Wikipedia:Closure requests

The Requests for closure noticeboard is for posting requests to have an uninvolved editor assess, summarize, and formally close a discussion on Wikipedia. Formal closure by an uninvolved editor or administrator should be requested where consensus remains unclear, where the issue is a contentious one, or where there are wiki-wide implications, such as when the discussion is about creating, abolishing or changing a policy or guideline.

Many discussions do not need formal closure and do not need to be listed here.

Many discussions result in a reasonably clear consensus, so if the consensus is clear, any editor—even one involved in the discussion—may close the discussion. The default length of a formal request for comment is 30 days (opened on or before 10 May 2024); if consensus becomes clear before that and discussion has slowed, then it may be closed early. However, editors usually wait at least a week after a discussion opens, unless the outcome is very obvious, so that there is enough time for a full discussion.

On average, it takes two or three weeks after the discussion ended to get a formal closure from an uninvolved editor. When the consensus is reasonably clear, participants may be best served by not requesting and then waiting weeks for a formal closure.

If consensus is unclear, then post a neutral request here for assistance.

Please ensure that your request for closure is brief and neutrally worded, and also ensure that a link to the discussion itself is included as well. Be prepared to wait for someone to act on your request and do not use this board to continue the discussion in question.

If you disagree with a particular closure, do not dispute it here. Please discuss matters on the closer's talk page instead, and, if necessary, request a closure review at the administrators' noticeboard. Include links to the closure being challenged and the discussion on the closer's talk page, and also include a policy-based rationale supporting your request for the closure to be overturned.

See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Closure review archive for previous closure reviews.

Any uninvolved editor may close most discussions, so long as they are prepared to discuss and justify their closing rationale.

Because requests for closure made here are often those that are the most contentious, closing these discussions can be a significant responsibility. Closers should be familiar with all policies and guidelines that could apply to the given discussion. All closers should be prepared to fully discuss the closure rationale with any editors who have questions about the closure or the underlying policies, and to provide advice about where to discuss any remaining concerns that those editors may have.

A request for comment discussed how to appeal closures and whether an administrator can summarily overturn a non-administrator's closure. The consensus was that closures should not be reverted solely because the closer was not an administrator. However, special considerations apply for articles for deletion and move discussions—see Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions and Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions for details.

To reduce editing conflicts and an undesirable duplication of effort when closing a discussion listed on this page, please append {{Closing}} or {{Doing}} to the discussion's entry here. When finished, replace it with {{Close}} or {{Done}} and an optional note which allows archiving of the completed request.

Requests for closure

See also: Wikipedia:Requested moves § Elapsed listings, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old, Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion, Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Awaiting closure, Wikipedia:Templates for discussion § Old discussions, and Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion § Old business

RfCs

Talk:Michael Jackson#Request for comments on restructuring the article

(Initiated 1921 days ago on 7 March 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Michael Jackson#Request for comments on restructuring the article? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:00, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject World Rally#Request for Comment on table format

(Initiated 1918 days ago on 10 March 2019) Could an experienced editor please assess and formslly close this discussion? It has been raised on multiple talk pages and wound up at DRN, where an admin negotiated an RfC. The 30 day period for an RfC has expired (the discussion naturally died out two weeks beforehand), but an editors are interpreting the discussion differently. The RfC really needs a third party to summarise it, please. Mclarenfan17 (talk) 07:11, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

• comment IMO this discussion is not finished. Yes, there was a 30day period of silence, but it continues now. So I'd say don't close it yet. Pelmeen10 (talk) 17:59, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

• Comment: the discussion had run its course and naturally died out after two weeks. You only objected when I moved to implement changes to articles based on the RfC discussion. By your own admission (in the RfC itself no less), you had forgotten about the discussion, so you cannot claim it is ongoing. To do so makes it look like you are stalling to prevent the consensus from being reached, especially given the way you have misrepresented the discussion (by claiming no support for a proposal when at least three editors had supported it) and have tried to draw on the opinions of editors from old discussions outside the RfC to support your position. Mclarenfan17 (talk) 00:18, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome#RfC regarding summary of one theory

