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The Requests for closure noticeboard is for posting requests to have an uninvolved editor assess, summarize, and formally close a discussion on Misplaced Pages. Formal closure by an uninvolved editor or administrator should be requested where consensus remains unclear, where the issue is a contentious one, or where there are wiki-wide implications.

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Misplaced Pages talk:Harassment#Can other site accounts ever be linked to

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Harassment#Can other site accounts ever be linked to (Initiated 3128 days ago on 30 June 2016)? The discussion is listed at Template:Centralized discussion. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:10, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

I'm thinking a three-person closure (Including at least one user who handles non-public information on a regular basis) would be advisable for this discussion. I'll volunteer with the admission that I am probably one of the worst people to close this, so I'll defer to basically any other team of three. Tazerdadog (talk) 01:00, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

@Cunard and Tazerdadog: Am up for it. Deryck C. 13:30, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Ok, so we need at least one more, and someone who has handled private info on a regular basis. Tazerdadog (talk) 06:46, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

The WP:Signpost has just run two issues that discuss the issue at hand extensively. This is likely to generate a lot extra participation in the debate in the coming week or so, which will hopefully generate new arguments and possibly affect the outcome. I think we should hold on for at least two more weeks before closure. Deryck C. 23:20, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Two weeks might be excessive, but a week is certainly a good idea. Tazerdadog (talk) 10:23, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

@Cunard and Tazeradog: Okay, probably time to get people to close this. Any nominations on "someone who has handled private info on a regular basis"? I have handled personal information for Wikimedia before, but that's in the context of organising meatspace Wikimedia events. Deryck C. 12:57, 23 August 2016 (UTC)

Pinging Euryalus (talk · contribs) and HJ Mitchell (talk · contribs), oversighters who have posted in WP:ANRFC recently. Would one of you be able to join Tazerdadog and Deryck Chan in closing the discussion? Or do you know how to reach out to others who have "handled private info on a regular basis"? Cunard (talk) 05:59, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping, but I should decline the offer given I've directly contributed to the debate on a couple of occasions, as well as the Signpost editorial comment section. The best ways to reach others who handled routinely handled private information. would be a neutrally-worded email to functionaries-en@lists.wikimedia.org, which will reach current CU's and Oversighters plus a small collection of former arbs. Someone who hasn't taken part in the debate would hopefully then step forward to help with the close. -- Euryalus (talk) 06:23, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

There appears to still be an open request for closure of this here. - jc37 22:05, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:List of best-selling albums in the United States#Request for comment on use of sources

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:List of best-selling albums in the United States#Request for comment on use of sources (Initiated 3109 days ago on 19 July 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:47, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Non-free content/Archive 66#RfC for NFCC#8 exemptions for currency and USPS stamps

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Non-free content/Archive 66#RfC for NFCC#8 exemptions for currency and USPS stamps (Initiated 3100 days ago on 28 July 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:47, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Paul Singer (businessman)#Request for comment on “vulture” descriptor

Really need an administrator to close this one, as it's a contentious issue that has been discussed several times. Softlavender (talk) 23:19, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Miniature Australian Shepherd#Renewed merge discussion

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Miniature Australian Shepherd#Renewed merge discussion (Initiated 3081 days ago on 16 August 2016)? There is a clear consensus for a merge. However, editors are split on merging Miniature Australian Shepherd to Miniature American Shepherd or merging Miniature American Shepherd to Miniature Australian Shepherd. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 22:31, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Neonicotinoid#RFC: Inclusion of a sentence on a primary study

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Neonicotinoid#RFC: Inclusion of a sentence on a primary study (Initiated 3074 days ago on 23 August 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 22:31, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Route diagram template#RfC: Conversion of route diagram templates to Template:Routemap format

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Route diagram template#RfC: Conversion of route diagram templates to Template:Routemap format (Initiated 3072 days ago on 25 August 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 22:31, 25 September 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Menelik II#RfC on Menelik's "Reign as Emperor" split out

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Menelik II#RfC on Menelik's "Reign as Emperor" split out (Initiated 3069 days ago on 28 August 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 23:13, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Michael Greger#Request for comments on SBM source

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Michael Greger#Request for comments on SBM source (Initiated 3065 days ago on 1 September 2016)? I recommend a formal close per this comment about how this dispute has been ongoing for years:

Note past discussions Turns out this dispute goes back a few years :Talk:Michael_Greger/Archive_1#Don_Matesz_mention, and most of the talk page discussion this year is about it, starting at Talk:Michael_Greger/Archive_1#SBM_source. It's been brought up at BLPN twice: Misplaced Pages:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard/Archive238#Michael_Greger and just today at Misplaced Pages:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard/Archive238#Michael_Greger_-_claims_of_BLPSPS_violation. Given what I've found, there may be more as editors haven't been clearly acknowledging past discussions, as with this RfC.

