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We are trying here to establish a clear set of rules on voting. It will let no one judge unilaterally, but will lead each member of the community to deal with voting smoothly and help the community to build a consensus. 3 July 2005 05:35 (UTC) </p> <div class="boilerplate metadata" id="policy" style="text-align: justify; background: #efefff; argin: .5em 2.5%; padding: 0 1em; border: 1px solid #79b"> <p><b>This page is a draft policy on Wikiquote.</b> It is available for consideration by the community, but does not yet reflect community consensus. Editors and sysops may follow the policies proposed here at their own discretion. <b>Please edit this page or make a comment on <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote_talk:Voting" title="Wikiquote talk:Voting">Wikiquote talk:Voting</a></b>. </p><p><small class="editlink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Policydraft&action=edit">Edit +/-</a></small> </p> </div> <p><br/> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="Draft_begins" data-mw-thread-id="h-Draft_begins"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Draft_begins"></span>Draft begins<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Draft_begins"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft begins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Status: Draft</li> <li>Aim: To make clear a basic scheme of voting on English Wikiquote: who is eligible to vote and how it goes, etc.</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="General_thoughts" data-mw-thread-id="h-General_thoughts-Draft_begins"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-General_thoughts-Draft_begins"></span>General thoughts<span data-mw-comment-end="h-General_thoughts-Draft_begins"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: General thoughts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because Wikiquote is not run by democracy (by number) but consensus, vote on Wikiquote is merely a tool to measure consensus smoothly and in a reasonable timespan. It is resemble to surveys rather than political votes in the real world. Some "votes" like votes on <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:RFA" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikiquote:RFA">Request for administrators</a> may follow rather consensus making way, which has currently no firm schedule except one condition "continues at least one week". Such "votes" is nearer to discussion than votings to which this document gives their guidelines. </p><p>In other words, some of "votes" on Wikiquote project aren't vote in a narrow meaning, and not the whole part of this policy isn't applied, because they have their own specific rules and guideline. For example, Votes for deletion have no explicit criteria, but are based on "rough consensus", and a sysop decided if a particular request for deletion succeeds in supporting by consensus relying his or her common sense. There is no vote in the rigid meaning, but essentially discussions. The style of vote is borrowed to make it clear the position of each editors. On the other hand, in some cases it would be nice to set the style and condition of vote in advance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Basic_guidelines" data-mw-thread-id="h-Basic_guidelines-Draft_begins"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Basic_guidelines-Draft_begins"></span>Basic guidelines<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Basic_guidelines-Draft_begins"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Basic guidelines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vote_organization" data-mw-thread-id="h-Vote_organization-Basic_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Vote_organization-Basic_guidelines"></span>Vote organization<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Vote_organization-Basic_guidelines"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Vote organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Anyone may organize a vote</b> to determine what is the community consensus on certain issue(s). It does not require a sysop to initiate a vote. On the other hand, generally, good preparation and sufficient discussion are recommended. In some cases you might not need a formal vote to make the consensus clear. If a dispute arises on themes, it would be often better to cancel and re-organize it.</li></ul> <ul><li><b>A vote must have a clear theme and format</b>, that is, <ul><li><b>Theme:</b> the theme, what people will vote, should be clear before the vote begins.</li> <li><b>Schedule: a vote must have a clear schedule.</b> Two points should be made clear: <b>1) when it begins and 2) when it closes.</b> Those two times should be given, unless they are already implicitly known from the exisiting rules (like VfD votes, which run at least two weeks by policy).</li> <li><b>A vote can be extended</b> if necessary and in a proper way. It depends who can extend it. Some possibilities:</li></ul> <ol><li>The vote organizer - who begins the vote</li> <li>Sysops, when sysop responsibilities are involved (like VfD vote closures)</li></ol> <dl><dd>With some exceptions explicitely defined by policy, extention shouldn't be determined by those people uniliterally. You may suggest or propose to extend a vote, if you have a good reason.</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Link to discussion: Information about voting issue should be given</b>. If such information is available on the other page(s) where the vote will be held, link(s) to relevant past discussion(s) should be provided to voters. Generally, it is a bad idea to start a vote about an issue that relevant discussions is still on-going.</li> <li><b>Criteria: the criteria of consensus may vary with each case, but have to be announced in advance</b>. In many cases, including major policies like <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Deletion_policy" title="Wikiquote:Deletion policy">Wikiquote:Deletion policy</a>, the Wikiquote community mainly uses "rough consensus", which might be assumed to lie between 66% and 75%. Currently no firm criteria has been established within the community. If a vote has no judge, however, such criteria should be announced in advance (e.g. "the proposal which gets the most votes will be chosen" or "If the candidate has 75% support, he will pass") to assure the voting result is clear. Such clear criteria helps the community to enforce the result on the project.