User:MZMcBride/Divining consensus

Discussions on Wikipedia can be long and complex. This guide explains to administrators and others how to divine consensus.

For the most part, divining consensus involves three steps:
 * 1) Skim the text of the page for bold words and important user signatures (i.e., signatures of those whom you're friends with);
 * 2) Form your own opinion on the issue;
 * 3) Close the discussion with a cute archiving template, balancing the opinions that you care about with your own personal view on the issue.