Requests for Comment/Electing IRC Group Contacts


 * The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.
 * This RfC has been open for more than two weeks and there has been very little participation.


 * Due to Proposal 1a having been used in practice in the past it can be said that it is the status quo. The fact that it attracted two supports and implicitly the proposer's support also supports the conclusion that requests for IRC Group Contact should be made via Community Noticeboard.
 * Proposals 2a-2c fail due to lack of participation and lack of consensus. Discretion will be used when determining whether a request is successful.
 * Proposals 3a-3b fail due to lack of participation and consensus. Reception123 (talk) ( C ) 12:31, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

I am opening this RFC to try and establish policies and procedures for electing and appointing IRC Group Contacts. Prior to this we have not ever had anything established when it comes to appointment. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 21:43, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 1a
Requests will be made on Community Noticeboard.

Support

 * 1) This is fine. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:40, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Seems like the most appropriate place. OrangeStar (talk) 07:49, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 1b
Requests will be made on Talk:IRC/Group. (doesn't currently exist, but can be created)

Oppose

 * 1) Talk pages for individual pages are for help with that page, not for a permissions request. That’s just my 2c though. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:40, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 1c
Requests will be made on Talk:IRC

Oppose

 * 1) Same as above. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:41, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 2a
There will not be a required support ratio.

Oppose

 * 1) This doesn’t seem right at all. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:43, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 2b
At least 60% of the votes must be in favor.

Abstain

 * 1) This is fine if Proposal 2c doesn’t pass. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:50, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 2c
At least 75% of the votes must be in favor.

Support

 * 1) IRC group contacts basically have full power over the channels, so it stands to reason that they would have high bars for appointment. Think that 80% might even work. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:50, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 3a
Only active members of the IRC community are eligible to vote in Group Contact requests. Votes from anybody else would be struck. If somebody is banned, and therefore not active, their vote would be struck.

Support

 * 1) as proposer. If anybody was able to vote, we'd have votes from people who don't really understand what the role or even what IRC is. This will ensure that everybody at least somewhat understands what the role entails. Plus, I don't think that people who aren't part of the community should be deciding who is a GC for a community that they aren't a part of. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 21:43, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) Not because I oppose with the idea in principle but because of the way this is phrased, there’s a log of gray area in order to judge community involvement. This also isn’t standard for any other permissions request, so it’d be a bit weird for just one role to have this criteria. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:38, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposal 3b
Anybody can vote on these requests.

Support

 * 1) Not anybody, but anybody with an account created before the RfP’s creation is fine. BrandonWM (talk • contributions • global • rights) 00:42, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Oppose

 * 1) per my support above. MacFan4000 (Talk Contribs) 21:43, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Comments

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