</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><b>A vote must be announced</b>, at least as soon as after it begins. Announcement in advance is highly recommended. All vote have to be announced in <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump" title="Wikiquote:Village pump">Wikiquote:Village pump</a> unless it is on a dedicated vote page like <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Votes_for_deletion" title="Wikiquote:Votes for deletion">Wikiquote:Votes for deletion</a>. Important votes, like changing an official policy is highly recommended to be announced on several pages, including <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Community_portal#Goings-on" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikiquote:Community portal">Wikiquote:Community portal#Goings-on</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Village_pump" title="Wikiquote:Village pump">Wikiquote:Village pump</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_eligibility" data-mw-thread-id="h-Voting_eligibility-Basic_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Voting_eligibility-Basic_guidelines"></span>Voting eligibility<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Voting_eligibility-Basic_guidelines"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Voting eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Any voter should be logged in.</b> No <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Anonymous_user" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Anonymous user">anonymous user</a> can vote. In some cases (and in the future) additional eligibility for voting might be set (like "editing more than 100 times on Main Namespace").</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Each person has one and only one vote.</b> Voters can withdraw or change only <i>their own</i> votes. No <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sock_puppet" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Sock puppet">sockpuppetting</a> on voting is allowed — sock puppets on voting will be banned indefinitely. See also <a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Blocking_policy#Disruption" title="Wikiquote:Blocking policy">Wikiquote:Blocking policy#Disruption</a>.</li> <li><b>Votes should be explicit</b>. If a user doesn't make clear their vote, in the judgment of the vote closer, their "vote" may be ignored. It is recommended when voting to put a single word or <i>very</i> short phrase in <b>bold</b> that summarizes one's vote, unless the vote section already has explicit subsections (like "For", "Against", etc.).</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Voting must include a signature and date/timestamp</b> unless a special interface is prepared (like Board Elections). Every user can sign in this way by writing four tildes (~~~~), which the Wikiquote editor changes to the user ID and date/time automatically when saved.</li></ul> <p><b>Sysops</b> a/o votetaker (if any) should strike out illegal or invalid votes (using HTML <s> strike markup), but should leave the text for review by the community. An unsigned or un-timestamped vote is invalid, but sysops will often attempt to get the user to correct this common error before striking a vote. Note, however, that it is <i>user's</i> obligation to ensure their vote is valid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closing_a_vote" data-mw-thread-id="h-Closing_a_vote-Basic_guidelines"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Closing_a_vote-Basic_guidelines"></span>Closing a vote<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Closing_a_vote-Basic_guidelines"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Closing a vote"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the previously announced deadline (or its last extension, if any) has been reached, any editor eligible for voting may assess the consensus achieved in the vote, if any, and close the discussion by placing the following templates immediately before and after the vote text, like so: </p> <pre><b><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Discussion-closed-top" title="Template:Discussion-closed-top">discussion-closed-top </a>| RESULT}}</code></b> ~~~~ <i>[vote text]</i> <b>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Discussion-closed-bottom" title="Template:Discussion-closed-bottom">discussion-closed-bottom</a>}}</b> </pre> <p>This will place a shaded background around the vote, announce its results, and advise editors not to make further changes. (Later discussion must be started in a new topic.) The "RESULT" text should succinctly express the consensus. For example, if the vote is whether to keep or remove a quote from an article, the likely possible results are: </p> <ol><li>{{discussion-closed-top | keep}} ~~~~</li> <li>{{discussion-closed-top | remove}} ~~~~</li> <li>{{discussion-closed-top | no consensus}} ~~~~</li></ol> <p>Editors should follow the conditions set out and agreed to by the discussion participants. If a specific level of consensus has not been identified, as mentioned above, a two-thirds to three-quarters majority is fairly common. </p><p>If an editor closes a vote in a manner that does not seem to follow these or other Wikiquote guidelines or practices, an admin may use their best judgment about whether to undo or revise that closure. Controversial discussions are probably best either left to admins to close or just closed without any analysis with an invitation for the community to interpret, and may benefit from closure by a non-participating editor or admin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Related_pages" data-mw-thread-id="h-Related_pages-Draft_begins"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Related_pages-Draft_begins"></span>Related pages<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Related_pages-Draft_begins"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Related pages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikiquote:Why_create_an_account%3F" title="Wikiquote:Why create an account?">Wikiquote:Why create an account?</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sock_puppet" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Sock puppet">w:Wikipedia:Sock puppet</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Survey_guidelines" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Survey guidelines">w:Wikipedia:Survey guidelines</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus" class="extiw" title="w:Wikipedia:Consensus">w:Wikipedia:Consensus</a></li></ul>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&oldid=671343">https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wikiquote:Voting&oldid=671343</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Special:Categories" title="Special:Categories">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Policy_drafts" title="Category:Policy drafts">Policy drafts</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Policies_needing_revision" title="Category:Policies needing revision">Policies needing revision</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 12 February 2008, at 01:11.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="//creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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