The Closure requests noticeboard is for posting requests to have an uninvolved editor assess, summarize, and formally close a discussion on Wikipedia. Formal closure by an uninvolved editor or administrator should be requested where consensus appears unclear, where the issue is a contentious one, or where there are wiki-wide implications, such as when the discussion is about creating, abolishing or changing a policy or guideline.
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Requests for closure
Administrative discussions
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive342#Topic ban review/revisiting/appeal
(Initiated 72 days ago on 3 April 2022) - archived topic ban appeal, requesting per a request at WP:AN BilledMammal (talk) 02:50, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- I am again requesting attention to this. I am pleading that an administrator please close this soon. It has been 50 days since I made my appeal, weeks since the last comment on discussion and weeks since it was added to this page here. Yet no closure. This leaves me in a frustrating limbo where I have no resolution. That weeks have gone by and no administrator has taken action to close this has been quite frustrating. I would be most appreciative if one would SecretName101 (talk) 01:45, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
- I will add that in the past 50 days I have also continued to work on making appropriate improvements to the project while awaiting a closure of this discussion. SecretName101 (talk) 01:55, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
- Is it okay for me to non-admin close this as no consensus or to uphold the topic ban? Several supporters indicated that SecretName had improved their behaviour, but opponents noted that SecretName was caught repeatedly violating their topic ban. I thought that the first rule of appealing a ban is not to engage in the banned behaviour during the ban. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 17:30, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
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Requests for comment
Wikipedia_talk:BOLD,_revert,_discuss_cycle#RFC_on_wording_of_bullet_point_in_Discuss_section
(Initiated 85 days ago on 22 March 2022) Expired RFC that I started that has grown into a large, complex discussion where many proposals were considered. An experienced editor who knows how to evaluate consensus carefully would be helpful to close this discussion. 2601:647:5800:1A1F:D528:4D19:2CF7:AEB2 (talk) 02:10, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
Talk:List of political parties in Italy#RFC on Structure of Lists of Italian Political Parties
(Initiated 46 days ago on 29 April 2022) We have decided to close this RFC to partially rewrite it and start a new one. A formal closure is necessary in order not to create confusion with the new RFC that will be started. --Scia Della Cometa (talk) 07:35, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- I agree with User:SDC's closure request. --Checco (talk) 08:58, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
- After reviewing the discussion in the subsequent talk page section, especially in light of the comments volunteers at WP:DRN, I do not believe there is consensus to close this RfC. Though I would appreciate a second opinion on this prior to marking it as not done. Sideswipe9th (talk) 03:29, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Sideswipe9th: Maybe we should wait the now open ANI thread. I feel like closing that RfC would be for the best, not so that they can start a new, very similar RfC, but so other users can discuss on what the best options would be for the next RfC, so a broader WP:RFCBEFORE. My fear of closing the RfC now, though, is that they will see this as a green light to start the other one. Isabelle 🏳🌈 21:55, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Isabelle Belato: Yeah, I think that may be best given the circumstances. At the time I wrote this last night, the ANI thread had yet to be filed, and that certainly has the potential for changing the underlying situation. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:59, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- Comment In the meantime I had stated that some changes to the current RFC were enough to prevent its closure, I don't understand why they were rejected. And if I'm asked not to start a new RFC after the closure of the current one, I wouldn't start it. It seems fair to point this out.--Scia Della Cometa (talk) 09:54, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
- This is now at AN/I.—S Marshall T/C 16:21, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
- Looks like the ANI thread closed yesterday. I'll ask on the article talk page if the participants there still wish the RfC to be closed. Question asked. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:58, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- This is now at AN/I.—S Marshall T/C 16:21, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
