2024 May
Multiple page move of David articles
- David III of Tao (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David IV of Georgia (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David V of Georgia (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David VI of Georgia (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David VII of Georgia (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David VIII of Georgia (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David IX of Georgia (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David X of Kartli (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM)
- David XI of Kartli (talk||history|logs|links|archive|watch) (RM) (Discussion with closer)
- Closer: User:Compassionate727
- Non-admin close without consensus (or anything even close to a consensus).
- Discussion at closer's TP User talk:Compassionate727#Closure of David III of Tao → David III
- At first the discussion was closed as No Cosensus,[1] (24 April 2024)
- After a protest from the pro-move side on 26 April 2024, the closer returned on 30 April 2024, reopened the closed discussion and switched the result to move [2] and performed the move.
- Original participants were not notified the closer had reopened and changed the result of the discussion or given an opportunity to respond to the reopened discussion.
- After the switch, they posted indicating they performed the move and stated the discussion was closed (irony) to further discussion, referred discussion to here.
- Closing a discussion, then reopening it days later to change the result in inappropriate. They did this without notifying the participants and giving them a chance to participate in the new/reopened discussion. Then stating the matter is closed to further discussion is inappropriate after they reopened the discussion to change the result. See [3]. // Timothy :: talk 04:03, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
Discussion
- Overturn and restore original page names. per WP:BADNAC, a non-admin closure is not appropriate for moves in which the outcome either is close or is likely to be controversial. The discussion showed the move did not have consensus. The way the discussion was closed as no consensus and then reopened and the result changed (without notifying the original participants so they could participate in the reopened discussion) is inappropriate. // Timothy :: talk 04:16, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
- Overturn (involved). Attempting to close controversial and highly divided RMs is precisely what WP:BADNAC instructs non-admins not to do, and this contentious RM certainly qualifies. I assume the closer in this case was trying to be helpful (even though they were made aware of BADNAC in an earlier close and still chose to do the same thing here), but a non-admin closing the same RM twice in two completely opposite ways is unhelpful and has the result of leaving no confidence whatsoever in the outcome. The closer seems to recognize this, suggesting the "flipping" was messy and likely to make participants unhappy, but they refused to consider resolving it through discussion, instead directing people straight to MR. The RM should be reopened so that it can be properly addressed by admin. ╠╣uw [talk] 10:11, 1 May 2024 (UTC)