Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-06-05/Discussion report



This is mostly a list of Non-article page requests for comment believed to be active on 4 June 2013 linked from subpages of RfC or watchlist notices. The latter and CentralNotices are in bold. If an RfC can be listed under more than one category it is usually listed once only on this page. Clarifications and corrections are appreciated; please leave them in this article's comment box at the bottom of the page.

Style and naming

 * Italics or quote marks for titles of media franchises?
 * Exact birth and death dates in article ledes?
 * Eliminate the "no fair use images" rule for TFAs?
 * "How far should we go in finding a free image for a TFA blurb"?
 * Italics for website names?
 * Words to watch: "Deceased", "Dead", etc.
 * Should "Wikipedia" be in italics in the article "Wikipedia"?

Policies and guidelines

 * Criteria for speedy deletion
 * Naming conventions: use English or local language?
 * Scope of "Manual of Style/Accessibility"
 * Non-free content: audio file use in articles
 * Clarify prohibition of blanking of sanctions on user talk pages
 * Capitalization of names of music bands
 * Disambiguation to Wikisource articles
 * When should userpages be protected?
 * How to use the newly created Forward to Libraries (FTL) service
 * Editing restrictions: Biographies of living persons enforcement log, current sanctions
 * Identifying reliable sources: children's and large print works
 * Implement pending changes level 2?
 * Edits by admins during full page protection
 * Does "Rules for Fools" have consensus?

Technical issues and templates

 * Implement a mainpage link to Hindi Wikipedia?

Proposals

 * Refdesk reform
 * Non-admin access to Special:UnwatchedPages
 * Should there be a DYK entry for Wikipediocracy?
 * Request for SWF functionality
 * 2013 Main page redesign

Meta

 * Scope of the Ombudsman Commission
 * Funds Dissemination Committee election process
 * Funds Dissemination Committee Ombudsperson election process
 * WMF Board election process

Online meetings

 * Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting, 6 June 2013 starting at 18:00 UTC
 * Universal Language Selector meeting with the Language Engineering team, 12 June 2013 starting at 17:00 UTC