Requests for Comment/Use of Wikipedia policy on Miraheze

Right now, there is a convention of using Wikipedia policy (specifically, English Wikipedia policy) to justify actions on Miraheze. This was primarily an issue up until August of 2022 and has slowly been dying, but it is a good idea to establish a precedent going forward. Naleksuh (talk) 02:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 1: Use Wikipedia policies
Proposed addition: Many Wikipedia users are also Miraheze users, and the project operates in a similar way, and often shares ideas. Therefore, in a similar manner to the Simple English Wikipedia, any English Wikipedia policy/guideline also applies on Miraheze, unless there is a Miraheze policy which contradicts it. Naleksuh (talk) 02:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 2: Don't use Wikipedia policies
Proposed addition: Miraheze is not Wikipedia, is not associated with Wikipedia, and operates differently in multiple ways. While users may propose Miraheze policies that are also used on Wikipedia, Wikipedia or other wiki policies do not apply to Miraheze, and it is not allowed to warn or block a user based on a policy or guideline that only exists on Wikipedia. Naleksuh (talk) 02:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

This is not the same as how things are now, as currently while policies do not officially apply, they have been used (cited like essays) and advanced tools have been used based on pages only on Wikipedia. This proposed policy would not allow that to happen. Naleksuh (talk) 02:40, 28 January 2023 (UTC)