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id="toc-Example_of_an_RfC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Example_of_an_RfC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Example of an RfC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Example_of_an_RfC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Modifying_an_RfC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Modifying_an_RfC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Modifying an RfC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Modifying_an_RfC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Publicizing_an_RfC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Publicizing_an_RfC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Publicizing an RfC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Publicizing_an_RfC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Responding_to_an_RfC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Responding_to_an_RfC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Responding to an RfC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Responding_to_an_RfC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ending_RfCs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ending_RfCs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Ending RfCs</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Ending_RfCs-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Ending RfCs subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Ending_RfCs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Duration" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Duration"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Duration</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Duration-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Reasons and ways to end RfCs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Closing_the_discussion" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Closing_the_discussion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>Closing the discussion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Closing_the_discussion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Restarting_an_RfC" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Restarting_an_RfC"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Restarting an RfC</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Restarting_an_RfC-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> 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data-title="উইকিপিডিয়া:মন্তব্যের অনুরোধ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%90%D0%BF%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%96" title="Вікіпедыя:Апытанні – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вікіпедыя:Апытанні" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%8F:%D0%90%D0%BF%D1%8B%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96" title="Вікіпэдыя:Апытаньні – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Вікіпэдыя:Апытаньні" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Zahtjev_za_komentare" title="Wikipedia:Zahtjev za komentare – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Wikipedia:Zahtjev za komentare" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedie:%C5%BD%C3%A1dost_o_koment%C3%A1%C5%99" title="Wikipedie:Žádost o komentář – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Wikipedie:Žádost o komentář" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipedio:Peto_pri_komento" title="Vikipedio:Peto pri komento – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vikipedio:Peto pri komento" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%A9%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%BE%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%A7:%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1" title="ویکی‌پدیا:درخواست برای نظر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ویکی‌پدیا:درخواست برای نظر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Appel_%C3%A0_commentaires" title="Wikipédia:Appel à commentaires – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Wikipédia:Appel à commentaires" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%84%ED%82%A4%EB%B0%B1%EA%B3%BC:%EC%9D%98%EA%B2%AC_%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD" title="위키백과:의견 요청 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="위키백과:의견 요청" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%84%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%A1:%D5%80%D5%A1%D6%80%D6%81%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Վիքիպեդիա:Հարցումներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վիքիպեդիա:Հարցումներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedija:Zahtjev_za_komentare" title="Wikipedija:Zahtjev za komentare – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Wikipedija:Zahtjev za komentare" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Permohonan_pendapat" title="Wikipedia:Permohonan pendapat – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Wikipedia:Permohonan pendapat" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Richieste_di_pareri" title="Wikipedia:Richieste di pareri – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Wikipedia:Richieste di pareri" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%93%D7%99%D7%94:%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%97_%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%AA" title="ויקיפדיה:לוח מודעות – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ויקיפדיה:לוח מודעות" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%98%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%90:%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AD%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A7%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90" title="ვიკიპედია:კენჭისყრა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ვიკიპედია:კენჭისყრა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:V%C3%A9lem%C3%A9nyk%C3%A9r%C3%A9s" title="Wikipédia:Véleménykérés – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Wikipédia:Véleménykérés" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verzoeken_om_commentaar" title="Wikipedia:Verzoeken om commentaar – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Wikipedia:Verzoeken om commentaar" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E4%BE%9D%E9%A0%BC" title="Wikipedia:コメント依頼 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Wikipedia:コメント依頼" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Toochte" title="Wikipedia:Toochte – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Wikipedia:Toochte" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipidia:Vuotin_piej" title="Wikipidia:Vuotin piej – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Wikipidia:Vuotin piej" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:RFC" title="Wikipedia:RFC – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wikipedia:RFC" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Pedidos_de_opini%C3%A3o" title="Wikipédia:Pedidos de opinião – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Wikipédia:Pedidos de opinião" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sfatul_B%C4%83tr%C3%A2nilor" title="Wikipedia:Sfatul Bătrânilor – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Wikipedia:Sfatul Bătrânilor" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%8F:%D0%9E%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Википедия:Опросы – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Википедия:Опросы" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment" 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)">misc</a></dd></dl> </div> <div class="centralized-discussion-list"> <div class="centralized-discussion-local"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#RfC:_Enable_the_mergehistory_permission_for_importers" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">Should mergehistory be enabled for importers?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Article_titles#Request_for_comment_on_the_relationship_between_WP:CRITERIA_and_WP:TITLEFORMAT" title="Wikipedia talk:Article titles">Should WP:TITLEFORMAT take precedence over WP:CRITERIA?