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For the guideline on notability for academics, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(academics)" title="Wikipedia:Notability (academics)">Wikipedia:Notability (academics)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Essay on editing Wikipedia</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238436933">.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 0;border-collapse:collapse;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);box-sizing:border-box;color:var(--color-base,#202122)}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{border:2px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ombox-delete{border:2px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ombox-content{border:1px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ombox-style{border:1px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ombox-move{border:1px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ombox-protection{border:2px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.9em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ombox .mbox-invalid-type{text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ombox{margin:4px 10%}.mw-parser-output .ombox.mbox-small{clear:right;float:right;margin:4px 0 4px 1em;width:238px}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.ombox img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ombox-speedy{background-color:#310402}}</style><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/30px-Essay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/45px-Essay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Essay.svg/60px-Essay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="35" data-file-height="42"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div style="padding-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><b>This is an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Essays" title="Wikipedia:Essays">essay</a> on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Closing discussions">closing discussions</a>.</b><br/><div style="font-size: 90%;">It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">Wikipedia's policies or guidelines</a>, as it has not been <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Levels_of_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">thoroughly vetted by the community</a>. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.</div></div></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1252059228">.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain{float:right;margin:0 0 0 1em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);padding:0.3em 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;text-align:center;font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxleft{float:left;margin:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutlist{display:inline-block;border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);margin-bottom:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutboxplain ul{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .module-shortcutanchordiv{position:relative;top:-3em}.mw-parser-output li .module-shortcutanchordiv{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mbox-imageright .module-shortcutboxplain{padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 1em;line-height:1.3;margin:0}</style><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NAC"></span><span id="WP:NADC"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</a></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NAC&redirect=no">WP:NAC</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NADC&redirect=no">WP:NADC</a></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="plainlinks ombox ombox-notice nutshell" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/30px-Walnut.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/45px-Walnut.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Walnut.png/60px-Walnut.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="192"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><b>This page in a nutshell:</b> Some discussions on Wikipedia may be closed by non-administrators and some should not. Before doing so, non-administrators should be sure that the closure is appropriate.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>While many discussions are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Closing discussions">closed</a> by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">administrators</a>, according to Wikipedia policy and convention any registered editor in good standing may close a discussion. For practical purposes, non-administrators should not take formal action in discussions whose outcome would require the use of administrator tools, such as those at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism">AIV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_page_protection" title="Wikipedia:Requests for page protection">RFPP</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_permissions" title="Wikipedia:Requests for permissions">PERM</a>. This page offers guidance to editors considering doing such a closure. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Who_should_close_discussions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Who_should_close_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Who_should_close_discussions"></span>Who should close discussions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Who_should_close_discussions"></span></h2></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CIR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CIR">Competence is required</a> when editing Wikipedia, and more so when accurately judging the outcomes of discussions. Although there are no formal requirements in terms of time spent on Wikipedia or number of contributions made for non-administrators to close discussions, it is important that those who do close are able to do so properly. Improper closures may have detrimental effects on the project, such as necessitating potentially <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CLOSECHALLENGE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CLOSECHALLENGE">time-consuming reviews</a> or contributing to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Backlog" title="Wikipedia:Backlog">backlogs</a> for various tasks. </p><p>While rare mistakes can happen in closes, editors whose closes are being overturned at decision reviews, and/or directly reverted by administrators, <b>should pause closing until they have discussed these closes with an administrator</b>, and that administrator gained comfort that the closer understands their mistakes, and will not repeat them. