Search Results: Wikipedia:RFCEND


Wikipedia:Requests for comment
Kamis, 2026-08-13 05:48:03

ended only when the criteria at Ending RfCs are met. Shortcuts WP:RFCENDWP:RFCEND WP:RFCEXTENDWP:RFCEXTEND WP:RFCCLOSEWP:RFCCLOSE As an RfC is the solicitation...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RRArchive391
Rabu, 2019-06-26 09:24:13

the RfC, which he did without anyone else's consent in violation of WP:RFCEND. Since this content dispute is clearly not closed, the RfC should be reopened...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive981
Sabtu, 2024-08-17 21:15:22

cited RFCEND (5). A bot removed the RfC tag and there was no discussion for two weeks. At this point anyone can close the RfC. As you cite RFCEND partially...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive966
Sabtu, 2025-07-19 03:09:46

2017 (UTC) NOTE: I just now removed the "close" by a participant, per WP:RFCEND. Since there does not seem to be a real consensus in terms of bolded Yes/No...

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Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016
Senin, 2023-02-27 20:48:00

open? Will some uninvolved editor (It doesn't have to be an admin, per WP:RFCEND.) please go ahead and close it? The bot's already removed the template days...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1102
Kamis, 2023-09-28 05:59:07

—usernamekiran (talk) 17:10, 30 May 2022 (UTC) Hm, as best as I can tell, per WP:RFCEND Venkat should have formally closed the discussion, but involved users are...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive283
Sabtu, 2026-07-04 19:14:54

previous experience in the discussion, which is not allowed according to “WP:RFCEND”, where it is specified that only an “uninvolved editor” can formally close...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 171
Jumat, 2023-03-03 10:20:26

What you're quoting from WP:RFCEND is just one of several ways to close an RfC (uninvolved close), not the only way. RFCEND goes on to say: If the matter...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive935
Selasa, 2026-01-20 19:57:52

completely different topic (an RfC he discovered via WP:WIKIHOUNDING). WP:RFCEND says when outcomes are obvious and uncontroversial, there is no need for...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1050
Rabu, 2026-02-11 07:24:40

understanding about the purpose of RfCs which is to resolve content disputes. WP:RFCEND also outlines that you're not allowed to close RfCs because of a belief...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive977
Selasa, 2026-01-06 23:24:34

question. I have therefore applied WP:SNOWBALL, and closed it myself per WP:RFCEND: "The question may be withdrawn by the poster (e.g., if the community's...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive996
Kamis, 2026-02-12 21:49:37

believe WP:RFCEND No. 5 to state. Could we please have some clarity on the situation? Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:41, 16 November 2018 (UTC) WP:RFCEND: "As an...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive285
Kamis, 2024-08-01 23:34:38

is an appropriate decision for the RFC closure because: According to WP:RFCEND, the outcome should be "determined by weighing the merits of the arguments...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive287
Jumat, 2024-09-20 23:02:56

The consensus is not strictly determined by the number of votes. Per WP:RFCEND: The outcome is determined by weighing the merits of the arguments and assessing...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive286
Rabu, 2024-10-16 13:02:00

is an appropriate decision for the RFC closure because: According to WP:RFCEND, the outcome should be "determined by weighing the merits of the arguments...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive341
Senin, 2026-06-08 23:00:05

deletion reviews), so listing here, as it likely needs admin attention. WP:RFCEND says that an RFC may be closed by any uninvolved editor, but this RFC was...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive334
Minggu, 2026-07-05 08:42:31

page. In some cases, someone can vote on an RfC and still close it (see WP:RFCEND). Expecting "uninvolved" (in the ordinary word sense of the word, not the...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive324
Rabu, 2026-02-11 07:24:31

days or a few months depending on the circumstances. Furthermore, per WP:RFCEND, RfCs require a close no more than any discussion does. ―Mandruss ☎ 11:06...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive321
Jumat, 2023-02-10 13:32:08

(talk) 08:58, 22 May 2020 (UTC) All RfCs need closing. - Not so, per WP:RFCEND. ―Mandruss ☎ 20:35, 22 May 2020 (UTC) I can only speak for myself, but I've...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1057
Senin, 2026-03-16 09:58:11

January 2021 (UTC) @ProcrastinatingReader I closed the discussion per WP:RFCEND "the question may be withdrawn by the poster (e.g., if the community's response...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive330
Selasa, 2023-04-18 11:41:46