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:2024_open_letter_to_the_Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Wikipedia:2024 open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation">Open letter regarding the Wikimedia Foundation's potential disclosure of editors' personal information</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#RfC:_Extended_confirmed_pending_changes_(PCECP)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)">Extended-confirmed pending changes and preemptive protection in contentious topics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(policy)#Date_redirects_to_portals?" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)">Are portals encyclopedic, and are they appropriate redirect targets?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Administrator_recall#RfC:_Should_we_add_text_prescribing_just_signatures,_no_discussion?" title="Wikipedia talk:Administrator recall">Should recall petitions be limited to signatures only?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Shorten_recall_petition_period" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Shorten recall petition period">Should the length of recall petitions be shortened?</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="centralized-discussion-ongoing">For a listing of ongoing discussions, see the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dashboard" title="Wikipedia:Dashboard">dashboard</a>.<br/> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist plainlinks nourlexpansion centralized-discussion-navbar"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:Centralized_discussion" title="Template:Centralized discussion">view</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Centralized_discussion&action=edit">edit</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Centralized_discussion&action=history">history</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Centralized_discussion&action=watch">watch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Centralized_discussion/Archive" title="Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Archive">archive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Centralized_discussion" title="Wikipedia talk:Centralized discussion">talk</a></li> <li><span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=purge"><span title="Purge this page">purge</span></a></span></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> <p>This page describes the process, including instructions for how and why to create a <b>request for comment</b> (<b>RfC</b>), to participate in one, and to end one. </p><p>RfC is one of several processes available within Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution system</a>. Alternative processes include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:THIRD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:THIRD">third opinion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RS/N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RS/N">reliable sources noticeboard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NPOV/N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NPOV/N">neutral point of view noticeboard</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DR/N" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DR/N">dispute resolution noticeboard</a>, and, for editors' behavior, the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ANI" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ANI">administrator's incident noticeboard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ARBCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ARBCOM">binding arbitration</a>. </p> <ul><li>A list of all current RfCs can be found at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/All" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All">Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFC/A" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFC/A">WP:RFC/A</a>).</li> <li>An archive of (selected) past RfCs and other discussions can be found at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Centralized_discussion/Archive" title="Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Archive">Wikipedia:Centralized discussion/Archive</a>.</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_an_RfC_is" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_an_RfC_is"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_an_RfC_is"></span>What an RfC is<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_an_RfC_is"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: What an RfC is"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <b>request for comment</b> (<b>RfC</b>) is a way to ask the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia community">Wikipedia community</a> for input on an issue. Often, the issue is what an article should say. Sometimes it is a proposal for a Wikipedia <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Processes" title="Wikipedia:Processes">process</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policy change</a>. The aim of RfC discussions is to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Improve" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Improve">improve</a> the encyclopedia, and they may relate to article content pages, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">editorial disputes</a>; changes to policies, guidelines, or procedures; or other topics. An RfC invites comment from a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Consensus#Levels_of_consensus" title="Wikipedia:Consensus">broader selection</a> of editors than a normal <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TALK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TALK">talk page</a> discussion. The normal <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">talk page guidelines</a> apply to these discussions. </p><p>An RfC discussion typically takes place on a section or subsection of a talk page or noticeboard, and is an ordinary Wikipedia discussion that follows the normal rules and procedures, including possible <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Closing discussions">closing</a>. Summarizing longer discussions is often helpful, as the purpose of an RfC is usually to develop a consensus about some disputed point. </p><p>Because Wikipedia makes decisions by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CON" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CON">consensus</a>, an RfC can act as a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution</a>. If, for example, editors cannot agree on whether a certain fact should be mentioned in an article, they can use an RfC to find out what the community thinks and, if a consensus emerges, that usually resolves the dispute. </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BOT">bot</a>-assisted RfC uses a system of centralized noticeboards and random, bot-delivered invitations to advertise RfCs to other editors. After an RfC creator adds an <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag on the talk page that hosts the RfC, a bot will do the rest for them. The RfC is then advertised on a subpage of <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Wikipedia:Requests for comment</a>, all of which are aggregated at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/All" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All">Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All</a>. Editors interested in responding to RfCs can visit these pages regularly or <a href="/wiki/Help:Watchlist" title="Help:Watchlist">watch</a> them. There is also a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Feedback_request_service" title="Wikipedia:Feedback request service">Feedback request service</a> (FRS), in which an editor can subscribe to be notified at random about RfCs at a rate the editor chooses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Before_starting_the_process" data-mw-thread-id="h-Before_starting_the_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Before_starting_the_process"></span><span class="anchor" id="BEFORE"></span>Before starting the process<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Before_starting_the_process"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Before starting the process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCBEFORE"></span><span id="WP:&#82;FC#BEFORE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:RFCBEFORE&redirect=no">WP:RFCBEFORE</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RFC&redirect=no#BEFORE">WP:RFC#BEFORE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>RfCs are time consuming, and editor time is valuable. Editors should try to resolve their issues before starting an RfC. Try <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Resolving_disputes" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Resolving disputes">discussing the matter with any other parties</a> on the related <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines">talk page</a>. If you can reach a consensus or have your questions answered through discussion, then there is no need to start an RfC. </p><p>If a local discussion does not answer your question or resolve the problem, then some other forums for resolution include: </p> <ul><li>Asking for input or assistance at one or more relevant <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_WikiProjects" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:List of WikiProjects"><b>WikiProjects</b></a>, which are often listed at the top of the article's talk page.