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editors_who_are_experienced" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editors_who_are_experienced-Who_should_close_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editors_who_are_experienced-Who_should_close_discussions"></span>Editors who are experienced<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editors_who_are_experienced-Who_should_close_discussions"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NACEXP"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NACEXP&redirect=no">WP:NACEXP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Administrators, as experienced editors who have passed a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFA">community review</a>, will normally have the knowledge necessary to close community discussions appropriately, or to identify when they cannot and defer to others. Non-administrators who close discussions should ensure they also have the requisite experience and knowledge necessary to do so. </p> <ul><li><b>Knowledge of policy</b>: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BURO" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BURO">Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy</a>, but it does employ a sometimes complex set of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PG">policies and guidelines</a> that document established <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CON" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CON">consensus</a> and, in some cases, <a href="/wiki/CAT:LEGAL" class="mw-redirect" title="CAT:LEGAL">legal requirements</a> that may have <a href="/wiki/Litigation_involving_the_Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Litigation involving the Wikimedia Foundation">serious consequences</a> if not adhered to. Editors who close discussions should have a good understanding of when and how these apply, as well as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:IAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:IAR">when they do not</a>, and how this helps uphold the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:5P" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:5P">fundamental principles</a> of the project.</li> <li><b>Knowledge of process</b>: The various venues for discussion on Wikipedia often include their own agreed-upon standards for procedural matters, such as how those discussions are formatted, how long they can or must continue, and what steps should be taken prior to their beginning and following their end. Editors who close discussions should have thoroughly familiarized themselves with these standards, and have enough history participating themselves, that they are able to fulfill these expectations.</li> <li><b>Knowledge of subject matter</b>: Wikipedia is written and maintained by a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WWW" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WWW">large and diverse body of contributors</a>, who individually have strengths, interests or academic backgrounds. Editors who close discussions concerning highly technical subject matter should have the necessary background to evaluate effectively the evidence and arguments presented.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editors_who_are_uninvolved" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editors_who_are_uninvolved-Who_should_close_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editors_who_are_uninvolved-Who_should_close_discussions"></span>Editors who are uninvolved<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editors_who_are_uninvolved-Who_should_close_discussions"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NACINV"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NACINV&redirect=no">WP:NACINV</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Closing editors must abide by the standard of being uninvolved as described at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators#Involved_admins" title="Wikipedia:Administrators">Wikipedia:Administrators § Involved admins</a>. Closing editors should be aware of any actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest they may have that could affect their decision making, or give the <a href="/wiki/Appearance_of_impropriety" title="Appearance of impropriety">appearance of impropriety</a>, potentially compromising a consensus reached by the community by casting doubts on a closure. For the avoidance of doubt, editors should <b>never close any discussion where they have <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:!VOTE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:!VOTE">!voted</a></b>, or XfD discussions where <b>they created or non-trivially contributed</b> to the object under discussion. </p><p>Just as policy prohibits <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CAN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CAN">canvassing</a> for participants with the intention of influencing the outcome of a discussion, editors should not attempt to close discussions they have been improperly notified of, or notified of in a way that may cast doubts on their impartiality. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Editors_who_are_registered" data-mw-thread-id="h-Editors_who_are_registered-Who_should_close_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Editors_who_are_registered-Who_should_close_discussions"></span>Editors who are registered<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Editors_who_are_registered-Who_should_close_discussions"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NACIP"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NACIP&redirect=no">WP:NACIP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Per the result of <span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=&oldid=777670576#RfC_regarding_unregistered_editors">a request for comment (linked here)</a></span>, unregistered editors may not close formal discussion anonymously. However, unregistered users may participate in formal discussions, so long as they do so in a way that does not violate Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOCK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOCK">policies on abusing multiple accounts</a>. Those who wish to be more involved with the Wikipedia community are encouraged to register an account. