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#Support. Not much to say, but I have had my doubts about the legitimacy of unsourced files from other wikis, so this makes sense to me. [[User:StarPunch|StarPunch]] ([[User talk:StarPunch|talk]]) 01:53, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
#Support. Not much to say, but I have had my doubts about the legitimacy of unsourced files from other wikis, so this makes sense to me. [[User:StarPunch|StarPunch]] ([[User talk:StarPunch|talk]]) 01:53, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
#support, makes sense to me [[User:Robothing|Robothing]] ([[User talk:Robothing|talk]]) 1:55, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
#support, makes sense to me [[User:Robothing|Robothing]] ([[User talk:Robothing|talk]]) 1:55, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
#I don't know what to say, it just makes sense and I support it. {{User:BasicPerson/sig}} 03:18, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
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Your opinions matter!

Welcome to the Proposals page. Here, WiKirby's editors may propose changes to the way the wiki operates, including how to handle certain categories of content, quality standards, or even just making aesthetic suggestions. Any user who has Autopatrol status or above may make a proposal or vote on one, and after two weeks of voting, if it passes, it will be incorporated into policy. Please see below for the specifics on how to make and/or vote on a proposal.

How to make a proposal

Please use one of the following templates to make a new proposal:

Single vote: This is for proposals which only propose a single change to the wiki. 

==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert details of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}

===Discussion===

{{clear}}

Multi-option vote: This is for proposals which include many possible changes to a particular element of policy. One option should always be to keep things as they were. It is recommended that no more than 8 options are given in a single proposal, including the "no change" option. 

==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert details of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
{{Option|1|(option title 1)}}
{{Option|2|(option title 2)}}
{{Option|3|(option title 3)}}
{{Option|etc.|(option title etc.)}}
{{Neutral}}

===Discussion===

{{clear}}

Multi-facet vote: This is for proposals which want to make several smaller changes to a single element of policy (for instance, making several changes to how the main page looks). Each change needs to be voted up or down individually. There should not be more than 5 parts to a proposal like this. This type of proposal should not be made without approval from wiki administration. 

==(insert proposal here) (insert date here)==
(insert summary of proposal here and sign with ~~~~)
===Change 1===
(insert details here)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
====Change 1 discussion====

===Change 2===
(insert details here)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
====Change 2 discussion====

===Change 3===
(insert details here)
{{Support}}
{{Oppose}}
{{Neutral}}
====Change 3 discussion====

etc.

{{clear}}

Once a proposal is made, the voting period begins (see voting regulations below). Voting period for a proposal ends two weeks after it starts, at 23:59:59 UTC on the 14th full day of voting. An administrator can veto a proposal at any time, although such action should always be justifiable and agreed upon by multiple admins. Administrators should not use this right to add more weight to their own opinions.

Restrictions

Users may propose many different changes or additions to the wiki. The following things, however, may not be voted on:

  1. Proposals which target specific users (such as bestowing or removing ranks or rights).
  2. Proposals which violate the law, as specified in the general content policy.
  3. Proposals which seek to overturn a recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) approved proposal.
  4. Re-submitted proposals which were recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) rejected, and which have not been significantly altered.
Voting regulations
  1. Proposal adding and voting is open only to registered users who have attained Autopatrol status and above. Users who do not have Autopatrol+ may still participate in discussions.
  2. Users who are currently blocked will not be allowed to vote, and any outstanding votes they have on proposals will be removed. Any proposal made by a user who is blocked during the consideration period will also be removed.
  3. All votes must be signed with signatures (type four tildes (~~~~.)) Unsigned votes are automatically negated, regardless of any points made.
  4. After two (2) weeks of voting, a proposal will be immediately enacted if the number of supportive votes is greater than the number of opposing votes, or, in the case of multi-option votes, any option receives a plurality consisting of three or more votes. In the event of a tie, the proposal may be re-voted upon with a one week duration, or annulled by the administrators.
  5. In the event a proposal has seven (7) unanimous support votes OR ten (10) support votes and no more than two neutral votes, as well as the support of a bureaucrat, a proposal may pass in only one (1) week instead of two.
  6. If a supported proposal is vetoed by the administrators, it is considered failed and should not be started again for at least 8 weeks (56 days).
  7. If a proposal fails to garner three (3) supporting votes (or 3 votes on any one option in multi-option proposals), it will not be considered.
  8. The original proposal maker may not vote on their own proposal if it only contains two options (i.e., "yes" or "no" proposals). However, proposers may vote on their own proposals if they have three or more options.
  9. All votes must be supported by a substantial reason from the voter. Simple and/or unproductive comments like "I agree" or "No that's stupid" will result in the vote being removed.
  10. The original proposer may cancel the proposal for any reason during the first three (3) days of its run, and it will not be considered failed. Admins may veto subsequent proposals if this is abused.
  11. Voting users may change their vote at any time before a proposal's deadline passes, but should update their timestamp if doing so.
  12. Discussion must remain civil at all times! Any uncivil discussion will result in the offending users' votes being negated, and possibly lead to strikes or a block.
  13. Excessive campaigning for any proposals will result in the campaigner's vote(s) being negated, or proposal being removed if applicable.
  14. Proposals about minor article manipulation (such as splits, merges, renames, or deletions) should not be created, unless the scope of the discussion is particularly large; otherwise, these should be handled on a case-by-case basis, through discussions or polls on the talk page of the article in question.
  15. It is recommended that a single user make only one (1) proposal at a time. Though simultaneous proposals from the same user are allowed, they are discouraged; this should ideally only be done if multiple issues are in question, and not many proposals are already active.
  16. For multi-option votes, voters are encouraged (but not required) to indicate a first, second, third, etc. vote. The exception to this is neutral votes, which must be the only vote if chosen.

Current Proposals

Formally disbar the use of any wiki-based source for files that is not itself sourced (August 5th, 2022 - August 19th, 2022)

Greetings. So, I've been putting in some effort recently to try and find sources for the items in the Files lacking sources category, and I think we've collectively done a good job narrowing things down. I will remind everyone that it is the goal to have zero unsourced things on the wiki at the end of the year, so anything left over will be deleted or otherwise shelved as appropriate when that time comes. While doing my work earlier today, I decided to take a hop over to PidgiWiki, which has historically been used as a source for files on WiKirby. When I got there, however, I noticed that they'd recently updated their galleries to include several unsourced images from our own category, and did not specify that they'd gotten it from there, or anywhere. I further noticed that files on PidgiWiki are not sourced in general.

As such, to avoid the possibility of breaking the space-time continuum by using something retrieved from us as a source for that very same thing (a "circular source"), and as a broader rule due to the nature of wiki file uploading in general, I propose that we add a hard rule to the file sourcing policy that any wiki-based source for a file must be itself sourced, or it may not be used. This will also apply retroactively to anything we've sourced to PidgiWiki or another such wiki in the past, and solidify the rule against using images from the Kirby FANDOM (since they almost never source anything). That is the extent of this proposal. --Samwell (talk) 01:43, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Support
  1. Support. Not much to say, but I have had my doubts about the legitimacy of unsourced files from other wikis, so this makes sense to me. StarPunch (talk) 01:53, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
  2. support, makes sense to me Robothing (talk) 1:55, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
  3. I don't know what to say, it just makes sense and I support it. --Basic Person (talk/contribs) 03:18, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
Oppose
Neutral

Discussion

I just want to clear up what could potentially become a circular source: basically any site where anyone can upload any image? Because for example, we list many images' sources as Kirby's Rainbow Resort, which is a fansite that got these images from somewhere and uploaded them there, but it's not like a wiki where anyone can upload any image, so I imagine sites like that would still be fine to source. Is that correct? - Gigi (talk • edits) 01:59, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, this proposal does not target KRR, because there's no chance that anything there was retrieved from us, and it's not a place where anyone can upload images into the archive. It also generally does not target things like review sites or databases like MobyGames. For now at least, this only concerns other wikis. --Samwell (talk) 02:01, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

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