February 2021 (UTC) I think this was a proper way to end the RFC per WP:RFCEND. This was nearly-unanimous, not a controversial outcome at all. Having an...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive291
Kamis, 2026-04-02 22:18:24

conversation. — nihlus kryik  (talk) 13:38, 25 August 2017 (UTC) Please read WP:RFCEND. -- Softlavender (talk) 14:45, 25 August 2017 (UTC) Would some admin look...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive932
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 20:21:19

an RfC due to bot-intervention; it's not a required time frame (see WP:RFCEND). Anyone (admin or user) can close the RfC (due to overwhelming consensus...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1039
Senin, 2025-03-10 22:44:49

the RfC has no set amount of time that it needs to be kept open. Per WP:RFCEND, it can be closed early for many reasons. With the way the votes are going...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1061
Rabu, 2025-09-24 20:53:35

2021 (UTC) Oh, and this nonsense about me quoting WP:CLOSE instead of WP:RFCEND in a discussion weeks ago was just that -- nonsense. An RfC that showed...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 135
Senin, 2023-11-27 12:27:15

thoughts as the other editor to undo the close. The policy is here: WP:RFCEND, in particular “It can be formally closed by any uninvolved editor.", with...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 170
Rabu, 2022-01-12 08:31:12

think of adding this language to WP:SNOW? It's less visible place than WP:RFCEND and I think it's a good reflection of our practice that SNOWy discussions...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 166
Jumat, 2023-03-03 10:20:37

include in them. It's not really spelled out in WP:CONSENSUS, WP:CLOSE, WP:RFCEND, DGFA, WP:XFD, WP:DELPOL... how to write a closing statement doesn't appear...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 154
Sabtu, 2024-08-03 06:54:32

in these discussions is to have a look at the little glossary inside WP:RFCEND, so that everyone who's talking about "ending" or "closing" is really talking...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 61
Sabtu, 2023-07-15 09:22:25

- Epinoia (talk) 17:45, 18 January 2019 (UTC) There is some text in WP:RFCEND in this regard. WP:Consensus should probably have something similar. This...

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Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2022 April 6
Minggu, 2022-04-10 07:22:58

"close". Others can continue contributing or even re-add the rfc tag. WP:RFCEND has more info. Firefangledfeathers (talk | contribs) 19:14, 6 April 2022...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 27
Minggu, 2025-01-12 21:16:02

RGloucester — ☎ 15:07, 23 December 2018 (UTC) RGloucester, to quote from WP:RFCEND:-- If the matter under discussion is not contentious and the consensus is...

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Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2023 March 25
Rabu, 2023-03-29 09:51:00

discussion? ADifferentMan (talk) 05:15, 25 March 2023 (UTC) Hi ADifferentMan. WP:RFCEND has guidance on when and how RfCs can end. Removing the tag and moving on...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/RfC: Should the Reference Desks be closed
Sabtu, 2026-03-07 20:10:22

knows when this is going to end, but if it's still going on 19 November, WP:RFCEND says that it will be bot-closed. Therefore, postponing the bot-closure until...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 25
Kamis, 2024-07-25 10:19:07

2018 (UTC) @Nomoskedasticity: Yes I do know better, because I've read WP:RFCEND. You may find the following useful: "The question may be withdrawn by the...

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Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2017 January
Selasa, 2026-03-10 00:11:14

least a few others. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:55, 26 January 2017 (UTC) WP:RFCEND: The outcome is determined by weighing the merits of the arguments and assessing...

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Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 353
Kamis, 2023-03-09 21:16:47

are not good. I recommend that you close them. All three of them. See WP:RFCEND. Renat 19:46, 26 September 2021 (UTC) I agree here. More blanket RFCs for...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 31
Minggu, 2026-04-05 20:42:33

I don't have time to look now but a couple general words. First per WP:RFCEND no formal close might be necessary. Second, if a formal close is necessary...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 34
Senin, 2024-07-29 03:34:34

sometime this afternoon (I launched it last month), as Wikipedia policy (WP:RFCEND, specifically #5) does allow any editor involved in a discussion to close...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 227
Minggu, 2026-03-22 22:53:53

discussion. I was relying on RFCEND. I'm concerned that elevating this page to guideline will then give it more weight than RFCEND. My concern would be addressed...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 32
Rabu, 2024-05-01 09:04:46

@Sdkb: A discussion that is going SNOW does not need a formal close per WP:RFCEND and it does not need to be listed here, per the instructions in the edit...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 33
Jumat, 2023-04-14 20:49:07

GoodDay (talk) 20:24, 18 January 2022 (UTC) For future reference, per WP:RFCEND, the initiator of an RfC can withdraw the RfC early if the community response...

