TestWiki:Requests for Comment/Establishing an RfC process on TestWiki

As TestWiki grows, there'll evidently be a need to propose new policies which require community consensus first. This is usually handled by the Community portal but recently, the two RfCs on there did clog it up a bit. It may be best to formally set up a venue to make Requests for Comment in.

Proposal 1 (Defining RfC)

 * Requests for Comment (RfCs) are the mechanism by which the TestWiki community can discuss and vote on policy proposals as well as other matters pertaining to the local community.

Support (1)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) As a procedural move. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 17:37, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Blad (talk) 14:25, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 5)  MdsShakil (talk) 08:31, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 6)  Ugochimobi (talk) 14:55, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 2 (RfC page)

 * Requests for Comment will take place in Requests for Comment

Support (2)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) . BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 17:37, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 3)  --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  MdsShakil (talk) 08:31, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Oppose (2)

 * 1) Why did you have to make an RfC about the new process using the new process? Why not post on the community portal instead of effectively bootstrapping your own proposals? Also, Test Wiki is *less* active now than it was 3 years ago, so not sure what purpose this serves. Naleksuh (talk) 17:33, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Comments (2)

 * 1) If this proposal fails for whatever reason, will the current RfC page be deleted? Blad (talk) 14:34, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 3 (Voting)

 * Only registered users may vote on an RfC but unregistered users may comment.

Support (3)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Blad (talk) 14:29, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 3)  --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  MdsShakil (talk) 08:31, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Abstain (3)

 * 1) In the sense that I  this request but  the statement that unregistered users are able to comment. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 17:38, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * And why do you oppose that? Naleksuh (talk) 17:43, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Because users should be registered to be able to vote. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t believe that unregistered users should get a voice in Miraheze policies if they’re not even really a part of it. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 19:06, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * No, you just said that you oppose them being able to comment at all. Not just vote. Naleksuh (talk) 20:19, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 3.1 (Voting for accounts made after RfC)

 * Users who registered after an RfC was started may not vote.

Support (3.1)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 17:39, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Blad (talk) 14:28, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 4 (Timeframe)

 * Requests for Comment must stay open for at least five days. They can be closed before that if they are out of scope, malformed or if it is clear that there is no chance of consensus.

Support (4)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) I'd better support 7 days, but this is fine. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 17:40, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) I'm more in favor of 7 days, per above. Blad (talk) 14:30, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Abstain (4)

 * 1) I would support 7 days. MdsShakil (talk) 08:31, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 5 (Consensus)

 * No minimum threshold or support ratio exists for Requests for Comments. The closer will use their discretion to decide whether consensus has been reached on a proposal.

Support (5)

 * 1)  as proposer.  Agent Isai  Talk to me! 16:49, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) This is fine. BrandonWM (talk - contribs) 17:41, 29 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Blad (talk) 14:30, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 4)  --Ameisenigel (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 5)  MdsShakil (talk) 08:31, 7 February 2023 (UTC)