Requests for Comment/Topic ban Reception wikis

Many of the Reception wikis have been creating an outsized workload for Miraheze's Counter Vandalism Team, which includes stewards and Global Sysops. Some examples of the most problematic wikis have included, but are not limited to the following:

Primarily, these wikis violate Content Policy's first criterion, which states, "Miraheze does not host wikis with the sole purpose to spread unsubstantiated insult, hate or rumours against a person or group of people." In addition, the wikis' bureaucrats do not ensure their administrators adhere to the Code of Conduct in their writing content and issuing block summaries that denigrate or humiliate users. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 18:24, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Proposal 1
A narrow set of so-called Reception wikis related to wikis that propose to write solely or largely about users, broadly construed, is topic banned from creation for a minimum of ninety (90) days from this RfC's closure. Steward discretion shall determine what constitutes the meaning of largely in issuing warnings and/or sanctions to wiki creators who contravene this topic ban.

Support

 * 1)  if 1-A fails. Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 18:27, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  as my second preference to Proposal 3. My reading of this RfC is that Proposal 1 and Proposal 1-A are not mutually exclusive in that Proposal 1 can pass without Proposal 1-A passing, but Proposal 1-A is contingent on Proposal 1 passing. Dmehus (talk) 18:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Proposal 1-A
Proposal 1 may be extended an unlimited number of times by steward until such time as the problem has been abated. Additionally, this proposal has a sunset clause, and is no longer in force after six (6) months.

Support

 * 1)  Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 18:27, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 2)  as my second preference to Proposal 3. My reading of this RfC is that Proposal 1 and Proposal 1-A are not mutually exclusive in that Proposal 1 can pass without Proposal 1-A passing, but Proposal 1-A is contingent on Proposal 1 passing. Dmehus (talk) 18:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Proposal 2
A narrow set of so-called Reception wikis related to wikis that propose to write solely or largely about users, broadly construed, is topic banned from creation indefinitely from this RfC's closure. Steward discretion shall determine what constitutes the meaning of largely in issuing warnings and/or sanctions to wiki creators who contravene this topic ban. This proposal has a sunset clause that allows stewards, via stewards' noticeboard, to repeal this topic ban by notification to the community at stewards' noticeboard when the problem has abated.

Support

 * 1)  as my third preference, per my above rationale. Dmehus (talk) 18:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)

Proposal 3
Given that Content Policy already doesn't permit these problems, these wikis shouldn't be being created in the first place. So, instead, a communiqué is drafted and sent to all wiki creators' user talk pages, clarifying that they should not be approving wikis which propose solely or largely to write about "terrible users," broadly construed. In addition, a thirty to ninety day moratorium described in Proposal 1 is also enacted. Steward discretion applies in terms of the length of the moratorium.

Support

 * 1)  as my first preference, per my above rationale. Dmehus (talk) 18:36, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 2) in addition to proposal 1-A Zppix (Meta &#124; CVT Member &#124; talk to me) 18:38, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
 * 3) Makes sense to me. --GondorChicken (talk) 19:55, 21 September 2020 (UTC)