Thanks, Cunard (talk) 23:13, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Templates for discussion#Proposed rewording in instructions for listing: when to use <noinclude>

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Misplaced Pages talk:Templates for discussion/Archive 22#Proposed rewording in instructions for listing: when to use <noinclude> (Initiated 3063 days ago on 3 September 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 23:13, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

The consensus seems apparent enough, so I don't think a formal close is strictly necessary (all the more so because the discussion has now been automatically archived), but it would be be good to have someone uninvolved confirm that. – Uanfala (talk) 14:22, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Request speedy close on Talk:Lane splitting#RFC: looking for outside opinions on dispute about wording

Requesting speedy close of this RfC. The initiator has not made a reasonable effort to resolve this very petty dispute over wording. One of the three editors in the discussion has not yet replied. The actual reasons for the disagreement were only just outlined fully in just over 24 hours ago. I have not yet had time to post the full list of citations that I alluded to mere hours ago. Neither side has had time to suggest any compromise wording. All of this violates the instructions at WP:RfC to make an effort before starting an RfC. Any outside editor who is drawn into this petty dispute is going to find it annoying that such drama has been created over this obscure issue.

Please close for now and at least give it a week to see if we can work it out before pestering the wider community with this. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 01:24, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Floquenbeam (talk · contribs) protected the talk page. Floquenbeam, would you review this closure request and determine whether the RfC should be speedy closed or kept open? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 01:30, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Talk:AlMaghrib Institute#RFC: Should the article mention Qadhi's statements on the Holocaust from 2001?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:AlMaghrib Institute#RFC: Should the article mention Qadhi's statements on the Holocaust from 2001? (Initiated 3047 days ago on 19 September 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 01:07, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

 Done LavaBaron (talk) 17:59, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Route diagram template#RfC: Conversion of route diagram templates to Template:Routemap format

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Route diagram template#RfC: Conversion of route diagram templates to Template:Routemap format, including the tangential discussion of {{RDTr}} at the bottom (Initiated 3072 days ago on 25 August 2016)? Thanks, Jc86035 (talk) Use {{re|Jc86035}}
to reply to me 12:45, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Cold War II#The "See also" section

Needs accurate evaluation for consensus. --George Ho (talk) 02:56, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

RfC Closure

Please go here to address my concerns on a user that keeps undoing an RfC closure. Prcc27🌍 (talk) 06:07, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

UPDATE: Could an admin please re-close this RfC while also assessing consensus in related sections throughout the talk page? It would be great to get resolution before election day. Thanks! Prcc27🎃 (talk) 04:18, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

This is not a simple closure of an RfC. There are multiple RfC's going on about the same topic, along with up to a dozen other discussions, the topic of which has been under discussion since ~ Aug 23, 2016. The discussion involves revisiting a specific editing criterion established in 2012 that applies to the U.S. presidential general elections generally (not just this article). This needs to be handled by (at least) a couple of uninvolved admins and if there is a closing, I recommend closing all RfCs/discussions and starting over again after the election (after the editors who are supporting particular candidates are gone). Here's a brief history of the discussions I wrote up as an involved editor, but as unbiasedly as I could write it. Sparkie82 (t•c) 21:32, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Note: The issue under discussion is about the criterion used to include candidates in the infobox prior to the election -- after the election, there is a different set of criteria because vote totals are available then -- so although the discussion would be mute for this particular article after the electiion, the issue of whether of not to change the pre-election criterion would still be used for future articles. (Plus the discussion would be easier after the election without all of the candidate hacks involved.) Sparkie82 (t•c) 21:44, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

@Antony-22: has just revealed a number of discussions on my talk page from 2012 which were not previously mentioned on the 2016 talk page (where this subject RfC is) and which appear to be dispositive as to the much of the issue being discussed in all those RfC's/discussions. I've posted a recommendation at the subject RfC to close all the RfC's/discussions related to the issue in light of this "new" information. Sparkie82 (t•c) 09:39, 4 November 2016 (UTC)

• Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:United States presidential election, 2016#A call for consensus on McMullin and Castle ( pre-election infobox inclusion criteria ) (Initiated 3033 days ago on 3 October 2016)? See also Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive937#RfC Closure. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Ruger Mini-14#Rfc: Add major incidents to article?

Could an uninvolved administrator assess the consensus and please close this RFC? Thank you Talk:Ruger Mini-14#Rfc: Add major incidents to article? CuriousMind01 (talk) 11:25, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:James Watson#RfC on comments leading to Watson's resignation

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:James Watson#RfC on comments leading to Watson's resignation (Initiated 3039 days ago on 27 September 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:2014 Oso mudslide#Request for comment

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:2014 Oso mudslide#Request for comment (Initiated 3038 days ago on 28 September 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Twin paradox#Request for comment on neutrality of statement about paradoxical symmetrical ageing

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Twin paradox#Request for comment on neutrality of statement about paradoxical symmetrical ageing (Initiated 3041 days ago on 25 September 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Template talk:Infobox observatory#Request for comments: Satisfy verifiability related RfC?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Template talk:Infobox observatory#Request for comments: Satisfy verifiability related RfC? (Initiated 3040 days ago on 26 September 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Naming conventions (music)#RFC: Proposal to rework Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (music)#Disambiguation

