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| text = The '''Requests for closure noticeboard''' is for posting requests to have an uninvolved editor [[Wikipedia:Closing discussions|assess, summarize, and formally close a discussion]] on Wikipedia. Formal closure by an uninvolved editor or administrator should be requested where consensus remains unclear, where the issue is a contentious one, or where there are wiki-wide implications.
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'''Many discussions do not need formal closure and do not need to be listed here.'''
 
 
 
Many discussions result in a reasonably clear consensus, so if the consensus is clear, any editor—even one involved in the discussion—may close the discussion. The default length of a formal [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment|request for comment]] is 30 days (opened on or before '''{{#time:j F Y|-30 days}}''' <small>[{{purge|refresh}}]</small>); if consensus becomes clear before that and discussion has slowed, then it may be closed early. However, editors usually wait at least a week after an RfC opens, unless the outcome is [[WP:SNOW|very obvious]], so that there is enough time for a full discussion.
 
 
 
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'''If consensus is unclear, then post a neutral request here for assistance.'''
 
 
 
Please ensure that your request for a close is brief and neutrally worded. Please include a link to the discussion. Do not use this board to continue the discussion in question. Be prepared to wait for someone to review the discussion. If you disagree with a particular closure, do not dispute it here. You can start discussion at the original page or request a [[WP:Closure review|Closure review]] at [[WP:AN|Administrators' noticeboard]] with a link to the discussion page and the policy-based reason you believe the closure should be overturned. See [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Closure review archive]] for previous closure reviews.
 
 
 
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'''Any uninvolved editor may close most discussions, so long as they are prepared to discuss and justify their closing rationale.'''
 
 
 
Because requests for closure made here are often those that are the most contentious, closing these discussions can be a significant responsibility. Closers should be familiar with all policies and guidelines that could apply to the given discussion. All closers should be prepared to fully discuss the closure rationale with any editors who have questions about the closure or the underlying policies, and to provide advice about where to discuss any remaining concerns that those editors may have.
 
 
 
A [[Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Archive 12#Review|request for comment]] discussed how to appeal closures and whether an administrator can summarily overturn a non-administrator's closure. The consensus was that closures should not be reverted solely because the closer was not an administrator. However, special considerations apply for [[WP:Articles for deletion|articles for deletion]] and [[Wikipedia:RM|move discussions]]—see [[Wikipedia:Deletion process#Non-administrators closing discussions]] and [[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions]] for details.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 00:29, 22 December 2020

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