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Talk:Caste/Archive 4#RfC: Does the article minimize the centrality of India to the notion of caste?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Caste/Archive 4#RfC: Does the article minimize the centrality of India to the notion of caste? (initiated 4 September 2012)? Because the discussion has been archived, there are two methods to implement the close: (i) Move the discussion back to the talk page and close it and (ii) Close the discussion, keeping it in the talk page archive, and announce the result on the talk page. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 02:44, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Chetniks#RfC: Is there WP:RSN consensus that Philip Cohen's 'Serbia's Secret War is reliable source

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Chetniks#RfC: Is there WP:RSN consensus that Philip Cohen's 'Serbia's Secret War is reliable source (initiated 23 September 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 02:44, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Is there anything to assess really? The editors there seem to have come to an agreement and moved on. NW (Talk) 22:15, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

A definitive closure would be good. Armbrust 22:17, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Narrative inquiry#The Methods section

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Narrative inquiry#The Methods section (initiated 19 October 2012)? The RfC was started to determine because editors had conflicting views about which version the article should take. Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

I don't think this needs formal closing. It loos like a typical talk page discussion that was tagged with an RfC to gather outside input. Discussion appears to have run its course without incident. -Nathan Johnson (talk) 17:24, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Aneurin Bevan#'Free at the point of need for all Britons'

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Aneurin Bevan#'Free at the point of need for all Britons' (initiated 8 November 2012)? The RfC was about the phrase mentioned in the section's name. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Another one I don't think needs a summary. -Nathan Johnson (talk) 17:32, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Line of succession to the British throne#RfC: What descriptions if any should we use for individuals in line to the British throne?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Line of succession to the British throne#RfC: What descriptions if any should we use for individuals in line to the British throne? (initiated 26 October 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Ian Jackson#dpkg Authorship

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Ian Jackson#dpkg Authorship (initiated 3 October 2012)? Please make sure to consider Talk:Ian Jackson#Older Discussion in your close as well, since the RfC began in that section before it was separated. Please consider combining the two sections (perhaps making the first a subsection of the second) when closing the discussion. The RfC's opening poster wrote: "chiark does not host MindTerm." Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Frank L. VanderSloot#Synthesis and sources and Talk:Frank L. VanderSloot#Request for Comment

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Frank L. VanderSloot#Synthesis and sources (initiated 19 October 2012 and a subsection of which is Talk:Frank L. VanderSloot#Request for Comment) and Talk:Frank L. VanderSloot#Request for Comment 2 (initiated 15 November 2012). I have not read the two discussions, though both may be related to the same issue and should likely be considered by the same closer. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Comment: First discussion is now archived at Talk:Frank_L._VanderSloot/Archive_4#Synthesis_and_sources. Armbrust 13:21, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Killing of Henry Marrow#Should the description of Marrow's murder name his killers? Request for comment and BLP problems.

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Killing of Henry Marrow#Should the description of Marrow's murder name his killers? Request for comment and BLP problems. (initiated 8 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Francis Bacon (artist)#RFC: How should Bacon's nationality be described?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Francis Bacon (artist)#RFC: How should Bacon's nationality be described? (initiated 8 November 2012)? Please be sure to consider the related discussion at Talk:Francis Bacon (artist)#"Irish born British". Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Murder of Kitty Genovese#RfC: Should race of perpetrator be included.

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Murder of Kitty Genovese#RfC: Should race of perpetrator be included. (initiated 11 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Meša Selimović#Ethnicity and understanding of "nacionalnost" in former Yugoslavia

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Meša Selimović#Ethnicity and understanding of "nacionalnost" in former Yugoslavia (initiated 13 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:David Copperfield (illusionist)#Request for comment

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:David Copperfield (illusionist)#Request for comment (initiated 6 October 2012)? Please also consider Talk:David Copperfield (illusionist)#Fountain of Youth, which discusses the same topic. When closing the discussion consider making one section (perhaps the newer one) a subsection of the other one and enclose the entire discussion in archive templates. This ensures that RfC participants are aware that you considered both discussions in your close. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Electronic toll collection#Merging separate ETC system articles together

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Electronic toll collection#Merging separate ETC system articles together (initiated 14 October 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Smithfield Foods#RfC: General Article Help and Vertical Integration section

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Smithfield Foods#RfC: General Article Help and Vertical Integration section (initiated 25 October 2012)? Initiated by an employee of the company, the RfC seems to be about how the the article's "Vertical Integration" section should be modified. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Howden Joinery#Request for Comments

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Howden Joinery#Request for Comments (initiated 9 November 2012)? The opening poster wrote: "I don't have the time or interest to follow up on this, but it seems to me that this edit and similar earlier edits suppress valuable information on the history of this business." Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Optical Express#RfC: Is the gripe site section undue weight?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Optical Express#RfC: Is the gripe site section undue weight? (initiated 10 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Astroturfing#RFC

