Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Archive/Archive 4

January 2011

 * Discussion regarding using Find-A-Grave and IMDb as external links.
 * Listed 3 January 2011, archived 19 January 2011
 * Proposal to divide "Wikipedia is not censored" into two policies.
 * Listed 1 January 2011, archived 18 January 2011
 * DRV on the recent TfD of the tag.
 * Listed 27 December 2010, archived 4 January 2011
 * Feedback is solicited on all aspects of the December 2010 ArbCom elections.
 * Listed 6 December 2010, archived 10 January 2011
 * RfC on recommending columns in reference lists longer than 20 entries.
 * Listed 15 December 2010, archived 10 January 2011
 * RfC on styling &lt;references /> like reflist sitewide.
 * Listed 13 December 2010, archived 10 January 2011
 * RfC on the use of leaked classified documents.
 * Listed 15 December 2010, archived 26 Jan, 2011
 * RfC regarding transparency in the ambassador selection process.
 * Listed 6 January 2011, archived 27 Jan 2011

February 2011

 * RfC on moving optional questions at WP:RFA to the talk page.
 * Listed 17 January 2011, archived 1 Feb 2011
 * Proposal to amend the protection policy.
 * Listed 8 January 2011, archived 1 Feb 2011
 * Proposal to make RefTools available to everyone by default.
 * Listed 12 January 2011, archived 1 Feb 2011
 * RfC on the use of cover images in articles about the work pictured.
 * Listed 3 January 2011, archived 2 February 2011
 * RfC regarding merge and redirect at AfD.
 * Listed 17 January 2011
 * RfC on expanding policy on requiring pre-approval for mass page creation to apply to all namespaces, not just articles.
 * Listed 19 January 2011, archived 14 February 2011
 * TfD on Template:Invitation to edit
 * Listed 7 February 2011, archived 15 February 2011
 * RfC on the use of revision deletion criterion RD3.
 * listed19 January 2011, archived February 16 2011
 * RfC to modify MediaWiki:Common.js to add links to archived citations at Wikiwix
 * listed 11 February 2011, archived 28 February 2011

March 2011

 * RfC regarding procedures of the Arbitration Committee
 * listed 27 Feburary 2011, archived 1 March 2011
 * RfC on the entire dispute resolution ecosystem
 * listed 21 January 2011, archived 2 March 2011
 * Proposal to add featured lists to the Main Page
 * listed 23 February 2011, archived 3 March 2011
 * Proposal to introduce lay arbitrators in the arbitration committee
 * listed 28 February 2011, archived 3 March 2011
 * RfC on the replacement of non-free character images by free actor images
 * listed 4 February 2011, archived 4 March 2011
 * RfC on the Audit Subcommittee
 * listed 31 January 2011, archived 4 March 2011
 * Requested move to rename Miscellany for deletion to Miscellany for discussion
 * listed 28 February 2011, archived 6 March 2011
 * Proposal to create a filemover usergroup
 * Listed 23 February 2011, archived 9 March 2011
 * Proposal to set a mandatory term limit on administrators.
 * Listed 16 March 2011, archived 18 March 2011
 * BLP public documents discussion on the proper use of legal filings
 * Listed 18 February 2011, archived 18 March 2011
 * Phase 3 of RfC on the future of pending changes
 * Listed 20 March 2011, archived 20 March 2011 due to RFC being placed on hold
 * Discussion: When a search title relates to two or more articles should readers be taken to the most likely article they are looking for or the most educational?
 * Listed 4 March 2011, archived 24 March 2011
 * Proposal to promote Notability (video games) to a Subject Notability Guideline.
 * Listed 28 February 2011, archived 24 March 2011

April 2011

 * Discussion to improve the general In the News criteria for the main page.
 * Listed 6 March 2011, archived 2 April 2011
 * Discussion about a bot's posting 40,000 talk page messages requesting responses to a survey on an external website
 * Listed 31 March 2011, archived 4 April 2011
 * RfC regarding the effectiveness of portals.
 * Listed 23 March 2011, archived 22 April 2011
 * RfC to remove pending changes protection from articles in the short-term
 * Listed 24 March 2011, archived 23 April 2011
 * Discussion about making prompting for a missing edit summary the default
 * Listed 20 March 2011, archived 23 April 2011

