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If a proposal is still in the early formative stages and it is desired to gather creative suggestions from others on what purpose and direction such a proposal should have, one may wish to temporarily use the {{tlx|Brainstorming}} header template, and later use {{tlx|Draft proposal}} when these matters are clearer. Once proponents of a proposal are satisfied with the form it has taken and it is desired to move forward to the more intense debate that precedes policy acceptance by the community, {{tlx|Draft proposal}} should be replaced with {{tlx|Proposed}}. This change in status should be [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)|advertised]] so that interested parties have a fair chance to participate before anyone designates the proposal as rejected or adopted as policy. If there is a lack of discussion from the community, the proposal may be tagged with {{tlx|Dormant}}.  Usual places to advertise a proposal are the talk pages of relevant other policies and guidelines and of topically connected [[WP:WikiProject|wikiprojects]], and the pages [[WP:Village pump (policy)]] and [[WP:Village pump (proposals)]] (or just the latter if the proposal is not about policy material but something else, e.g. a process or procedures).  Be careful to not [[WP:CANVASSING|canvass]] with non-neutral wording or too-targeted notification when doing this advertising.  A centralized discussion point (usually at the talk page of the proposal) is desirable, and making it an [[WP:RFC|RfC]] will increase participation.
 
If a proposal is still in the early formative stages and it is desired to gather creative suggestions from others on what purpose and direction such a proposal should have, one may wish to temporarily use the {{tlx|Brainstorming}} header template, and later use {{tlx|Draft proposal}} when these matters are clearer. Once proponents of a proposal are satisfied with the form it has taken and it is desired to move forward to the more intense debate that precedes policy acceptance by the community, {{tlx|Draft proposal}} should be replaced with {{tlx|Proposed}}. This change in status should be [[Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)|advertised]] so that interested parties have a fair chance to participate before anyone designates the proposal as rejected or adopted as policy. If there is a lack of discussion from the community, the proposal may be tagged with {{tlx|Dormant}}.  Usual places to advertise a proposal are the talk pages of relevant other policies and guidelines and of topically connected [[WP:WikiProject|wikiprojects]], and the pages [[WP:Village pump (policy)]] and [[WP:Village pump (proposals)]] (or just the latter if the proposal is not about policy material but something else, e.g. a process or procedures).  Be careful to not [[WP:CANVASSING|canvass]] with non-neutral wording or too-targeted notification when doing this advertising.  A centralized discussion point (usually at the talk page of the proposal) is desirable, and making it an [[WP:RFC|RfC]] will increase participation.
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== See also ==
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* [[Wikipedia:How to contribute to Wikipedia guidance]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Policy writing is hard]]
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* [[:Category:Wikipedia draft proposals]]
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* [[:Category:Wikipedia proposals]]
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* {{Lts|disputedtag}}
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* {{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Proposed|{{Lts|draft proposal}}|{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Draft proposal|{{Lts|proposed}}}}}}
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* {{Lts|essay}}
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* {{Lts|failed}}
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* {{Lts|dormant}}
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* {{Lts|guideline}}
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* {{Lts|historical}}
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* {{Lts|policy}}
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* {{Lts|promote}}
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* {{Lts|supplement}}
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* {{Lts|superseded}}
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<includeonly>
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<!-- categories and interwiki links -->
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[[Category:Wikipedia header templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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[[ja:Template:Draft proposal]]
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{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Proposed|
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<!-- FOR TEMPLATE:PROPOSED ONLY:-->
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{{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|Draft proposal|
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<!-- FOR TEMPLATE:DRAFT PROPOSAL ONLY:-->
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}}}}
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Revision as of 05:45, 14 November 2017

Usage

{{Draft proposal|WP:SHORTCUT}}

The only parameter is optional. If supplied, it displays as a link to the appropriate shortcut page for the proposal. (Note that this is not automatic; MediaWiki cannot determine the shortcut from the page itself. You need to discover or create the shortcut yourself.)

Adds pages to Category:Wikipedia proposals or Category:Wikipedia draft proposals if {{Draft proposal}} is used.

For related Wikipedia header templates see Template messages/Wikipedia namespace.

Purpose

See WP:PROPOSAL for advice on advertising your proposed advice page to the community

The Wikipedian community roughly follows a set of official policies and guidelines (collectively often referred to simply as "policy"). Pages reflecting policy are written by ordinary editors in the "Wikipedia:" namespace. Other editors review these proposals and edit to improve them and move toward greater consensus. Over time, many things may happen to a proposal – it may be changed substantially, be moved to a new location, become adopted as a policy or guideline, be rejected by the community, be recast as simply a Wikipedian essay, or fail to sufficiently develop into a viable proposal.

When a proposal is being advanced it is usual to tag the page with {{Proposed}}. Although a proposal is generally written in advisory tone, it is not policy until adopted by the community through the consensus-building process, and should not yet be tagged with {{Policy}} or {{Guideline}} (doing so pre-emptively may be viewed as disruptive).

If a proposal is still in the early formative stages and it is desired to gather creative suggestions from others on what purpose and direction such a proposal should have, one may wish to temporarily use the {{Brainstorming}} header template, and later use {{Draft proposal}} when these matters are clearer. Once proponents of a proposal are satisfied with the form it has taken and it is desired to move forward to the more intense debate that precedes policy acceptance by the community, {{Draft proposal}} should be replaced with {{Proposed}}. This change in status should be advertised so that interested parties have a fair chance to participate before anyone designates the proposal as rejected or adopted as policy. If there is a lack of discussion from the community, the proposal may be tagged with {{Dormant}}. Usual places to advertise a proposal are the talk pages of relevant other policies and guidelines and of topically connected wikiprojects, and the pages WP:Village pump (policy) and WP:Village pump (proposals) (or just the latter if the proposal is not about policy material but something else, e.g. a process or procedures). Be careful to not canvass with non-neutral wording or too-targeted notification when doing this advertising. A centralized discussion point (usually at the talk page of the proposal) is desirable, and making it an RfC will increase participation.

See also