</li> <li>If an article content question is just between two editors, you can simply and quickly ask for a third opinion on the <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Third_opinion" title="Wikipedia:Third opinion">Third opinion</a></b> page.</li> <li>If more than two editors are involved or the issue is complex, dispute resolution is available through the <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DRN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DRN">Dispute resolution noticeboard</a></b>.</li> <li>If you want general help in improving an article, such as achieving <a href="/wiki/Portal:Featured_content" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Featured content">Featured status</a>, then list it at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Peer_review" title="Wikipedia:Peer review"><b>Peer review</b></a>.</li></ul> <p>For a more complete description of dispute resolution options, see the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DR">Dispute resolution policy</a> and the list of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Noticeboards" title="Wikipedia:Noticeboards">noticeboards</a>. </p><p>If you are not sure if an RfC is necessary, or about how best to frame it, ask on the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment">talk page</a> of this project. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for-Before_starting_the_process"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for-Before_starting_the_process"></span>What not to use the RfC process for<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for-Before_starting_the_process"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: What not to use the RfC process for"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCNOT"></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:RFCNOT&redirect=no">WP:RFCNOT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the rationale originating this section, see <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Archive_16#Specifying_that_RfCs_should_not_be_listed_on_AfDs" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Archive 16">Specifying that RfCs should not be listed on AfDs</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Alternative processes to RfC </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Problem</th> <th>Follow the procedures described at </th></tr> <tr> <td>Help needed</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help:Contents</a> or <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Help_me" title="Template:Help me">help me</a>}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Deletion processes</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_process#Deletion_venues" title="Wikipedia:Deletion process">WP:Deletion process § Deletion venues</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review" title="Wikipedia:Deletion review">WP:Deletion review</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Did You Know suggestions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Did_you_know" title="Template talk:Did you know">Template talk:Did you know</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Featured Article/List/Picture/Topic discussions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FAC">Featured article candidates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FAR">Featured article review</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FLC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FLC">Featured list candidates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FLRC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FLRC">Featured list removal candidates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FPC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FPC">Featured picture candidates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FTC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FTC">Featured topic candidates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:FTRC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:FTRC">Featured topic removal candidates</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TFAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TFAR">Today's featured article/requests</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Good Article/Topic discussions</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GAN" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GAN">Good article nominations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GAR">Good article reassessment</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GTC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GTC">Good topic nominations</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:GTRC" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:GTRC">Good topic removal candidates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>In the news candidates</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates" title="Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates">In the news candidates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Merge proposals</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging" title="Wikipedia:Merging">WP:Merging</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Split proposals</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Splitting" title="Wikipedia:Splitting">WP:Splitting</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Peer review</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PR">Peer review</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Renaming categories</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CFD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CFD">Categories for discussion</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Renaming pages (other than categories)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Moving_a_page" title="Wikipedia:Moving a page">Moving a page</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves" title="Wikipedia:Requested moves">Requested moves</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="About_the_conduct_of_another_user" data-mw-thread-id="h-About_the_conduct_of_another_user-What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-About_the_conduct_of_another_user-What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for"></span>About the conduct of another user<span data-mw-comment-end="h-About_the_conduct_of_another_user-What_not_to_use_the_RfC_process_for"></span></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: About the conduct of another user"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>To report an offensive or confusing <b>user name</b> in violation of <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Username" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Username">Wikipedia username policy</a>, see subpage <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User_names" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names"><b>User names</b></a>.</i></dd></dl> <dl><dd><i>To report <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Spam" title="Wikipedia:Spam">spam</a>, page blanking, and other blatant vandalism, see <b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">Wikipedia:Vandalism</a></b>.