May 2011

 * MfD of Wikiquette alerts
 * Listed 2 May 2011, archived 2 May 2011
 * Wiki Guides/Change CSD to userspace drafts
 * Added 12 March 2011, archived May 3 2011


 * Ongoing RfCs regarding new users creating new articles;  CSD criteria for new articles;  being templated; socialising on WP; being welcomed
 * Listed 12 March 2011, archived 10 May 2011
 * Proposed new wording for Primary Topic
 * Listed 24 March 2011, archived 10 May 2011
 * RfC on standardizing some parameters across all the different biographical infoboxes
 * Listed 26 March 2011, archived 10 May 2011
 * RfC on adding certain userrights to the CheckUser, Oversight and Bureaucrat user groups
 * Listed 12 April 2011, archived 15 May 2011
 * RfC on requiring adminship for being granted CU or OS rights
 * Listed 12 April 2011, archived 15 May 2011
 * Discussion about the retirement of tags in favor of a direct speedy deletion contest link in the db templates.
 * Listed 11 April 2011, archived 17 May 2011
 * Final draft of the updated Arbitration policy is now available for review or comment
 * Listed 21 April 2011, archived 22 May 2011
 * RfC proposing a change to the Manual of Style to address issues with dash and hyphen usage.
 * Listed 6 May 2011, archived 22 May 2011
 * Proposal on altering the AfD process.
 * Listed 14 May 2011, archived 22 May 2011
 * Discussion about using the import tool to solve the attribution problem with category renames
 * Listed 17 May 2011, archived 22 May 2011
 * Proposal for an editnotice for the Main namespace
 * Listed 17 May 2011, archived 22 May 2011
 * RfC on proposal to require autoconfirmed status in order to create articles
 * Listed 4 April 2011, archived 27 May 2011

June 2011

 * RfC on streamlining noticeboards
 * Listed 4 May 2011, archived 4 June 2011
 * RfC on adding a criterion to RevisionDelete, and removing one
 * Listed 9 May 2011, archived 4 June 2011
 * RfC on recent removals of images from currency articles
 * Listed 10 May 2011, archived 4 June 2011
 * Proposal for the creation of a "greylist" to flag material from dubious sources in BLPs
 * Listed 16 May 2011, archived 4 June 2011
 * Proposal to promote Notability (video games) to SNG
 * Listed 17 May 2011, archived 4 June 2011
 * RfC on creating a new naming convention for slang terms
 * Listed 3 June 2011, archived 4 June 2011
 * RfC on adding a dead url parameter to citation templates
 * Listed 30 May 2011, archived 9 June 2011
 * Formal proposal to put Today's featured list onto the main page.
 * Listed 6 June 2011, archived 12 June 2011
 * TfD of the Cleanup template
 * Listed 12 June 2011, archived 19 June 2011
 * TfD of the Notability template
 * Listed 20 June 2011, archived 20 June 2011
 * RfCs on the use of flagicons in lists and in infoboxes
 * Listed 22 May 2011, archived 21 June 2011
 * RfC on changing the requests for bureaucratship promotion threshold
 * Listed 29 May 2011, archived 28 June 2011