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="General_cautions" data-mw-thread-id="h-General_cautions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-General_cautions"></span>General cautions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-General_cautions"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inappropriate_closures" data-mw-thread-id="h-Inappropriate_closures-General_cautions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Inappropriate_closures-General_cautions"></span>Inappropriate closures<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Inappropriate_closures-General_cautions"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:BADNAC"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:BADNAC&redirect=no">WP:BADNAC</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>A non-admin closure may not be appropriate in any of the following situations: </p> <ol><li>The non-admin has demonstrated a potential conflict of interest, or lack of impartiality, by having expressed an opinion in the discussion or being otherwise <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:INVOLVED" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:INVOLVED">involved</a>, with the exception of closing their own withdrawn nomination as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Speedy_keep" title="Wikipedia:Speedy keep">speedy keep</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when all other viewpoints expressed were for keeping as well.</li> <li>The discussion is contentious (especially if it falls within a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CTOP" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CTOP">Contentious Topic</a>), and your close is likely to be controversial.</li> <li>The non-admin has little or no experience editing Wikipedia generally or has little or no previous participation in discussions.</li> <li>The result will require action by an administrator: <ul><li>Deletion (except for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Templates_for_discussion/Archive_19#RfC:_Proposal_to_allow_non-admin_"delete"_closures_at_TfD" title="Wikipedia talk:Templates for discussion/Archive 19">TfD discussions</a> where orphaning is needed)</li> <li>Unprotecting a page</li> <li>Merging page histories</li> <li>Either imposing a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Banning_policy" title="Wikipedia:Banning policy">ban</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy" title="Wikipedia:Blocking policy">block</a></li></ul></li></ol> <p>Per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-administrators_closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Deletion process">Wikipedia:Deletion process § Non-administrators closing discussions</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> inappropriate early closures of deletion debates may either be reopened by an uninvolved administrator<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or could result in a request to redo the process at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review" title="Wikipedia:Deletion review">Wikipedia:Deletion review</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In non-deletion discussions, a non-admin closure should not be challenged solely on the grounds that the closer is not an admin. (see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Closing_discussions#Challenging_other_closures" title="Wikipedia:Closing discussions">Wikipedia:Closing discussions#Challenging other closures</a>) <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pitfalls_to_avoid" data-mw-thread-id="h-Pitfalls_to_avoid-General_cautions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Pitfalls_to_avoid-General_cautions"></span>Pitfalls to avoid<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Pitfalls_to_avoid-General_cautions"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NACPIT"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NACPIT&redirect=no">WP:NACPIT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ol><li>Extra care should be taken if a closure may be controversial or not <i>clearly</i> unambiguous. Controversial topics may be indicated by the broad topic area, related discussions, and previous XfDs (if applicable). With the understanding that the closure may be reversed, non-admins should generally avoid closing such discussions, especially if the non-admin is relatively new to the relevant process or topic area.</li> <li>Contrary to popular belief, especially among newer editors, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Polling_is_not_a_substitute_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Polling is not a substitute for discussion">discussions are not a vote</a>. Editors who close discussions use <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">rough consensus</a> to determine the outcome. The process of rough consensus requires administrators to occasionally ignore opinions (sometimes called <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:!VOTE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:!VOTE">!votes</a>) because they are against policy, made in bad faith, etc. If you are reviewing a debate and find yourself trying to decide if a !vote should be ignored per the rough consensus guidelines, and doing so or not doing so would likely affect the outcome, then this is not the kind of debate that an inexperienced editor ought to be closing.</li> <li>Avoid closing a discussion if you have an opinion on the topic or its suitability for inclusion. <b>Never</b> close a discussion to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Supervote" title="Wikipedia:Supervote">supervote</a> (i.e. !voting by closure).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RELISTBIAS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RELISTBIAS">Avoid relisting a discussion</a> when it could also be possible for it to be closed as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SOFTDELETE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SOFTDELETE">WP:SOFTDELETE</a> or if it has already been relisted a few times, unless there is a good reason to do so. See the guidelines at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RELIST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RELIST">WP:RELIST</a>.