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Administrative discussions

Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Proposal

(Initiated 540 days ago on 1 November 2022) –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 20:10, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Requests for comment

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Wikidata lists

(Initiated 583 days ago on 19 September 2022) Alsee (talk) 10:38, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine#RfC on the inclusion of the below infobox's for the results of the referendum

(Initiated 573 days ago on 28 September 2022) No new comments for more than a month. TryKid ^{[dubious – discuss]} 23:39, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine#RfC on killings of suspected collaborators

(Initiated 553 days ago on 18 October 2022) There haven't been new !votes since 26 October. The discussion has been quite short and a relatively clear consensus has emerged, but some editors still disagree, so a speedy closure by an administrator would be appreciated. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 12:17, 5 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:George Floyd protests#RFC on when the protests ended

(Initiated 550 days ago on 21 October 2022) – Its run its course and need an uninvolved eye to judge consensus. Slatersteven (talk) 13:20, 3 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This ought to be relisted. There are simply too few sources presented to make an informed closure. Szmenderowiecki (talk) 13:35, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine#(second)

(Initiated 543 days ago on 28 October 2022) Has been running for almost 2 months, not many new comments. — Czello 13:55, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 393#RfC: The Economist

(Initiated 529 days ago on 11 November 2022) RfC has expired. Uninvolved closure is requested. — Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 09:00, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 392#RfC: The Telegraph

(Initiated 529 days ago on 11 November 2022) Discussion has ended and RfC was archived, now needing uninvolved closure. VickKiang (talk) 04:19, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 392#RfC: The Times of London

(Initiated 529 days ago on 11 November 2022) Also needs closure like the above two. Crossroads ^-talk- 22:02, 24 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:2022 Morbi bridge collapse#RfC: ₹4 lakh or ₹400,000

(Initiated 527 days ago on 13 November 2022) RfC expired. BilledMammal (talk) 01:08, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Follow-up RfC: for articles previously featured as bolded links on the Main Page, how long should it be before they are eligible for DYK?

(Initiated 524 days ago on 16 November 2022) The discussion has already lasted for over a month and has largely already sputtered out. Asking an uninvolved editor to close this given the wide range of opinions presented. Also, the RfC tag is no longer present. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:45, 18 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Kari Lake#Request for Comment: politician or political candidate?

(Initiated 524 days ago on 17 November 2022) Needs an uninvolved experienced closer. ––FormalDude (talk) 08:51, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Circumcision and HIV#RFC on the Royal Dutch Medical Association

(Initiated 521 days ago on 20 November 2022) RfC has expired; seeking formal closure. Prcc27 (talk) 19:26, 20 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Ruble#Request for comment

(Initiated 518 days ago on 23 November 2022) Is there enough consensus to snow close this RfC that I have started? NotReallySoroka (talk) 09:49, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Colorado Springs nightclub shooting#RfC on birth name inclusion

(Initiated 517 days ago on 23 November 2022) This RfC just expired (rfcid=5C38C18). A tricky conversation here, based on policy questions around how Wikipedia handles transgender issues / claimed gender identity of a mass shooter / and debate about definitions of deadnaming. The assistance of an uninvolved editor or admin who is familiar with these polices, and wants to help with closing this, would be much appreciated! Cheers and happy holidays. 98.155.8.5 (talk) 00:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Ty_Cobb#What should we give as Ty Cobb's lifetime batting average?

(Initiated 514 days ago on 27 November 2022) This discussion is ready for a close. Thanks! Nemov (talk) 19:32, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Roderic O'Gorman#RfC about second photo in Peter Tatchell Controversy section

(Initiated 502 days ago on 8 December 2022) An editor turned a discussion section into an RfC without allowing a discussion to actually take place. Only one editor has participated in the RfC, while four have stated it is a poor RfC. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 11:04, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --Redrose64 🦌 (talk) 18:42, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Deletion discussions

Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2022_November_23#Fifty_years_war

(Initiated 561 days ago on 10 October 2022) Same situation as with the other discussion above. This RfD was also relisted a total of three times, but there was no participation after the 3rd relist. CycloneYoris ^talk! 01:09, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2022 November 16#Template:John Cain Jr sidebar

(Initiated 532 days ago on 9 November 2022) Already relisted once, the discussion has gone stale. Frietjes (talk) 16:57, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2022 December 1#Template:Xpd family of templates

(Initiated 517 days ago on 23 November 2022) Already relisted once, the discussion has gone stale. Frietjes (talk) 16:57, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brightside Roadside

(Initiated 494 days ago on 16 December 2022) AfD rapidly resolved by article creator suggesting to merge Brightside Roadside into the article of its parent company. Since I am the originator of the AfD, it appears, on my reading of the policy, I cannot close this one, since it is not a keep.— rsjaffe 🗣️ 23:36, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done by Vanamonde on 2022-12-22. Gusfriend (talk) 09:05, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Other types of closing requests

Talk:Banu Hilal#Proposed merge of Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya into Banu Hilal

(Initiated 943 days ago on 23 September 2021) Could any uninvolved editor examine the consensus for a merge of Hilalian invasion of Ifriqiya into Banu Hilal, involving a discussion where I have been a participant. Klbrain (talk) 11:14, 1 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge of Dissent from Catholic teaching on homosexuality into Catholic Church and homosexuality

(Initiated 573 days ago on 28 September 2022) There was an initial burst of discussion, and then it sat dormant for two months. One additional comment 10 days ago, and nothing since. --Slugger O'Toole (talk) 21:50, 19 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:The Wire (India)#Merger proposal

(Initiated 541 days ago on 30 October 2022). New comments are not being added at a substantial rate. TryKid ^{[dubious – discuss]} 23:34, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Albums#Adding_dates_to_album_listings_in_a_template

(Initiated 540 days ago on 1 November 2022) Please review this discussion. --Jax 0677 (talk) 23:06, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Albums#Progarchy

(Initiated 530 days ago on 10 November 2022) Please review this discussion. --Jax 0677 (talk) 00:56, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe#Proposed merge of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe into Mario Kart 8

(Initiated 525 days ago on 15 November 2022) – There's been a fair amount of arguments on how to close this from participants. Sergecross73 msg me 18:04, 25 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No new comments to this discussion since the end of November. Steel1943 (talk) 22:38, 21 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:List_of_2022_albums_(July–December)#Split

(Initiated 516 days ago on 24 November 2022) Please review this discussion. --Jax 0677 (talk) 14:59, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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