July 2011

 * Proposal to suspend sysop rights after one year of inactivity due to recent security concerns
 * Listed 31 May 2011, archived 3 July 2011
 * Final proposal on implementing changes to the dispute resolution process, following previous discussion
 * Listed 4 June 2011, archived 3 July 2011
 * RfC on whether images of historical importance must themselves be the "subjects of commentary" before we can claim fair use for them
 * Listed 4 June 2011, archived 5 July 2011
 * Poll to gain consensus on use of hyphens and dashes in relation to a request for arbitration
 * Listed 3 June 2011, archived 5 July 2011
 * RfC on improving account security
 * Listed 3 June 2011, archived 5 July 2011
 * RfC on a proposed new exemption from the three-revert rule
 * Listed 8 June 2011, archived 7 July 2011
 * Proposal to establish a minimum prep-time for main-page blurbs
 * Listed 22 June 2011, archived 7 July 2011
 * Proposal to elevate WP:MILMOS/N from Essay status to Guideline status
 * Listed 12 June 2011, archived 12 July 2011
 * RfC on how to improve enforcement of non-free content issues
 * Listed 31 May 2011, archived 18 July 2011
 * Proposal to enable the LiquidThreads extension on the English Wikipedia.
 * Listed 7 July 2011, archived 19 July 2011
 * Proposal requiring all new articles contain at least one source
 * Listed 10 July 2011, archived 19 July 2011
 * Discussion on allowing blocked users to remove their own block notices
 * Listed 24 June 2011, archived 25 July 2011
 * Proposal to remove the unblockself permission
 * Listed 16 July, archived 30 July 2011

August 2011

 * Discussion to clarify the use of diacritics for subjects whose native names contain them
 * Listed 4 July, archived 6 August 2011
 * Proposal about splitting deletion discussions for non-free files and free files
 * Listed 12 July, archived 6 August 2011
 * Discussion about a possible "Publishers cited by Wikipedia" compilation, mirroring the existing "Journals cited by Wikipedia" compilation
 * Listed 16 July, archived 6 August 2011
 * Proposal to grant bureaucrats the technical ability to remove the admin flag and proposals for a policy to govern this use if granted
 * Listed 7 July 2011, archived 7 August 2011
 * Proposal to remove the bureaucrat permission from users who have been inactive for more than one year
 * Listed 9 July 2011, archived 7 August 2011
 * Proposal to improve policy compliance in DYKs and/or introduce articles from other forums into DYK.
 * Listed 23 July 2011, archived 10 August 2011
 * Proposal to provisionally close the content noticeboard and redirect to the new dispute resolution noticeboard as a trial, following on from the original proposal
 * Listed 20 July 2011, archived 17 August 2011
 * Discussion about the trial duration for requiring autoconfirmed status in order to create articles
 * Listed 10 July 2011, archived 18 August 2011
 * Discussion on how to deal with processes (such as XfDs) created in violation of block, topic-ban, or ban, but has had input from other (legitimate) editors supporting the processes
 * Listed 30 July 2011, archived 25 August 2011

September 2011

 * RfC on the addition of identifier links to citations by bots
 * Listed 15 August 2011, archived 10 September 2011
 * Discussion on whether all of the dates in articles' reference sections (publication, access and archive dates) should be in the same format
 * Listed 12 August 2011, archived 20 September 2011
 * Discussion regarding what features should appear on the main page
 * Listed 13 July 2011, archived 20 September 2011
 * RfC to lower the limit of account creation in a 24-hour period by non-autoconfirmed accounts
 * Listed 2 September 2011, archived 20 September 2011
 * Discussion about a proposed policy regarding images of signatures of living people
 * Listed 17 August 2011, archived 22 September 2011
 * RfC about eliminating problems with linkrot
 * Listed 11 September 2011, archived 22 September 2011
 * RfC on providing structure to WP:WQA conversations.
 * Listed 18 September 2011, archived 22 September 2011
 * RfC: Should underage editors be topic banned from articles in the WikiProject Pornography topic area?
 * Listed 20 September 2011, archived 25 September 2011
 * RfC about checks and balances in the AfD nomination process
 * Listed 24 September 2011, archived 27 September 2011
 * RfC on the creation of an OTRS member group
 * Listed 3 September 2011, archived 30 September 2011

