Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Archive/Archive 5

January 2012

 * RfC on making conciliation a part of Wikipedia's dispute resolution practices.
 * Listed 31 January 2012, archived 1 February 2012
 * RfC on the implementation of Binding RFCs, structured discussions to create solutions to intractable content disputes.
 * Listed 21 December 2011, archived 28 January 2012
 * RfC into the display of CentralNotices on Wikipedia
 * Listed 10 December 2011, archived 4 January 2012
 * Proposal to elect Featured Article leaders
 * Listed 8 January 2012, archived 8 January 2012
 * RfC to rename the tab title from "discussion" to "talk"
 * Listed 4 December 2011, archived 11 January 2012
 * Proposal to add a requirement at WP:CFD that category creators be notified
 * Listed 8 December 2011, archived 15 January 2012
 * Discussion on what sort of action to take regarding SOPA
 * Listed 15 December 2011, archived 17 January 2012
 * Formal poll regarding a protest of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) on Jan. 18
 * Listed 13 January 2012, archived 17 January 2012
 * RfC on accepting a foundation resolution on curating controversial content, particularly following the principle of least astonishment as a Wikipedia guideline
 * Listed 31 December 2011, archived 20 Janbuary 2012
 * RfC on how or whether to add coordinates to highway articles
 * Listed 26 December 2011, archived 28 January 2012

February 2012

 * Discussion about improving WP:PORNBIO
 * Listed 30 December 2011, archived 8 February 2012
 * Discussion about whether Template:Persondata should be deleted, moved to the article talkpage, or kept as it is.
 * Listed 30 January 2012, archived 8 February 2012
 * Discussion on deleting Template:Lead too short.
 * Listed 1 February 2012, archived 9 February 2012
 * RfC on aspects of the leadership of the featured article process
 * Listed 20 January 2012, archived 12 February 2012
 * RfC about whether "new messages" banner hoaxes should be prohibited
 * Listed 28 January 2012, archived 18 February 2012
 * Invitation to comment on candidates standing for 2012 Audit Subcommittee appointment
 * Listed 9 February 2012, archived 22 February 22 2012
 * RFC on appropriate handling/removal of non-free images that breach WP:NFCC policy #9.
 * Listed 10 February 2012, archived 23 February 2012
 * RfC about the assessment of community understanding of article title decision practice.
 * Listed 16 February 2012, archived 24 February 2012
 * RfC on how files from non-copyright states should be treated and used on Wikipedia
 * Listed 25 January 2012, archived 28 February 2012

March 2012

 * RfC about allowing watchlisting of user contributions
 * Listed 28 February 2012, archived 17 March 2012
 * RfC on adding a more prominent link to Special:MyContributions for IP editors
 * Listed 28 February 2012, archived 18 March 2012
 * RfC on the proposed cessation of selective delete (other than history merge fixes) and resulting changes to deletion policies, including the removal of a Revision Deletion criterion
 * Listed 10 February 2012, archived 18 March 2012
 * RfC on the Requested Articles page
 * Listed 13 March 2012, archived 29 March 2012

April 2012

 * RfC on how LCCNs should be displayed
 * Listed 21 March 2012, archived 3 April 2012
 * RfC on whether WP:REDIRECT should contain advice related to Wikipedia books
 * Listed 22 March 2012, archived 3 April 2012
 * RfC on the Arbitration Committee and how to deal with good-editing sockpuppets
 * Listed 28 February 2012, archived 8 April 2012
 * RfC on the prohibition on shared accounts
 * Listed 31 March 2012, archived 11 April 2012
 * RfC on amending the verifiability policy to indicate that sources be more accessible
 * Listed 10 April 2012, archived 12 April 2012
 * RfC on the use of images within the Muhammad article
 * Listed 19 March 2012, archived 20 April 2012
 * The Wikimedia Foundation has opened a Request for Comment on adding the NOINDEX flag to new and unpatrolled articles
 * Listed 20 March 2012, archived 20 April 2012
 * Binding community discussion on the Abortion article titles, as requested by the Arbitration Committee
 * Listed 22 February 2012, archived 24 April 2012
 * RfC about the future of pending changes
 * Listed 23 March 2012, archived 24 April 2012
 * RfC on the Article Rescue Squadron and canvassing
 * Listed 12 March 2012, archived 24 April 2012
 * RfC on the conflict of interest guideline, as requested by the Arbitration Committee
 * Listed 28 February 2012, archived 24 April 2012