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Naming conventions (music)#RFC: Proposal to rework Misplaced Pages:Naming conventions (music)#Disambiguation (Initiated 3078 days ago on 19 August 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Axis: Bold as Love#RfC: Should hard rock, jazz, and rhythm & blues be kept in the infobox?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Axis: Bold as Love#RfC: Should hard rock, jazz, and rhythm & blues be kept in the infobox? (Initiated 3034 days ago on 2 October 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation#Requested move 1 October 2016

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation#Requested move 1 October 2016 (Initiated 3035 days ago on 1 October 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Category talk:People of Jewish descent#Survey

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Category talk:People of Jewish descent#Survey (Initiated 3033 days ago on 3 October 2016)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:1#What should the articles from 1 to 100 be moved to?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:1#What should the articles from 1 to 100 be moved to? (Initiated 3030 days ago on 6 October 2016)? Please consider Talk:1#RFC: Should articles "1" to "100" be about numbers instead of years? in your close. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:02, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

• Comment by involved editor. The closing statement of the earlier RfC stated: the consensus is that the pages 1-100 will be moved only if a consensus can be reached as to the name of the articles. If there's assessed consensus for a title, please consider suggesting a period of time in which pre-move preparations can (need to) be made before the batch moves. This will involve new conditional logic such as year nav/dab templates. If it's assessed there's no consensus, these template updates will not be necessary. Take this with a grain of salt; I'm an involved editor, thanks — Andy W. (talk) 05:10, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
• Comment by involved editor. Concur with Andy. There would be a lot of work required in the year-related templates, although some needs to be done anyway, and the first RfC was contingent on a WP:CONSENSUS as to the move targets, which is not related to a majority. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 04:37, 15 November 2016 (UTC)
• Comment by OP – Work on the templates has started and is not very difficult if we stick to changing the targets of years 1–100. There was a rather strong consensus in the original RfC for limiting the move to this range. Titles of year articles should be consistent but several name variants are already handled by redirects, so there is no harm in whichever solution is adopted. — JFG 09:03, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Bitcoin#RfC: shall the sourced information on transaction fees be restored?

Would an experienced editor close the Talk:Bitcoin#RfC: shall the sourced information on transaction fees be restored?? Thanks. Ladislav Mecir (talk) 06:55, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

@Ladislav Mecir: There's been minimal involvement in that RfC, and it hasn't run 30 days yet. Sam Walton (talk) 12:17, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Templates for discussion

Misplaced Pages:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2016_November_3#Template:United_States_Postal_Service

Please relist Misplaced Pages:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2016_November_3#Template:United_States_Postal_Service, as the only two people other than myself that have commented are the same two individuals that commented on my talk page, whose discussion is now closed. --Jax 0677 (talk) 18:57, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for discussion

This discussion forum currently has no backlog! (11:36, 18 October 2016 (UTC))

Misplaced Pages:Files for discussion#Old discussions

There's 100+ open discussions, some well over two months old. The vast majority of these are easy closures. Would appreciate it if an admin could spend an hour or so clearing these out. Thanks! -FASTILY 08:18, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Files for discussion/2016 October 21#File:Alan kurdi smiling playground.jpg

Please disposition Misplaced Pages:Files for discussion/2016 October 21#File:Alan kurdi smiling playground.jpg. --Jax 0677 (talk) 02:05, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion#Discussions awaiting closure

No substantial backlog right now, but it's quite likely that the backlog will grow again at some point in time. Marcocapelle (talk) 01:56, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Motion picture rating system#RfC: Should the comparison table in the article use a color scheme accessible to color-blind users?

There is a fairly even split in the discussion and some complicated WP:ACCESSIBILITY arguments, so it would probably be best if an admin were to close it. Betty Logan (talk) 10:44, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Samantha_Bee#RfC_on_Nationality

The discussion on whether to list as Samantha Bee as Canadian or Canadian-American is now just a back and forth argument between Sport and politics and myself. Since it's clear we won't agree and no other editor as commented in over a week, we need an outside editor to end the discussion. JDDJS (talk) 02:06, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations#RfC: Jane Doe content

RfC will be 30 days old on 21 November (ignore signatures near the top as they are re-signs or material added significantly after RfC start). FWIW, there is a consensus to close now, due to no activity, at Talk:Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations#Call for close. Thanks in advance! ―Mandruss ☎ 05:46, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Michael Cox (Catholic bishop)#Requested move 22 March 2016

This WP:RM discussion has somehow been open since March with no closure. (Initiated 3228 days ago on 22 March 2016)--Cúchullain /c 20:39, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/Donald Trump email controversy

Would an uninvolved administrator kindly assess consensus on this stale political AfD? Thanks. — JFG 07:48, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Wurdi_Youang#RfC: should the coordinates be included in the article

Could an uninvolved editor take look at this, please. Is is just over 30 days, and has no input since (mine from) a week ago. - Nabla (talk) 11:53, 20 November 2016 (UTC)

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