- Comment In the meantime I had stated that some changes to the current RFC were enough to prevent its closure, I don't understand why they were rejected. And if I'm asked not to start a new RFC after the closure of the current one, I wouldn't start it. It seems fair to point this out.--Scia Della Cometa (talk) 09:54, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Isabelle Belato: Yeah, I think that may be best given the circumstances. At the time I wrote this last night, the ANI thread had yet to be filed, and that certainly has the potential for changing the underlying situation. Sideswipe9th (talk) 21:59, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- @Sideswipe9th: Maybe we should wait the now open ANI thread. I feel like closing that RfC would be for the best, not so that they can start a new, very similar RfC, but so other users can discuss on what the best options would be for the next RfC, so a broader WP:RFCBEFORE. My fear of closing the RfC now, though, is that they will see this as a green light to start the other one. Isabelle 🏳🌈 21:55, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
- After reviewing the discussion in the subsequent talk page section, especially in light of the comments volunteers at WP:DRN, I do not believe there is consensus to close this RfC. Though I would appreciate a second opinion on this prior to marking it as not done. Sideswipe9th (talk) 03:29, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Dead_cat_strategy#RfC_on_examples
(Initiated 44 days ago on 1 May 2022) Political article with no obvious consensus reached.--Lord Belbury (talk) 11:41, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
(Initiated 27 days ago on 18 May 2022) –Novem Linguae (talk) 11:11, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
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Deletion discussions
V | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
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CfD | 0 | 0 | 105 | 74 | 179 |
TfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
FfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RfD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
AfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_May_2#Left-wing_fascism
(Initiated 65 days ago on 10 April 2022) I'd say no consensus, but it was leaning delete in later !votes, so I will leave an admin to decide. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 02:11, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
Note: This was relisted after the timestamp posted here. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:21, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
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Other types of closing requests
Wikipedia:Proposed article mergers#Merge requests
Major backlog of requests needing closure czar 17:58, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Aftermath of the 2021 United States Capitol attack#Proposed merge of NAACP Lawsuit Against Donald J. Trump, Rudolph Giuliani, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers into #Lawsuits
(Initiated 175 days ago on 21 December 2021) No comments for more than a month. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 19:44, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/Archive_189#Proposing_a_change_to_the_notability_declining_message_in_AFC
(Initiated 91 days ago on 16 March 2022) Discussion about a change in the general notability decline message for AfC. There is disagreement about whether consensus was found for the last (bulleted) proposal, and a template edit request was declined. I started a discussion to address the open question (what to do with the decline messages for topics with an SNG), unaware of this declined edit request. Would be good to have a formal closure, so that the new discussion can build on that. Femke (talk) 20:08, 11 June 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Indian politics#Proposal : Wikipedia:Naming conventions Indian constituencies
(Initiated 80 days ago on 26 March 2022) The discussion dried 37 days ago. 10 days ago last comment was made. Folks have suggested asking for closure. Venkat TL (talk) 19:49, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Soul_Eater_(manga)#Requested_move_18_April_2022
(Initiated 58 days ago on 18 April 2022) RM open for over 50 days. Natg 19 (talk) 01:21, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Closed. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'r there 01:57, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Spanish_rice#Requested_move_19_April_2022
(Initiated 56 days ago on 19 April 2022) RM open for over 50 days. Natg 19 (talk) 01:21, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Rosalía_(singer)#Requested_move_22_April_2022
(Initiated 54 days ago on 22 April 2022) RM open for over 50 days. Natg 19 (talk) 01:21, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Kehl_Winery#Requested_move_22_April_2022
(Initiated 53 days ago on 22 April 2022) RM open for over 50 days. Natg 19 (talk) 01:21, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Winckelmann_(disambiguation)#Requested_move_2_May_2022
(Initiated 43 days ago on 2 May 2022) RM open for over 40 days. Natg 19 (talk) 01:25, 13 June 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Aldebaran_(Ai_song)#Requested_move_3_May_2022
(Initiated 43 days ago on 3 May 2022) RM open for over 40 days. Natg 19 (talk) 01:25, 13 June 2022 (UTC)