May 2012

 * Request for comment about retiring speedy deletion criterion F8.
 * Listed on 29 April 2012, archived 3 May 2012
 * Proposal to promote the essay, Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle, to policy
 * Listed 27 April 2012, archived 15 May 2012
 * Request for comment on disallowing advertisements on user pages
 * Listed 27 April 2012, archived 17 May 2012
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2012 - discussion extended to 22 May.
 * Listed 28 April 2012, archived 23 May 2012
 * Proposal to standardize the use of   and deprecate  .
 * Listed 22 May 2012, archived 28 May 2012
 * Straw poll on which awards, if any, should be excluded when assessing the notability of pornographic actors.
 * Listed 15 May 2012, archived 5 June 2012

June 2012

 * Proposal to establish a community-elected Council of Wikipedia
 * Listed 12 June 2012, archived 12 June 2012
 * RFC on new watchlist feature
 * Listed 18 May 2012, archived 13 June 2012
 * Proposal to create a new user-right group by merging autopatrolled, filemover, researcher, and reviewer rights groups, and three other user-rights.
 * Listed 20 June 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * Proposal to enable Reference Tooltips by default
 * Listed 23 April 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * Proposal to change guideline on how big a Talk page should be before archiving.
 * Listed 10 May 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * RfC on amending notability guidelines for Mixed Martial Arts events
 * Listed 11 May 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * RfC about adding a "de facto" section to the official list of banned users at WP:BANNED
 * Listed 26 May 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * RfC proposal to merge Stub types for deletion with some other deletion process.
 * Listed 29 May 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * Proposal to establish a closure review on move requests
 * Listed 23 April 2012, archived 22 June 2012
 * RfC proposal on expanding the Ban Appeals Subcommittee to non-arbitrator community editors
 * Listed 5 June 2012, archived 29 June 2012
 * RfC on how to handle "Year by country" categories
 * Listed 8 June 2012, archived 29 June 2012
 * RfC proposal to change guidelines on categorisation of images
 * Listed 11 June 2012, archived 29 June 2012
 * Appointments for CheckUser and Oversight. The deadline for submitting comments about the candidates is 23:59, 28 June 2012 (UTC).
 * Listed 25 June 2012, archived 29 June 2012
 * Proposal to ban instant blocking for established editors unless a warning has been issued first.
 * Listed 14 June 2012, archived 30 June 2012
 * RfC on whether Close paraphrasing should be a guideline
 * Listed 19 June 2012, archived 30 June 2012

July 2012

 * Proposal to create a new user group with an abbreviated set of administrator user-rights, granted through the standard RfX process. Please read the full proposal thoroughly before commenting.
 * Listed 24 June 2012, archived 3 July 2012
 * Proposal to update the level-one user warnings based on testing results
 * Listed 27 June 2012, archived July 27 2012
 * The Wikimedia Foundation requests input as to whether it should join the Internet Defense League.
 * Listed 28 June 2012, archived 4 July 2012
 * Proposal to extend the use of authority control identifiers to a large number of articles.
 * Listed 28 June 2012, archived 24 July 2012
 * RfC on whether an editor can request a review of another editor's block, and if so, how they should do it.
 * Listed 29 June 2012, archived 27 July 2012

August 2012

 * RfC about the appropriateness of "X on Twitter" (or similar) articles
 * Listed 3 July 2012‎, archived 10 August 2012
 * Proposal for new class of admin-moderators to resolve content disputes.
 * Listed 26 July 2012, archived 13 August 2012
 * RfC on whether MfD is an appropriate venue to discuss portions of user pages
 * Listed 21 July 2012, archived 13 August 2012
 * RfC on whether FoP-USonly is a valid license for photographs of foreign architecture on the English Wikipedia
 * Listed 19 July 2012, archived 14 August 2012
 * RfC on developing a guideline for responding to Article Feedback Tool v5 feedback
 * Listed 16 July 2012, archived 26 August 2012
 * Proposal to promote Official names to guideline
 * Listed 17 August 2012, archived 26 August 2012
 * RfC at Meta-Wiki on the global bans policy referred to in the Terms of Use
 * Listed 29 June 2012, archived 29 August 2012
 * RfC on whether to add a link to the Teahouse to the standard Welcome templates
 * Listed 18 August 2012, archived 31 August 2012
 * Proposal to mark Wikiquette assistance historical
 * Listed on 20 August 2012. Closed on 15 September 2012 and archived on 19 September 2012.