</i></dd></dl> <p>The use of requests for comment on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/User_conduct" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct">user conduct</a> has been discontinued. In severe cases of misconduct, you may try <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents" title="Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents">Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents</a>. If the dispute cannot be resolved there, then <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Arbitration" title="Wikipedia:Arbitration">arbitration</a> may be warranted as a last resort. You may want to read about other options in the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CONDUCTDISPUTE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CONDUCTDISPUTE">Resolving user conduct disputes</a> policy. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Creating_an_RfC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Creating_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Creating_an_RfC"></span>Creating an RfC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Creating_an_RfC"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Creating an RfC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238436933"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks ombox ombox-notice" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620"/></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: center;">You can <b>ask for help with writing your RfC question</b> on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment">this page's talk page</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCST"></span><span id="WP:&#82;FCOPEN"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:RFCST&redirect=no">WP:RFCST</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RFCOPEN&redirect=no">WP:RFCOPEN</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <ol><li>Make sure that all <a href="#Before_starting_the_process">relevant suggestions</a> have been tried.</li> <li><b>Open a new section at the bottom of the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Talk_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Talk page">talk page</a></b> of the article or project page that you are interested in. The section heading should begin with "RfC" or "Request for comment", for example "RfC on beak length" or "Request for comment on past or present tense for television series". <ul><li><span class="anchor" id="Placing_an_RfC_in_a_page_other_than_a_talk_page"></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCTP"></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:RFCTP&redirect=no">WP:RFCTP</a></span></li></ul></div></div> In some situations, such as when you expect an extremely high number of comments or there is no obviously relevant talk page, you may instead place an RfC on a subpage of this page or a subpage of a policy page; <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Pending_changes/Request_for_Comment_2012" title="Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2012">Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Categorization_of_persons" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Categorization of persons">Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Categorization of persons</a> are examples.</li></ul></li> <li>At the top of the new talk page section, insert an <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag. The tag must list one or more categories as parameters, for example <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|econ}}</code>. The category must be in lower case. See the adjacent table for the categories and their meanings. <ul><li>If no category seems to fit, pick the one that seems closest.</li> <li>If the RfC is relevant to two categories, include them both in the same <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag. For example: <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|econ|bio}}</code>.</li> <li><b>Don't add two <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tags in the same edit.</b> If you want to start two RfCs on the same page, then read <a href="#Multiple_simultaneous_RfCs_on_one_page">§ Multiple simultaneous RfCs on one page</a> first.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Include a <a href="#Statement_should_be_neutral_and_brief">brief, neutral statement</a> of or question about the issue</b> in the talk page section, immediately below the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag (see <a href="#Example">§ Example</a>).</li> <li><b>Sign the statement</b> with either <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:4TILDES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:4TILDES"><code>~~~~</code></a> (name, time and date) or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:5TILDES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:5TILDES"><code>~~~~~</code></a> (just the time and date). Failing to provide a time and date will cause <a href="/wiki/User:Legobot" title="User:Legobot">Legobot</a> to remove your discussion from the pages that notify interested editors of RfCs.</li> <li><b>Publish the talk page</b>. Now you're done. Legobot will take care of the rest, including posting the RfC in the proper RfC lists. Whilst Legobot normally runs once an hour, it may take it up to a day to list the RfC, so be patient.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Categories" data-mw-thread-id="h-Categories-Creating_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Categories-Creating_an_RfC"></span>Categories<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Categories-Creating_an_RfC"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Categories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="float:right; background: transparent; border: 1px solid #999999; margin-left: 1em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align: left"> <th colspan="3"><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Issues by topic area</b></span> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/All" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/All">View all)</a></span> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: left"> <th>Article topics <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Article_topics" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Article topics">View all)</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Biographies" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies">Biographies</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Biographies&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|bio}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Economy,_trade,_and_companies" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Economy, trade, and companies">Economy, trade, and companies</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Economy,_trade,_and_companies&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|econ}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/History_and_geography" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/History and geography">History and geography</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/History_and_geography&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|hist}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Language_and_linguistics" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Language and linguistics">Language and linguistics</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Language_and_linguistics&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|lang}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Maths,_science,_and_technology" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Maths, science, and technology">Maths, science, and technology</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Maths,_science,_and_technology&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|sci}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Media,_the_arts,_and_architecture" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Media, the arts, and architecture">Media, the arts, and