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Deletion_discussions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Deletion_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Deletion_discussions"></span>Deletion discussions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Deletion_discussions"></span></h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Articles_for_deletion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Articles_for_deletion-Deletion_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Articles_for_deletion-Deletion_discussions"></span>Articles for deletion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Articles_for_deletion-Deletion_discussions"></span></h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NACAFD"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NACAFD&redirect=no">WP:NACAFD</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>After an AfD discussion has run for at least seven days (168 hours), it is moved to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Old" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old">Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old</a>, and experienced non-admins in good standing may consider closing a discussion on that page which is beyond doubt a clear keep. However, a closure earlier than seven days may take place if a reason given in either <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Speedy_keep" title="Wikipedia:Speedy keep">Wikipedia:Speedy keep</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion">Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion</a> applies. Note that, per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SK#NOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SK">WP:SK#NOT</a>, this does not authorize <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SNOW" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SNOW">WP:SNOW</a> closures. Non-admins may not use a "speedy delete" close unless the page has already been deleted, but may close a nomination as "speedy keep" if there is no doubt that such action is appropriate. Otherwise, non-admins are encouraged to recommend a "speedy keep" in the body of the discussion and allow an administrator to gauge the community consensus. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Templates_for_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Templates_for_discussion-Deletion_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Templates_for_discussion-Deletion_discussions"></span>Templates for discussion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Templates_for_discussion-Deletion_discussions"></span></h3></div> <p>As the result of a 2015 request for comment,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> consensus allows for non-administrators to close discussions at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Templates for discussion">Wikipedia:Templates for discussion</a> as <i>delete</i>. Non-administrators should follow the same steps as administrators, found at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Administrator_instructions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Administrator instructions">Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Administrator instructions</a>, with the exception of the final step of proposing speedy deletion using <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Db-xfd" title="Template:Db-xfd">db-xfd</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_deletion_discussions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Other_deletion_discussions-Deletion_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Other_deletion_discussions-Deletion_discussions"></span>Other deletion discussions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Other_deletion_discussions-Deletion_discussions"></span></h3></div> <p>In general, XfDs other than <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion">AfDs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion">RfDs</a> are probably not good candidates for non-admin closure, except by those who have extraordinary experience in the XfD venue in question. If there is a serious backlog on one of these venues, consider asking a very familiar admin who closes many of this type of discussions for their advice. Many of these venues have complicated criteria to consider, employ complicated templates, require additional logging elsewhere, or require the use of bots to run jobs to complete the tagging or other cleanup tasks that are required. If a closer does not take all the required steps, it can create significant problems that may go unresolved for an extended period of time. </p><p>Closing <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Files_for_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Files for discussion">FfDs</a> can be especially complex and should be avoided by anyone who is not an experienced participant. Images are frequently transcluded into articles, templates and user pages. Those closing these type of debates often have to review the "what links here" special page and determine if other cleanup needs to be done, such as removing the "deletable image caption" templates everywhere the image is used. Those who regularly close these venue debates are likely to know how to use bots, scripts and third-party tools to help them do so properly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Requested_move_discussions" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requested_move_discussions"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requested_move_discussions"></span>Requested move discussions<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requested_move_discussions"></span></h2></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Requested_moves"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Closing_instructions#Non-admin_closure" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions">Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions § Non-admin closure</a></div> <p>Renaming pages (known as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Moving_a_page" title="Wikipedia:Moving a page">moving a page</a>) generally does not require administrator permissions. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves">Requested move discussions</a> are regularly closed by experienced and uninvolved registered editors in good standing. Any non-admin closure must be explicitly declared with template {{<a href="/wiki/Template:RMnac" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:RMnac">subst:RMnac</a>}} placed directly after the reasoning for the close within the {{<a href="/wiki/Template:RM_top" title="Template:RM top">subst:RM top</a>}} template. </p><p>Non-admin closes normally require that: </p> <ul><li>The consensus or lack thereof is clear after a full listing period (seven days).</li> <li>There are no more than a few associated subpages that need to be moved along with the move of the page under discussion, such as voluminous talk page archives.