September 2012

 * RfC (and poll) on potential changes to the Mediation Committee and whether or not to close the Mediation Cabal
 * Listed 24 July 2012, archived 2 September 2012 (Mediation Cabal segment hidden 11 August 2012)
 * RfC discussing whether or not there should be a community-driven process for the removal of administrator rights.
 * Listed 27 July 2012, archived 2 September 2012
 * A Request for Comment on Pending Changes Level Two.
 * Listed 4 September 2012, archived 15 September 2012
 * Proposal to add T4 (Single-use template) as a criterion for speedy deletion.
 * Added 14 September 2012, archived 19 September 2012 due to overwhelming opposition.
 * RfC on whether to enable, and how to configure, an extension for managing Wikipedia educational assignments.
 * Added 22 August 2012, archived 25 September 2012

October 2012

 * to change the wording of WP:TITLE related to Requested moves and consensus for potentially controversial title changes.
 * Added 1 September 2012, archived 3 October 2012
 * Proposal for a very simple Personal Image Filter (images on/off switch for individual users).
 * Added 29 August 2012, archived 4 October 2012
 * Proposal for a box of some articles with broad topics to fix on mainpage to encourage article editing.
 * Added 25 August 2012, archived 8 October 2012
 * A proposal to turn on the "Memento" extension on enwiki.
 * Added 29 August 2012, archived 8 October 2012
 * RfC about whether to categorize people according to genetic and cultural heritage, faith, or sexual orientation, and if so the criteria for deciding an identity
 * Added 25 August 2012, archived 20 October 2012
 * RfC with proposals to try to simplify and streamline Wikipedia's dispute resolution processes.
 * Added 23 September 2012, archived 24 October 2012
 * A proposal to restyle the edit window.
 * Added 19 September 2012, archived 24 October 2012
 * RfC on whether reference syntax in the text editor should be differentiated using unique font colors for ease of use.
 * Added 20 September 2012, archived 24 October 2012
 * RfC on Pending Changes
 * Added 30 September 2012, archived 24 October 2012
 * A rewrite of the Conflict of interest guideline to streamline and clarify (but not change the substance in a major way) is underway. Wider feedback is invited prior to going live with it.
 * Added 24 October 2012, archived 24 October 2012
 * A straw poll on the new design for the Main page.
 * Added 26 October 2012, archived 31 October 2012

November 2012

 * A delayed creation proposal at Village pump (policy) to allow admins to temporarily remove articles from article space.
 * added 1 November 2012, discussion closed within a few hours after unanimous opposition


 * RfC on the creation of a new thematic organization to continue the work of the United States and Canada Education Programs.
 * Added 29 September 2012, archived 5 November 2012
 * A proposal to allow GAs into the DYK slot on the main page.
 * Added [undated], archived 5 November 2012
 * A proposal to add a Good Article section to the Main Page
 * Added 20 October 2012, archived 5 November 2012


 * RfC on the December 2012 Arbitration Committee Elections
 * Added [undated], archived 5 November 2012


 * RfC on proposed redesign of Help:Contents
 * Added 8 October 2012, archived 5 November 2012


 * A proposal to reinstate the actresses categorization
 * Added 17 October 2012, archived 5 November 2012


 * A RfC on whether there should be a moratorium on Gibraltar DYKs on the main page.
 * Added [undated], archived 5 November 2012


 * RfC on whether a new user group should be introduced to the community.
 * Added 12 October 2012, archived 11 November 2012


 * An RfC to select members of the Electoral Commission.
 * Added 8 November 2012, archived 22 November 2012


 * An RFC on the naming convention for U.S. cities.
 * Added 5 November 2012, archived 24 November 2012


 * An RfC to finalize pending changes policy prior to going live on December 1st.
 * Added 28 October 2012, archived 24 November 2012

December 2012

 * An RfC on "intractable conflicts of interest".
 * Added 31 October 2012, archived 8 December 2012


 * An RfC regarding ticker symbols in article leads.
 * Added 9 November 2012, archived 8 December 2012


 * A proposal to use our citation templates to provide microformat data.
 * Added 15 November 2012, archived 8 December 2012


 * An RfC on a replacement for naming conventions related to Taiwan/Republic of China which was marked archived without a replacement in its place
 * Added 18 November 2012, archived 8 December 2012


 * Discussion on changing guidelines for loss and restoration of bureaucrat tools.
 * Added 3 December 2012, archived 8 December 2012


 * Discussion on the format of the Core Contest for 2013
 * Added - no date, archived 14 December 2012


 * Discussion on changing guidelines for loss and restoration of bureaucrat tools.
 * Added 3 December 2012, archived 14 December 2012


 * A discussion of civility and how it should be enforced 4 October 2012 second announcement= Invitation to complete a civility enforcement questionnaire. "bumped" for phase 2 Oct 28, 2012
 * Added 4 October 2012, "bumped" for second phase on 28 October, phase two closed 15 December 2012


 * A proposal to honor one Wikipedian's DYKs by mentioning the editor on the main page.
 * added 17 December 2012, closed 24 December 2012, archived 26 December 2012