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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Many discussions result in a reasonably clear consensus, so if the consensus is clear, any editor—even one involved in the discussion—may close the discussion. The default length of a formal request for comment is 30 days (opened on or before 18 July 2022); if consensus becomes clear before that and discussion has slowed, then it may be closed earlier. However, editors usually wait at least a week after a discussion opens, unless the outcome is very obvious, so that there is enough time for a full discussion.
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Requests for closure
Administrative discussions
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive344#JIP
(Initiated 60 days ago on 17 June 2022) Nobody's added anything for a week, so it's time to wrap this up. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:07, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
- Looks like this one was also archived without closure, which is probably fine. -- RoySmith (talk) 12:41, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Whatsupkarren / (Tariq afflaq) unban request (reopened)
(Initiated 56 days ago on 21 June 2022) I really don't think it's fair to the appellant for a ban appeal to remain open for so long, regardless of the outcome (disclaimer: I participated) --Dylan620 (he/him · talk · edits) 23:44, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1103#Editor 84.250.14.116 behavior
(Initiated 43 days ago on 4 July 2022) It was archived without closure or administrative resolution. The concern was brought up again at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:84.250.14.116 reported by User:Yae4 (Result: ) on 23 July 2022. 84.250.14.116 (talk) 13:12, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
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Requests for comment
Talk:Historicity of the Book of Mormon#RfC on category inclusion/exclusion
(Initiated 105 days ago on 3 May 2022) No new comments since 1 June. Clear majority favoring the inclusion of the category, with a minority dominated by editors that appear to be in favor of looking at the Book of Mormon as a factual historical document. JimKaatFan (talk) 20:46, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
If the consensus of a given discussion appears unclear, then you may post a brief and neutrally-worded request for closure here
. Nice. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:36, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
Talk:China#RFC: Addition of culinary, cultural and scientific aspects of China in the introduction
(Initiated 99 days ago on 9 May 2022) Open since May and has had a reasonable amount of participation. Vladimir.copic (talk) 01:57, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Republic_of_Artsakh#RfC_on_the_descriptor_of_Artsakh_as_a_state
(Initiated 59 days ago on 18 June 2022) RFC on how the Republic of Artsakh should be described in the articles requires formal closure. The last comment was made on 19 July 2022. --Abrvagl (talk) 16:22, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
- Doing... — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 19:28, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#RfC: Business Insider news reporting
(Initiated 46 days ago on 2 July 2022) RfC has been open for over a month and seems ripe for closure. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 04:28, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
- Note: the discussion has since been archived at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive_381#RfC: Business Insider news reporting. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 06:35, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Talk:The_Kashmir_Files#RfC_about_linking_the_term_non-Muslim_to_the_Kafir_article
(Initiated 42 days ago on 5 July 2022) The RfC tag has expired. Kpddg (talk) 07:19, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Greased piglet#RfC on examples
(Initiated 34 days ago on 13 July 2022) Request for Comment rooted in WP:SYNTH, on whether examples of use should require a reliable source to verify that they are notable examples, or whether editors can search the web and select any examples of its use and cite those directly as examples.
There have been eight (by my count) contributors, but no comments have been added for almost six days, and one of the main contributors has been indefinitely blocked in the meantime, the IP contributor has not edited since, and one contributor commented only on an unasked question.
The issue is quite contentious, and as the outcome would seem to rely on WP:SYNTH interpretation, I favour an uninvolved close please. -- DeFacto (talk). 08:49, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- This would really benefit from a bit more participation, and it's only been open a week. I think letting it ride for now is probably a good call. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:36, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- ScottishFinnishRadish, thanks for looking at it, and thanks for the advice. I've added a request for participation at WP:NORN. -- DeFacto (talk). 20:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- No problem. I took a peek, and with such low participation and so short a time, it's either let it ride, or no consensus. Hopefully the discussion progresses a bit more. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:20, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- ScottishFinnishRadish, thanks for looking at it, and thanks for the advice. I've added a request for participation at WP:NORN. -- DeFacto (talk). 20:18, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
- Due to the contentious nature of this one, I wondered if we could get an uninvolved close (even if it is 'no consensus') to put it to bed before the automatic bot close due next week.
