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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: Proposals which target specific users (such as bestowing or removing ranks or rights). Proposals which violate the law, as specified in the general content policy. Proposals which seek to overturn a recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) approved proposal. Re-submitted proposals which were recently (within the last 8 weeks (or 56 days)) rejected, and which have not been significantly altered.

Current Proposals

Deciding upon pronouns for characters with none (March 24th, 2023 - April 7th, 2023)

A common issue that's come up on the wiki is what pronouns to use to refer to minor characters who haven't been officially referred to in third-person. Right now, there's a discussion about this ongoing with Bouncy, and a lot of anonymous users have made small edits in this vein, usually changing characters with no confirmed pronouns to "it". However, there are cases where this approach seems odd; for example, Super Bonkers is referred to as "it" despite regular Bonkers being referred to as "he", and Keke is referred to as "they" (which I already changed from "it") despite being a reference to Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service, who is referred to as "she".

Since this issue will likely come up a lot if we don't address it soon, I figured I would create a proposal to establish a formal policy about this. Specifically, it would be a general rule to add to WiKirby:Writing style#Subject characteristics — if a character has no confirmed pronouns, go with what the majority of users feel is correct, as long as it's consistent. Just as an example, a lot of users have expressed the idea that referring to Bouncy as "she" feels correct because Bouncy Sis is, even if she hasn't been officially referred to as such. I don't think gathering a majority opinion has to be done in a formal poll, unless opinions are really split; rather, most can be inferred based on context and getting a general idea of what people think.

The reasoning behind this is because it's very unlikely every character will get official pronouns, so going with what feels right would be a lot less awkward than sticking with "it" for everything. I'm also open to other suggestions or improvements to this policy. StarPunch (talk) 23:01, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

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I overall agree with the proposal, but I just wanted to ask how we would vote on pronouns. I assume it can be in the page's talk page? Also, I suppose that if someone tried to change the pronouns of a page with no clear reasoning other than "I prefer them like this" it would be reverted, right? - Gigi (talk • edits) 23:07, 24 March 2023 (UTC)