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:TurboTax#RFC: Should a unproven news report regarding the alleged collection of information be included in the article? (Initiated 3639 days ago on 2 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Ryukyu Kingdom#RfC: Infobox

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Ryukyu Kingdom#RfC: Infobox (Initiated 3645 days ago on 27 January 2015)? The opening poster wrote:

    Should the infobox read "Member of the Imperial Chinese tributary system" or "Tributary state of Ming Dynasty, Tributary state of Qing Dynasty"? See above sections for background and already-stated arguments; see Talk:Goryeo#RfC: Should the 'status' field in the infobox be condensed? for a similar RfC.

    Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Abraham Lincoln#habeas corpus section

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Abraham Lincoln#habeas corpus section (Initiated 3644 days ago on 28 January 2015)? The opening poster wrote: "Does the current discussion of Lincoln's habeas corpus suspension (Abraham_Lincoln#Beginning_of_the_war) have the right balance of detail? Is it fair? Biased? " Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt#RFC: Should the "Media Role" content be moved to the "Aftermath" section?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt#RFC: Should the "Media Role" content be moved to the "Aftermath" section? (Initiated 3623 days ago on 18 February 2015)? The opening poster wrote:

    Should the "Media Role" content be moved to the "Aftermath" section?

    Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:2 May 2014 Odessa clashes#Requested move 3 March 2015

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:2 May 2014 Odessa clashes#Requested move 3 March 2015 (Initiated 3610 days ago on 3 March 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Precipitationshed#Request for comment

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Precipitationshed#Request for comment (Initiated 3634 days ago on 7 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:List of Turkic dynasties and countries#Golden Horde

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:List of Turkic dynasties and countries#Golden Horde (Initiated 3638 days ago on 3 February 2015)? See the subsection Talk:List of Turkic dynasties and countries#RfC on disputed listings. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Japonic languages#"Altaic ?" in the Infobox?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Japonic languages#"Altaic ?" in the Infobox? (Initiated 3635 days ago on 6 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Altaic languages#Korean or Koreanic

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Altaic languages#Korean or Koreanic (Initiated 3635 days ago on 6 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia#First Sentence of Education and Language

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia#First Sentence of Education and Language (Initiated 3633 days ago on 8 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:International Space Station#RfC: Should British English be the primary dialect for the ISS article?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:International Space Station#RfC: Should British English be the primary dialect for the ISS article? (Initiated 3641 days ago on 31 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Azure#RfC: Returning "Azure" to the primary topic rather than a disambiguation page?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Azure#RfC: Returning "Azure" to the primary topic rather than a disambiguation page? (Initiated 3640 days ago on 1 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Version 2.0#RfC: Is this revision an improvement to the article?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Version 2.0#RfC: Is this revision an improvement to the article? (Initiated 3641 days ago on 31 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Alejandro González Iñárritu#RfC: Should the lead paragraph state the genres of Mr.Iñárritu's films, based on WP:RS?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Alejandro González Iñárritu#RfC: Should the lead paragraph state the genres of Mr.Iñárritu's films, based on WP:RS? (Initiated 3641 days ago on 31 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Human rights in Northern Cyprus#RfC: Use of the CERD report and language of the article

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Human rights in Northern Cyprus#RfC: Use of the CERD report and language of the article (Initiated 3652 days ago on 20 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Gun show loophole/Archive 3#RFC to rename article

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Gun show loophole/Archive 3#RFC to rename article (Initiated 3644 days ago on 28 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Brisbane Roar FC#RfC: What does the F in Brisbane Roar FC stand for?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Brisbane Roar FC#RfC: What does the F in Brisbane Roar FC stand for? (Initiated 3640 days ago on 1 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:British Nigerian#Request for comment on using an Economist article and the IPPR 2013 report as sources

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:British Nigerian#Request for comment on using an Economist article and the IPPR 2013 report as sources (Initiated 3639 days ago on 2 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Djokovic–Federer rivalry#RfC: Combined clay results vs Rafael Nadal

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Djokovic–Federer rivalry#RfC: Combined clay results vs Rafael Nadala (Initiated 3639 days ago on 2 February 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:New Morning (Misia album)#RfC: Should the (stylized as... ) parenthesis in lead make clear "in Japanese"

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:New Morning (Misia album)#RfC: Should the (stylized as... ) parenthesis in lead make clear "in Japanese" (Initiated 3649 days ago on 23 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Luhansk People's Republic#Merger proposal

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Luhansk People's Republic#Merger proposal (Initiated 3660 days ago on 12 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:IHeartRadio Music Festival#Merge proposal

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:IHeartRadio Music Festival#Merge proposal (Initiated 3711 days ago on 22 November 2014)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers#RfC: to amend the table layout consensus to allow rowspan in year column of filmographies

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers#RfC: to amend the table layout consensus to allow rowspan in year column of filmographies (Initiated 3642 days ago on 30 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Village pump (proposals)#Should Misplaced Pages use HTTPS by default for all readers?

