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Make all nominations use GMT

This talk page section contains an unresolved talk page proposal. Please try to help and resolve the issue by voting or leaving a comment.

Current time: Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 18:09 GMT

Based on the vote so far, this proposal may be eligible to close one week early. Please use {{proposal check|early=yes}} on January 4, 2026 at 23:59 GMT and close the proposal if applicable.

I have become aware that for (un)featuring nominations we use EST (rather than GMT (aka UTC), like we do for proposals and most other things). I think that we should use GMT instead to make these (un)feature nominations more consistent with the wiki. The wiki uses GMT as its server time (as seen at the "Appearance” tab at "Preferences") so it would make sense to use that for everything on our wiki.

Proposer: Yoshi18 (talk)
Deadline: January 11, 2026, 23:59 GMT

Support (use GMT)

1. Yoshi18 (talk) Per proposal.
2. Camwoodstock (talk) Our Featured Article nomination process is pretty dang antiquated, in plenty of ways (if the mere existence of a "removal of opposes" system, let alone the fact it's necessary at all since votes for nomination need to be literally unanimous didn't give it away), and we feel like that's part of why we've had so few nominations in an otherwise busy year for user voting. We'd like to see a fuller renovation, but this is at least a good start by giving a proper, consistent deadline for things.
3. Sorbetti (talk) Per Camwoodstock.
4. Nintendo101 (talk) It makes it easer on the userbase for us to just use the same time system across all time-sensitive matters.
5. The Dab Master (talk) Why isn't this a thing already? Per all.
6. EvieMaybe (talk) honestly i think this proposal should just get cancelled and immediately put into effect. we don't need to vote on this, it's literally common sense
7. Rykitu (talk) Per consistency (even though I live in a PST area)
8. 1468z (talk) Per all.
9. Jdtendo (talk) Per all.

Comments (Coordinated Universal Time-rs)

Before I place a vote, is there any reason behind this proposal other than change for the sake of change? Power Flotzo (talk) 21:13, December 27, 2025 (EST)

@Power Flotzo, well I think that using EST for (un)featuring nominations while our server time (and proposals, like this one) use(s) GMT, creates inconsistency. Yoshi18 (talk/contribs) 07:50, December 28, 2025 (EST)