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Requests_for_comment" data-mw-thread-id="h-Requests_for_comment"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Requests_for_comment"></span>Requests for comment<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Requests_for_comment"></span></h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:NAC&#82;FC"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcut</a></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:NACRFC&redirect=no">WP:NACRFC</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Any uninvolved editor can close a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFC">request for comment</a> or RfC. However, these may be particularly challenging closures for multiple reasons: </p> <ul><li><b>The need for closure</b>: Unlike other discussions on Wikipedia, RfCs do not require a formal closure, and doing so may often be unnecessary or even counterproductive. Editors should assess whether the closure is needed at all, or whether the discussion has come to a natural conclusion on its own, and reached a consensus which is self-evident to those involved, rendering a closure moot, and an inaccurate closure unnecessarily problematic.</li> <li><b>The scope of the consensus</b>: As one of the most general purpose types of semi-formal discussions on Wikipedia, RfCs are also potentially one of the most far-reaching and long-lasting in their consequences, are regularly used to determine consensus on important matters of policy, and often require a subsequent RfC to overturn their results to the satisfaction of the community. Editors should consider not only whether their assessment of the consensus is correct, but whether the discussion might be better closed by an administrator as a matter of form, resulting in a judgement that would be less likely to be challenged, even if the substance of the outcome would be the same.</li> <li><b>The nature of the question</b>: By their very nature, RfCs are exceptionally open-ended, both in the types of questions that are posed, as well as the types of discussions that may follow. Many RfCs are not simply <i>yes or no</i> decisions, but a choice between multiple qualitatively distinct options. Even then, the consensus that results from an RfC may not be in favor of any of the options initially proposed at all, but a completely new choice originating in the discussion itself. Editors should be keenly aware that the opening of an RfC is merely the impetus for debate, but not determinate of the type of consensus that may result from it. <dl><dd>Additionally, although RfCs are ideally proposed in a neutral manner, so as not to affect the outcome based on the viewpoint of the originator, editors who close such discussions should recognize that they are evaluating not only the arguments made, but the nature of the question posed, and whether it is put forth in a valid and neutral manner, in accordance with Wikipedia policy and guidelines, and how that may have affected the direction of the debate.</dd></dl></li> <li><b>The nature of the discussion</b>: By default, RfCs run for 30 days. Particularly contentious ones may run for much longer and involve a great many contributors. Editors should be aware that the length of the discussion does not lessen the importance of each argument made, or the requirement to take all such viewpoints into consideration. Editors should not attempt to close discussions where they cannot commit the sometimes considerable time and attention required to do so.</li></ul> <p>Just as other editors are <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMINACCT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ADMINACCT">free to question or criticize</a> the actions of administrators, they may also do so for non-administrator actions, such as closing an RfC. Non-admins are similarly expected to promptly justify their decisions when required. As always, editors questioning or justifying a close are expected to do so within the bounds of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">civility</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">avoiding personal attacks</a>, and assuming reasonable <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">good faith</a>. </p><p>Additionally, per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Archive_12#Review" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Archive 12">this RfC</a>, any non-admin close of an RfC <b>should not</b> be overturned if the only reason is that the closer was not an admin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Alternatives_to_consider" data-mw-thread-id="h-Alternatives_to_consider"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Alternatives_to_consider"></span>Alternatives to consider<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Alternatives_to_consider"></span></h2></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress">Wikipedia is a work in progress</a> and in most cases <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TIND" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TIND">there is no deadline</a> for closing discussions and enacting their results. Rather than attempting to close a discussion, consider contributing as a participant instead. A weak <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONLEVEL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONLEVEL">local consensus</a> that is reached between few editors or with little discussion is likely to be limited in its applicability and impact. Likewise, editors who reach strong agreement on an issue, but who may have overlooked an important policy-related aspect of their decision, may come to a strong but nonetheless invalid consensus that is quickly overturned or simply never enacted. </p><p>Consider also whether one of several avenues for editor notification may be helpful in broadening discussion: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">Wikipedia:WikiProject</a>, which allows editors to search for related WikiProjects</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Deletion_sorting" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting">Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting</a>, for categorizing AfD discussions by topic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards" title="Wikipedia:Noticeboards">Noticeboards</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POVN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POVN">point-of-view noticeboard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RSN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RSN">reliable source noticeboard</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ORN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ORN">original research noticeboard</a></li> <li>One of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump" title="Wikipedia:Village pump">Village Pump</a> forums, such as those for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)">policy issues</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">proposals</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)">miscellaneous</a></li> <li>Other