- And just a note: one contributor seems to have misunderstood the question and !votes 'yes' to a question other than the one asked, and there are 'yes' !votes from two different IPs from the same range as the main contributor to the article and geolocating to the same area. -- DeFacto (talk). 06:46, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Talk:List of longest-reigning monarchs#RfC for Queen Elizabeth II
(Initiated 33 days ago on 15 July 2022) - The RfC tag has expired. GoodDay (talk) 01:06, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Recession#RfC: Phrasing of the infamous sentence
(Initiated 18 days ago on 29 July 2022) This is relatively straightforward phrasing change, but lots of different opinions on a high-profile political controversy in the U.S. New comments have peetered out. A timely close would be helpful to get the talk page down to a reasonable size, and unblock some improvements to the intro. -- Beland (talk) 21:49, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
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Deletion discussions
V | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
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CfD | 1 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 38 |
TfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
MfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
RfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
AfD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2022_May_11#Category:Songs_about_religion
(Initiated 192 days ago on 5 February 2022) Keep, delete per WP:TNT, or close as no consensus? –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 14:27, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
- @LaundryPizza03: I don't find the 'keep' arguments compelling, particularly those that make accusations of targeting religious topics, which isn't the point of the nomination. The other 'keep' arguments advocate cleanup instead, but nobody is willing to step forward to do that. Therefore, I was going to close as TNT were it not for the comments about "containerizing" some categories, and I don't really know what that means, so I held off. ~Anachronist (talk) 20:15, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Deletion review#Megan Huntsman
(Initiated 40 days ago on 7 July 2022) Previous closure was undone. ––FormalDude talk 16:09, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Patrick Lancaster
(Initiated 23 days ago on 24 July 2022) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mellohi! (投稿) 19:52, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
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Other types of closing requests
Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Staffordshire Bull Terrier/1
(Initiated 166 days ago on 3 March 2022) This GAR has been open since March and has been completely stale since the end of April. Skimming through it, there does seem to be a loose consensus to delist or at the worst, intervene to see if disputes have been resolved. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 14:53, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 189#Proposing a change to the notability declining message in AFC
(Initiated 153 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 Dogs#Proposal to update the project's RS guideline
(Initiated 146 days ago on 23 March 2022) No comments since May. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:31, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
- Now at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dogs/Archive 14#Proposal to update the project's RS guideline. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:31, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Nintendo Entertainment System#Proposal to create a separate entry for the Family Computer (Famicom)
(Initiated 124 days ago on 14 April 2022) No clear consensus has been reached, and with no comments since July 4, one is not likely to happen anytime soon. I have already messaged the editor who submitted the initial request about creating a draft article instead. SmartAn01 (talk) 04:01, 12 July 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:New pages patrol/Reviewers#Proposal: increase unreviewed new page search engine NOINDEX duration
(Initiated 60 days ago on 17 June 2022) - The folks at Phabricator are requesting a formal close to move forward. I'd encourage the closer to clearly state 1) whether there is consensus for an increase of any kind above the default of 90 days, 2) if there is consensus for a specific number of days (such as 180, 365, indefinite, etc.), and 3) whether this is a local consensus or a site wide consensus. This was advertised at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 190#New page search engine NOINDEX duration for a week or two before being auto archived. –Novem Linguae (talk) 05:44, 13 July 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums/Album article style advice § Inclusion of singles charts in album articles
(Initiated 52 days ago on 25 June 2022) This went through a Request for comment, upon which after the RfC time expired, the tag was removed (diff). Requesting a formal closure of the discussion by an uninvolved user. North America1000 12:04, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships#How/where/if to include hull-number
(Initiated 26 days ago on 21 July 2022) Special attention please to the sub-section: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Ships#Broader issue, started two days later on 23 July, as proposal itself, and with all subsequent sub-sections included may require separate consensus. Discussion has become a circular debate, with many off-topic comments, and should come to an end. Thank you - wolf 13:08, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Conchita Wurst#Requested move 30 July 2022
(Initiated 17 days ago on 30 July 2022) – I made this move request just over 2 weeks ago. There has been a good and full discussion and the last legitimate comment was posted 4 days ago so it seems to have reached a conclusion. I wonder if an admin or editor could assess consensus and close? This is the first time I have completed a move request so I hope I have this procedure right. All the best, Emmentalist (talk) 15:45, 14 August 2022 (UTC)