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (proposals)#Should Misplaced Pages use HTTPS by default for all readers? (Initiated 3625 days ago on 16 February 2015)? The discussion is listed at Template:Centralized discussion. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Template talk:War#RfC: Move Economic warfare from grand strategy to weapons

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Template talk:War#RfC: Move Economic warfare from grand strategy to weapons (Initiated 3645 days ago on 27 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 11#Category:People by ethnic or national descent

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 11#Category:People by ethnic or national descent (Initiated 3692 days ago on 11 December 2014)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 14#Category:Russian Orthodox Christians

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 14#Category:Russian Orthodox Christians (Initiated 3689 days ago on 14 December 2014)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 22#Category:Jewish Australian sportspeople

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 22#Category:Jewish Australian sportspeople (Initiated 3681 days ago on 22 December 2014)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 24#Category:People of French-Canadian descent

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2014 December 24#Category:People of French-Canadian descent (Initiated 3679 days ago on 24 December 2014)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 January 1#Category:FBI agents convicted of murder

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 January 1#Category:FBI agents convicted of murder (Initiated 3671 days ago on 1 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 January 1#Australian politicians

    Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 January 1#Australian politicians (Initiated 3671 days ago on 1 January 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:55, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Hijiri 88

    The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Would an uninvolved admin please assess this discussion? Two users seem to start threads every week arguing about each other and it's becoming annoying. Erpert 03:27, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

    Stuck – Discussion has since been archived. (non-admin closure) Erpert 00:42, 19 March 2015 (UTC)
    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    Talk:Aja (pornographic actress)#Requested move 1 March 2015

    Needs assessment by uninvolved admin. Erpert 03:42, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Bharatiya Janata Party#RFC on Godhra train burning

    Consensus seems apparent, but requires formal closure, because the topic is highly contentious, and the outcome of RfCs is disputed every time. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:26, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Proposed topic ban for AlbinoFerret

    I request closing by an uninvolved admin. Thanks. QuackGuru (talk) 00:56, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

    The "Proposed topic ban for AlbinoFerret" section has been closed but a subsection remains open. See Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Community authorized discretionary sanctions for Electronic cigarette articles. The closing admin wrote: "I have left the primary thread open for now because I'd like to let the discussion about Discretionary Sanctions run for another day before closing to make sure the community really wants that." Cunard (talk) 00:50, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Musicians#RfC: Consensus on band timeline colour schemes

    Note: This thread was originally listed here. Erpert 17:24, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

    We could use an uninvolved editor to gauge the discussion and determine consensus so as to close the RfC at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Musicians#RfC:_Consensus_on_band_timeline_colour_schemes. Thanks in advance! Binksternet (talk) 12:03, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Deletion review/Log/2015 March 5#Sean Fagan

    Would an admin assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Deletion review/Log/2015 March 5#Sean Fagan (Initiated 3608 days ago on 5 March 2015)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 19:31, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

    Requested moves backlog

    Anyone have a mop? Some of the discussions there are backed up all the way from early February. Erpert 08:12, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

    Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters#Request_for_comment_-_Capitalise_universe Request Speedy Close

    There have been a couple similar proposals and an RfC on galaxy/Galaxy that just closed hours ago. No consensus to change MoS. Now another RfC on the same thing has just opened by user Cinderella157. We haven't even had time to regroup to decide on our next steps when this appears. It was deleted instantly by an editor (not me) but was soon added right back. Please close this speedily. Thanks. Fyunck(click) (talk) 06:36, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

    Talk:Eliza_Jane_Scovill#RfC

    Can an experienced editor assess the consensus at the above page? With eight responses to the RfC the consensus seems pretty clear (6 keep vs. 2 remove); however several of the responses sort of straddle the fence - especially since the original question posed in the lead was changed - and I am still uncertain what should be done with the relevant section in the article, if anything needs to be done at all. Thanks. Banedon (talk) 03:31, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters#Exceptions to Small Caps

    An admin is requested to close this RfC about whether there should be certain exceptions for the MOS's general prohibition of the use of smallcaps, exceptions to accomodate specific usages and WP:CITEVAR. -- Diannaa (talk) 03:10, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

    Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 February 17#Talkpages decorated by Hafspajen

    Could an admin please close this discussion of an unusual category as Hafspajen is going spare. Bishonen | talk 10:00, 24 March 2015 (UTC).

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