architecture</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Media,_the_arts,_and_architecture&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|media}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Politics,_government,_and_law" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Politics, government, and law">Politics, government, and law</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Politics,_government,_and_law&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|pol}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Religion_and_philosophy" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Religion and philosophy">Religion and philosophy</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Religion_and_philosophy&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|reli}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Society,_sports,_and_culture" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Society, sports, and culture">Society, sports, and culture</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Society,_sports,_and_culture&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|soc}}</code> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: left"> <th>Project-wide topics <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Project-wide_topics" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Project-wide topics">View all)</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_style_and_naming" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia style and naming">Wikipedia style and naming</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_style_and_naming&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|style}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia policies and guidelines">Wikipedia policies and guidelines</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_policies_and_guidelines&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|policy}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/WikiProjects_and_collaborations" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/WikiProjects and collaborations">WikiProjects and collaborations</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/WikiProjects_and_collaborations&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|proj}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_technical_issues_and_templates" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia technical issues and templates">Wikipedia technical issues and templates</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_technical_issues_and_templates&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|tech}}</code> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_proposals" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Wikipedia proposals">Wikipedia proposals</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Wikipedia_proposals&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>|prop}}</code> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: left"> <th>Unsorted </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Unsorted" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Unsorted">Unsorted RfCs</a> </td> <td><i>(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Unsorted&action=watch">watch</a>)</i> </td> <td><code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCCAT"></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:RFCCAT&redirect=no">WP:RFCCAT</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>The list of RfC categories is in the adjacent table. </p><p>The "Wikipedia policies and guidelines" category is for discussing changes to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Policies_and_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines">policies and guidelines</a> themselves, <em>not</em> for discussing how to apply them to a specific case. The same applies to "style", "WikiProject", and the other non-article categories. </p><p>The "Language and linguistics" category is for requests related to a Wikipedia article (or part of one) about language and linguistics, <em>not</em> for requests concerning the language on a page. If you want comments on how an article should be worded, categorize your request according to the topic of the article. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statement_should_be_neutral_and_brief" data-mw-thread-id="h-Statement_should_be_neutral_and_brief-Creating_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Statement_should_be_neutral_and_brief-Creating_an_RfC"></span>Statement should be neutral and brief<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Statement_should_be_neutral_and_brief-Creating_an_RfC"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Statement should be neutral and brief"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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:Writing_requests_for_comment" title="Wikipedia:Writing requests for comment">WP:Writing requests for comment</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCBRIEF"></span><span id="WP:&#82;FCNEUTRAL"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:RFCBRIEF&redirect=no">WP:RFCBRIEF</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RFCNEUTRAL&redirect=no">WP:RFCNEUTRAL</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>Keep the RfC statement (and heading) neutrally worded and short.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Statements are often phrased as questions, for example: "Should this article say in the lead that John Smith was a contender for the Pulitzer Prize?" </p> <div style="float:right;width:19em;margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:0.6em; clear:right;"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="check" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/30px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/40px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <b>Good questions</b>: </p> <ul><li>Should the picture in the lead be changed?</li> <li>Is <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://example.com/">this website</a> a good source for information about this product's invention?</li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="☒" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/20px-X_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/30px-X_mark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/X_mark.svg/40px-X_mark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600"/></span></span><span style="display:none">N</span> <b>Bad questions</b>: </p> <ul><li>What do other editors think about the discussions on this page?</li> <li>We should talk about this some more.</li> <li>Please vote on the following <s>four</s> <s>five</s> <i>six</i> options for the first sentence.</li></ul> </div> <p>Legobot will copy the markup of your statement (from the end of the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag through the first timestamp) to the list of active RfCs, if it is sufficiently brief; a long statement will fail to be copied. For technical reasons, statements may not contain tables or complex formatting, although these may be added after the initial statement (i.e., after the first timestamp). Similarly, the statement should not begin with a list – but if this is unavoidable, use the markup <code class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-html mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><span class="ni">&#32;</span></code> before the list, either directly after the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag or on a line of its own. If the markup of the RfC statement is too long, Legobot may fail to copy it to the RfC list pages, and will not publicise the RfC via the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Feedback_request_service" title="Wikipedia:Feedback request service">feedback request service</a>. </p><p>The statement should be self-contained, and should not assume that the section title is available (because the statement, but not the section title, will be copied to the RfC list pages). If the RfC is about an edit that's been disputed, consider including a <a href="/wiki/Help:Diff" title="Help:Diff">diff</a> in the RfC question. </p><p>If you have lots to say on the issue, give and sign a brief statement in the initial description and publish the page, then edit the page again and place additional comments <i>below</i> your first statement and timestamp. If you feel that you cannot describe the issue neutrally, you may either ask someone else to write the question or summary, or simply do your best and leave a note asking others to improve it. It may be helpful to discuss your planned RfC question on the talk page before starting the RfC, to see whether other editors have ideas for making it clearer or more concise. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_simultaneous_RfCs_on_one_page" data-mw-thread-id="h-Multiple_simultaneous_RfCs_on_one_page-Creating_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Multiple_simultaneous_RfCs_on_one_page-Creating_an_RfC"></span>Multiple simultaneous RfCs on one page<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Multiple_simultaneous_RfCs_on_one_page-Creating_an_RfC"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Multiple simultaneous RfCs on one page"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="float:right;width:19em;margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:0.6em; clear:right;"> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nota bene"><img alt="Nota bene" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/23px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/35px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/46px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40"/></span></span><span style="display:none">*</span> <b>Overuse of RfCs doesn't help.</b> </p><p>It is rare for a single article, or a single editor, to have more than one or two productive RfCs open at a time. Before starting a lot of RfCs, please check in on <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment">the RfC talk page</a> for advice. </p> </div> <p>There is no technical limit to the number of simultaneous RfCs that may be held on a single talk page, but to avoid <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TALKFORK" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TALKFORK">discussion forks</a>, they should not overlap significantly in their subject matter. </p><p>Each <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag should also be added in a separate edit, with a delay between each edit to let the bot assign an id number to the first before attempting to start a second. If you are starting another RfC on a page which already has one or more ongoing RfCs, first ensure that all of the existing <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tags already contain a <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|rfcid=</code> parameter. The process looks like this: </p> <ul><li>Add your question with one <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag.</li> <li>Wait for the bot to edit the page and add an id number to the first RfC question. (Part of the text will change from "Within 24 hours, this page will be added ..." to "This page has been added ..."; this usually takes less than an hour.)</li> <li>Add another question with a second <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag.</li></ul> <p>If any <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag anywhere on the page lacks this parameter, even if that RfC was started by another editor, then wait for Legobot to add it before adding another <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag anywhere on the page. If there are two <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tags on the same page that both lack the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|rfcid=</code> parameter, Legobot will assign the same value to both, with the result that only the lowest one of the page will be publicised; moreover, the incoming link will lead to the higher RfC question, which will cause confusion. To repair this, remove the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|rfcid=</code> parameter from the unpublicised one (usually the higher one). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Example_of_an_RfC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Example_of_an_RfC-Creating_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Example_of_an_RfC-Creating_an_RfC"></span>Example of an RfC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Example_of_an_RfC-Creating_an_RfC"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Example of an RfC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="Example"></span> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main page: <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Example_formatting" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Example formatting">Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Example formatting</a></div> <p>There are many acceptable ways to format an RfC discussion. Below is one example of how a simple RfC discussion could appear when you are editing the talk page. This example will work best for average or smaller discussions; <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Example_formatting" title="Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Example formatting">for major disputes, other, more structured formats may be more appropriate</a>. </p><p>You can <a href="/wiki/Cut,_copy,_and_paste" title="Cut, copy, and paste">copy and paste</a> this example, but be sure to change the wording to reflect your particular topic (for example, the "hist" category may need to be changed). A signature ("~~~~") or at least a time and date ("~~~~~") is required. Do not include any opening html tags (e.g., <code class="nowrap" style=""><small></code>) in the initial RfC statement unless its corresponding closing tag (e.g., <code class="nowrap" style=""></small></code>) also comes before the first timestamp, i.e., don't "straddle" the first timestamp inside html code, otherwise it may corrupt the entry of the RfC on the topic discussion pages. After you have inserted text similar to this into the talk page, you must publish the page. </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== RfC about the photo in the history section ==</span> <span class="hll"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">rfc</span><span class="p">|</span>hist<span class="p">}}</span> </span>Should the "History" section contain a photograph of the ship? <span class="k">~~~~</span> </pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Modifying_an_RfC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Modifying_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Modifying_an_RfC"></span>Modifying an RfC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Modifying_an_RfC"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Modifying an RfC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If you amend the RfC statement (including the addition of another <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:RFCCAT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:RFCCAT">RfC category</a>), Legobot will copy the amended version to the RfC listings the next time that it runs. If you add another RfC category, this must not be placed after the <code class="tpl-para" style="word-break:break-word;">|rfcid=</code> parameter (if one is present), because Legobot will not process it properly if you do. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Publicizing_an_RfC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Publicizing_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Publicizing_an_RfC"></span>Publicizing an RfC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Publicizing_an_RfC"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Publicizing an RfC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After you create an RfC, it will be noticed by editors that <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WATCHLIST" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:WATCHLIST">watch</a> the talk page, by editors that watch the RfC lists, and by some editors subscribed to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Feedback_request_service" title="Wikipedia:Feedback request service">Feedback Request Service</a> (FRS), who will be automatically notified by <a href="/wiki/User:Yapperbot" title="User:Yapperbot">Yapperbot</a>. However, there may not be enough editors to get sufficient input. To get more input, you may publicize the RfC by posting a notice at one or more of the following locations, if related to it: </p> <ul><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> (The <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)" title="Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)">technical</a> forum is almost never an appropriate venue. You may want to ask there before starting an RfC.)