October 2011

 * RfC on the pros and cons of pending changes.
 * Listed 14 September 2011, archived 1 October 2011
 * RfC about clarifying style on capitalization of common names of animal species
 * Listed 16 September 2011, archived 1 October 2011
 * Idea lab discussion on crafting a proposal to balance gender representation in sporting topics
 * Listed 18 September 2011, archived 1 October 2011
 * RfC on extending the ArbCom moratorium on Ireland/Republic of Ireland page move discussions
 * Listed 18 September 2011, archived 10 October 2011
 * RfC on the use of images in section headings, should they be allowed or not?
 * Listed 29 September 2011, archived 12 October 2011
 * RfC on a proposal to remove or rename outline articles
 * Listed 7 September 2011, archived 12 October 2011
 * Invitation to comment on candidates for appointment to CheckUser and Oversight
 * Listed 26 September 2011, archived 13 October 2011
 * RfC about whether articles that contain only unreliable sources are eligible for tagging under the BLP proposed deletion rules
 * Listed 1 October 2011, archived 19 October 2011
 * Discussion on whether a new forum for issuing binding decisions on content as a last resort should be convened
 * Listed 1 October 2011, archived 19 October 2011
 * RfC about whether db-repost (CSD G4) is applicable or inapplicable to a previously kept page whose most recent discussion ended in deletion
 * Listed 30 September 2011, archived 20 October 2011
 * RfC about non-admin closes at XfDs
 * Listed 24 October 2011, archived 24 October 2011
 * Discussion on whether to modify blocking policy to allow for punishment blocks
 * Listed 16 October 2011, archived 26 October 2011

November 2011

 * RfC on the rules and procedures for the December 2011 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election
 * Listed 18 September 2011, archived 4 November 2011
 * RfC about revising/rewording the notability guidelines for albums
 * Listed 6 October 2011, archived 12 November 2011
 * RfC about guidelines for non-admin closures of non-AfDs such as RfCs and merge discussions
 * Listed 25 October 2011, archived 19 November 2011
 * RfC about whether Wikipedia should have a "share" button
 * Listed 22 October 2011, archived 22 November 2011
 * Urgent RFC on the number of Arbcom seats to be filled by WP:ACE2011
 * Listed 25 November 2011, archived 26 November 2011
 * RfC about revising the first sentence of Verifiability
 * Listed 6 October 2011, archived 28 November 2011
 * Proposed wordings aimed at preventing directory-style stubs
 * Listed 9 November 2011, archived 28 November 2011
 * Proposal for implementing a new extension to show user status
 * Listed 29 October 2011, archived 28 November 2011

December 2011

 * Discussion about dealing with disruptive editing
 * Listed 28 October 2011, archived 1 December 2011
 * RfC on proposal to promote Notability (astronomical objects) to guideline
 * Listed 3 November 2011, archived 3 December 2011
 * Proposal to implement a file namespace noticeboard
 * Listed 18 November 2011, archived 3 December 2011
 * RfC to clarify the purpose of Wikipedia is not censored
 * Listed 7 November 2011, archived 13 December 2011
 * RfC on the purpose and future of the Portal namespace
 * Listed 16 November 2011, archived 13 December 2011
 * Proposal to implement block templates that automatically update to reflect when a user is no longer blocked
 * Listed 16 November 2011, archived 13 December 2011
 * RfC asking whether Wikipedia should protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act by going on strike
 * Listed 10 December 2011, archived 17 December 2011
 * RfC to add "mark as read" to watchlist
 * Listed 4 December 2011, archived 18 December 2011
 * RfC about creating binding solutions to intractable content disputes through RfCs
 * Listed 2 December 2011, archived 21 December 2011
 * RfC about deprecating or maintaining WP:PORNBIO
 * Listed 23 November 2011, archived 26 December 2011
 * RfC about enabling multilingual search results for registered Wikipedians
 * Listed 23 November 2011, archived 26 December 2011
 * RfC to enable "show changes since last visit" on watchlist
 * Listed 4 December 2011, archived 29 December 2011
 * RfC about a three-month trial of Tool apprenticeship, a proposed supplement to Requests for adminship
 * Listed 28 November 2011, archived 29 December 2011