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.
- All past proposals are archived.
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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 users feel are appropriate to have community approval first can be added by anyone, but they must have a strong argument.
- Users then vote and discuss on the issue during that week. The "deadline" for the proposal is one week from posting at:
- Monday to Thursday: 17:00 (5pm)
- Friday and Saturday: 20:00 (8pm)
- Sunday: 15:00 (3pm)
- Every vote should have a reason accompanying it.
- At any time a vote may be rejected if at least three active users believe the vote truly has no merit or was cast in bad faith. However, there must be strong reasons supporting the invalidation.
- "# " 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.
- Any proposal that has three votes or less at deadline will automatically be listed as 'NO QUORUM'
- A user calls the result of the proposal and takes action(s) as decided if necessary, and archives the proposal.
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: 21:07, 23 June 2024 (EDT)
New Features
None at the moment.
Removals
Recently on the MarioWiki...
This section is the least updated on the Main Page, as there just isn't enough news to fill it with. Usually, there is only one section of news worth noting, and that always goes on the sitenotice.
Deadline: 20:00, Nov. 10
 Plumber 21:33, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
Support
- Plumber 21:33, 3 November 2007 (EDT)
 Storm YoshiI agree.Its rarely updated and it says daisy and waluigi ar now featured articles when they have been FA's for ages- Glowsquid - What Xzelion said.
Oppose
- Stumpers! I'd like to see more use from that section. Also, we don't talk about sysops and other promotions on the notice bar. New Pipe Projects, new nominations for F.A.'s, and all of that sort of stuff could be going up there, but it's not right now. I think maybe what we need is more freedom to edit it.
 3D, HA! Don't judge a section on the update history. It's a lot better than drudging through the Main page or asking someone else what's up. - ~PY
 -It just has been forgotten. It's still an important part of the Main Page.
- Cobold (talk · contribs) - Per all, especially Stumpers.
- Time Questions Maybe we could think about reducing it to one or two lines. But I'm against giving it up.
- Walkazo - Per all, as long as it's updated it could be valubal information to users. As Cobald said, it's not being used as much as it should be right now: we should fix it, not get rid of it.
Maybe we should merge it with the Nintendo News section, since the Nintendo News section gets edited the most it, that way it could have six bullets instead of three.  XzelionETC
- That wouldn't work, Xze. News is about recent news on Nintendo, like new games, game releases, big news updates, etc. Recently is about the recent news on the Mario Wiki, like promotions, Shroom releases, the Improvement Drive, etc. My Bloody Valentine
- Um, and they can't be together, because? The improvement drive has failed, Promotions are rare, Shroom releases every month. There isn't much to put on the Recently template, however it shouldn't be just done away with. I don't really see a problem with them being together. XzelionETC
I dont know what i agree with(though i think i disagree, because it is good info), but it isnt getting changes like it says The Shroom Issue VIII has been released, but Issue IX has been released, do it should get updated more.
Alphaclaw11
- Too true. But as Cobald said, we need to have more freedom in changing it. For instance, I'd change the Shroom thing but the fact that's it's on the Main Page is a bit daunting. I dunno, I need to learn more about the "do"s and "don't"s around here... Anyway, I don't think "Recently" should be merged with "News"; as DP said, "News" is about actual Nintendo stuff and "Recently" is just Wiki stuff. It's like sugar and salt: they look similar, but mixing them together's a mistake. Sure there's not too much to put in "Recently" but that can be remedied by removing one bullet, as Time Q suggested. - Walkazo
Changes
Planets
I propose all planets from Super Mario Galaxy be merged into the respective galaxy article, and the information about the planet made into a subsection of the article. That will allow for fewer articles while still keeping information about the planets.
Proposer: User:TheGreatBlockyBoo
Deadline: 10 November 2007, 20:00
Support Merge
 TheGreatBlockyBoo, Per above reasons - Cobold (talk · contribs) - Per TheGreatBlockyBoo.
- Master Crash Per All
- Stumpers! Absolutely. There aren't names for most of those planets, and Galaxies will just be like Categories if we can't write about their planets on them.
- Walkazo - Per All.
- User:Alphaclaw11/sig - Per all and nice idea by the way.
- user:Inanimate - Per all. Also, if we do this, try getting images of each planet so people can see.
 Peachycakes 3.14 Per all, and it was my idea to get rid of those articles.- User:MasterKoopa/sig Its just basic, its like deciding wether or not to make seperate articles for Mario and all of it's subdivisions or not. I tootally agree
Oppose
Uh, we have images of most. Also, if we do this, we'll have to get info on ALL the planets of the galaxy. That reminds me. Can someone identify the galaxies for the planets without merge templates? TheGreatBlockyBoo 16:48, 6 November 2007 (EST)
The following reasons are:
- It shows an image that is found also in Mecha Koopa article.
- Its name is conjectural.
therefore, the article must merge with Mecha Koopa
Proposer:
¢oincoll€ctor
Deadline: 11 November 2007, 15:00
Support
- €zlo
- Master Crash She's always right! and this makes alot of sense.
- My Bloody Valentine I agree with Coincollector, they should be merged.
- Walkazo - The picture from the Mecha Koopa article convinced me "Cosmic Koopas" aren't a seperate species like their article claims. So yeah, definitely merge them (and by "merge", I mean scrap the conjectural article).
- Stumpers! CC, great find. I have a feeling this is only one of many articles to get merged. I'd like to see an end to the whole "cosmic" fad actually.
- NMRodo Per Stumpers, and probably per the others whose comments I did not bother to read. >_>
- Inanimate They are the same thing, per all.
Oppose
- Compare both images, the left it's found in Mecha Koopa article, and the right from Cosmic Koopa article.
Miscellaneous
None at the moment.
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