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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Requests for comment''' is the open part of the dispute resolution process, which seeks community input regarding specific topical, policy, and personality disputes.<br />
Ultimately, the content of ConRunner is determined by making progress toward a community consensus. However, the size of ConRunner prevents community members from actively following every development. As a result, sometimes it's useful to request broader opinions from the rest of the community. <br />
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This page is a way that anyone can request other ConRunners to help them resolve difficulties and disputes in articles or talk pages. Anyone may visit any of these articles, to help them reach agreement. A good quality RfC can help contributors resolve differences, add different insights, give comments and opinions on how others might see some wording, and so on. When listing a dispute here, you should also place a notice on the appropriate talk page.<br />
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It will help the RFC process if everyone who lists something on this page tries to help out at least one other page listed here.<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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=== When to use an article RfC ===<br />
RFC is appropriate when you want other ConRunners to visit the page, to allow a consensus or a better quality of decision, to help resolve a dispute or break a deadlock.<br />
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Before adding an entry here:<br />
* Whatever the nature of the dispute, the first resort should always be to discuss the problem with the other user. Try to resolve the dispute on your own first.<br />
* Don't forget to follow simple etiquette. Courtesy and respect are '''more''' important in resolving a dispute, not less.<br />
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===User-conduct RfC===<br />
To read the current user-conduct RfCs, go to [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct]]. Old RfCs are kept in [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User conduct disputes archive]]. If you intend to file an RfC, '''please read the following carefully before doing so'''.<br />
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* For disputes over user conduct, before requesting community comment, at least two people should have contacted the user on their talk page, or the talk pages involved in the dispute, and tried but failed to resolve the problem. '''Any RfC not accompanied by evidence showing that two users tried and failed to resolve the same dispute will be deleted after 48 hours.''' The evidence, preferably in the form of diffs, should not simply show the dispute itself, but should show attempts to find a resolution or compromise. The users certifying the dispute must be the same users who were involved in the attempt to resolve it.<br />
* Although many arbitration cases begin as RfCs, an RfC is not formally required for arbitration. Arbitration can bring punitive action against an editor. Filing an RFC over a matter that other users regard as trivial or inappropriate may diminish their opinion of you, may cause them to file an RfC against you, or may turn the RfC you filed into an RfC against you. '''Filing an RfC is therefore not a step to be taken lightly or in haste.'''<br />
* A user RfC is a part of the '''dispute resolution''' process. It isn't paperwork to be filled out simply so that those who filed it can move on to arbitration. If you file an RfC, try to resolve the dispute so that there's no need for arbitration. Better still, try to resolve the dispute before it reaches the RfC stage.<br />
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===Alternatives to RfC===<br />
* If the dispute involves allegations that a user has engaged in serious violations of [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Wikipedia policies and guidelines]], create a [[Wikipedia:Subpages|subpage]] for the dispute. Use the subpage to elaborate on the allegations.<br />
* If you are in deadlock with just one other user, consider getting a third opinion.<br />
* For a mild-to-moderate conflict, you might try [[Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts]]. Wikiquette alerts are an option for a quick, streamlined way to get an outside view. The goal is to nip potential problems in the bud.<br />
* To request votes instead of comments, consider a listing on [[Wikipedia:Current Surveys]].<br />
* If you want help in getting an article up to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured status]], then list it at [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]]. Note that [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer review]] is '''not''' for listing content disputes.<br />
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=== How to use RfC ===<br />
* To request other users to comment on an issue, add a link from [[ConRunner:Requests for Comment/All]] to the '''Talk''' page for the article, a brief '''neutral''' statement of the issue, and the date. '''Do not put any issues on this page.'''<br />
* Only with the date, don't list the details, and don't submit arguments or assign blame. <br />
* On the Talk page of the article, it can help to summarize the dispute.<br />
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===Responding to RfCs===<br />
* Try not to be confrontational. Be friendly and keep calm.<br />
* Mediate where possible - identify common ground, clarify differences. Attempt to draw editors together rather than push them apart.<br />
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==List of Requests for Comment==<br />
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* [[ConRunner:Requests for Comment/All]]<br />
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===Article content disputes===<br />
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List links to talk pages where participants cannot reach consensus and are thus stalling progress on the article. Discussions with no recent comments may have dried up, and will be removed.<br />
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#'''Do not put any issues on this ( RfC ) page.'''<br />
#'''Link to the Talk page.'''<br />
#'''Sign entries with the date only. Use five tildes: <nowiki>~~~~~</nowiki>.'''<br />
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[[Category:ConRunner dispute resolution|{{PAGENAME}}]]</div>Bill Taylor