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	{{initiated\|04:21, 22 September 2023}} This discussion is a bit confusing. The bolded count is 6 support and 5 oppose, but one oppose could be read as neutral and there are 3 unbolded discussants two of which point to September 17 bolded votes in a prior discussion as their current unamended opinion in support. A third unbolded is an oppose. Potentially a count of opinions could be viewed as 8 to 5 with a neutral. I am thus not sure whether it is no consensus or a consensus. There has only been one new discussant in the last 5 days.-] <small>(] / ] / ] / ] / ])</small> 01:30, 7 October 2023 (UTC)		{{initiated\|04:21, 22 September 2023}} This discussion is a bit confusing. The bolded count is 6 support and 5 oppose, but one oppose could be read as neutral and there are 3 unbolded discussants two of which point to September 17 bolded votes in a prior discussion as their current unamended opinion in support. A third unbolded is an oppose. Potentially a count of opinions could be viewed as 8 to 5 with a neutral. I am thus not sure whether it is no consensus or a consensus. There has only been one new discussant in the last 5 days.-] <small>(] / ] / ] / ] / ])</small> 01:30, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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			{{initiated\|20:20, 28 September 2023}} This is an RM, but I'm listing it here because it would be very helpful for an uninvolved administrator to close the discussion. Thanks. --] (]) 19:42, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Man#RfC_on_footnote_in_lede

(Initiated 668 days ago on 26 March 2023) (despite the age and topic this shouldn't actually be that hard to close) -sche (talk) 22:54, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Doing... —siro χ o 08:58, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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Done —siro χ o 09:27, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Notability (academic journals)#RfC on notability criteria

(Initiated 535 days ago on 6 August 2023) The discussion came to a natural end, but as the issue is contentious we'd benefit from someone uninvolved assessing the consensus. Tercer (talk) 06:50, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Large language models#RfC: Is this proposal ready to be promoted?

(Initiated 515 days ago on 27 August 2023) Needs formal close, proposing policy, discussion seems to have cooled off. —siro χ o 07:59, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Overcategorization/Small with no potential for growth

(Initiated 512 days ago on 29 August 2023) RfC tag expired and is ready to formally close (required as it proposes a change to a guideline). –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 21:54, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters#RfC on capitalization after a colon or dash

(Initiated 491 days ago on 20 September 2023) Could we have a close please as this seems to died down now. Things to consider: Right now we have many sports related articles with a standardized leading capital after the ndash for at least a decade. MOS has no specific clause on how we would render this. The closer needs to address whether there is consensus to keep/curtail that method and whether there is consensus to add or not add a specific clause to MOS. I hope that sums it up. Experienced editor please on this contentious issue. Thanks. Fyunck(click) (talk) 04:09, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

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Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 August 25#Category:Dutch stadtholders

(Initiated 533 days ago on 8 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:11, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 August 27#Category:Baseball players suspended for drug offenses

(Initiated 533 days ago on 8 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:11, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 5#Coach Lombardi

(Initiated 533 days ago on 8 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:11, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted at Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 26#Coach Lombardi. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 04:59, 26 September 2023 (UTC)

Closed by editor Utopes. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 16:10, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 August 31#Category:Greek Orthodoxy by continent

(Initiated 528 days ago on 13 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:11, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 September 1#Category:11th-century women rulers

(Initiated 526 days ago on 15 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:11, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 September 4#Greek Orthodoxy

(Initiated 524 days ago on 17 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:11, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/delsort.js

(Initiated 523 days ago on 18 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:01, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 2#MathematicsAndStatistics

(Initiated 522 days ago on 19 August 2023) A smart kitten_meow 13:07, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted Misplaced Pages:Redirects for _discussion/Log/2023 September 27#MathematicsAndStatistics starship .paint (RUN) 04:00, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
Why do people keep relisting discussions that have already been open for more than a month? * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:13, 30 September 2023 (UTC)
That one was only a second relist, and the discussion after the first relist was productive, so I don't have any issue with it personally. -- Tavix 00:13, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Closed by editor Rosguill. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 16:08, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 29#👨‍💻

(Initiated 519 days ago on 22 August 2023) Duckmather (talk) 16:11, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted (pointlessly IMO) to Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 21#👨‍💻 * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 04:20, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted again to Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 30#👨‍💻. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 11:42, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 7#Customs in redirects

(Initiated 516 days ago on 26 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:46, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 16:04, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 7#🙀

(Initiated 514 days ago on 27 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:46, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Closed by editor J947. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 16:02, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 20#Template:R from deadname

(Initiated 511 days ago on 30 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:46, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Relisted. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 16:00, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 September 15#Petrushene, Mykolaiv Raion

(Initiated 510 days ago on 31 August 2023) * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 22:46, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Closed by editor Rosguill. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 15:58, 7 October 2023 (UTC)P.I. Ellsworth , ed. 15:58, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:Northeastern Ukraine campaign#Merge Northeastern offensive into Kyiv and Eastern offensives?

(Initiated 1020 days ago on 8 April 2022) Discussion is very old, seems to be ready for closure by an uninvolved editor. HappyWith (talk) 05:00, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Village pump (policy)#Proposal to remove "rearrangement of text" from definition of minor edit.

(Initiated 530 days ago on 11 August 2023) Please also advise whether editors should start a follow-up RfC on whether to deprecate minor edits entirely. Thank you. InfiniteNexus (talk) 19:24, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Bumping. It would be appreciated if someone could close this ASAP, thanks. InfiniteNexus (talk) 17:15, 3 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 415#NYT and LGBT-related subjects (yet again)

(Initiated 495 days ago on 15 September 2023) We've had quite a bit of discussion on this, could an uninvolved editor close it? Thank you. starship .paint (RUN) 12:16, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Note that this has been archived to Misplaced Pages:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 415#NYT and LGBT-related subjects (yet again). VickKiang (talk) 05:45, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia_talk:Vital_articles#Proposal_2_Expanding_Vital_Articles

(Initiated 488 days ago on 22 September 2023) This discussion is a bit confusing. The bolded count is 6 support and 5 oppose, but one oppose could be read as neutral and there are 3 unbolded discussants two of which point to September 17 bolded votes in a prior discussion as their current unamended opinion in support. A third unbolded is an oppose. Potentially a count of opinions could be viewed as 8 to 5 with a neutral. I am thus not sure whether it is no consensus or a consensus. There has only been one new discussant in the last 5 days.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:30, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Zionism, race and genetics#Requested move 28 September 2023

(Initiated 482 days ago on 28 September 2023) This is an RM, but I'm listing it here because it would be very helpful for an uninvolved administrator to close the discussion. Thanks. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:42, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

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