</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>Talk pages of relevant <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject">WikiProjects</a></li> <li>Talk pages of closely related articles or policies</li></ul> <p>When posting a notice at those locations, provide a link to the RfC, and a brief statement, but do not argue the RfC. You may use <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc_notice" title="Template:Rfc notice">rfc notice</a>}}</code> to inform other editors. Take care to adhere to the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CANVASS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CANVASS">canvassing guideline</a>, which prohibits notifying a chosen group of editors who may be biased. When creating a new Wikipedia policy or suggesting major modifications to a policy, follow the instructions at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:PROPOSAL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:PROPOSAL">WP:PROPOSAL</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Centralized_discussion" title="Wikipedia:Centralized discussion">Centralized discussion</a> may be used for policy-related RfCs but is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CENTNOT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CENTNOT">not for publicizing any content disputes</a> in articles. Further guidance is available at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Publicising_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Publicising discussions">WP:Publicising discussions</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Responding_to_an_RfC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Responding_to_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Responding_to_an_RfC"></span>Responding to an RfC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Responding_to_an_RfC"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Responding to an RfC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All editors (including IP users) are welcome to respond to any RfC. </p> <ul><li>Responses may be submitted in a variety of formats. Some RfCs are structured as a series of distinct responses, one per editor. Others result in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:THREAD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:THREAD">a threaded (indented) conversation</a> involving multiple editors. Yet others offer one or more alternative proposals that are separately endorsed or opposed by editors using a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:POLL" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:POLL">polling process</a>. Other RfCs combine polling with threaded discussions. See the <a href="#Example">example section</a> above for a suggested format.</li> <li>Edits to content under RfC discussion may be particularly controversial. Avoid making edits that others may view as unhelpful. Editing after others have raised objections may be viewed as <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:DE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:DE">disruptive editing</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring" title="Wikipedia:Edit warring">edit warring</a>. Be patient; make your improvements in accord with consensus after the RfC is resolved.</li> <li>Try not to be confrontational. Be friendly and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Civility" title="Wikipedia:Civility">civil</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">assume good faith</a> of other editors' actions.</li> <li>If you feel an RfC is improperly worded, ask the originator to improve the wording, or add an alternative unbiased statement immediately below the RfC question (after the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag). You can also ask for help or a second opinion at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment" title="Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment">Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment</a>. Do not end an RfC just because you think the wording is biased. An <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag generally remains on the page until removed by Legobot or the originator. An RfC can be ended only when the criteria at <a href="#Ending_RfCs">Ending RfCs</a> are met.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Mediation" title="Wikipedia:Mediation">Mediate</a> where possible—identify common ground, and attempt to draw editors together rather than push them apart.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Ending_RfCs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Ending_RfCs"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Ending_RfCs"></span>Ending RfCs<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Ending_RfCs"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Ending RfCs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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:Advice_on_closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Advice on closing discussions">WP:Advice on closing discussions</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1252059228"><div class="module-shortcutanchordiv"><span id="WP:&#82;FCEND"></span><span id="WP:&#82;FCCLOSE"></span></div><div class="module-shortcutboxplain noprint" role="note"><div class="module-shortcutlist"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Shortcut" title="Wikipedia:Shortcut">Shortcuts</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:RFCEND&redirect=no">WP:RFCEND</a></span></li><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:RFCCLOSE&redirect=no">WP:RFCCLOSE</a></span></li></ul></div></div> <p>As an RfC is the solicitation of comment in a discussion, ending an RfC consists of ending that solicitation. When an RfC is used to resolve a dispute, the resolution is determined the same way as for any other discussion: the participants in the discussion determine what they have agreed on and try to implement their agreement. </p> <div style="float:right;width:19em;margin-left:1em;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:0.6em; clear:right;"> <p>Some terms we use: </p> <dl><dt>Ending an RfC</dt> <dd>Removing the link to the discussion from the central RfC lists. This is accomplished by removing the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag from the talk page; a bot takes care of the rest. The bot will also remove the tag, if you wait long enough.</dd> <dt>The end of a discussion</dt> <dd>This means people have stopped discussing the question. When a discussion has naturally ended, you should consider ending the RfC.</dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Closing_discussions" title="Wikipedia:Closing discussions">Closing the discussion</a></dt> <dd>Someone lists conclusions (if any) and discourages further discussion. Some editors make a distinction between "closing" a discussion (discouraging further discussion, usually with the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Closed_rfc_top" title="Template:Closed rfc top">closed rfc top</a>}}</code> tag pair) and "summarizing" a discussion (naming outcomes). Neither "closing" nor "summarizing" are required.</dd></dl> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Duration" data-mw-thread-id="h-Duration-Ending_RfCs"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Duration-Ending_RfCs"></span>Duration<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Duration-Ending_RfCs"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Duration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that consensus is reached, or until it is apparent that it won't be. There is no required minimum or maximum duration; however, Legobot assumes an RfC has been forgotten and automatically ends it (removes the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag) 30 days after it begins, to avoid a buildup of stale discussions cluttering the lists and wasting commenters' time. </p><p>But editors should not wait for that. If one of the <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs">reasons to end RfCs</a> applies, someone should end it manually, as soon as it is clear the discussion has run its course. Conversely, whenever additional comments are still wanted after 30 days, someone should delay Legobot's automatic action. This latter function is based on the first timestamp following the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag. </p><p><b>To extend a current RfC</b> for another 30 days, and to prevent Legobot from automatically ending the RfC during the next month, insert a current timestamp immediately before the original timestamp of the opening statement with either <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:4TILDES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:4TILDES"><code>~~~~</code></a> (name, time and date) or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:5TILDES" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:5TILDES"><code>~~~~~</code></a> (just the time and date). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs-Ending_RfCs"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs-Ending_RfCs"></span>Reasons and ways to end RfCs<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Reasons_and_ways_to_end_RfCs-Ending_RfCs"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Reasons and ways to end RfCs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Like other discussions, RfCs sometimes end without an agreement or clear resolution. There are several ways in which RfCs end: </p> <ol><li>The question may be withdrawn by the poster (e.g., if the community's response <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SNOW" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SNOW">became obvious very quickly</a>). In this situation, the editor who started the RfC would normally be the person to remove the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag.</li> <li>The RfC participants can agree to end it at any time; one of them removes the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag.</li> <li>The dispute may be moved to another <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution" title="Wikipedia:Dispute resolution">dispute resolution forum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Any uninvolved editor can post a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:CLOSE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:CLOSE">closing summary of the discussion</a>; if consensus is undoubtedly clear, even an involved editor may summarize the discussion. The editor removes the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag while closing the discussion. To avoid concerns about biased summaries, involved editors (on all sides of a dispute) are encouraged to let someone else write a summary.</li> <li>The discussion may just stop, and no one cares to restore the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag after the bot removes it.</li></ol> <p><u>Please remove the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag when the dispute has been resolved, or when discussion has ended.</u> </p><p><b>To end an RfC manually</b>, remove the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag from the talk page. Legobot will remove the discussion from the central lists on its next run. (When Legobot automatically ends an RfC because of its age, it will remove the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag.) If you are also closing the discussion, you should do this in the same edit. As an alternative to removing the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag, you may use one of the template-linking templates such as <span class="nowrap">{{</span><a href="/wiki/Template:Tlx" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Tlx">tlx</a><span class="nowrap">}}</span> to disable it, as in <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Tlx" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Tlx">tlx</a>|rfc|bio|rfcid=fedcba9}}</code>. </p><p><b>Do not</b> enclose the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag in <code class="nowrap" style=""><nowiki>...</nowiki></code> or <code class="nowrap" style=""><syntaxhighlight>...</syntaxhighlight></code> tags, nor place it in HTML comment markers <code class="nowrap" style=""></code> since Legobot will ignore these and treat the RfC as if it is still open – and may also corrupt the RfC listing pages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closing_the_discussion" data-mw-thread-id="h-Closing_the_discussion-Ending_RfCs"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Closing_the_discussion-Ending_RfCs"></span>Closing the discussion<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Closing_the_discussion-Ending_RfCs"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Closing the discussion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Anyone who wants an uninvolved editor to write a closing summary of the discussion (ideally with a determination of consensus) can formally request closure by posting at <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Closure_requests" title="Wikipedia:Closure requests">Wikipedia:Closure requests</a>. <b>If the matter under discussion is not contentious and the consensus is obvious to the participants, then formal closure is neither necessary nor advisable</b>. Written closing statements are not required. Editors are expected to be able to evaluate and agree upon the results of most RfCs without outside assistance. </p><p>To alert readers that an RfC has ended, you may optionally enclose the talk page section in a box using a tag pair such as <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Closed_rfc_top" title="Template:Closed rfc top">closed rfc top</a>}}</code>/<code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Closed_rfc_bottom" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Closed rfc bottom">closed rfc bottom</a>}}</code> or <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Archive_top" title="Template:Archive top">archive top</a>}}</code>/<code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Archive_bottom" title="Template:Archive bottom">archive bottom</a>}}</code>. This is not required, and may be done with or without a closing statement about the discussions results. This example shows one way to do this: </p> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-wikitext mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gu">== RfC about the photo in the History section ==</span> <span class="hll"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">closed rfc top</span><span class="p">|</span><span class="nl">result</span><span class="o">=</span> Consensus was reached to keep the photo. <span class="k">~~~~</span> <span class="p">}}</span> </span>.... here is the entire RfC discussion... <span class="hll"><span class="p">{{</span><span class="nt">closed rfc bottom</span><span class="p">}}</span> </span></pre></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Restarting_an_RfC" data-mw-thread-id="h-Restarting_an_RfC"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Restarting_an_RfC"></span>Restarting an RfC<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Restarting_an_RfC"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Restarting an RfC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Anyone who wants to have more comments on the topic can restart an RfC that has ended, as long as the discussion has not been closed. For example, the original poster of an RfC might withdraw it, but someone else may have become interested in the topic in the meantime and restart it. </p><p> To restart an RfC, reinsert the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag. If it was automatically removed by Legobot, then be sure to insert a current timestamp after the RfC statement, and before its original timestamp, or it will just get re-removed by the bot. This will give a thirty-day extension; but if the RfC is to be of long duration, you may instead add the line </p><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-html mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="cm"></span> </pre></div><p> before the <code>{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Rfc" title="Template:Rfc">rfc</a>}}</code> tag. </p><p>You should mention at the end of the RfC statement that the RfC ended and restarted, and add your signature if appropriate. </p> <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><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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