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Astroturfing#RFC (initiated 12 November 2012)? The RfC is about which of two versions of the article is preferred. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Houla massacre#Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as a source

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Houla massacre#Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as a source (initiated 26 October 2012)? The opening poster wrote: "I have requested outside commentary on whether we should include any reference to the FAZ story and associated sources in this article." Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:2012 Italian shooting in the Arabian Sea#Neutrality disputed: is this article too pro-Indian biased, too pro-Italian or neutral enough?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:2012 Italian shooting in the Arabian Sea#Neutrality disputed: is this article too pro-Indian biased, too pro-Italian or neutral enough? (initiated 17 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Drone attacks in Pakistan#RFC: Is speculation by an unnamed official without any secondary sources encyclopedic material?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Drone attacks in Pakistan#RFC: Is speculation by an unnamed official without any secondary sources encyclopedic material? (initiated 19 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Executive Order 9066#How many non-Japanese were interned?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Executive Order 9066#How many non-Japanese were interned? (initiated 1 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Crown of Castile#abolishment date

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Crown of Castile#abolishment date (initiated 25 October 2012; see the subsection at Talk:Crown of Castile#RfC: Did the the Crown of Castile end in 1812 or in 1715). When closing the discussion please consider enclosing the entire discussion beginning from Talk:Crown of Castile#abolishment date in closing templates to demonstrate the entire discussion was read. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:List of official languages by state#Rfc

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:List of official languages by state#Rfc (initiated 29 October 2012)? The question posed was:

Somaliland is listed on this wikipedia page under the Partially recognised states heading. However, unlike the cited states, it has no recognition as an independent state and is instead internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. Given this, would it be more accurate to list the territory under a new, separate sub-heading titled Unrecognised territories or some variation thereof?

Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Windows Server 2012#Color guide in editions table

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Windows Server 2012#Color guide in editions table (initiated 31 October 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Ubuntu (operating system)#Ubuntu as "Adware"

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Talk:Ubuntu (operating system)#Ubuntu as "Adware" (initiated 20 October 2012)? The opening poster wrote: "I object to the use of the phrase 'Ubuntu is a form of adware'." Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Koro (medicine)#Request for Comments - Science / Medicine (no longer needed pending update from new sources)

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Koro (medicine)#Request for Comments - Science / Medicine (no longer needed pending update from new sources) (initiated 7 December 2012). The last comment was made on 8 December 2012. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Haibun#RfC: Should 2 external links be kept or removed?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Haibun#RfC: Should 2 external links be kept or removed? (initiated 19 October 2012)? Please consider the discussion at Talk:Haibun#Removal of external links and make one section (perhaps the newer one) a subsection of the older one and enclose the entire discussion with closing templates to demonstrate that you have read both sections. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Education of the deaf#Merger proposal

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Education of the deaf#Merger proposal (initiated 21 April 2012; see also the 28 October RfC at Talk:Education of the deaf#RfC: Deciding on the target name). Please consider enclosing the entire discussion in closing templates to demonstrate to the RfC participants that you have reviewed the entire discussion beginning from Talk:Education of the deaf#Merger proposal. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:ALCAT test#RFC:Neutrality and reliable sources

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:ALCAT test#RFC:Neutrality and reliable sources (initiated 19 October 2012)? The opening poster wrote: "Is the lead neutral? It seems to be excessive in dismissing the ALCAT test and objectively labeling it as 'not supported by research'." Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Michael Crichton#RfC on treatment of mainstream view on climate change

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Michael Crichton#RfC on treatment of mainstream view on climate change (initiated 28 October 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Dale Bozzio#Request_for_Comment

We need someone to close this: the dispute is ongoing and I think there's enough opinions for an admin to decide on the issue, which in itself is relatively simple: to include or not include a conviction for animal cruelty in the BLP of a musician. Thanks for your quick attention! Drmies (talk) 15:18, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Islamophobia#Proposal_to_rename_article_to_.22Anti-Islamic_sentiment.22

No input for over a week in a widely participated discussion. Honestly, the consensus is clear, but it would be nice to get a formal close so we can get on with things. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 00:07, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Done

Talk:Prometheus (film)#RfC: Is poor scientific awareness in movie Prometheus screenplay relevant?