(Initiated 1912 days ago on 15 March 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome#RfC regarding summary of one theory? An editor suggested here that the RfC should be closed. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:00, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Christchurch mosque shootings#RfC: Change "white supremacist" to "white nationalist"

(Initiated 1909 days ago on 19 March 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Christchurch mosque shootings#RfC: Change "white supremacist" to "white nationalist"? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:00, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Jewish religious clothing#Request for Comment

(Initiated 1904 days ago on 23 March 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Jewish religious clothing#Request for Comment? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:32, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Order of the Arrow#Request for comment regarding Keene

(Initiated 1902 days ago on 26 March 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Order of the Arrow#Request for comment regarding Keene? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:32, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Talk:1947–1949 Palestine war#RfC: Should the three articles have a common prefix?

(Initiated 1901 days ago on 26 March 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:1947–1949 Palestine war#RfC: Should the three articles have a common prefix?? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:32, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (television)#RFC: What disambiguation should shows from the United States and United Kingdom use?

(Initiated 1894 days ago on 3 April 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (television)#RFC: What disambiguation should shows from the United States and United Kingdom use?? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:32, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RFC: spelling of "organisation"/"organization" in descriptive category names

(Initiated 1892 days ago on 4 April 2019) Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#RFC: spelling of "organisation"/"organization" in descriptive category names? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 05:32, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

•  Comment: This is a complicated close, there is VOTESTACKING involved, as well as multiple options, closing editor maybe willing to close it along with another administrator. --qedk (t 桜 c) 08:29, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Deletion discussions

XFD backlog

V	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Total
CfD	0	9	33	6	48
TfD	0	0	14	0	14
MfD	0	0	3	0	3
FfD	0	0	2	0	2
RfD	0	1	22	3	26
AfD	0	0	0	6	6

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Tashkent

(Initiated 1894 days ago on 2 April 2019) Relisted 11 April 2019. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:13, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Dhallywood

(Initiated 1893 days ago on 4 April 2019) Relisted 11 April 2019. Discussion stalled since 8 May 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:11, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Music Portals by Moxy

(Initiated 1884 days ago on 12 April 2019) Please will an admin assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:45, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Western Sahara

(Initiated 1883 days ago on 13 April 2019) Discussion stalled since 9 May 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:07, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Indian cuisine

(Initiated 1881 days ago on 15 April 2019) Discussion stalled since 7 May 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 23:46, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Royal Australian Navy

(Initiated 1880 days ago on 16 April 2019) Discussion stalled since 7 May 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:04, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Dungeons & Dragons

(Initiated 1877 days ago on 19 April 2019) Discussion stalled since 1 May 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 21:01, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Korea

(Initiated 1877 days ago on 19 April 2019) Discussion stalled since 5 May 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:59, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Mixed bag of group portals

(Initiated 1875 days ago on 22 April 2019) Please will an admin assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:11, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Domestic & General

(Initiated 1874 days ago on 23 April 2019) Discussion stalled since 27 April 2019‎. Please will an uninvolved closer assess the consensus here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:56, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

Other types of closing requests

Talk:Abortion law#Merger proposal

(Initiated 1878 days ago on 19 April 2019) Discussion initiated April 19 in response to {{Merge to}} templates placed in March. Consensus seems clear against the merge proposals. Requesting closure by an uninvolved party per WP:MERGECLOSE. Wikiacc (¶) 02:51, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

 Done --DannyS712 (talk) 03:10, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Chairman#Requested move 8 May 2019

One or more experienced, uninvolved closers would be appreciated at the above when appropriate. The issue is contentious; hence the request here. SarahSV ^(talk) 18:16, 13 May 2019 (UTC)