broad notification tools, such as <a href="/wiki/MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages" title="MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages">MediaWiki:Watchlist-messages</a>, <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralNotice" class="extiw" title="meta:Special:CentralNotice">meta:Special:CentralNotice</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Geonotice" title="Wikipedia:Geonotice">Wikipedia:Geonotice</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Non-administrators_closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Deletion process">Wikipedia:Deletion process § Non-administrators closing discussions</a> – the guideline concerning non-admin closures of deletion discussions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Closing_instructions#Non-admin_closure" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions">Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions § Non-admin closure</a> – closure of article re-titling discussion by non-admins has some special rules</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes">Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_policy" title="Wikipedia:Deletion policy">Wikipedia:Deletion policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_process" title="Wikipedia:Deletion process">Wikipedia:Deletion process</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Guide_to_deletion" title="Wikipedia:Guide to deletion">Wikipedia:Guide to deletion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_discussions" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Deletion discussions">Wikipedia:Deletion discussions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_guidelines_for_administrators" title="Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators">Wikipedia:Deletion guidelines for administrators</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Administrator_instructions" title="Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Administrator instructions">Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Administrator instructions</a> – instructions for closing AFDs</li></ul> <dl><dt>Templates</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Nac" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Nac">Template:Nac</a> – used as <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><code>{{subst:nac}}</code></span>, general notice for use when the closer's status as a non-administrator may be relevant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Rmnac" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Rmnac">Template:Rmnac</a> – used as <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><code>{{subst:Rmnac}}</code></span>, variant specifically for requested move discussions, links to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RMNAC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RMNAC">WP:RMNAC</a>, rather than this page</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Notes" data-mw-thread-id="h-Notes"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Notes"></span>Notes<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Notes"></span></h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Or comparable <span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">status quo ante</i></span> result, if it is not a deletion discussion.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Closures may only be reopened by an uninvolved administrator in their individual capacity, giving their reasoning, or by consensus at deletion review.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Administrators should not revert a closure based solely on the fact that the original closer was not an administrator, based on consensus following <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Archive_12#Review" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Archive 12">this request for comment</a>. Per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ADMINACCT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ADMINACCT">WP:ADMINACCT</a>, administrators are expected to promptly and civilly justify their decision to revert based on an assessment of the local <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONSENSUS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONSENSUS">consensus</a> and application of Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PG" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PG">policy and guidelines</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Discuss with the closing editor first before starting a deletion review.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Per <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Archive_12#Review" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Archive 12">this RFC (2013)</a>, supported by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)/Archive_195#Taking_the_temperature_on_NACs_in_CTs" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 195">this discussion (2024)</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">See <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Templates_for_discussion/Archive_19#RfC:_Proposal_to_allow_non-admin_"delete"_closures_at_TfD" title="Wikipedia talk:Templates for discussion/Archive 19">Wikipedia talk:Templates for discussion/Archive 19#RfC: Proposal to allow non-admin "delete" closures at TfD</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Administrators have the ability to move up to 100 pages in a single click.</span> </li> </ol></div></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1&useformat=desktop" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Non-admin_closure&oldid=1248366154">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Non-admin_closure&oldid=1248366154</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_essays" title="Category:Wikipedia essays">Wikipedia essays</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_essays_explaining_processes" title="Category:Wikipedia essays explaining processes">Wikipedia essays explaining processes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_essays_about_deletion" title="Category:Wikipedia essays about deletion">Wikipedia essays about deletion</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden category: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_semi-protected_project_pages" title="Category:Wikipedia semi-protected project pages">Wikipedia semi-protected project pages</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 29 September 2024, at 03:31<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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