Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-09-10/Discussion report

Current discussions on the English Wikipedia include:

Proposals

 * Adding broad topic box to main page
 * A new section on the main page has been suggested to encourage editing of more topics. This box would contain broad topics that may persuade a reader to become an editor.


 * Closing Wikiquette assistance
 * Wikiquette assistance is a place where users who feel they are being treated uncivilly can request assistance to come to a mutual solution.


 * Personal Image Filter
 * An image filter that lets users toggle images on and off is being proposed.


 * Main page redesign
 * A competition has begun to find a better alternative to the current main page, which was last redesigned in March 2006.


 * New Village Pump layout
 * A new layout has been suggested for the Village Pump so that each topic gets it own dedicated thread.

Requests for comment

 * Turning on Education Program extension
 * Should the Education Program extension be turned on to make it easier for the community to track assignments?


 * Turning on the Memento Extension
 * The Memento extension makes it easier to access the historical version of articles.


 * Pending Changes Level 2
 * Before a new version of Pending Changes goes live, some more discussion is needed to work out the finer points of the process.


 * Wording for Requested Moves policy
 * Clarification is requested for wording in regards to the Requested Moves policy and Article Titles.


 * Categorization of persons
 * Should biographies be further categorized to include genetic and cultural heritage, faith or sexual orientation?