Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2012-11-05/Discussion report

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Protected Page Editor right; Gibraltar hooks

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Proposals

Redesign of Help:Contents: A redesign of Wikipedia's main help page has been proposed.
New CSD criterion: A new criterion for speedy deletion was proposed that would be applied to opinion pieces or other non-encyclopedic articles.
Protected Page Editor right: It has been suggested that the rights of tboverride and editprotected be attainable through requests.

Requests for comment

Actresses categorization: The policies at categorization in regards to using Category:Actors and Category:Actresses are under discussion.
Naming conventions of U.S. cities: The naming conventions U.S. cities is under discussion due to some reliable sources including commas while others identify cities by just their name.
Conflict of interest discussion: This proposal aims to address conflicts of interest by adding an "intractable" section to the guideline. It specifies that by having an external relationship that could impair with the core missions of unbiased coverage, one shouldn't directly edit content or initiate deletion processes related to such a relationship.
Civility enforcement questionnaire: Users are asked to fill out a questionnaire about civility enforcement.
Gibraltar hooks: Due to an influx of Did you Know hooks about the Gibraltar topic, a discussion was opened to see if a ban should be placed or they should continue to be shown.
Good Article Nomination backlog: Details of a backlog drive are under discussion about length of the drives, frequency of future drives, who can participate in the drives, and rewards.
Date and Number era style: The wording of the era style guidelines are under discussion. There are seven points regarding when to use and how to use.

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5 November 2012 (all comments)

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Am I the only one who thinks the whole "influx of Did you Know hooks about the Gibraltar topic" is very funny? I still think these should be allowed to be posted (because they are probably interesting and thoughtful DYK's), and if any group posting DYK's should be addressed for unfair publicity, then this only reflects on the complicated nature of the current DYK process, as of course it's a podium for any other editor as well. The fact that the Gibraltar group (as a mere example) is able to advance their DYK's through this process easier than others just shows how desperate we are for the proposal at the top of this page! Jane (talk) 09:00, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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