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[edit] Uncertified RfRs

[edit] Instructions

[edit] RfR guidelines

Once a RfR has been opened and certified, other editors can take a look and offer comments, either by posting their own view, or endorsing someone else's view.

The following represents the guidelines formed by general practice. These are not policies or "rules", but advice on how most RfRs are run:

  • Anyone, including those who wrote the original RfR, is allowed to post their own view, in a separate section with their name on it, such as ==View by <name>== It can be helpful to indicate the viewpoint of the particular editor, such as "Outside view" "Inside view" "Semi-involved view" etc.
  • In most cases those who brought the RfR do not post individualized views, since the initial statement already indicates their thoughts, but in some cases they may wish to post an additional individualized view to clarify their opinion. Either method is acceptable.
  • Other users can endorse a view, by adding their signature to the list after that view. Along with their signature, they may wish to offer a clarifying comment of one or two sentences, for example if they agree with all but one particular part of the view. Longer responses than that should probably go into their own "View" section.
  • All signed comments and talk that are neither a view nor an endorsement should be directed to the discussion page.
  • Any other types of discussion should be directed to the talkpage.
  • Anyone can endorse any view, regardless of whether or not they are outside parties, inside parties, or even the subject of the RfR. Ideally, there will be some view(s) that both sides of the involved parties can endorse.
  • You may endorse as many views as you wish. You may also endorse the original RfR statement, and/or the subject's response.
  • Only endorse views with which you agree. Do not post "disagreement" endorsements. The lack of a signature is sufficient indication that there may be some disagreement with the statement.

For more information on how previous RfRs have been run, see Wikipedia:Requests for remedies/Archive.

[edit] Opening your RfR

Discussions about disputes should be listed in an appropriate subpage unless the complaint is specifically about the use of admin privileges or the choice of username. To list a dispute, please create a subpage using Wikipedia:Requests for remedies/Example user as a template in the box below, replacing Example user with the user who is being accused, and then follow the instruction on the page:

Example user
{one or two short sentences giving the dry facts} ~~~~~ (note: that is five tildes, not four, RfRs are signed with the date only, not your username)

Use this form to generate a new page:
{one or two short sentences giving the dry facts} ~~~~~ (note: that is five tildes, not four, RfRs are signed with the date only, not your username)

If the user has already been accused in a previous RfR, navigate to the subpage and move it to Wikipedia:Requests for remedies/USERNAME/archiveX, replacing USERNAME with the appropriate username and X with the archive number, depending on how many previous disputes the user has had.

[edit] Active Requests for remedies

These are all the currently pending, drafting, and open RfRs:

[edit] Candidate RfRs

These RfRs still need to meet their certification. List newer entries on top.

[edit] Certified RfRs being drafted

These RfRs have been certified and the Remedy Committee is drafting their recommendations. List newer entries on top.

[edit] Open RfRs

These RfRs have been certified, have had remedies presented, and the community is deciding what if any remedies to certify. List newer entries on top.

Example RfR
User persists in edit warring to Friedrich Nietzsche despite consensus against his position. User:Some User on WP 08:04, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Closing and archiving

Disputes may be removed from this page and archived under any of the following circumstances:

  1. If no additional complaints are registered for an extended period of time, and the dispute appears to have stopped.
  2. The parties to the dispute agree.
  3. The dispute proceeds to another method of dispute resolution, such as mediation or arbitration.

Remove the link from the list here and add it to the archives at Wikipedia:Requests for remedies/Archive. If the dispute is handled in mediation or arbitration, please make a note of where the dispute resolution process continued.