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==Vote on use of polls for voting==
{{Closed|res|On a vote of 1-7, The Sims Wiki will not allow official votes to be conducted using polls. Using polls for non-official purposes is still allowed and encouraged. }}
Point 5 - the use of the <nowiki><poll></nowiki> feature to hold wiki votes - is a matter of some importance which is yet to be solved. To facilitate a solution, I am starting a vote.
:'''Question:''' Yes or no - Should The Sims Wiki allow "official" votes (i.e. votes for consensus or binding votes) to be conducted using the Poll feature?
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<s>''Please cast your vote below for one of the available options.'' - '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 07:31, November 28, 2014 (UTC)</s> ''Voting has concluded''
===Yes===
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# [[User:Icemandeaf|Icemandeaf]] ([[User talk:Icemandeaf|talk]]) 08:21, December 2, 2014 (UTC)
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On a vote of 1-7, The Sims Wiki will not allow official votes to be conducted using polls. Using polls for non-official purposes is still allowed and encouraged. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 05:00, December 5, 2014 (UTC)
==Vote length discussion==
I think we should expand a bit on the remaining issues highlighted above. The first remaining issue is vote duration. Currently the policy is two weeks unless otherwise stated (in other words, admins can set the vote to whatever length they choose). I proposed a duration of five days; some said five was too long, others said it was too short. Additionally, a few users expressed a desire to see a maximum vote length instated, as well as the ability to end a vote if the results of the vote appear to be a foregone conclusion.
Personally, I feel like a minimum of 5 days and a maximum of 14 days is a good benchmark. I also feel that votes should be ended early if there is clear consensus for a particular option, but I don't know what sort of minimum time, if any, should be set before doing this. I think it would best be left to the discretion of admins. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 05:00, December 5, 2014 (UTC)
==Vote starting discussion==
There's some disagreement on who should be allowed to initiate votes. Speaking personally, I feel we should allow all users who are eligible to vote to also start votes. But we should also allow administrators the right to modify or cancel votes that are wholly unnecessary, unfair, badly-written, or that violate policy. In other words, administrators would serve as the enforcers, to make sure that any votes that are started are legitimate. I am personally not a fan of allowing vote creation by rollbackers but not regular users, as we have many capable users on the wiki who are not rollbackers. What does everyone else think? -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] • [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]] • [[Special:Contributions/LostInRiverview|<font color="green">contribs</font>]]</sup>''' 05:00, December 5, 2014 (UTC)
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