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Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests/Archive 127
Jumat, 2023-02-10 01:59:50

(UTC) If an editor starts an RfC, can that same editor close it, per WP:RFCEND? I have gotten some puzzling pushback (see 3 June activity). -- Oa01 (talk)...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 41
Minggu, 2026-07-12 17:16:02

19:15, 18 November 2025 (UTC) The RfC tag expired after 30 days per WP:RFCEND btw. CNC (talk) 19:21, 18 November 2025 (UTC)  Done​ — Newslinger talk 21:58...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 87
Jumat, 2026-04-24 07:46:50

statement of what everyone else already knew. This is documented in WP:RFCEND. WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:24, 30 January 2026 (UTC) "Panevėžys, Lithuania"...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive362
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 22:35:25

decided to close despite being an involved editor per the guidelines in WP:RFCEND. I thought the WP:CONSENSUS undeniable in this case. I am admittedly a less...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 38
Selasa, 2025-08-26 20:43:20

815 days ago on 22 May 2024) I have ended this RFC a week early per WP:RFCEND. Because of a history of edit warring over this, I would like an uninvolved...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 37
Jumat, 2026-06-05 22:08:02

who participated in the RfC can't close it (despite the fourth limb of WP:RFCEND), so I just thought I'd query that point with you. I'm not trying to be...

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Wikipedia:Closure requests/Archive 36
Minggu, 2025-01-05 16:52:41

There's no deadline to meet. GoodDay (talk) 15:34, 28 May 2023 (UTC) WP:RFCEND says "An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that consensus...

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Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Gaza Health Ministry qualifier
Rabu, 2024-09-25 00:55:13

2024 (UTC) This is already a large and entangled mess. As a reminder,WP:RFCEND suggests "An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that...

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Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 446
Selasa, 2024-08-13 05:20:48

apply to the broadsheet published between 1964–1969 of the same name. WP:RFCEND states "If the matter under discussion is not contentious and the consensus...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 208
Kamis, 2025-11-13 06:18:39

discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. WP:RFCEND says that by default, Legobot will assign a 30-day period to an RfC and...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive381
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 19:00:13

#4, it's actually not irrelevant. It's exactly what is described at WP:RFCEND: An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that consensus...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Airport destination lists
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 22:25:27

anything that has been planned here. To respond to @WhatamIdoing, per WP:RFCEND, I would like the RfC to run for the full 30 days, a fortnight at a minimum...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 203
Sabtu, 2024-06-15 20:04:24

participants, then formal closure is neither necessary nor advisable. from WP:RFCEND and suggest we close and implement as such. Barkeep49 (talk) 19:57, 22 September...

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Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland/Analysis
Selasa, 2026-03-17 01:42:07

thus worth thinking about. Barkeep49 (talk) 15:44, 15 April 2023 (UTC) WP:RFCEND does note that not all RFCs are closed. It is not the only place in our...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 182
Kamis, 2026-04-16 20:09:26

timelines for any of this; but 1 month is always a good rule of thumb, per WP:RFCEND. --Jayron32 11:35, 30 May 2023 (UTC) WP:MERGE suggests a week, and as it...

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Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 231
Sabtu, 2026-08-15 22:52:20

(UTC) Since WP:RFCSIGN works, as do WP:RFCST, WP:RFCBEFORE, WP:RFCCAT, WP:RFCEND, and others, what's the problem? --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:27, 1 August 2026...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive356
Rabu, 2025-09-24 01:51:54

Vanamonde but this is such a case. I think this this was closed too soon. WP:RFCEND says An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that consensus...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive369
Senin, 2026-06-08 23:01:01

Dw31415 (talk) 00:16, 28 February 2025 (UTC) not strictly a rule, but from WP:RFCEND An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that consensus...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive351
Sabtu, 2024-09-21 13:05:48

That doesn't conform procedurally with the guidance of WP:WHENCLOSE or WP:RFCEND, but especially does not justify a finding of "strong consensus" when there...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1199
Minggu, 2026-07-12 17:15:57

the sources cited. ...we are quite some time away from concluding such WP:RFCEND states there is no required minimum or maximum time for an RFC. You disagree...

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Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1181
Minggu, 2026-02-15 00:10:40

you mean? GoodDay (talk) 17:24, 20 February 2025 (UTC) Legobot. From WP:RFCEND: An RfC should last until enough comment has been received that consensus...

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Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive333
Sabtu, 2025-05-03 10:51:25

mistake, as I indicated in the AN discussion, based on a strict reading of WP:RFCEND which failed to take into account cultural norms regarding RfCs in contentious...

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