MarioWiki:Proposals

Proposals can be new features (such as an extension), removal of a previously added feature that has tired out, or new policies that must be approved via consensus before any action(s) are done. Any user can support or oppose, but must have a strong reason for doing so, not, e.g., "I like this idea!" "Vote" periods last for one week. A proposal section works like a discussion page: comments are brought up and replied to using indents (colons, such as : or ::::) and all edits are signed with the signature code ~~~(~). How To Actions that sysops feel are appropriate to have community approval first will be added by a sysop. Users then vote and discuss on the issue during that week. The "deadline" for the proposal is one week from posting at: Monday to Thrusday: 5pm Friday and Saturday: 8pm Sunday: 3pm At any time a vote may be rejected if at least three active users believe the vote truly has strong reasons supporting it. "# " should be added under the last vote of each support/oppose section to show another blank line. At the deadline, the validity of each vote and the discussion is reviewed by the community. The original proposer calls the result of the proposal and takes action(s) as decided if necessary. Archive sub-pages will be made eventually. The times are in EDT, and are set so that the user is more likely to be online at those times (after school, weekend nights). So for example, if a proposal is added on Saturday night at 11:59 PM EDT, the deadline is the next Saturday night at 8:00 PM. If it is indeed a minute later, the deadline is a day plus 15 hours (Sunday), as opposed to a day minus 4 hours. CURRENTLY: 02:25, 11 February 2025 (EDT) New Features No proposals here yet. Policies User Fairness We keep a strict line on user behavior here, but should we set it in stone as a policy? Would contain: No personal attacks: punishable by ban No edit warring: punishable by warning if excessive "Assume good faith" – already on Wikipedia, assume a user is here to help the project unless (s)he shows malicious behavior Proposer: Wa TC@Y Deadline: 17:00, 5 June Set in Stone Wa TC@Y – couldn't hurt.   Leave it Unsaid   Comments Removals Patrollers I have heard this issue in chat. We have ended up battling vandalism very well after a bad rash, so patrollers have become obsolete. The only patroller who has used his powers actively was Great Gonzo, who I promoted to sysophood two days ago. So is it time to remove the patroller group? Currently Confused (talk) and Aipom (talk) are patrollers. Proposer: Wa TC@Y Deadline: 17:00, 5 June Keep Wa TC@Y – Never know when another bad rash will come along. I'll find more active users to replace the original four if necessary.   Get Rid Of   Comments Miscellaneous Mario Awards: Wiki or Forum The very exciting Mario Awards (Saturday August 11th), an all-day event, will cap off with a 4-hour ceremony (7-11p EDT), presenting the results of the 30 awards to be voted on starting Sunday June 10. However, should this excellent event be on the wiki, with more members, or on the forum, with a select but likely active group of members? Here I list some facts (not pros/cons) for both. Look carefully. Proposer: Wa TC@Y Deadline: 17:00, 5 June Wiki More users can participate Open page: One long page shows it all Templates can be used to block off presentations from comments, or sections prepared ahead of time Edit conflicts can be severe problem if there are no premade sections Official record is where it all started Forum Less but maybe the most active users can participate Multiple pages: hard to navigate, 20 posts won't take long to fill up Flood control: have to wait 20 seconds between editing a post, which can be annoying Double/triple posting and beyond instead of editing original post may be common in excitement No edit conflicts Official record is on a sub-site, not the main site Wiki   Forum   Comments