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Talk:Prometheus (film)#RfC: Is poor scientific awareness in movie Prometheus screenplay relevant? (initiated 19 November 2012)? The 30-day RfC template has expired and there are concerns raised about whether the RfC was even properly formulated in the first place. The discussion is largely dominated by 2 editors arguing back and forth with each other; input from other contributors seems to be minimal at this point and it seems a formal closure is needed. --IllaZilla (talk) 16:44, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

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Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Categorization of persons

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Categorization of persons? Please also consider John Carter (talk · contribs)'s comment at Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for comment/Categorization of persons#Possible wrapup:

I think that it would make sense, sometime in the future, to have the request for comment here be gone over by someone, possibly uninvolved, who could "boil down" the various comments into clear proposals.

This could facilitate a Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Categorization of persons 2, which would have a clearer scope and outcome. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 00:38, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Airports#New RfC

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Airports#New RfC (initiated 22 September 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 02:44, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

The discussion is now archived at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Airports/Archive_12#New_RfC. Armbrust 09:17, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:did you know#Let's extend the 5 day viability period to 10 days

Needs an appropiate closure. Eraserhead1's closures on DYK caused spark, so any other administrator is recommended. --George Ho (talk) 04:52, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Comment: Discussion is now archived at Misplaced Pages talk:Did you know/Archive 86#Let's extend the 5 day viability period to 10 days. Armbrust 04:05, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

I don't know why anyone would close anything at DYK to be honest. You guys will just complain regardless and the behaviour was so bad in the last closure that you guys couldn't agree sensible conditions for a review of the last closure.

Additionally, you, the requester, made no effort to defend either the closure or the review. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 09:18, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

To be clear there is no particular problem with challenging my closure - we all make mistakes. However at the end of the day you guys were responsible for the review request. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 14:26, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (policy)#Actresses categorization (initiated 17 October 2012)? The opening poster wrote: "I propose this motion to drop the restriction on actresses in WP:CATGRS so that we could restore Category:Actresses and foster all relevant subcats, like Category:Actresses by country." Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Notability (people)#RfC on Creative professionals

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Notability (people)#RfC on Creative professionals (initiated 12 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject History#inclusion of prehistoric terms in history of country templates and vice versa

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at the RfC at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject History#inclusion of prehistoric terms in history of country templates and vice versa (initiated 14 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:Bureaucrats#Appealing decisions to (not) resysop (initiated 12 November 2012) and implement any changes to the policy (if any)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

I have closed this. Spartaz 11:45, 24 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Microformats#Proposal: citation microformat

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Microformats#Proposal: citation microformat (initiated 5 November 2012)? Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for comment#Review

If an admin could take a look at Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for comment#Review and determine if there is consensus it would be appreciated. Note that as the discussion deals specifically with non-admin closing, it may be prudent for non-admin closers to avoid closing it. Monty ₈₄₅ 23:37, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Other namespaces

Category talk:People by nationality#Category:FOOian people

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Category talk:People by nationality#Category:FOOian people (initiated 13 November 2012)? The question posed was: "should we go and rename all these categories accordingly (People from Foo)?" Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Niemti

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Niemti (initiated 1 November 2012)? After closing the RfC, please add the RfC to Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/User conduct/Archive. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/RidjalA

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/RidjalA (initiated 3 November 2012)? After closing the RfC, please add the RfC to Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/User conduct/Archive. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 November 30#Actresses

Would an experienced editor assess the consensus at Misplaced Pages:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 November 30#Actresses? See also Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive242#A troubling situation. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 15:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Apteva

See motion to close and summary with overwhelming consensus support at Misplaced Pages talk:Requests for comment/Apteva#Motion to close. Dicklyon (talk) 17:07, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Premature close requests

None currently.

Thanks to closers

Thank you, Drmies (talk · contribs), Beeblebrox (talk · contribs), TParis (talk · contribs), and Jafeluv (talk · contribs), for your RfC closes. Although the previous section was moved to Misplaced Pages talk:Administrators' noticeboard#Comments from Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Requests for closure main page, I'd rather place the thank you note here so it will be more visible to RfC closers. Cunard (talk) 07:21, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to Eraserhead1 (talk · contribs) for closing the discussion on WT:ITN and finally resolving this issue. - Presidentman talk · contribs Random Picture of the Day (Talkback) 20:46, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, thanks to editors User:Churn and change and User:Eraserhead1 for their help in closing the RfC at Monty Hall problem. I, Jethrobot (note: not a bot!) 02:59, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, Armbrust (talk · contribs), Jc37 (talk · contribs), Σ (talk · contribs), Nathan Johnson (talk · contribs), SilkTork (talk · contribs), MSGJ (talk · contribs), Callanecc (talk · contribs), Alanscottwalker (talk · contribs), TParis (talk · contribs), and Eraserhead1 (talk · contribs), for your closes. Cunard (talk) 02:32, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to 28bytes (talk · contribs) for closing two very long ban discussions. NE Ent 23:52, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to User:Hasteur for putting us out of our misery at an RfC/U that had gone on too long. --Surturz (talk) 15:40, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

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